powerful，they become more similar to desktop computers.In addition，the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet，but also libraries and other resources.State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students.State officials are also testing laptop programmes at other universities，too.

At Westlake College，more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) use computers.The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.As one Westlake teacher said，“Here we're in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a_window_on_the_world．They can see everything and do everything.”

【语篇解读】 文章介绍了一所美国大学新的授课模式，手提电脑在学生的日常学习中成了必需品。

9．The main purpose of the laptop programme is to give each student a laptop to ________．

A．use for their schoolwork B．access the Internet C．work at home

D．connect them to libraries

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句话可推知答案。 答案：A

10．Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College? A．All teachers use computers. B．It is an old college in America. C．1，500 students have laptops. D．Students there can do everything.

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句话可知答案。 答案：B

11. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ________．

A．attend lectures on information technology B．travel around the world

C．get information from around the world D．have free laptops

解析：猜测词义题。根据最后一段内容可知答案。 答案：C

D

The first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC.Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics.This made him the very first Olympic champion in history.Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be played every four years.In 393 AD，the Roman emperor Theodosius I，a Christian，announced to end the Games because of their pagan(异教的)influences.

About 1，500 years later，a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin began their revival(恢复)．In 1892 Coubertin first brought forward his idea to revive the Olympic Games but failed.

Two years later，Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 delegates(代表)who represented nine countries.At this meeting he got what he wanted.All the delegates at the conference voted for the Olympic Games.They also decided to have Coubertin set up an international committee to organize the Games.This committee became the International Olympic Committee(IOC)and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was selected to be its first president.Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was begun.

The very first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April，1896.Since the Greek government had been unable to afford a stadium，a rich Greek architect，Georgios Averoff，donated one million drachmas(over $100，000)to repair the Panathenaic Stadium，originally built in 330 BC.

Since the Games were not well publicized internationally，contestants(选手)were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense.Some contestants were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.

【语篇解读】 文章给读者介绍了奥运会的发展历程。 12．What would be the best title for the passage? A．The history of the Olympics. B．How Coubertin set up IOC. C．The first modern Olympic Games. D．Great changes in the Olympic Games.

解析：主旨大意题。全文简要讲述了奥运会的历史，A选项紧扣中心，可作标题。 答案：A

13. Who offered money to help the first modern Olympic Games? A．Demetrious Vikelas. B．Coroebus.

C．Pierre de Coubertin. D．Georgios Averoff.

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知，由于当时希腊政府财力不足，是富有的建筑师乔治奥斯·阿维奥夫资助了第一届现代奥运会。

答案：D

14．At the first modern Olympic Games，________． A．winners were given money as prize B．IOC invited contestants to tour Greece

C．there were no strict rules for being a contestant D．many countries chose some athletes to compete

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，当时参加奥运会的选手不是由国家选派的，而是个人报名参赛。其中还有一些是碰巧在那儿旅游的游客。由此可知当时对参赛选手没有严格的限制。

答案：C

15．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．In 393 AD，the Games was cancelled because of the religious reason. B．Coubertin was voted to be the first president of the IOC. C．The Greek government didn't support building a stadium. D．The first ancient Olympic Games had several events. 解析：细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话可知，A项正确。 答案：A

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Green：More than just a colour

Green is an important colour in nature.It is the colour of grass and the leaves on trees.____16____

Sometimes，the word green means young，fresh and growing.Sometimes，it

describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.

17____ A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains.____18____The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

19____ The green－eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space.It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play Othello.

In most places in the world，a green light is a sign to move ahead.____20____ In everyday speech，a green light means approval to continue with a project.We want you to know we have a green light to continue this series next week.

A．For example，a greenhorn is someone who has no experience，who is new to a situation.

B．Green is also the colour used to describe the powerful emotion，jealousy. C．Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. D．A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on. E．The new plants produced much larger crops. F．It is also the colour of most growing plants.

G．About one hundred years ago，having a green thumb was a popular expression in the American west.

答案：16.F 17.C 18.E 19.B 20.D 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The king's Elephant keeper had a Dog，who often went into the house where the king's Elephant lived.At first the Dog went there to get the ____21____ that was left after the Elephant had ____22____ eating.Day after day they became great ____23____．The Elephant began to share his food with the Dog，and they ____24____ and played together.

One day a ____25____ saw the Dog.He loved the Dog，so he ____26____ the Dog and took him away from the Elephant keeper.The Elephant ____27____ the Dog and did not want to eat.The next ____28____，the king knew it.He sent his servant to find out why the Elephant was ____29____ in that way.

The servant went to ____30____ the Elephant keeper，“Why does the Elephant look so ____31____？”The keeper answered，“There was a Dog who was the Elephant's friend but he ____32____ yesterday.”

“Do you know ____33____ he is now？”asked the servant. “No，I do not，”said the keeper.