摘要: London will host the 2012 Olympic Games.

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      Young athletes from around the world will soon get their chance at Olympic gold. The International
Olympic Committee ( IOC ) voted Thursday to host the first-ever Youth Olympics.
     The Summer Games are planned to stage in August of 2010. The 12-day competition will feature
3,200 kids between the ages of 14 and 18. The Winter Games will be held in 2012 and are expected to
attract 1,000 athletes. Both games will take place every four years.
     Seeing the rise in childhood fatness, IOC president Jacques Rogge said he hopes the competitions will encourage young people to get off the couch and get into shape. Rogge also admitted that the IOC is
looking to pull in a younger television audience to the Olympics.
      In recent years, interest in the games among young people has fallen, with the average age of Olympic viewers on the rise. Rogge admitted that kids today are more interested in flashier( 浮华的 ) athletic
sports like the X Games, which stand for such sports as BMX freestyle, surfing, and Moto X Racing.
      The Olympics have tried to keep up with the competition by adding BMX-cross cycling, ski cross,
and snowboarding to the program. And the IOC is hoping to strengthen its fame among teens by adding
skateboarding in the 2012 London Olympics.
      The Youth Olympics are the IOC's latest attempt to draw the attention of young viewers. "Just as the
IOC has known, over our 100-plus years of living, how to move with the times---so we must now adapt
to meet the taste of today's young generation," he said.

1. According to the passage, the third Winter Youth Olympics will be held ______        

A.  in 2012    
B.  in 2016    
C.  in 2020      
D. in 2018

2. The aim of the Youth Olympics is to __________.

A. encourage young people to exercise more
B. meet the needs of some schools and parents
C. develop students' sense of competition
D. stress the importance of the Olympics

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage ?
A. When the Winter Youth Olympics will be held.
B. Where the Summer Youth Olympics will be held.
C. How long the Summer Youth Olympics will last.
D. When the Summer Youth Olympics will be held

4. The Summer Youth Olympics are the following except___________.

A. going to be held in London in August of 2012
B. planned to stage in August of 2010
C. going to be held every four years from August of 2010
D. the IOC's latest attempt to draw the attention of young viewers
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Public Transport in London in the year 2012

  A detailed plan which will ensure that the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games are well connected was revealed on Monday by the Olympic Delivery Authority.

  Travel to the Games by public transport

  The heart of the plan is the goal of encouraging 7.9 million spectators who are expected to attend the various events to travel to the Games using public transport, or by walking or cycling.

  The report also highlights that existing transport services will be improved in order to meet the extra demand by 2010.In addition, strict parking controls will be carried out during the Games to minimize car use.

  The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone said, “The Olympic transport plan is central to the success of the 2012 Games.”

  With more than 17 billion pounds being spent in improving London’s transportation system over the next five years, the 2012 Games is set to deliver a lasting legacy for all Londoners and improve the quality of life in some of the poorest areas of the city.

  The plan is now going out for consultation before it is shaped into the first full plan, due to be published in the summer of 2007.

  Transport services to be put in place for the Games:

  ●One train will serve the Olympic Park every 15 seconds.

  ●The Javelin train will take spectators from central London to Stratford International Station in the Olympic Park in just seven minutes.

  ●An Olympic Route Network of major roads will transport the athletes and other members of the Olympic family to ensure that they get to their venues(the place for a match)on time.

  ●Transport plans will be sustainable with the ongoing changing of the bus, train and taxi fleets ensuring that London’s transport is at the forefront of technology.

(1)

The passage mainly tells us that ________.

[  ]

A.

services are being offered to satisfy the Olympic officials

B.

London is the host of the 2012 Games

C.

a big project on transportation will be carried out

D.

2012 transport plans in London have been set up

(2)

Which of the following will happen when the plan is carried out?

[  ]

A.

Most people can reach the events conveniently with public transport in London.

B.

At the station of the Olympic Park, there will be a bus every half an hour.

C.

There will be more parking space.

D.

The subway can take you to various events.

(3)

The writer quotes the words of London’s mayor to show that ________.

[  ]

A.

the plan is reliable

B.

the significance of the plan

C.

the mayor cares about the Londoners

D.

the mayor is outstanding

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