第二节
完形填空
Beijing is a firm favorite(幸运儿) to win the bid(竟标)for the
2008 Olympics, according to the International Olympic Committee(IOC)
The Chinese capital’s bid came first with four
___36__cities on Monday, when the IOC __37___ in half the ___38___ cities
fighting for hosting the world’s most important sporting ___39___.
The IOC’s executive(执行的)committee
said the five cities will be Beijing. Istanbul, Osaka, ___40___ and Toronto.
The host city will be ___41___ at the IOC session(会议的)next July in Moscow. The 2000 Olympic Games___42___
in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic___43___ be held in Athens. According to IOC sources Beijing is ___44___ to win the 2008 Olympics
bid. The Chinese capital lost out to Sydney by ___45___ two votes(选票)for the 2000 Olympics.
The committee had suggested that only four cities
should be ___46___ for the final
vote ___47___ it is believed IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch ___48___ hard
for the Turkish capital to be included.
Istanbul has bid for the past three summer Olympics
and Samaranch was ___49___ not to upset them according to sources within the
executive board.
Osaka, Japan’s second largest city, was included in the
___50___ round because of their ___51___ financial support for the Olympic
movement, ___52___ the source.
Paris is ___53___ to bid for 2012 if they ___54___ Beijing. Toronto
is considered an outsider ___55___ Istanbul.
36. A. other B. capital C.
large D.
beautiful
37. A. increased B. improved C. reduced D.
raised
38. A. five
B. four C.
2004 D.
ten
39. A. games B. event C.
activities D.
conference
40. A. Atlanta B. Paris C.
Athens D.
Sydney
41. A. elected B. picked C. made D.
selected
42. A. were completed B.
broke out C. were held D.
happened
43. A. will
B. must C.
might
D.
should
44. A sure
B.
favorite C.
rather difficult D.
easy
45. A. hardly B.
more than C.
fewer than D.
only
46. A. received B.
refused C.
accepted D.
forbidden
47. A. and B.
but C.
so
D. because
48. A. pushed B.
pulled C.
quarreled D.
drove
49. A. careless B.
pleased C.
careful D.
satisfied
50. A. first B.
second C.
third D.
final
51. A. last B.
strong C.
first D.
light
52. A. spoke B.
promised C.
pointed D.
added
53. A. expected B.
invited C.
agreed D.
required
54. A. win B.
lose out to C.
defeat D.
replace
55. A. except B.
and C.
along with D.
instead of