The 2008 Beijing Olympics began officially on Friday 8th August 2008 at 8 pm in front of a crowd of 90,000 eager spectators in the Bird's Nest stadium.

Things got off to a bang with a starting firework display which lit up Beijing's skyline, followed by a total of 2,008 energetic drummers beating a countdown（倒計時）. Then the crowd was treated to an amazing sequence（系列） pretty and carefully designed scenes which took them through 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture.

After these performances, it was time for the athletes themselves to take center stage. In keeping with tradition, Olympic founders Greece led the 204 competing nations into the stadium.

China's 639 athletes entered last behind towering flag bearer Yao Ming, to a thunderous reception from the crowd.

Finally, the main torch was lit by a jet of fire  from Chinese Olympic hero Li Ning, who had been pulled up to the roof of the stadium on wires.

China, of course, was not alone in watching the opening ceremony. British newspaper The Guardian said the show "outdid all of its former hosts in numbers, colour, noise and expense."

The Financial Times was equally impressed. "No country ever has--or surely will--match the Chinese in effort, human power, organization, creativity and , it has to be said, money they were willing to put into what once a little show."

No pressure on the next host city then! With just four years to go, the London Olympic organizers have promised to deliver an equally inspirational ceremony. Let's hope they can pull it off.

45. Which of the following is the right order of the opening ceremony of 29th Olympic Games?

a. China's athletes entered last behind Yao Ming.

b. A starting firework display lit up Beijing's skyline.

c. The main torch was lit by a jet of fire from Chinese Olympic hero Li Ning.

d. A total  of 2,008 energetic drummers beat a countdown.

e. The crowd was treated to an amazing sequence of pretty and carefully designed scenes which took them through 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture.

f. Olympic founders Greece led the 204 competing nations into the stadium.

A. b, d, e, a, f, c              B. d, c, b, a, e, f               C. d, c, a, e, b, f        D. b, d, e, f, a, c

46. What does the underlined word outdid probably mean in this passage?

A. did well              B. did worse than         C. did better than             D. did poorly

47. Which of the following can best describe the author's attitude toward the London Olympics?

A. negative              B. sad                         C. positive                       D. satisfied

48. We can find the passage in a newspaper most probably in _____________section.

A. music                B. sports                       C. literature                    D. military

45-48 DCCB


解析:

45.解析：A項“歷史性的的總統(tǒng)選舉”是最佳答案。Obama described his election as a "defining moment'（轉(zhuǎn)折意義的時刻） in the history of the United States, saying that "change has come to America".包括B項內(nèi)容，第一位非裔美國人總統(tǒng)。和C項內(nèi)容改變已然到來。 D項，關(guān)于美國的評論。顯然錯誤。通篇講美國選舉奧巴馬為44th 屆總統(tǒng)具有歷史意義以及外界的評論。

46.解析：北京奧運會開幕式順序是D選項。煙火-擊鼓倒計時-文藝表演-希臘隊入場-中國隊殿后-點燃火炬。

47.解析：The Guardian said the show "outdid all of its former hosts in numbers, colour, noise and expense." 英國的衛(wèi)報說表演在人數(shù)，色彩，噪聲和花費方面前無古人（優(yōu)于先前的主辦者）。

48.解析：根據(jù)最后一句話作者的態(tài)度是肯定的。選C。 Let's hope they can pull it off.（pull it off 在困難中取得成功）。

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