Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!

Archery
Archery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.
Did you know?
In the 14th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practice it.
Badminton
This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.
It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.
Did you know?
The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of a goose.
Football
There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s.
Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games every since, except for Los Angeles 1932.
Did you know?
Hungary has won three football gold medals——more than any other country.
Taekwondo
This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”,  The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used.
Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Did you know?
Over 60 million people for 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport.
【小题1】Who invented the sport of badminton?
A.IndiansB.BritishC.ChineseD.Koreans
【小题2】Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?
A.ArcheryB.BadmintonC. TaekwondoD.Football
【小题3】Which sport was first named after a town?
A.BadmintonB.football.C. TaekwondoD.Archery
【小题4】Where can you most probably find this web page?
A.sydney2000.comB.beijing2008.com
C.guangzhou2010.comD.london2012.com

Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky, because they have very interesting jobs. Some people must take a long time to learn how to do their jobs. For example, to be a doctor, one should study for at least five years.

Some young people have very interesting and high-paying jobs. Many young athletes are very successful. Football and tennis players are usually under 35 years old, for older people can’t play these sports very well. They can’t move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old, but they can still play golf very well.

Most people work until they are about 60 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. Some people never retire. These people usually have interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work till they are very old.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.One should study for at least _________ years to be a doctor.

A. three         B. four          C. five         D. six

2.Which sport can old people play?

A. Football.      B. Tennis.       C. Basketball.    D. Golf.

3.What does the underlined word “retire” mean in Chinese?

A. 锻炼         B. 学习        C. 退休        D. 养老

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some people have interesting jobs, but some don’t.

B. People usually stop working when they are about 60 years old.

C. Football and tennis players can work as long as they like.

D. According to the passage, writers, artists and doctors have interesting jobs.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Good jobs.                   B. Interesting jobs. 

C. Different jobs.                D. High-paying jobs.

 

 

Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!

Archery

Archery has a 10,000 year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war.

Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1990. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.

Did you know?

In the 14th century, archery was so important that as English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practise it.

Badminton

This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.

It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.

Did you know?

The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of goose.

Football

There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s.

Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932.

Did you know?

Hungary has won three football gold medals-more than any other country.

Taekwondo

This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used.

Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Did you know?

Over 60 million people from 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport.

 

1.Who invented the sport of badminton?

A. Indians.          B. British.         C. Chinese.        D. Koreans.

2.Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?

A. Archery.          B. Badminton.        C. Taekwondo.       D. Football.

3.Which sport was first named after a town?

A. Badminton.         B. Football.         C. Taekwondo.        D. Archery.

4. Which of the following picture shows the sport of “Taekwondo”?

       A.               B.                C.               D.

5. Where can you most probably find web page?

A. Sydney 2000.com   

B. Beijing 2008.com

C. Guangzhou 2010.com

D. London 2012.com

 

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