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　　The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens(雅典)in 1896 and only twelve nations participated it．Besides the host nation，many participants(参赛者)were tourists who happened to bein Greece at the time．Though the whole affair was informal and the standard was not high, the old principle of the sport was kept up．

　　Since then, the games had been held every four years except during the interruption of the two World Wars．This was definitely a departure(背道而驰)from the old Olympic spirit that wars had to stop and make way for the games．

　　The games have grown in scale and physical performances have now reached unprecedented(空前的)heights．Unfortunately the same cannot be said about their moral standard．The modern games are now held in different cities all over the word．Politics and commercialism get involved for the honor to hold the games because of the profit．In the 11th games held in Berlin in 1936, Hitler who had newly come to power in Germany tried to use the occasion for his Nazi propaganda(宣传)．For the first time the Olympic flame was brought all the way from Olympia to the games site in relays, a marathon journey now often taking months to finish．The last relay runner lit the huge symbol torch high on a pedestal(火炬台)above the stadium on the opening day, and with great pomp and fanfare(壮丽多彩)the opening ceremony began．

　　The Games of the 24th Olympiad, Beijing 2008, will take place from 8th to 24th, August 2008．The Games will play host to the 28 summer sports．About 10,500 athletes are expected to take part in the Games with around 20,000 media bringing the Games to the world．

　　On 11th, November, 2005, the Organizing Committee for the Games of Beijing 2008 has launched the five official mascots(吉祥物)for the Beijing Games at a show, to mark the 1,000-day countdown(倒计时)to the Opening Ceremony of the Games．The five mascots are officially called the Five Friendlies．They are Beibei, the fish; Jingjing, the panda; Huanhuan, the Olympic flame; Yingying, the Tibetan antelope; and Nini, the swallow．The first syllables from their two-syllable names form a line that reads“Beijing Huanying Ni”, or in English - “Welcome to Beijing”．The mascot’s colours were chosen in line with the colours of the Olympic rings．

(1)

What does the underlined word participated mean?
[　　]
A．	take part in．
B．	make an offer of help．
C．	had a journey to．
D．	paid a visit to．

(2)

Which is right?
[　　]
A．	The Games have always been held every four years all the time since the beginning．
B．	The first Olympic Games were formal．
C．	The old Olympic spirit was that wars should make ways for the Games．
D．	The standard of the old Olympic Games was high．

(3)

The modern Olympic Games _________．
[　　]
A．	are held in every city all over the world
B．	are not held in the same cities
C．	were held 11 times in Beijing
D．	started its Olympic flame before Hitler came into power

(4)

Which is the symbol of the Beijing 2008 Games?
[　　]
A．
B．
C．
D．

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第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have experienced many different types of teachers and from each of them. I have drawn out characteristics to form the __21__ teacher. The person has no age or sex requirements __22__ this person must be pleasant to look at. I don’t believe teachers have to be beautiful but they have to keep __23__ well groomed. I have had a teacher who didn’t keep herself well groomed; the other students and I found her __24__ quite distracting. I believe that a teacher should wear the clothes he or she likes, but not things that are shocking or totally __25__. I find that students spend more time __26__ than they do listening.
This person should know his or her __27__ in detail. He or she must also possess a certain __28__ for it to get the students enthusiastic. He or she must be able to make lessons __29__ and pick out little details that relate it to the students. A teacher who just relays facts __30__ to be boring . A student can pick out facts from a textbook; it is the teacher who is to tie the subject together in an interesting fashion.
21. A. real            B. beautiful         C. ideal              D. pleasant
22. A. but             B. because          C. since            D. although
23. A students          B. colleagues        C. principals       D. themselves
24. A. method        B. appearance          C. speech           D. manner
25. A. strange          B. new                     C. expensive      D. cheap
26. A. playing        B. writing          C. copying         D. staring
27. A. students        B. time                     C. subject          D. character
28. A. idea            B. attitude          C. love              D. question
29. A. serious          B. humorous          C. intensive       D. funny
30. A. tends          B. fails                     C. avoids          D. pretends

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_____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

　　A. By the way B. In a way C. In the way D. In no way

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A water bearer in India had two large pots; each hung on the ends of a pole. The water bearer often carried the pole __36__ his neck. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝) in it, __37__ the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot __38__ only half full. For a full two years, this went on __39__， with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.

Of course, the perfect pot was __40__ of its advantages. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and __41__ that it was able to __42__ only half of what it had been made to do. __43__ two years of what sensed to be a bitter __44__， it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to __45__ to you. I have been able to __46__ only half my load because this crack in my side __47__ water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my __48__， you have to do a lot of this work, and you don't get full value from your __49__，” the pot said.

The bearer said to the pot, “Did you __50__ that there were flowers only on your side of the path, __51__ not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always __52__ your fault, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you've __53__ them.

For two years I have been able to __54__ these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the __55__ you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.”

36．A.above　　 B．over　　　 C．across　　　 D．through

37．A.as B．while C．when D．so

38．A.arrived B．realized C. made D．concluded

39．A.weekly B．daily C．monthly D．yearly

40．A.ashamed B．proud C．happy D．disappointed

41．A.sad B．pleased C．comfortable D．safe

42．A.admit B．achieve C．reduce D．attract

43．A.Before B. Since C．After D．By

44．A.failure B．success C．excitement D．satisfaction

45．A.apologize B. talk C．admit D．apply

46．A.develop B．permit C．depend D．deliver

47．A.takes B．causes C．makes D．reminds

48．A.fault B．success C．kindness D．sorrow

49．A.effects B．efforts C．operation D．attempt

50．A.look B．pay C．notice D．watch

51．A.but B．and C．since D．after

52. A．known about B．told about C．worried about D．come about

53．A.cared B．watered C．planted D．pulled

54．A.pick B．buy C．sell D．borrow

55．A.attitude B．way C．measure D．appearance

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-I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. ___31__ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I__32__out of old boards.
　　I got my first__33__job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(职责) were__34__tables and washing dishes,__35__sometimes I helped cook.
　　Every day after school I would__36__to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I__37__from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and__38__my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working__39__me to have. Because of my__40__I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me__41__.
　　Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__42__around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊帐)__43__I was only in seventh grade. I immediately__44__a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was__45__only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned__46__the danger of easy credit. I paid it__47__as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a__48__of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,__49__worked three jobs, once told me, "If you__50__sacrifice(奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have." How right he was.