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

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.

China's Ancient Philosopher Confucius Gets Cartoon Image

China's famous philosopher Confucius had got cartoon images in a cartoon serial, said the cartoon's playwright on Tuesday.

The 104-episode cartoon series tells    31    life stories of Confucius from a little boy to a master. It will be on television around September 28 this year, the 2560^th anniversary of    32　birth, said Zhao Xiande, the chief playwright of the cartoon.

The painters designed three images,    33    a young, middle-aged and aged Confucius. The image of 10-year-old Confucius will be shown to the public soon. “He is a cute boy    34    bright eyes, holding a book,” Zhao said.

The images had been reconsidered and changed for dozens of times by the designer group    35   （consist） of cartoon painters and more than 30 experts from Taiwan, Hongkong, Shanghai and south China's Shenzhen City, Zhao said. “It took us more than a year to design it. We want it to be modern and    36    （tradition）  at the same time,    37    is expected by most of the people,” Zhao said.

The TV series is    38    （joint）  invested by China Confucius Foundation, Radio and Television Station of Shandong Province and a Shenzhen-based film and radio company.

Confucius （551 BC－479 BC）, was born in ancient China's State of Lu, today's Qiufu County of Shandong Province. He was a great educator, philosopher, renowned politician,    39    the founding father of Confucianism. So far, 256 Confucius Institutes and 58 Confucius Classrooms    40    （establish） across the world.

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

     In about 250 BC, the Greek scientist Archimedes was asked by King Hieron to

find out if his crown was__21__ gold . Archimedes thought and thought about the problem

Suddenly the answer__22__ to him when he was having a bath .

As he got into the bath .Archimedes __23__ that if he immersed (浸入)the king’s crown in a vessel __24__ to the brim (边缘) with water, it would cause some water to __25__ .If he then immersed a piece of pure gold of the same __26__ as this crown, the same amount of water would overflow if the crown was pure gold . __27__ this way , Archimedes found that the crown __28__ pure gold.

           He is believed to have rushed naked (赤裸) from his bath into the __29__shouting , “ Eureka ! ” , __30__means, “ I’ve found it !” Archimedes made many important scientific discoveries, __31__pulleys (滑轮) ,and he first explained__32__things float.

          A __33__-word code was sent from Kissinger (基辛格) to Nixon（尼克松）, “ Eureka” , meaning that the trip had been __34__.After returning from Beijing ,Kissinger and his assistant wrote a __35__ to Nixon, “We have the __36__work for you and Mao to turn a page in __37__.” On July 15 Nixon informed stunned (震惊的) television viewers of Kissinger’s __38__ trip and his own plan to visit China some time before May 1972. In October 1971, Kissinger returned to __39__, with a team of “ advance men”, to __40__ for Nixon’s own visit.

   21 A special           B true            C simple          D pure 

   22 A hit              B came           C passed          D belonged

   23 A realized          B said            C remarked        D knew 

   24 A filled            B full             C exact           D perfect

   25 A freeze           B overflow         C fall             D lose 

   26 A weight           B size             C length          D shape

   27 A On              B In              C By             D At

   28 A was not          B was hardly        C was nearly      D was almost

   29 A bathroom         B waiting-room     C bedroom        D street

   30 A when            B what             C that            D which

   31 A regarding         B supposing        C including       D considering

   32 A how             B where            C why           D when

   33 A one              B double           C three           D four

   34 A successful         B necessary         C secret         D public

   35 A letter             B report            C note           D notice

   36 A result            B ground            C full            D terrible

   37 A world            B country         C history         D century

   38 A secret            B tiring           C helpful         D dangerous

   39 A China            B U.S            C his hometown   D Greece

   40 A prepare           B wait            C send          D look