A. Paragraph 4.              B. Paragraph 5.             C. Paragraph 6.            D. Paragraph 7.

49. Which paragraph gives us a general reason why some children love to live in hutong?

48. According to the passage, which is NOT the reason for the children’s love for their life in hutong.

   A. The neighbors know each other well                B. They can often eat in a neighbor’s home.

   C. It’s easy to get a playmate (玩耍伙伴) out.              D. The neighbors are friendly to each other.

   1)Liu Sicong has lived in hutong in Beijing’s Dongcheng District for nine years. The 12-year-old says that he likes his life there and doesn’t want to move into a highrise building.

   2)“People in tall buildings don’t even know who their neighbors are,” says Liu. “If you live in hutong you often share food with the people who live around you.”   

   3)Zhang Yuanyuan has a similar idea.

   4)“There may be several classmates living in the same hutong. If you want to play, you just shout out their names,” says the 14-year-old.

   5)To kids like Liu and Zhang, hutong is not just a place to live but also an important part of their culture.

   6)People in hutong enjoy eating outside, with their noodle bowls in their hands. They talk about everything ? weather, money, football. They play chess with dozens of neighbors looking on, discussing the game. 

   7)Hutong is typical of life in Beijing. There are thousands of hutong in the city. They are passages (通道) between Siheyuan ? compound with houses around a square courtyard. Most of them were built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

   8)Hutong give Beijing its special flavor and beauty. Many people from other parts of the country or other countries come in great numbers to the city just to have a look at them. The Shichahai area, with its many interesting hutong, has become a scenic spot.

   9)Today, many hutong have been pulled down because they lack (缺少) clean water and proper toilets. Many people are sorry about this. They say that hutong are part of Beijing people’s life and should be kept as part of the culture.        (268 w)

47. How many Olympic games in the table were held in America?

   A. Two.               B. Three.          C. Four.             D. Five.

B

46. When did the Olympics start to have an official mascot?

   A. In 1960                  B. In 1972         C. In 1984         D. In 1996

45. Which country has the most figures (造型) in her mascot?

   A. Germany            B. USA              C. Greece          D. China

    20^th

   23^rd

    26^th

28^th

29^th

1972

1984

1996

2004

2008

Munich

Los Angeles

Atlanta

Athens

Beijing

Germany

USA

USA

Greece

China