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

　　43. A. sell B. finish C. close D. open

　　44. A. although B. if C. but D. since

　　45. A. too B. very C. such D. so

　　IV.閱讀理解(20分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從下面每小題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)，在答題卡選擇題答題區(qū)將相應(yīng)的字母編號(hào)涂黑。(共20小題，每小題1)

　　A

　　A storm dropped heavy rains on central and southern parts of China last week.

　　Along the Xiangjiang River in Hunan, floods caused by terrible rains killed 25 people and 13 others were missing.

　　The Changsha water levels rose (水位上升)to 38 meters early Monday morning, 3 meters above the danger line.

　　In Guangdong, at least 21 people were killed, while three were seriously hurt and seven went missing when heavy floods hit northern parts of Guangdong.

　　The cities of Shaoguan, Meizhou and Heyuan were hardest hit and many people were left homeless.

　　About 620 million yuan has been lost in the floods. Guangdong has sent something useful to Meizhou, Heyuan and Shanguan to help the people who had lost homes build their homes again.

　　46. This passage is probably .

　　A. a story B. a menu C. a piece of news D. a play

　　47. Which city will probably have heavy rains soon?

　　A. Guangzhou. B. Shenzhen. C. Shanghai. D. Kunming.

　　48. In Changsha, the danger line is meters.

　　A. 35 B. 38 C. 45 D. 620

　　49. What caused the floods?

　　A. Earthquake B. Heavy rains C. Tsunami(海嘯) D. It doesn’t tell us

　　50. Many people in Meizhou, Heyuan and Shaoguan had to build their homes again, because .

　　A. their homes were too small B. they had sold their homes after the floods

　　C. their homes were destroyed by the floods D. their homes fell down in the earthquake

　　B

　　The Olympic flame (火焰)will be lit in Greece on March 25,2008. From March 25 to 30, the torch will travel across Greece. On March 31, it will arrive in Beijing. Then it will travel around the world. On August 8, the torch relay will end at the opening ceremony(開幕式)of the Games.

　　The torch relay will visit 135 cities around the world, including 113 on the Chinese mainland. The relay will cover a distance of 137,000 kilometers over 130 days.

　　About 22,000 people will carry the torch, about 200 in each city. Each of them will run about 200 meters.

　　One of the most exciting moments will be in May when the Olympic flame is taken to the highest peak(山峰)in the world——Monut Qomolangma. Taking the Olympic flame to the peak of the world will show the Chinese people’s respect(尊敬)for the Olympics.

　　51. How long will it take the torch to travel across Greece?

　　A. 6 days B. 8 days C. 25 days D. 30 days

　　52. When will Beijing 2008 Olympic Games begin?

　　A. ON March 30. B. ON March 31. C. On August 8. D. On August 25.

　　53. The torch relay will finally end in .

　　A. Macao B. Hong Kong C. Taipei D. Beijing

　　54. Which is correct according to the passage?

　　A. The torch relay will visit 22 cities in China

　　B. The trip of the relay will add up to one hundred and thirty-seven thousand kilometers

　　C. Twenty-two thousand people will carry the torch and run 200 meters together

　　D. Chinese people don’t think that the Olympics are important.

　　55. The passage is mainly about .

　　A. the Olympic flame B. Beijing 2008 Olympics Torch Relay

　　C. the Olympic Games

　　D. the opening ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympics

　　C

　　Selina, Hebe and Ella are three lovely young girls from S.H.E. and they have a new album(唱片專集)， Magical Journey. They were honored with “Most Popular Pop Group” title for the Taiwan and Hong Kong region at the 11th Chinese Music Chart Awards ceremony.

　　The three lucky, but hardworking girls have been seeing many of their dreams come true. When the three high school gifts entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 200, none of them even dreamed of being a superstar. Ella and Hebe entered simply for the 10,000 yuan prize, while Selina was encouraged by her young sister, who was then too young to take part.