第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
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。
One year after the hosting of the exceptional Beijing Olympic Games, the 11th National Games, billed as China’s mini-Olympics, opened amid a splendid ceremony here Friday evening.
Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opened the Games at the ceremony held in the newly built Olympic Sports Complex in this capital city of east China’s Shandong province.
With 55 of all 63 Chinese Beijing Olympic champions expected to compete, the quadrennial national meet was set to stage another sports gala (节日) for the country which just celebrated its 60th birthday.
Taking part in the biggest-ever National Games are 10,991 athletes of 46 delegations (代表团) from all province, municipalities, autonomous regions, Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, the People’s Liberation Army, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and various sports associations of the trades such as railways, coal mining, forestry, finance and banking and aviation ( 航空 ).
The athletes' parade was followed by an Olympic-style art performance, a brilliant combination of dazzling light, music and dance, fireworks, and cultural extravaganza.
The flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony on Aug. 1 at the top of Mount Taishan, one of the world cultural and natural heritage (遗产) sites in China.
The Games, with the theme of "Harmonious China and People’s Games", features 33 sports consisting of all 28 sports in summer Olympics, four winter sports and wushu as well.
Before its official kick-off, finals of 104 events from winter sports and summer sports such as table tennis, gymnastics and diving have concluded.
The Games runs from October 16 to 28 and will be held in 17 cities for the overall benefits throughout Shandong province.
56. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opened the Games at the ceremony.
B. China’s 11th National Games was opened.
C. 10,991 athletes of 46 delegations from all provinces take part in the biggest-ever National Games.
D. The Games runs from October 16 to 28.
57. Where was the 11th National Games opened?
A. At the top of Mount Taishan. B. In Beijing.
C. In the capital city of east China’s Shandong province. D. In Shanghai.
58. How many Chinese Beijing Olympic champions were expected to compete?
A. 55. B. 11. C.28. D.55.
59. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. China just celebrated its 60th birthday.
B. The flame was ignited at the top of Mount Taishan.
C. The flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony on Aug. 2.
D. The theme of the Games is "Harmonious China and People's Games".
