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。 A
A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year．You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination． A few days before the examination you should start going to bed early． Do not stay up late at night learning things． Before you start the examination，read carefully over the question paper． Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write． When you have at last finished your examinations，read over your answers． Correct any mistake which you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out．
46． If you work hard only a few days before an examination you may ＿＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． pass it B． get sick
C． fail D． be allowed to take the examination
47． “Stay up late at night” here means ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． sleeping in bed
B． just sitting up without doing anything C． walking about in the room D． working far into the night
48． The first thing to do after you get the question paper is to ＿＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． start to answer questions B． work the difficult problems C． have a look at the titles D． read it very carefully
49． Before writing you should ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． pick up your pen B． check the paper
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C． understand the exact meaning of each question D． not do anything but wait
50． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． You must not hand in the examination paper before you check your answers．
B． You must wait till others point out mistakes in your paper． C． You must first hand in your paper then correct the mistakes． D． You must be the last to hand in your paper． B
In ancient Greece，there were four major athletic meetings and the Olympian meeting played the most important part in the lives of the people． As time passed，the Olympian meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a national event and then international． No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go but some official records date from 776 BC．
The Games took place every four years on the plain by Mount Olympus． Thousands of people came from all parts of the Greek world to watch the games． The winner of the foot race had the great honour of giving his name to the year of his history． After a long history of almost 1，200 years，the Games were stopped for religious(宗教的) reasons． It was then decided in 1896 to start the Olympic Games again． The meeting was held in Athens and 311 athletes from 13 countries took part in it but the idea of such an international meeting attracted the world’s attention． After the 1908 London Olympics，many nations sent their best athletes． Although the Games have been time and again threatened by some unfavourable political events，the Games have taken place every four years． Nowadays，the Games are held in different countries in turn． As the biggest international gathering of any kind in the world，athletes from different countries play games together and this provides them with good chances to learn to live together． The friendly feelings in the Olympic Village make people think of the world as one big family． The Olympic Games will be hosted in Beijing in 2008，it is believed that the Games will be a wonder of the world． 51． The first old Olympic Games took place ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． a thousand years ago
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B． in the seventh century AD C． before 700 BC D． in modern times
52． The continuity of the Olympic Games was once broken because of ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． religious reasons B． wars
C． political events D． Both A and B． 53． The Olympic Games meeting finally formed ＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A． a local event B． a national event
C． an international event D． an official event 54． The friendly feelings between two countries are strengthened because ＿＿＿． A． athletes come from different countries B． they enable people to know each other better C． athletes live in the Olympic village D． they live in one big family
55． The author believes that the 2008 Olympic Games will be ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． held as usual B． held successfully C． put off D． stopped by some unfavourable events
Keys: 46－50 CDDCA 51－55 CACBB 12
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。 A
Mr Smith（John’s English teacher）：John Brown？ Yes，I remember John．I knew he was an unusually bright boy from the moment he entered the school． Writing
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came as naturally to him as walking． He enjoyed playing with words，in the same way that other boys played with a football． He wrote stories whenever he had the chance： stories that most of us couldn’t hope to write， with the experience of a person two or three times his age．
Mrs Jane Brown（John’s mother）： When he was young， John was always writing． He wrote in bed； he wrote while the rest of us were watching television， in the half darkness； he would even write at the breakfast table if I let him． He was a very quiet boy． Even now， I’m not sure that I’d know my son very well， if I didn’t read these stories！ 46．Mr Smith ＿＿＿＿．
A． recognized John Brown as soon as he entered the school B． knew that John was a clever boy as soon as he met him C． remembered John as a boy to whom walking came naturally D． remembered writing to John when he entered the school 47．To John， words ＿＿＿＿．
A． were what a football was to other boys B． were like a game， not to be taken seriously C． came more naturally than walking
D． came almost as naturally as playing football 48．The stories that John wrote were ＿＿＿＿．
A． about he experiences of someone two or three times his age B． two or three times better than the stories that most people write C． of the kind that most people older than John hope to write
D． of a kind that few people can write，even after years of experience of life
49． Mrs Brown knows John wrote ＿＿＿＿．
A． instead of going to bed or eating breakfast
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B． to her instead of talking to her C． except when he was watching television D． whenever he had the chance 50． Mrs Brown knows John ＿＿＿＿．
A． better as a writer than a talker B． well only because she has read his stories C． only through what Mr Smith said about him
D． is a writer， but this is almost all she knows about him B
Pop music is the name for different forms of popular，commercial music．It had its beginning in the United States of America and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s． It is widely liked by the young people． The best known early form of pop music was “rock 'n 'roll”； another was “blues”． A more recent development is “folk－rock”． Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world； it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier， and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions． It’s a big industry．Much pop music is without artistic value， but the work of some pop singers，e.g．the Beatles， Bob Dylan， the groups like Floyd and Crosby，Stills and Nash， is on a higher musical level．And there is still a great interest in it today．Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world．
51． All of the following forms belong to pop music except ＿＿＿＿． A． blues B． rock ’n’ roll C． jazz D． folk－rock
52． According to the article，the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ＿＿＿＿ it is today．
A． much greater than B． much smaller than
C． as great as D． as small as
53． Which of the following is TRUE？
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