3．  第II卷各题必须用黑色或蓝色钢笔、圆珠笔，在试卷上按要求作答。

请根据所听到的短文的内容，将所缺的关键信息填写在下面的表格中。短文读三遍。

Laws to follow in England

Drinking

Don’t buy wine or beer under 18 years of age.

Noise

2．  第II卷包括五道大题，共四页

1．  考生要认真填写密封线内的学校、姓名等。

55. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. The Olympic Games have become a huge international event.

   B. The number of Olympic sports has increased throughout history.

   C. The Olympics encourage us to work harder, go faster and be stronger.

   D. While the games have grown and changed, the Olympic spirit has stayed the same

第II卷 （非机读卷  共50分）

考生须知

   B. The first modern Olympics were held in 1896.

   C. 205 countries competed in 302 events at the 28th Olympics.

   D. 10,500 athletes will compete in 302 events at Beijing Olympics

   A. 241 athletes from competed in 43 events in 1896.

54. Which of the following is NOT true? 

53. The ancient Olympics were held _______.

   A. as important religious festivals         B. at Olympia, in Greece

   C. in 776 B.C. at Olympia, in Greece     D. in about 100 cities around Mediterranean.

52. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. The History of the Summer Olympics  

   B. The Changes of the Olympics Sports

   C. The Growing Events of the Olympics    

   D. The Increasing Sports of the Summer Olympics

51.  Brian felt very good for ________.

   A. he could go to the shop now                    B. he had two doughnuts that morning

   C. he thought he had fought crime and won   D. he could run faster than the second jogger

C

   When the Beijing Olympics begin this August, the world will be watching. The games have become a huge international event. People will come from around the world to watch 10,500 athletes from 205 countries compete to take home the gold. It takes years of work and billions of dollars to prepare for Olympics. But it hasn’t always been that way.

The ancient Olympics

   The first recorded Olympics, in 776 B.C., were an important religious festival. But they only included athletes from about a dozen cities. Even after 200 years, the ancient games only included Greek men from about 100 cities around Mediterranean. Unlike today, the ancient games were always at Olympia, in Greece.

   Olympic sports have also changed a lot in the last few thousand years. The ancient games began with just one 192-metre race. In later years, the games grew to include a total of six sports tested skilled soldiers needed. These included races where runners wore fighting equipment and the pankration ?-- a violent sport with few rules.

                 The modern games

   Even the modern Olympics were once far smaller than they are today. The first of the modern games, in 1896, once had 241 athletes from 14 countries. Moreover， the early modern Olympics were not an independent event. Until 1908 the Olympics were part of the world’s fair!

   At the first modern Olympics, there were 43 events from ten sports. Many of the sports from the early modern games are no longer part of the Olympics. These include the sports of golf and tug of war. There has always been a lot of disagreement over changing Olympic sports.

   The number of Olympic sports has constantly increased throughout history. At the Beijing games, athletes will compete in 302 events from 28 sports. Despite all the changes over the years, some ancient sports are still part of the modern games. These include running, boxing and wresting.

   The Olympics continue to grow and change, and they encourage us all to work harder , go faster and be stronger.