Question

Was the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the “greenest” Games ever, BBC News reported.

Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of “a One Planet Olympics”.

What is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas — 2 million tons of contaminated (被污染的) soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that’s not all —. 99 percent of the debris (废瓦砾) were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium’s roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.

As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which minimized the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.

The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.

As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.

The clean anti-doping (反兴奋剂) result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.

1.To make the Olympic Park green, London _______.

A. recycled 2 million tons of contaminated soil

B. removed 99 percent of the debris from the city

C. built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials

D. applied green building techniques to the construction work

2.The underlined word “minimized” in the fourth paragraph probably means

A. increased as much as possible

B. reduced as much as possible

C. made good use of

D. took little notice

3.What can we conclude from the article?

A. The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held.

B. London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste.

C. Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic games.

D. The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory.

4.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

 

 

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. How to deal with the anti-doping

B. How to use recycled materials

C. London’s green games

D. London’s public transport

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了伦敦奥运会的组织工作，分别从场馆建设，废物利用，交通和兴奋剂问题等方面说明了这是一届绿色环保的奥运会。

1.根据短文第四段As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques.描述,可知为了让奥运公园更加绿色,建筑工作应用了绿色技术.选D.

2.联系下文the amount of steel and concrete needed 描述,可知此处指的是减少了钢筋水泥的用量.故选B.

3.根据短文倒数第二段London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. 描述,可知在奥运会短文首先用两段综述伦人们关于敦奥运会的看法然后三四段说的是他的建筑工作,第五段说的是废物利用,第六段说的是他的交通,第七段说的是兴奋剂问题.故选B.

4.这篇阅读的内容可知前两段是总说，后面的是分说，应选B。

5.这篇短文主要介绍了伦敦奥运会期间的组织工作,通过阅读短文可知伦敦很好地利用了公共交通工具这是一届绿色环保的奥运会,故选C.

考点：体育类短文阅读。