The organizers of the Beijing Olympics have predicted every aspect of the preparatory work and are making every effort to fulfill their task for 2007.
Competition schedule finalized
The competition schedule for the 28 sports and 302 events has been settled already.The detailed daily schedule will be made in the final three months before the Olympics,due to the arrangements to be made for TV broadcasters.
1,000 cultural events expected
Beijing is expected to hold as many as 1,000 Olympics­related cultural activities,including high­level exhibitions and art performances,presentations of foreign art troops,community cultural squares,and promotions by sponsors and co­host cities.
30,000 journalists to cover the Olympics
More than 30,000 journalists are expected to come to Beijing during the Games.They pose a great challenge to the organizers in terms of how to meet their specific news coverage demands.
Two million visitors to test Beijing’s services
At least two million Chinese and half a million foreign tourists are expected to visit Beijing during the Olympics.Taking into account another 50,000 athletes and media,accommodation is a big challenge,too.122 Beijing­based star­class hotels were signed for the purpose in 2006.But how can they make 10,000 rooms available for domestic_visitors and 160,000—180,000 rooms for overseas visitors?The organizers are trying to find solutions to the problem in 2007.
Hot tickets,low prices
In previous Olympics,one­third of the tickets were hot,another one third were break­even and the remaining one third were unwillingly received.In contrast,most of the Beijing Olympic tickets have been hot,according to the ticketing program so far.The most expensive ticket for the opening ceremony stands only at 5,000 yuan—the lowest prices seen in recent editions of the Olympics.

  1. 1.

    This passage aims to tell the readers________.

    1. A.
      the challenges the Beijing Olympics are facing
    2. B.
      the preparatory work that the organizers are doing
    3. C.
      the difficulties of organizing the Olympics
    4. D.
      the information about the Beijing Olympics
  2. 2.

    Which of the following may not be considered when making the daily schedule?

    1. A.
      The TV broadcasting.
    2. B.
      The audience’s presentation.
    3. C.
      The weather condition.
    4. D.
      The athletes’ competing habits.
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

    1. A.
      The cultural activities will be held shortly after the Olympic Games.
    2. B.
      Some foreign art communities will also give performances in Beijing.
    3. C.
      The number of journalists coming to the Games will be largest.
    4. D.
      Cultural activities won’t be held in co­host cities.
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “domestic visitors” (in Paragraph 5) refers to________.

    1. A.
      visitors with important posts
    2. B.
      visitors with special purposes
    3. C.
      visitors from the host country
    4. D.
      visitors from advanced countries

Snow-melting Agent
A heavy snow can kill pests and this means a good harvest next year.This will bring as well as trouble to urbanites.
On Nov.16,2003,a cold air current brought a heavy snow to Beijing.To prevent traffic jams,related government departments mobilized people to clear off snow on streets.
One of the most effective ways to clear off snow on roads is to scatter snow-melting agent on the roads.The major component of the snow-melting agent is salt.The snow-melting agent can make snow stop from freezing,make it easier to clear off the road,and allow traffic to flow smoothly.But it also brings about some hidden dangers.In the spring of 2003,over 300 000 trees in Beijing urban districts died.After analyzing soil around these trees,experts discovered that the salt content of these soils was 392 times higher than normal.Where did the excessive salt come from?After investigating,forestry experts found that when clearing snow in the winter,people usually heap snow containing snow-melting agent at trees’ roots,and that when the snow melts,this agent penetrates the soil and increases its salt content.The snow-melting agent indirectly killed the trees.
Statistics show that during a heavy snow in 2002,over 1000 tons of snow-melting agent was scatterred on streets in Beijing.Snow water containing a large amount of snow-melting agent got into the soil through sewers.
In addition,salt in the snow-melting agent can expedite the corrosion of steel bars in concrete buildings and cause the concrete to crack and peel,shortening the life of roads.
Scientists and government officials are required to solve traffic problems caused by heavy snows as soon as possible and at the same time try to reduce the negative effects of the snow-melting agent.This is a difficult problem placed before them.Related authorities have framed some local criteria to regulate the production and use of snow-melting agents.
Now,more harmless snow-melting agents are being developed.Now that even snow-melting agents that meet today’s criteria must still be used carefully,we have to rely more on our manpower and machines to clear off snow.
This year,in addition to using snow-melting agents,Beijing will use a large number of snow vehicles to clear snow on roads.In more places,citizens are mobilized to clear snow with their hands.This may be a test of a city’s civilization level.

  1. 1.

    Salt is a snow-melting agent while _________ is a cleaning agent.

    1. A.
      water
    2. B.
      soap
    3. C.
      a washing-machine
    4. D.
      a housewife
  2. 2.

    The third paragraph of the text is mainly about _______.

    1. A.
      the side effect of snow-melting agent
    2. B.
      a case of damage to trees caused by snow-melting agent
    3. C.
      the results of using snow-melting agent
    4. D.
      the uses of snow-melting agent
  3. 3.

    According to the text,the most practical way to clear off snow is to _________.

    1. A.
      use snow-melting agent as much as possible
    2. B.
      only use more harmless snow-melting agent
    3. C.
      encourage people to clear snow with their hands
    4. D.
      use more snow vehicles
  4. 4.

    This text most probably appears in_________.

    1. A.
      a newspaper
    2. B.
      a magazine on latest findings
    3. C.
      a book on salt
    4. D.
      a magazine on environmental protection

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