.The opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games was __________ that everybody was greatly impressed_____ it.

A. a such big success; at                   B. such a big success; on   

C. a so big success; by                     D. so big a success, with

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

When you think of snowy winter festivals, Sapporo in Japan probably is the first place that comes to mind. In the winter in Japan, there are winter festivals every year in the snowy north that drew great crowds and offer lots of attractions to everyone.

The big one is the Sapporo Snow Festival which is held every year in February on Japan’s snow –covered northern island, Hokkaido. The Sapporo Snow Festival was the first of its kind held in Japan, and it is still the biggest. Every year, 2 million snow lovers gather in Sapporo, the biggest city in Hokkaido, to enjoy the Snow Festival in the first 2 weeks of February. At the festival, there are hundreds of snow sculptures(雕刻品) made by artists from all over the world. Some are a couple of buildings. There are ice sculptures too, and ice bars where you can go and have a cold beer.

The Sapporo Snow Festival was started in the 1950s by a group of high school kids. Bored and shut-in by the cold winter, they began to have competitions making snow sculptures. Every year, more kids joined in, and now the festival draws now artists from 15 different countries. There are also musical performances, light shows, snow slides and big snowballs fights.

Every major area has its own snow festival. One of the most popular is the Iwate Snow Festival. It’s held in the small town of Shizukuishi in early or mid-February. Iwate is also famous for its yearly firework displays, where people can watch the colors reflect off the snow. In Iwate you can see traditional Japanese musicians and dancers perform on floats(彩车).

If you want a truly unique winter festival experience, northern Japan is a great place to go. Just make sure you wear warm clothes!

61. What do we know about the Sapporo Snow Festival?

   A. It is the only snow festival in Japan.

   B. It has the longest history and is the biggest in Japan.

   C. It is held every two years in Sapporo.

   D. It has the highest snow sculptures in the world.

62. When is the Sapporo Snow Festival held in Japan?

   A. In mid-February                       B. From January to February

   C. In the first half of February              D. In the last ten days of February

63. What did high school kids start the Sapporo Snow Festival for at first?

   A. To attract more travelers around the world

   B. To enjoy musical performances

   C. To draw snow artists from other countries

   D. To have fun outdoors in the cold winter

64. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Iwate Snow Festival?

   A. It’s held in the small town of Shizukuishi.

   B. There are hundreds of snow sculptures there.

   C. People can see traditional Japanese musicians there.

   D. Its firework displays are very popular.

I hear they’ve promoted Tom, but he didn’t mention ________ when we talked on the phone.

   A. to promote     B. having been promoted  C. having promoted    D. to be promoted

第II卷 （共三节，满分50分）

第五部分：基础和写作（共三节，满分50分）

第一节 单词拼写

根据中文提示或首字母填写单词（每空1分，共10分）。

56.You mustn’t come here without ____________(允许).

57. The __________  (宗教的) origins of the custom are unknown.

58. The visitors a________ the beauty of the park.

59.She was _________(授予) a medal for her bravery.

60. What is for dinner? I am s_________.

61.The child couldn’t keep his_________ (平衡)on his new bike.

62. The two schools will be_________(组合)to form one big new school.

63. She rose, g_________ at the rude waiter.

64.Why not advertise the ___________(好处) of our foods to attract customers.

65. A friend is one that can share my _________ (忧伤) and happiness.

根据所给出词的适当形式填空 (每空1分，共5分) 。

66. There are different kinds of________ (celebrate) for Halloween in different

 western countries.

67．If you were an ________ (independence) man, It means you could earn your living by yourself.

68. He found her menu so_________ (limit) that he stopped worrying.

69. I have hardly enough _______ (strong) left to move my feet.

70. I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his _______（curious）.

 (D)

Mozart was one of the greatest composers who ever lived. He was born in Salzburg,

Austria, in 1756. Even when he was very young, Mozart loved music. His father, who was the leader of an orchestra, was very happy that his son was so interested in music. When Mozart was three years old, he learned to play the harpsichord, which is a kind of piano. Mozart began to compose music at the age of five, and his father took him to play in front of the kings and queens of Europe.

At one concert, one of the violinists was missing from the orchestra. Mozart picked up a violin and played the music without a mistake. Mozart’s father and the other players in the orchestra were surprised. Mozart had never been taught to play the violin! Mozart continued travelling around Europe with his father, who was his teacher in everything. He composed many pieces for the piano, the violin, and later for full orchestra.

Mozart could write down a piece of music even if he had heard it only once. One day, he went to hear a group of people singing in a big church in Rome. The song was very special. The church leader said that people could sing the song only once a year, and only in his church. No one else was allowed to have the music. Mozart listened to the song. Although it was very difficult and long, Mozart went back home and wrote down the whole piece from memory. The head of the church heard about this, and instead of being angry with Mozart, he gave him a prize.

When Mozart grew up, people were not so interested in him. He worked as a teacher and pianist, but he did not make much money. In 1791, at the age of 35, he died. He was so poor that there was not enough money for him to have a proper grave. No one knows where he is buried.

43. The story is mainly about ____.

A. Mozart and his music

B. a leader of an orchestra

C. the life of a great composer

D. the head of a church in Rome.

44. Mozart’s father helped Mozart a lot by ____.

A. teaching him about music

B. giving him a violin to play with

C. sending him to a music school

D. giving him a lot of money

45. When Mozart was only three years old, he ____.

A. went to Rome  B. began to sing  C. began to compose music  D. played the harpsichord.

46. Mozart had a very good _____.

A. violin   B. grave   C. memory   D. orchestra

47. Although Mozart was one of the world’s greatest composer, ____.

A. he died poor   B. he did not teach anyone.

C. he did not know many famous people

D. he couldn’t play the piano or violin

       The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness. People believe that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold, and it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.

In the Second World Was prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.

At the Common Cold Research Unit England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be dipped with cold water, and them stood about dripping wet in wind. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

In the cold we have nothing to do with catching colds. Why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and painkillers such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms(症状).

60. Besides the experiments in England, the writer offered     more examples to support his argument.

       A、3             B、4            C、5              D、6

61. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?

A、The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

B、Colds are not caused by cold.

C、People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D、A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

62. Arctic explorers may catch colds when       .

A、they are working in the inolated arctic regions

B、they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C、they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions

D、they are coming into touch again with the outside world

63. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit      .

A、suffered a lot                                      B、never caught colds

C、often caught colds                                D、became very strong

：单词拼写（共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

66.She had many ________(失败) before finding the right method.                66._________

67. After ten years of __________(婚姻), the couple were divorced.               67._________

68. As we joined the big crowd, I got _________(分开) from my friends.        68._________

69. We are warned that a cold current is_________（很可能）to come.          69._________

70. The discovery is important for a _________ (各种各样) of reasons.           70._________

71. Thundering is one of the natural _________(现象).                                  71._________

72. Without any _________(犹豫), she took up the red flag and rushed out.     72._________

73. I found my father sitting in his chair, completely ________(吸引) in a magazine.

73._________

74. There is a lot of oil __________ (漂浮) on sea water.                               74. __________

75. I went _________ (城市商业区) to do some shopping today.             75._________

_______ a reply from Mabel, Jack sent another e-mail to her.

     A. Not receiving           B. Having not received

     C. Not received            D. Not having received

I'd like to study law at university ______ my cousin prefers geography

   A. though       B. while                             C. as          D. when

Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles”____ the convenience for bicycles there.

  A. while   B. before   C. because   D. because of