电大《英语II(1)》期末复习资

英语n（i）非试点期末复习资料

第一部分交际用语

1.—Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

A.Sorry,youcan't

B.No,youcan't

C.sorry,heisbusyatthemoment

2.-WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?

A.It'shardtosay,actuallyB.Ionlywatchthematweekend

C.Tmtoobusytosay

3.—Oh,sorrytobotheryou.

A.Oh,Idon'tknow

B.No,youcan't

C.That'sokay

4.—Canyouturndowntheradio,please?

A.Tmsorry,Ididn'trealizeitwasthatloud

B.Pleaseforgiveme

C.Tilkeepitdownnexttime

5.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?

A.That'sfine,thankyouB.Yes,please

C.Ofcoursenot

6.-Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?

____________?

A.WhoareyouB.Who'sspeaking

C.AreyouJane

7.—MayIknowyouraddress?

A.Sure.HereyouareB.Ihavenoidea

C.It'sfarfromhere

8.—How'sthemovie?Interesting?

A.Iwasseatedfarawayinthecorner

B.Farfrom.IshouldhavestayedhomewatchingTV

C.Itwasshownlateuntilmidnight

9.一Whatifmycomputerdoesn'twork?

A.Tmnotgoodatcomputer

B.AskAnneforhelp

C.Tvecalledtherepairshop

10.--Let'stakeawalk.

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

11.-Whafstheproblem,Harry?

A.Ican'trememberwhereIleftmyglassesB.Noproblematall

C.Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit

12.一Isthisthemotelyoumentioned?

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

13.—Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?

A.Idon'tknow

B.Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents

C.No,Ican't

14.-Well,Mary,howareyou?

A.TmgoodB.TmpleasedC.Tmfine

15.—Wouldyouliketoseethemenu?

A.No,thanks.Ialreadyknowwhattoorder

B.Yourmenuisveryclear

C.Ihearthefoodhereistasty

16.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.

A.Yes,sodoIB.That'saverygoodideaC.NeitherdoI

第二部分词汇与结构

1.Thedifinitionleavesfordisagreement.

A.asmallroomB.muchroomC.greatdealroom

2.1preferclassicmusicpopmusic.

A.thanB.toC.with

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.Thepatientactedonthedoctofsandfinallyrecovered.

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.

A.hadbegunB.hasbegunC.isbegun

15.Ihavelivedhere1997.

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.

A.willbedestroyedB.wouldhavebeendestroyed

C.wouldbedestroyed

26.Onhisfirstsea,hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethe

storm.

A.tripB.voyageC.tour

27.1brokemylegwhenIskiinginAmerica.

A.wasB.isC.wouldbe

28.Shewasconvictedmurder.

A.toB.inC.of

29.He,aswellasI,astudent.

A.isB.amC.are

30.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,sheitonthe

radio.

A.waslisteningtoB.washearingC.waslistening

31.Hardlyhomewhenitbegantorain.

A.hadIgotB.IhadgotC.hadIarrivedin

32.Ithappenawinternight.

A.atB.inC.on

第三部分完型填空

Passage1

Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesto1AsianandWesterneducationalmethods.For

example,oneadvantagetheeducationinJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremath

andscience3Americanstudents.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdaythanAmericans4.

Thestudyisdifficult,butit5studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.There

is,however,adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapanese

schools,6manystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthatthey

havememorized.

TheadvantagetotheeducationinNorthAmerica,_7_theotherhand,isthatstudentslearnto

thinkbythemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues_8_ideas.Thereis,

however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool,theyhaven't

memorized_9_manybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountries10.

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.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(3),

eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthat(4)fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes

morelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue

(5)themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatit

wasbetter(6)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,

“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(7)

anon-smokerandsedentary.^^Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnot

endorsing(8),Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(9)manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugar

infoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.

ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(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

Moreandmorepeople(1)toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttoget

insurance.Insurancecompanies(2)peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforethey

willgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(3)toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthe

country.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(4)arestrugglingtomake(5)endsmeet.

Thealarms,(6)canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(7)

that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(8)buthave

notinstalledthem(9).Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(10)thealarmsonall

doorsandwindows.

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.Hehad

nowheretoliveand(2)workinginapubwhenhe(3)tostarthis

ownbusiness.Peterhadalways(4)interestedinplantsandflowers,(5)

hedecidedtosetupacompany(6)caredfortheplantsinbig

offices.Atfirstheworkedonhis(7)butsoonhetook(8)two

peopletohelphim.Thecompanyhasbeengrowing(9)forthelasttenyears.Peter

isnowveryrich,(10)hecomplainsthatnowhedoesn'tworkwithplantsbutwith

acomputereveryday!

1.A.wouldB.used

2.A.hasbeenB.wasC.been

3.A.haddecidedB.hasdecidedC.decided

4.A.wasB.beingC.been

5.A.B.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

第四部分阅读理解

短文理解1

TherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUK

wehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.

After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberof

divorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.But

therearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.Atpresentthemarriagerateinthe

UKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgone

downquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehigh

proportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentof

childrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.There

arequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawoman

ratherthanaman.

TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeen

quiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.

B.TrendsinmamageanddivorceintheUK.

C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.

2.Duringthelasttenyears,.

A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK

B.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUK

C.40%ofchildrenwerebomtounwedcouplesintheUK

3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto.

A.soar（急剧上升）

B.notmentionedinthepassage

C.staystable

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.

B.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.

C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.

5.Thelastparagraphtellsus.

A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemoment

B.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow

C.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing

短文理解2

Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblem

ofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial（人

造的）substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanatural

substance（物质），suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.

Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbe

controlledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehome

thereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesin

packagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan't

bereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsof

glass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlyto

buythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollution

andwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,

excessuseandcarelessdisposal（处理）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“litter”meaninparagraph2?

A.Bitsofwastethings

B.seriousproblem

C.industrialpollution

短文理解3

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeach

other.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingour

conversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-1wascut

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.

Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogelthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.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.roadsforbicyclesonly

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.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries

3.EthnicminoritygroupswillmakeupoftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.

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

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon.

A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures

B.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironment

C.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures

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

buildingofnewmotorways3.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.

阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确（T）、错误（F）,还是文字中

没有涉及相关信息（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.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.

ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.Themarathonisamodernevent

thatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.Itwasnamedafteravillagecalled

MarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmallGreekarmy.Thenewsofthevictorywas

broughttoAthensbysoldi