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（一）

In 1896， the fist modern Olympic Games was held in Athens， Greece. Since then many countries have successfully held the Olympics， such as England， France， Germany， Canada， the U.S.A， Spain and Australia.

After more than a century the games returned to its hometown.

When people hold the Olympic Games， they always make an emblem[会徽]. The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games was a white circle of love branches in the sky.

Last Year Athens develop a spirit of peace. An officer said，“While in Athens， the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from the Athens Games to help countries come together and solve their problems.”

Two years later， the Olympic Games will be held in China. And China has already made a seal [图章] as the emblem of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a single Chinese character on a red seal and means“Chinese seal-dancing Beijing”. Below it， there are two words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means capital of China and it is like a runner or dancer. The running figure [人形] of theemblem shows the spirit of the Olympics-faster， higher and stronger.

1. In which country was the first modern Olympic held？[     ]

A. Greece B. China

C. Australia D. French

2. What do people always make when they hold the Olympic Games？[     ]

A. Picture B. An emblem

C. An flag D. A map

3. What message does the Athens Olympic Games want to give？[     ]

A. War B. Luck

C. Danger D. Peace

4. How many years have passed when Athens again holds the Olympic Games？[     ]

A. 100 B. 104

C. 108 D. 112

5. The spirit of the Olympic Games is ______.[     ]

A. history and friendship

B. faster， higher and stronger

C. running and dancing

D. peace， friendship and development

（二）

There are many unique [独特的] hotels around the world. In Greenland， there is a hotel made out of ice， open between December and April every year. In Turkey， there is a cave hotel with a television， furniture， and a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia， there is the Salt Palace Hotel.

Thousands of years ago， the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But over time， all the water disappeared. Today， the area had only two small lakes and two salt deserts[不毛之地].

The larger of the two deserts， the Uyuni salt desert， is 12，000 square kilometers. During the day， the desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert. So local people must show guests the way to the hotel.

In the early 1990s， a man named Jusan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to built it. Everything in the hotel is made of salt： the walls， the roof， the tables， the chairs， the beds， and the hotels bar.

The sun heats the walls and roof during the day. At night the desert is very cold， but the rooms stay warm. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs $40 a night， and a double room costs 60%.

A sign on the hotels wall tells guests： Please dont lick [舔] the walls.

1. What is unique about the Salt Palace Hotel？[     ]

A. Its long history. B. The price of the rooms.

C. The guests that stay here. D. What it is made of.

2. Which sentence about the area around the Salt Palace Hotel is NOT true？[     ]

A. It was a lake many years ago.

B. It is white during the day.

C. There are several roads to the hotels.

D. It is more than 10，000 square kilometers.

3. Where did the salt used for the hotel come from？[     ]

A. A salt factory. B. The ground.

C. Turkey. D. The walls of the hotel.

4. Who is Jusan Quesada？[     ]

A. A hotel guest. B. A guide.

C. The hotels owner. D. An expert [專家] on salt.

5. What keeps the rooms warm at night？[     ]

A. Heat from the walls. B. The desert air.

C. The sun. D. The furniture.

（三）

This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne [《友谊地久天长》]. It is the traditional music played during the New Years celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

The words “auld lang syne” mean“old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However， aversion by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published [出版] in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Years Eve. The version [译文] you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year！ This is Buddy Thomas.

1. This passage is from ______.[     ]

A. a newspaper. B. a magazine.

C. a TV program. D. a radio program.

2. ______ is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us.[     ]

A. Robert Bums. B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.

C. Buddy Thomas. D. The passage doesnt tell us.

3. From the passage， we know that The song Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA ______.[     ]

A. On New Years Eve. B. On Christmas Eve.

C. On weekends. D.On holidays.

4.The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared ______.

[     ]

A. In 1790. B. In 1793.

C. In 1796. D. In 1799.

5. The song Auld Lang Syne is about ______.[     ]

A. the history of Scotland

B. an old Scottish poet

C. the need to remember old friends

D. the wishes to the radio friends

（四）

Welcome to China， well invite you to eat the real Chinese food-dumplings. In China， there are many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. The real Chinese food is dumplings. Now lets talk about them， OK？

Everyone in China likes dumplings very much， and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them; others have sugar， eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind.

Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them， you can buy them from any supermarket. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar. The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes， we make dumplings; usually we put a coin in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling withthe coin in it， he or she will be lucky in the year.

In the old days， people couldnt often eat dumplings because they were very poor. Now our country is becoming stronger and stronger， and our people are richer and richer. We can eat them very often.

Now tell me， do you like dumplings？ What kind of dumplings do you like？

And to our surprise， many foreigners have problems making dumplings， so they go to Chinese restaurants to eat dumplings， not make at home. They also like eating dumplings.

1. In China， the real Chinese food is ________.[     ]

A. noodles B. moon cakes

C. vegetables D. dumplings

2. The author [作者] likes dumplings with _______ best.[     ]

A. meat B. seafood

C. vegetables and pork D. vegetables

3. If you want to eat dumplings， you can do all the following things except ________.[     ]

A. make dumplings at home

B. go to visit the foreigners

C. buy dumplings from any supermarket.

D. go to a restaurant

4. Which of the sentences is NOT true？ ________[     ]

A. In the old days， people often eat dumplings because they are poor.

B. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it， he will be lucky in the year.

C. The Chinese like dumplings very much.

D. Now people are richer and richer and they can eat dumplings at any time if they like.

參考答案

（一）1-5： ABDCB （二）1-5： DCBCA

（三）1-5： DCADC （四）1-4： DCBA