3.London has already hosted the Olympics twice before and the 2012 Olympics will make it the first city in history to have held three Olympic games.
The first London Olympics in 1908
These games were going to be held in Rome but,because of a volcano,Rome wasn't ready.London agreed to stage the games and the White City Olympic Stadium was built in just 10 months.What was new at these Olympics was the opening ceremony where athletes paraded(列隊行進(jìn)) with their teams behind their national flags.Only 22 countries took part and the profits were just over£21,000!
The second London Olympics
Because of the Second World War,the 1944 Olympics were cancelled.Four years later the war was over and London was able to hold the Games in 1948.Things were very different in London during these Olympic Games and many years of war had left the UK poor and hungry.People called them the"Austerity Games".But there were still some great sports and some exciting events!
59 countries took part,more than at any other Olympics before and the USA won the most medals with 84.For the first time,cameras filmed the games and broadcast them on television so that people could watch them in their own homes.
The third London Olympics in 2012
The Games this year are going to be bigger,better and more exciting than ever before. There will be more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries taking part!
London wants to make sure that the benefits of the Olympics don't just last for a few weeks in summer but go on much longer.The buildings have been designed and constructed so that they can be used for different things when the Games are over.
61.The text is mainly aboutA.
A.London will host the Olympics again B.London's Olympic history
C.London's Olympics will last much longer D.London is ready for the Olympics
62.London hosted the Olympics in 1908 instead of Rome becauseC.
A.London could build a stadium in 10 months
B.only 22 countries took part
C.there was a volcano eruption in Rome
D.London could make more profits than Rome
63.The second London Olympic Games were called the"Austerity Games"becauseA A.the UK were poor and hungry then
B.there were some great sports
C.the previous Olympic Games was jcancelled
D.a(chǎn)bout 59 countries took part
64.The underlined word"them"refers toD.
A.the 59 countries B.the 84 gold medals
C.a(chǎn)ll the athletes D.the games
65.According to the text,we know thatD.
A.the benefits of the Olympics used to last for months afterwards
B.the 2nd London Olympics attracted more countries than any other Olympics
C.the buildings for the 3rd London Olympics have more functions for future use
D.the 2nd London Olympics were cancelled because of the Second World War.
分析 文章分三部分分別介紹了倫敦三次奧運會的基本情況,即比賽時間,參賽國家和運動員的數(shù)量.人們可以通過這篇文章來了解倫敦三次奧運會的基本情況.
解答 61.A 文章第三部分"The Games this year are going to be bigger,better and more exciting than ever before. There will be more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries taking part!"今年舉辦奧運會比往年的更好,將由204個國家的 運動員參加,可以看出倫敦將第三次舉辦奧運會.故選A.
62.C 第一段"because of a volcano,Rome wasn't ready"由于火山羅馬還沒準(zhǔn)備好,可以看出倫敦取代羅馬舉辦奧運會的原因是羅馬火山噴發(fā),故選C.
63.A 文章第二部分中的"Things were very different in London during these Olympic Games and many years of war had left the UK poor and hungry.People called them the"Austerity Games"."可以看出因為貧窮和饑餓倫敦第二次奧運會被成為"Austerity Games",故選A.
64.D 文章中"For the first time,cameras filmed the games and broadcast them on television so that people could watch them in their own homes"第一次,攝像機(jī)拍下了游戲并廣播電視,人們可以在自己家園看到他們,可以推斷出拍攝的是比賽過程,故選D.
65.D 根據(jù)文章的第二部分"Because of the Second World War,the 1944 Olympics were cancelled"可以看出因為世界大戰(zhàn),倫敦第二次奧運會被取消,故選D.
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