2021年度中央電大英語期末復(fù)習資料

中央電大英語期末復(fù)習資料

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英語11(1)期末復(fù)習資料

第一某些交際用語

1.—Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?一.

A.Sorry,youcan'tB.No,youcan'tC.sorry,heisbusyatthemoment

2.-WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest???.

A?It'shardtosay,actuallyB.IonlywatchthematweekendC.Vmtoobusytosay

3.—Oh,sorrytobotheryou.—.

A.Oh,Idon'tknowB.No,youcan'tC.Thafsokay

4.—Canyouturndowntheradio*please?—,

A.Tinsorry,1didn'trealizeitwasthatloudB.Pleaseforgiveme

C.Illkeepitdownnexttime

5.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?—.

A.Thafsfine,thankyouB.Yes,pleaseC.Ofcoursenot

6.-Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?—?

A.WhoareyouWho'sspeakingC.AreyouJane

7.-MayIknowyouraddress?—.

A.Sure.HereyouareB.IhavenoideaC.Ifsfarfromhere

8.—How'sthemovie?Interesting?—.

A.IwasseatedfarawayinthecornerB.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV

C.Itwasshownlateuntilmidnight

9.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn'twork?—.

A.FmnotgoodatcomputerB.AskAnneforhelpC?I'vecalledtherepairshop

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10.-Let'stakeawalk.

A.Yes,let'sB.Oh,thanksC.Yes,please

11.-What'stheproblem>Harry?—.

A.Ican'trememberwhereIleftmyglassesB.Noproblematall

C.Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit

12.—Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?—.

A.Yes,it'sasquietasweexpectedB.ItlookscomfortableC.No,theprice'sreasonable

13.—Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?一.

A.Idon'tknowB.Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents

C.No,Ican't

14.-Well,Mary,howareyou?-.

A.PmgoodB.I'mpleasedC.I'mfine

15.—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?—.

A.No,thanks.IalreadyknowwhattoorderB.Yourmenuisveryclear

C.Ihearthefoodhereistasty

16.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.—.

A.Yes,sodoIB.That'saverygoodideaC.NeitherdoI

第二某些詞匯與構(gòu)造

1.Thedifinitionleavesfordisagreement.

A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdealroom

2.1preferclassicmusicpopmusic.

A.thanB.toC.with

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3.AncientGreeceistheofwesterncivilization.

A.sorcesB.sourceC.origin

4.Itisveryconvenienthere.

A.livingB.toliveC.live

5.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,.

A.asB.thereforeC.however

6.Thesunheatstheearth,isveryimportanttolivingthings.

A.thatB.whatC.which

7.Whenwewerehavingameeting*thedirectorthebadnewsbytelephone.

A.wastellingB.wastoldC.couldtell

8.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanowtoworkregularly.

A.driveB.drivesC.havedriven

9.LetmethecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.

A.lookoutB.lookintoC.lookafter

10.Thepatientactedonthedoctor'sandfinallyrecovered.

A.advicesB.adviseC.advice

11.SilkbyChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.

A.hasbeenusedB.wasusedC.isused

12.Youtolockthedooratnight.

A.shallB.oughtC.must

13.Youmustexplainhowtheysucceededtheexperiment.

A.ofus,forB.atus,atC.tous,in

14.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm.

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A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC.isbegun

15.1havelivedhere1997.

A.forB.sinceC.from

16.Alecturehalliswherestudentsattendlectures.

A.thatB.oneC.which

17.I'mtired.Iworkingveryhard.

A.haveB.havebeenC.had

18.Hekeepsathimselfinthemirror.

A.tolookB.lookingC.look

19.Thebedroomneeds.

A.decorateB.todecorateC.decorating

20.Beforesheleftonthetrip,shehard.

A.hadtrainedB.hastrainedC.wouldtrained

21.Heisthemandogbitme.

A.thatB.whichC.whose

22.Maryforgotalettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.

A.writingB.towriteC.tohavewritten

23.-What'shappenedtoTom?

—tohospital.

A.He'sbeentakenB.He'llbetakenC.He'staken

24.Hewasabouthisnewjob.

A.abovethemoonB.onthemoonC.overthemoon

25.EverythingifAlberthadn'tcalledthefirebrigade.

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A.willbedestroyedB.wouldhavebeendestroyed

C.wouldbedestroyed

26.Onhisfirstsea,hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethestorm.

A.tripB.voyageC.tour

27.1brokemylegwhen1skiinginAmerica.

A.wasB.isC.wouldbe

28.Shewasconvictedmurder.

A.toB.inC.of

29.He,aswellasI?astudent.

A.isB.amC.are

30.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV，sheitontheradio.

A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslistening

31.Hardlyhomewhenitbegantorain.

A.hadIgotB.IhadgotC.hadIarrivedin

32.Ithappenawinternight.

A.atB.inC.on

第三某些完型填空

Passage1

Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesto1AsianandWesterneducationalmethods.Forexample)one

advantage_2_theeducationinJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremathand

science3Americanstudents.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdaythanAmericans_4_.Thestudyis

difficult*butit5studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,a

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disadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,6manystudentssaythat

afteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.

TheadvantagetotheeducationinNorthAmerica>_7_theotherhand*isthatstudentslearntothinkby

themselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues_8_ideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.

Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool?theyhaven'tmemorized_9_manybasicrulesandfactsas

studentsinothercountries10.

1.A.onlyB.bothC.all

2.A.forB.asC.to

3.A.toB.forC.than

4.A.doB.haveC.does

5.A.providesB.getsC.prepares

6.A.andB.yetC.just

7.A.atB.onC.under

8.A.oldB.poorC.new

9.A.moreB.lessC.as

10.A.haveB.doesC.haven't

Passage2

Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(1)longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(2)even

smokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(3)，eveniftheyare

overweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthat(4)fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelyto

diewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(5)themenhadheart

problems?smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(6)andactivethan

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skinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper>afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketof

cigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(7)anon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,

“Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(8),Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobe

sedentary.”

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(9)manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfood

andtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.Butthenew

studysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(10).

1.A.forB.ofC.to

2.A.orB.andC.but

3.A.thesethatdonotB.thesewhodonotC.thosewhodonot

4.A.thelittleB.lessC.theleast

5.A.ifornotB.whetherornotC.when

6.A.tobefatB.beingfattoC.doing

7.A.beingB.beC.tobe

8.A.smokedB.tosmokeC.smoking

9.A.forB?onC.to

10.A.exercisedB.exercisingC.toexercise

Passage3

Moreandmorepeople(1)___toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.

Insurancecompanies(2)___peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivethem

insuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(3)____toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbea

problemforpeople(4)____arestrugglingtomake(5)____endsmeet.Thealarms*(6)____canbevery

expensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(7)that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled>and

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thatanother20%ofpeopleplan(8)buthavenotinstalledthem(9).Theinsurancecompanies

toldpeople(10)thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.

1.A.hasB.hadC.have

2.A.havebeenaskedB.havebeenaskingC.asked

3.A.dueB.becauseofC.because

4.A.whichB.whoC.what

5.A.theB.allC.-(不填)

6.A.whichB.whoC.that

7.A.estimateB.estimatingC.estimated

8.A.tohavetheminstallingB.tohavetheminstalledC.tohavebeeninstallingthem

9.A.stillB.alreadyC.yet

10.A.toinstallB.installedC.installing

Passage4

PeterBlakeisasuccessfulbusinessman>buthe(1)tobeverypoor.Hehadnowheretoliveand

(2)workinginapubwhenhe(3)tostarthisownbusiness.Peterhadalways(4)

interestedinplantsandflowers,(5)hedecidedtosetupacompany(6)

caredfortheplantsinbigoffices.Atfirstheworkedonhis(7),butsoonhetook

(8)twopeopletohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing(9)forthelastten

years.Peterisnowveryrich,(10)hecomplainsthatnowhedoesn'tworkwithplantsbutwith

acomputereveryday!

1.A.wouldB.usedC.-

2.A.hasbeenB.wasC.been

3.A.haddecidedB.hasdecidedC.decided

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4.A.wasB.beingC.been

5.A.soB.butC.although

6.A.whoB.whichC.whose

7.A.himselfB.selfC.own

8.A.upB.onC.in

9.A.--B.upC.over

10.A.thereforeB.moreoverC.but

第四某些閱讀理解

短文理解1

TherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehave

hadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.

After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.The

rateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotof

peoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichhas

gonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmore

significantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and>

forexample*40percentofchildrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren*tmarriedorarebornto

loneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbya

womanratherthanaman.

TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple?whichmeansthatthere*sbeenquitea

declineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.B.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.

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C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.

2.Duringthelasttenyears,.

A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK

B.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUK

C.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK

3.Accordingtothepassage>thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto.

A.soar（急劇上升）B.notmentionedinthepassageC.staystable

4.AccordingtothepassageywhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.

B.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.

C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.

5.Thelastparagraphtellsus.

A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemoment

B.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow

C.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing

短文理解2

Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemof

pollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial（人造）substances

intotheenvironment）orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance（物質(zhì)），suchasoil

fromoiltankersintothesea.

Whateveritsunderlyingreasons>thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledif

onlycompanies*individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneed

tocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobe

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disposedof；drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan'tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitter

problem>butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass>metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelped

thisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrow

awaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolveby

cuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposal（解決）oftheproductsweuseinourdaily

lives.

1.Themaincauseofpollutionis,

A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment

B.theproductionofnewindustrialgoodsC.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance

2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly.

A.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizersB.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasures

C.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts

3.Foodpackages?bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause,

A.airandwaterpollutionB.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresources

C.topayfortheservice

4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?

A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.B.ReduceexcessuseC.Eating.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)itter”meaninparagraph2?

A.BitsofwastethingsB.seriousproblemC.industrialpollution

短文理解3

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution：westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

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Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingour

conversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-1wascutoffasifI

hadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlooking

atthem*sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronic

voiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacar

withthreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendof

hiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseof

thesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvancein

communicationstechnologyisasetback（退步）totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstant

messageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoice

mail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion>Ijust

leavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic*theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.

Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthe

pumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?Whytalktotheclerk

wholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelieved

thatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingme

keepintouchismakingmelonelier.

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Iownamobilephone?anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone*andane-mailaccount.Givingthemup

isn'tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It'stheirunintendedresultsthatmakeme

upset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout”Gee

whiz”？

1.Theauthor'sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel.

A.unhappyB.funnyC.wonderful

2.Accordingtotheauthoryhumancontactinaparkmeans,

A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassing

B.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.bothAandB

3.Accordingtotheauthorythemoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology?theweare.

A.moreautomaticB.moredisconnectedC.closer

4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunications

technologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?

A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingto

oneanother.

B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.

C.Alloftheabove.

5?Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology>accordingtotheauthor?

A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.

B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.

C.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere

短文理解4

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Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairinlargecities.

Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.

Inagreatmanycitiesyhundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somehike

ridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikefbraBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclesto

worktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfrom

carengines.

Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.Forexample*they

wantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbikeridershavetousethe

samelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmore

peoplewouldusebikes.

Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.

Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmost

peoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.

Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,

CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysays

thatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.

1.Accordingtothepassage*bicycles.

A.aremoreconvenientthancarsB.aresafertraffictoolsthancars

C.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems

2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby.

A.thecitygovernmentB.somebikeridersC.somestoreowners

3.Bicyclelanes"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.roadsforbicyclesonlyB.roadsfullofbicycles

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C.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly

4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanes

B.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.

C.TheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCityB.SpecialLanesforPassengers

C.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork

短文理解5

BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,-itisa

nation."Todaythisisanunderstatement；London>withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroupsyisaworld.

Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansand

sincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups>includingthegrowingnumberof

Londonersofmixedethnicorigin*butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.

ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.Noneof

themwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.

MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.

NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%

and58%respectively)；39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritain

liveinLondon.

ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotalpopulation

ofLondon.

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Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon>withmostrecentarrivals

comingfromEasternEurope)NorthAfricaandKurdistan.

Youngpeople*inparticular>areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.

Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycome

fromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross-cultural

travellers“withoutleavingtheirhome-town.

1.WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli'sstatementisanunderstatement?

BecausehethinksLondonis.

A.aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversity

B.evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworldC.notanationatall

2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat

A.within10years40%Londonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups

B.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgrounds

C.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries

3.EthnicminoritygroupswillmakeupoftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.

A.36%B.40%C.39%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon.

A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures

B.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironment

C.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures

5.Thepassagemainlydealswith,

A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondonB.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondon

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C.theculturaldiversityinLondon

短文理解6

Whowillstagethegames?

PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyears

gettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames?theInternational

OlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabout

tenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1*acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthe

games.Beijingwaschosenforthegamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2

Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?

Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupininJapanandSouth

Korea*forexampleymeantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimproved

transportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—the

extensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.Each

hostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparksythecity

becomesmoreattractivefortourists.

WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?

Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.

Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.

1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystartsbeforethegamesarereallyheld.

A.twoyearsB.eightyearsC.tenyears

2.Beijingwasoneofthebiddersforthegames.

A.fiveB.fourC.three

3.TheWorldCupwasheldin.

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A.JapanB.SouthKoreaC.AandB

4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?

A.Theextensionoftheunderground.B.Theimprovementoftheairpo