第二节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

   Do you know the modern Olympic Games? It started in Greece in 11. The Games are held 12 years. Many people 13 the Olympic Games can be held in their own countries.

       At first about ten cities are quite 14 in bidding (申办) for the Olympic Games of 2008. Beijing, Toronto and Paris are 15 cities bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008.

       The host (东道主) city of the Olympic Games of 2008 was decided at the IOC (国际奥委会) meeting in July, 2001. In those days Beijing was getting ready for it because it 16 became the host of the Olympic Games of 2000.

       Then the Chinese people were all very 17 and cheered because the Olympic Games of 2008 will be held in the capital of China and the Olympic Games has 18 been held before in the country.

       Now Chinese people are trying their best 19 ready for the Olympic Games of 2008. They are working hard, and they are learning English, too. Many new buildings have been built. So, I’m 20 it must be a successful one.

11.A.1939              B. 1896            C. 1922           D. 2008

12.A. each four         B. every four       C. every few       D. three or four

13.A. like              B. want                C. decide              D. hope

14.A. ready          B. interesting       C. interested      D. join

15.A. more important          B. the most important 

C. more beautiful                 D. the most beautiful

16.A. must             B. already        C. nearly           D. also

17.A. excite            B. exciting          C. excited          D. sad

18.A. never            B. ever            C. just              D. yet

19.A. get               B. gets          C. getting          D. to get

20. A. afraid           B. sorry          C. glad            D. sure 

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

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    The desire to make exploration is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go. A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and angina people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the unknown. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their attention.

    Why should man take the trouble of conquering space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in. But one knows, form past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new thing s in space that will increase or scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable. The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way. The areas that will benefit are manifold. They include communication, generation of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible.

56. The main idea of the first paragraph is that        .

    A. man desire to explore what is unknown

    B. man often goes wherever his dreams to go

    C. man is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea now

    D. man’s history is his exploration of the world

57. The underlined word “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means        .

    A. vast           B. various        C. valuable       D. practical

58. The author seems to be in favor of        .

    A. doubting the necessity of the space exploration

    B. the exploration of space

    C. exploring more in space than in sea

    D. his experience in space

59. The underlined phrase “practical results” refers to the results        .

    A. that are obtained from experience

    B. that can be learned as knowledge

    C. that can be made use of

    D. helping us make further exploration

B

Babies love chocolate, and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example . She doesn't like newspapers very much .

Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees , and trees are plants: Vegetables and fruit are plants too, and we eat a lot of them . So can we also eat wood and paper?

Scientists say: “ All food comes in some way from plants. ” Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat sea-plants; then bigger fish swim along and eat them . Chickens eat bits of grass and give us eggs . What food does not come from plants in some way?

Scientists can do wonderful things with plants . They can make food just like meat. And they can make it without the help of animals . It is very good food, too . Now they have begun to say : “ We make our paper from wood . We can also make food from wood . The next thing is not very difficult . ”

What is the next thing? Perhaps it is food from paper. Scientists say;“We can turn paper into food . It will be good , cheap food too : cheaper than meat or fish or eggs . ”

So please keep your old books and letters . One day , soon , they will be on your plate. There is nothing like a good story for breakfast .

6.People live mainly on ______.                   

A.paper          B.plants        C.fish           D.meat

7.Scientists have ______.                    

A.made a lot of paper   B.fed eggs to chickens

C.made food just like meat D.made meat cheaper than food from paper

8.Chickens eat bits of grass . In the sentence “bits of” means _________________________.   

A.a little of    B .lots of  C.big pieces of    D .small pieces of

9.Which of the following is NOT true?           

A.Scientists say, “All food comes in some way from plants . ”

B.Scientists can make wood into food some day.

C.Scientists can make food from paper some day.

D.Scientists advise us to eat old books and letters at meals .

10.Choose one of the following as the topic for the passage .   

 A.Paper----Our Future Food   B.No More Meat in Future

C.Save Old Books for Breakfast  D.Paper----The Best Cat Food 

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