Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps  36   is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest  37   of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in  38  . A famous battle was 39  there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier  40   all the way  41   Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometers to  42   people the good  43  . When the modern Olympic Games  44   in 1896, the organizers knew this  45  . The marathon has been a race  46  that time.

In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held  47   four years of 1000 years. They were an important part of life. In the  48   Games we try to copy their  49   . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place   50   at least the finest “amateurs（业余爱好者 ） ” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 51  money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is  52  that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of  money like professional （职业的）sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a  53  . They have to  54   a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 55  they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.

1.                A．something      B．everything      C．anything  D．nothing

 

2.                A．run            B．race           C．game D．match

 

3.                A．Greece         B．England         C．America  D．France

 

4.                A．broken out      B．fought          C．happened D．taken place

 

5.                A．went           B．drove          C．ran  D．walked

 

6.                A．in             B．of             C．with D．from

 

7.                A．tell            B．say            C．talk  D．show

 

8.                A．story           B．film            C．result    D．news

 

9.                A．held           B．broke out       C．had  D．started

 

10.               A．news          B．soldier         C．story D．race

 

11.               A．at             B．from           C．after  D．since

 

12.               A．in             B．each           C．every D．after

 

13.               A．modern        B．exciting        C．interesting D．important

 

14.               A．plans          B．diaries         C．ideas D．programs

 

15.               A．and           B．but            C．where D．or

 

16.               A．some          B．any            C．a little D．much

 

17.               A．true           B．false           C．a lie  D．interesting

 

18.               A．country        B．lesson          C．game D．sport

 

19.               A．use            B．take           C．spend D．cost

 

20.               A．as             B．because        C．since D．if

 

 

This is the first time went______ a film in the cinema together as a family. 

A. see      B. had seen     C. saw      D. have seen

The World Trade Organization (WTO) founded on January 1, 1994, aims to encourage international trade to flow as freely as possible, making sure that trade agreements are respected and that any disputes (争端) can be settled.

In the five years since its founding, the WTO has become well-known as one of the world’s most powerful economic organizations, taking its place alongside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

The system of global rules for international trade, however, dates back half a century to 1948 when the General Agreement on Tariffs (关税) and Trade (GATT) was formed after World War II.

As time went by it became clear that the GATT had two major drawbacks—the limited areas of trade it covered, and the lack of an effective system to settle disputes.

After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994. the so-called Uruguay Round finally gave birth to the WTO, complete with an effective system to settle disputes and new rules covering trade in services and intellectual property (知识产权).

Even after seven years of talks and 22500 pages of agreements there were still problems, especially the difficult-to-deal-with areas of agriculture and services.

The WTO. with its head office in Geneva, has 135 members with 30 more waiting to join.

1.Compared with the GATT, the WTO _____.

A．can do better to settle disputes in more areas of international trade

B．got its members to sign the agreements more easily

C．has got too many areas of international trade to deal with to work effectively

D．didn’t pay enough attention to services and intellectual property

2.In the new century the WTO will _____.

A．take the place of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund

B．have new rules covering trade in services and intellectual property

C．make complete new rules in every area of international trade

D．have more members and do much more to settle more problems

3.The underlined word “drawbacks” probably means _____.

A．weak points        B．changes           C．strong points       D．improvements

4.The best title for the passage is _____.

A．WTO—Another Name for GATT

B．WTO—an International Service Organization

C．WTO—One of the World’s Strongest Economic Organizations

D．WTO—the World’s Most Powerful Economic Organization

 

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

"I am going to have a dance performance tonight." Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I hope you'll come. ” She left   31    , disappearing in the throngs of people quickly.

I could hardly believe my ears, for Mary was a quite ordinary girl. I had never seen her   32  or wearing attractive clothes, moreover, she always wore her big black-frame glasses.

I arrived at the hall with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would suffer from a hard time before her   33   , for I had no   34   of art, but her performance was worth  35 , no matter how long I would wait for. Time went slowly, I                                36    not to fall asleep.

Finally it came Mary’s turn. I opened my eyes as large as possible,   37    to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the glorious stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. I could feel all the audience in the hall   38   their eyes on her and it was also   39    for me to remove my sights from her.    40     with a charming smile, she looked like a pretty butterfly flying on the splendid     41   . After all the performances ended, I waited for her at the gate.

"Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and dressed as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen. I expressed     42   to her. "I knew it would be wonderful." She could not hide her    43   , laughing like a child. Her crystal shoes were shinning in the wonderful    44    night. Suddenly I    45     that every girl has a pair of special shoes like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

1. A. hurriedly     B. worriedly        C. surprisedly      D. contentedly

2. A. taking up     B. making up        C. coming up        D. getting up

3.  A. time             B. chance           C. turn         D. occasion

4.  A. request      B. need         C. use          D. sense

5. A. watching      B. reading      C. listening        D. looking

6.  A. handled      B. dealt            C. fought           D. struggled

7.  A. fearing      B. wishing      C. wondering        D. ordering

8. A. attended      B. absorbed     C. fixed            D. pointed

9. A. right         B. easy         C. wrong            D. hard

10. A. Singing      B. Practising       C. Playing      D. Dancing

11.A. stage         B. hall         C. house            D. gate

12. A. thanks       B. wishes           C. congratulations  D. apologies

13. A. sadness      B. excitement       C. enjoyment        D. eagerness

14. A. starry           B. rainy            C. cloudy           D. stormy

15.  A. thought     B. realized     C. expected     D. supposed

 

Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所)for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37 time.

Three nights a week, I  38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39 for 45 people hot meals  40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I 42 this volunteer work, making  43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,  44 me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46 with alcohol(酒精) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48 she lost her job. She looked for a  49 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51 she could pay for her food. The woman  52 on job hunting, but she  53 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her  54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, afraid and   55   , she finally came to the shelter.

1.                A．studying        B．planning        C．holding   D．taking

 

2.                A．full            B．free           C．extra D．long

 

3.                A．helped         B．waited          C．appeared D．washed

 

4.                A．ordered        B．bought         C．cooked   D．finished

 

5.                A．with           B．from           C．by   D．in

 

6.                A．demanded      B．needed         C．collected D．requested

 

7.                A．wanted         B．had            C．owned   D．enjoyed

 

8.                A．decisions       B．wishes          C．friends   D．changes

 

9.                A．as             B．like            C．except   D．besides

 

10.               A．full            B．filled           C．caught    D．provided

 

11.               A．habits          B．worries         C．difficulties D．problems

 

12.               A．luck           B．pain           C．experience D．loss

 

13.               A．so             B．again          C．then  D．thus

 

14.               A．good          B．fresh          C．skilled D．new

 

15.               A．old            B．poor           C．sick  D．dull

 

16.               A．if             B．because        C．so that    D．in case

 

17.               A．went          B．moved         C．came D．worked

 

18.               A．also           B．still            C．almost D．even

 

19.               A．block          B．car            C．building   D．flat

 

20.               A．homeless       B．curious         C．shocked   D．mad