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開放英語3期末復(fù)習(xí)題1

第一部分交際用語

I—Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

A.Sorry,youcan't

B.No,youcan't

C.sorry,heisbusyatthemoment

2.-WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?

A.Ifshardtosay,actuallyB.Ionlywatchthem

atweekend

C.Fmtoobusytosay

3.—Oh,sorrytobotheryou.

A.Oh,Idon'tknow

B.No,youcan't

C.Thafsokay

4.—Canyouturndowntheradio,please?

A.I'msorry,Ididn'trealizeitwasthatloud

B.Pleaseforgiveme

C.I'llkeepitdownnexttime

5.-WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?

A.Thafsfine,thankyouB.Yes,please

C.Ofcoursenot

6.-Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

-b?

A.WhoareyouB.Who'sspeaking

C.AreyouJane

7.-MayIknowyouraddress?

--b.

A.Sure.HereyouareB.Ihavenoidea

C.Ifsfarfromhere

8.—How'sthemovie?Interesting?

A.Iwasseatedfarawayinthecorner

B.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV

C.Itwasshownlateuntilmidnight

9.—Whatifmycomputerdoesn'twork?

A.Fmnotgoodatcomputer

B.AskAnneforhelp

C.Fvecalledtherepairshop

10.-Lefstakeawalk.

A.Yes,lefsB.Oh,thanksC.Yes,please

11.-Whafstheproblem,Harry?

A.Ican'trememberwhereIleftmy

glassesB.Noproblematall

C.Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit

12.—Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?

A.Yes,ifsasquietasweexpectedB.Itlooks

comfortableC.No,theprice'sreasonable

13.—Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?

A.Idon'tknow

B.Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeet

myparents

C.No,Ican't

14.-Well,Mary,howareyou?

A.FmgoodB.I'mpleasedC.Fmfine

15.—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?

A.No,thanks.Ialreadyknowwhattoorder

B.Yourmenuisveryclear

C.Ihearthefoodhereistasty

16.-IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.

A.Yes,sodoIB.ThafsaverygoodideaC.

NeitherdoI

第二部分詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)

1.Thedefinitionleavesb_fordisagreement.

A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdeal

room

2.1preferclassicmusicbpopmusic.

A.thanB.toC.with

3.AncientGreeceisthecofwesterncivilization.

A.sorcesB.sourceC.origin

4.Itisveryconvenientahere.

A.livingB.toliveC.live

5.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,

c_.

A.asB.thereforeC.however

6.Thesunheatstheearth,c_isveryimportantto

livingthings.

A.thatB.whatC.which

7.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirectorb

thebadnewsbytelephone.

A.wastellingB.wastoldC.couldtell

8.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanowatowork

regularly.

A.driveB.drivesC.havedriven

9.LetmebthecasecarefullybeforeIdrawa

conclusion.

A.lookoutB.lookintoC.lookafter

10.Thepatientactedonthedoctor'scandfinally

recovered.

A.advicesB.adviseC.advice

11.SilkabyChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.

A.hasbeenusedB.wasusedC.isused

12.Youb_tolockthedooratnight.

A.shallB.oughtC.must

13.Youmustexplainchowtheysucceeded

theexperiment.

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

14.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilnia—.

A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC.isbegun

15.1havelivedhere_b1997.

A.forB.sinceC.from

16.Alecturehallisbwherestudentsattend

lectures.

A.thatB.oneC.which

17.I'mtired.Ibworkingveryhard.

A.haveB.havebeenC.had

18.Hekeepsbathimselfinthemirror.

A.tolookB.lookingC.look

19.Thebedroomneedsc.

A.decorateB.todecorateC.decorating

20.Beforesheleftonthetrip,sheahard.

A.hadtrainedB.hastrainedC.would

trained

21.Heisthemancdogbitme.

A.thatB.whichC.whose

22.Maryforgotbalettertohermother,soshe

wrotetoherjustnow.

A.writingB.towriteC.tohavewritten

23.-WhafshappenedtoTom?

—a_tohospital.

A.He'sbeentakenB.He'llbetakenC.He's

taken

24.Hewasc_abouthisnewjob.

A.abovethemoonB.onthemoonC.overthe

moon

25.EverythingbifAlberthadn'tcalledthe

firebrigade消防隊.

A.willbedestroyedB.wouldhavebeen

destroyed

C.wouldbedestroyed

26.Onhisfirstseab,hewasstillquiteyoungbut

showedgreatcouragetofacethestorm.

A.tripB.voyageC.tour

27.1brokemylegwhenIaskiinginAmerica.

A.wasB.isC.wouldbe

28.Shewasconvictedc_murder.

A.toB.inC.of

29.He,aswellasI,a_astudent.

A.isB.amC.are

30.Motherwasbusy.Althoughshewasnotwatchingthe

basketballonTV,shea_itontheradio.

A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslistening

31.Hardlya_homewhenitbegantorain.

A.hadIgotB.IhadgotC.hadIarrivedin

32.Ithappencawinternight.

A.atB.inC.on

第三部分完型填空

Passage1

Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesto1Asianand

Westerneducationalmethods.Forexample,one

advantage_2_theeducationinJapanisthatstudentsthere

learnmuchmoremathandscience3Americanstudents.

TheyalsostudymorehourseachdaythanAmericans4.

Thestudyisdifficult,butit5studentsforasocietythat

valuesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,a

disadvantage.Memorizationisanimportantlearning

methodinJapaneseschools,6manystudentssaythat

afteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthatthey

havememorized.

TheadvantagetotheeducationinNorthAmerica,_7_the

otherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkbythemselves.

Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues_8_ideas.

Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduate

fromhighschool,theyhaven'tmemorized_9_manybasic

rulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountries10.

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)evensmokinghabits.

Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelonger

than(3),eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthat(4)fitofthe6,000middle-aged

meninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsix

yearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswas

true(5)themenhadheartproblems,smokedor

wereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter

(6)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKen

cooper,afitnessexpert,said,uYouarebetteroffsmokinga

packetofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan

(7)anon-smokerandsedentary.,5Althoughhe

adds,<4Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing

(8),Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobe

sedentary.^^

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(9)

manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandto

restrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninorderto

improvethenation'shealth.Butthenewstudysuggeststhe

Governmentshouldencouragemorepeople(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)toinstallburglaralarmsin

theirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurance

companies(2)peopleincertainareastoinstallthe

alarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.

Thisis(3)toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthe

country.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(4)are

strugglingtomake(5)endsmeet.Thealarms,(6)

canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.

Itis(7)that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,and

thatanother20%ofpeopleplan(8)buthavenot

installedthem(9).Theinsurancecompaniestold

people(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.tohavethem

installedC.tohavebeeninstallingthem

9.A.stillB.alreadyC.yet

10.A.toinstallB.installedC.installing

Passage4

PeterBlakeisasuccessfulbusinessman,buthe

(1)tobeverypoor.Hehadnowheretolive

and(2)workinginapubwhenhe(3)

tostarthisownbusiness.Peterhadalways(4)

interestedinplantsandflowers,(5)

hedecidedtosetupacompany(6)

caredfortheplantsinbigoffices.Atfirsthe

workedonhis(7),butsoonhetook(8)

twopeopletohelphim.Thecompanyhas

beengrowing(9)forthelasttenyears.Peter

isnowveryrich,(10)hecomplainsthatnow

hedoesn'tworkwithplantsbutwithacomputereveryday!

1.A.wouldB.usedC.-

2.A.hasbeenB.wasC.

beeri

3.A.haddecidedB.hasdecidedC.decided

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.overD.

into

10.A.thereforeB.moreoverC.

but

第四部分閱讀理解

短文理解1

Therehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasof

Britishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadavery

largeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.

After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadavery

rapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreased

steadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmore

rapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodo

actuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUK

isabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumber

ofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20

years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehigh

proportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,

and,forexample,40percentofchildrenbornintheUKare

borntocoupleswhoaren*tmarriedorareborntolone

parents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparent

families,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanrather

thanaman.

TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenper

couple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthe

birthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.

B.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.

C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.

2.Duringthelasttenyears,.

A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK

B.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUK

C.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK

3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUK

tendsto.

A.soar（急劇上升）

B.notmentionedinthepassage

C.staystable

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsisNOTtrue?

A.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.

B.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.

C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.

5.Thelastparagraphtellsus.

A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemoment

B.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow

C.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeeps

increasing

短文理解2

Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearand

learnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.

Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletely

newandoftenartificial（人造的）substancesintothe

environment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofa

naturalsubstance（物質(zhì)），suchasoilfromoiltankersinto

thesea.

Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthat

muchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonly

companies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemore

efforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitter

andwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesin

packagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksare

increasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan'tbereused.

Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreat

wasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.

Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyof

usnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalso

tothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwaste

combinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolveby

cuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcareless

disposal（處理）oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.

1.Themaincauseofpollutionis.

A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment

B.theproductionofnewindustrialgoods

C.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance

2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly.

A.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers

B.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasures

C.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts

3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause.

A.airandwaterpollution

B.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresources

C.topayfortheservice

4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?

A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.

B.Reduceexcessuse

C.Eating.

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

A.Bitsofwastethings

B.seriousproblem

C.industrialpollution

短文理解3

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeach

other.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingour

conversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-Iwascut

offasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeople

withoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseems

thatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyI

wasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthe

personontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,

unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvancein

communicationstechnologyisasetback（退步）totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mail

andinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtoone

another.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmy

momhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindex

goesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipe

youcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositat

thebank?Whytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardinto

theATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationor

beingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnology

devotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Giving

themupisn'tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It'stheirunintended

resultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneinthe

roomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?

1.Theauthor'sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel

A.unhappyB.funnyC.wonderful

2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans.

A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassing

B.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogs

C.bothAandB

3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the

weare.

A.moreautomaticB.moredisconnectedC.closer

4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvancein

communicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?

A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingor

talkingtooneanother.

B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.

C.Alloftheabove.

5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.

B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.

C.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere

短文理解4

Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairin

largecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.

Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,

somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmore

peoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthe

cityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.

Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.For

example,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbike

ridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatif

therewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.

Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslow

traffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhaveless

business.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.

Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyon

weekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikefor

aBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.

1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles.

A.aremoreconvenientthancars

B.aresafertraffictoolsthancars

C.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems

2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby.

A.thecitygovernment

B.somebikeriders

C.somestoreowners

3."Bicyclelanes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.roadsfbrbicyclesonly

B.roadsfullofbicycles

C.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly

4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanes

B.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.

C.TheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCity

B.SpecialLanesforPassengers

C.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork

短文理解5

BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,"Londonisnotacity,-it

isanation.^^Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnic

groups,isaworld.

Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.Thecitywasfoundedbythe

Romansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowing

numberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.

ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.

NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.

MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.

NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainlivein

London(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%ofthe

AsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.

ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotal

populationofLondon.

Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecent

arrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.

Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybrid

cultures.

Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparents

maycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare

“skilledcross-culturaltravellers^withoutleavingtheirhome-town.

1.WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli'sstatementisanunderstatement?

BecausehethinksLondonis.

A.aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversity

B.evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworld

C.notanationatall

2.Londonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfacts

EXCEPTthat.

A.within10years40%Londonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups

B.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgrounds

C.Lx)ndonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries

3.EthnicminoritygroupswillmakeupoftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.

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

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLx)ndon.

A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures

B.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironment

C.youngpeoplefindithai,dtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures

5.Thepassagemainlydealswith.

A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondon

B.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondon

C.theculturaldiversityinLondon

短文理解6

Whowillstagethegames?

PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcity

spendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,

theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Bidding

forthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywill

notwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfive

bidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul."

Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?

Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2002inJapan

andSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotels

andanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajor

constructionprojects-theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthe

buildingofnewmotorways.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.

Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.

WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?

Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothe

country.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesare

permanentlyimproved.

1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystartsbeforethegamesarereallyheld.

A.twoyearsB.eightyearsC.tenyears

2.Beijingwasoneofthebiddersforthe2008games.

A.fiveB.fourC.three

3.TheWorldCup2002washeldin.

A.JapanB.SouthKoreaC.AandB

4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?

A.Theextensionoftheunderground.B.Theimprovementoftheairport.

C.ThebuildingofnewmotorwaysD.Alloftheabove

5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?

A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.

B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.

C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.

D.Alloftheabove.

閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷其后的句子是否正確（T）、錯誤（F）,還是文字中

沒有涉及相關(guān)信息（NG）。

短文理解7

TheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,the

fatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligious

sanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpainin

thewestandTurkeyintheeast.

TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear776BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityof

Elis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgames

wereheldinAD393.

Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword

“athlete“isanancientGreekword,meaning“onewhocompetesforaprizeAlthoughwomen

didnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourof

Hera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmamedgirlscompetedinfootraces.

ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.Themarathonisamodemevent

thatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.Itwasnamedafteravillagecalled

MarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmallGreekarmy.Thenewsofthevictorywas

broughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontothecapital.26

mileswasthereforeadoptedasthedistanceofthemodemmarathonrace.

TheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Which

representthefivecontinents-Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflame

wasfirstca