II  阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　The Opera house in Santa Fe. New Mexico is one of the most beautiful ones in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.

　　One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras(管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in the summer.

　　The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.

　　There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o'clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air, but because the operas are good, these people come back again---wearing warm coats.

　　41.This passage mainly introduces _____.

　　A. a mountain city　B. young musicians C. an opera house　D. the tourism in Santa Fe

　　42.Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because _____.

　　A. the music quality is high　　　　　　 B. they enjoy the climate there

　　C. they want to be famous　　　　　　　　D. they like the scenery there

　43.It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because _____.

　　A. it is only a very small place  B. it is between the mountain and desert

　　C. all the seats are old for every show  D. musicians there are from the best orchestras

　44.From the passage, we can learn that _____.

　A. the opera house is open without any roofs  B. musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe

　C. the government advertises to attract more musicians

　　D. performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset

　45.The underlined word“advertise”in Paragraph 3 means _____.

　　A. forces others to read　 B. cheats people to come C. supports　D. praises

　　The opera house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of the most beautiful in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.

　　One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras（管弦乐队）and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in the summer.

　　The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.

　　There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air, but because the operas are good, these people come back again—wearing warm coats.

　　1．This passage mainly introduces ________.

　　A．a mountain city

　　B．young musicians

　　C．an opera house

　　D．the tourism in Santa Fe

　　2．Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because ________.

　　A．the music quality is high

　　B．they enjoy the climate there

　　C．they want to be famous

　　D．they like the scenery there

　　3．It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because ________.

　　A．it is only a very small place

　　B．it is between the mountain and desert

　　C．all the seats are sold for every show

　　D．musicians there are from the best orchestras

　　4．From the passage, we can learn that ________.

　　A．the opera house is open without any roofs

　　B．musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe

　　C．the government advertises to attract more musicians

　　D．performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset

　　 Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, USA, is in the central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River, which flows into the Rio Grande 35 kilometres west of the city. More than two thousand metres above sea level, it lies in the Sangre do Cristo Mountains with Qrtiz Mountains to the southeast.

　　 Santa Fe was founded in 1609 by the Spanish(西班牙人) on an old Indian village. In 1680 the Indians seized the place but only held it for twelve years before the Spanish took it. The city remained under Spanish rule until Mexico won its independence(独立) in 1821. From then on it was Mexica city until 1864 when it was taken over by US troops.

　　 With a population of 48,953, Santa Fe is now the second largest city in the state. Because of its sunny weather, rich history and surrounding mountains, it is a good place for holiday makers. Besides hunting and skating in the mountains, people enjoy shopping in the Indian and Spanish shops, which brings a large income to the city every year. In summer there is an international opera(歌剧) season

when operas are shown in a partly-roofed, open-air theatre daily for people from all over the world.

1. At present Santa Fe belongs to ________.

　 A. India　　 B. Mexico　 C. Spain(西班牙)　 D. the United States

2. Santa Fe was under the rule of the Mexicans in _______.

　 A. 1675　　　 B. 1695　　　 C. 1816　　　 　　　 D. 1833

3. The people who held Santa Fe for the longest period in history were the ___.

　 A. Spanish　 B. Indians　　 C. Mexicans　　　　　 D. Americans

4. What is of special interest to people who visit Santa Fe in summer?

　 A. Hunting　 B. Fishing　 C. Watching operas　 D. Doing shopping

5. One of the reasons for visitors to come to Santa Fe is that it ______.

　 A. has fine weather　　　　 B. is the state capital

　 C. has historical monuments　 D. is on the Santa Fe River