Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, was selected as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil．She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily．When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch, she was not only representing the United States, but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans (孤儿).
Bowen, a mother of two adopted (收养) Chinese daughters, is director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China．In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children．Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities． About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphans.
Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China．She was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents．Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history.
Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer, live in China．Other countries represented were the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.
According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on an online vote, committee selection, their “love of Chinese culture and history” and devotion to “communicating information of a real China to their native countries”．Each runner carried the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.
1．Bowen hopes that being a torch runner would help ________.
A．collect educational tools, medical support, etc, for orphans
B．make Half the Sky Foundation well known
C．draw special attention to orphans in China
D．communicate information of America
2．According to the text, Jenny Bowen ________.
A．is interested in Chinese sports
B．founded the organization of Half the Sky
C．has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years
D．loves Chinese culture and history
3．Which of the following about the 2008 torch relay is WRONG?
A．The contest for its runners is organized by Lenovo Group and China Daily.
B．It has eight foreign runners, including an American, a German and a Venezuelan.
C．It will be the longest relay with the most runners in Olympic history.
D．It will be an opportunity to communicate information of a real China to the world.
4．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Happy Life of a Great US Woman in China
B．A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in China
C．The Development of Half the Sky Foundation
D．The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History
第二部分 阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分)
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When students think of learning a foreign language, the first thought is of books, exercises, and audio cassettes．Those are important to learning but sometimes a little bit boring．Therefore, it is time for us to spice things up a bit.
Things like a cellphone can keep your interest level high．It’s a perfect study material．You have it with you day after day, you are familiar with how it works and you can use it to practice whenever you have time．You don’t need to have your books by your side or stay in your room to listen to tapes.
Let’s take a look at how to add your cellphone to your study tools.
Set up your cellphone to use the language you want to study．Go to the menu, find settings, locate language and change it to English or Spanish, which benefits your language learning.
Look at the buttons and connect those items with the new vocabulary．This enables you to master simple words and phrases with little effort．For example, each time you open up your cellphone you’ll see “messages”, “games” and “calls made”．These words begin to take root if you see them again and again.
When you have time, take out your cellphone and start hitting buttons．You’ll be surprised at all the vocabulary you can learn by playing with the different menu items．Some things you’ll recognize immediately and others you can guess just by where you find them.
It can keep your learning fresh and interesting．And that’s important because boredom is a big problem with language learners．You need variety and a cellphone is one way to get it.
1．The underlined part “spice things up” in the first paragraph means “______”.
A．make things interesting B．make things realistic
C．make things helpful D．make things obvious
2．Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using a cellphone as a study material?
A．We can study with it at any moment.
B．It keeps our learning interest high.
C．We can use it to practice freely.
D．It offers the chance to practice learning.
3．By playing with a cellphone, you can ______.
A．learn the words in the menu
B．remember the messages sent by others
C．improve the techniques of playing games
D．become familiar with different kinds of languages
4．Why did the author write the passage?
A．To stress the importance of language learning.
B．To introduce the latest ways of language learning.
C．To inform how to keep your learning fresh.
D．To explain how to use cellphones to learn language.
第三节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays．On the way home, Dad 21 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams．I couldn’t 22 it, but I could pray from the 23 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 24 and go home empty-handed．That corner 25 either mouth-watering excitement or 26 ．
One day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 27 sound of his offer．It 28 ．“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “Would you like to 29 today?”
“Twenty cents!” I thought to myself, “I can afford it．I got 25 cents’ pocket money and some 30 for odd jobs（零活）．Well, 31 it is enough, ice cream isn’t a good use of it.” 32 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 33 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 34 ．But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt 35 for my selfishness and ungratefulness．He didn’t mind, or 36 act disappointed．
From that I 37 generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness (感谢) sometimes costs more than “thank you”．On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 38 ice cream I’d ever had．
I’ll tell you one more thing．We 39 another trip the next week．As we 40 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
21．A．suddenly B．hardly C．frequently D．strangely
22．A．expect B．mention C．wait D．get
23．A．month B．day C．weekend D．time
24．A．finish B．drive C．turn D．return
25．A．showed B．meant C．suggested D．instructed
26．A．anger B．shame C．happiness D．disappointment
27．A．interesting B．surprising C．beautiful D．funny
28．A．came B．spoke C．rung D．flew
29．A．serve B．treat C．buy D．provide
30．A．extra B．limited C．little D．easy
31．A．since B．as C．when D．although
32．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Instead
33．A．accept B．pay C．pass D．forbid
34．A．turn back B．carry on C．stop by D．give in
35．A．unsatisfied B．ashamed C．shameful D．crazy
36．A．even B．never C．only D．somehow
37．A．recognized B．learned C．realized D．found
38．A．dearest B．worst C．cheapest D．best
39．A．made up B．prepared for C．went on D．took on
40．A．came over B．came left C．came out D．came near
As a coach, you should know clearly about the direction _____ your team should develop.
A．to which B．from which C．in which D．for which
．The highest award was given to Anna, who _____ so hard on the project for years, and at last her efforts paid off.
A．has worked B．worked C．was working D．had been working
― What sort of friend do you want to have? Someone beautiful?
― Well, it ____ be beautiful―that’s not important.
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．won’t D．needn’t
