Question

Like every other Olympics, the London 2012 Olympics will depend upon thousands of volunteers to help with the smooth running of the event. To show the importance of the role, London 2012 volunteers are to be called ‘Game Makers’. Lord Coe has said recently: “London 2012 is relying on brilliant Game Makers to help us create a great Olympic and Paralympic Games. ”

    London 2012 Olympics volunteers will provide the face of London 2012, working behind the scenes and making sure the games are as well organized, efficient and, most importantly, as enjoyable as possible.

    Despite the hard-work and often unsociable hours required of volunteers, applications to be considered as a Game Maker were unprecedented（空前的） with all the 70, 000 available positions applied within days. But, for those still interested in helping out during 2012 and being in the middle of the action, there are still a lot of opportunities available.

    If you were one of those who missed out on the chance of becoming London 2012 volunteers, you can now apply to be one of the 8, 000 London Ambassadors（大使）. This important role involves greeting fans from all over the world, welcoming them to the fantastic capital city of London and providing a friendly face as well as help, advice and a good old traditional warm British welcome. The view of London most visitors take away with them after the 2012 Olympics will mostly be down to the volunteers and ambassadors, so these roles play a very important part in the process of making the UK a great place to travel to.

    Becoming a London Ambassador is a brilliant way to be involved with the London 2012 volunteers scheme and become a part of what should be an historic summer.

1.Why are London 2012 volunteers called “Game Makers”?

A. They’ll decide whether the London 2012 Olympics are a success.

B. They play an important role in the London 2012 Olympics.

C. The London 2012 Olympics won’t be organized without them.

D. They will work hard and effectively.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined part “be down to” in Paragraph 4?

A. be the responsibility of

B. be under the control of

C. be in harmony with

D. be in charge of

3.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To appeal to more volunteers.

B. To introduce the London 2012 Olympics.

C. To show the importance of volunteers.

D. To guide how to spend the historic summer.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了2012年伦敦的奥林匹克运动会依靠了几千名的志愿者而使奥动会能够顺利进行，他们工作在幕后，来确保奥动会组织良好、有效,最重要的他们尽可能愉快地工作。

1.细节理解题。根据To show the importance of the role, London 2012 volunteers are to be called ‘Game Makers’.为了展示志愿者的作用，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据so these roles play a very important part in the process of making the UK a great place to travel to.猜测出负责的含义，故选A。

3.写作意图题。纵观全文来看是为了吸引更多的人来当志愿者，故选A。

考点：体育类短文阅读。

点评：写作意图题指作者在文中表达的意思，也就是写作目的。只有掌握作者的写作意图， 我们才能了解文章的深层含义， 从而全面正确，深刻把握思想。作者的写作意图通常隐藏在字里行间。