---2008 Beijing Olympic Games is on the way. Do you know its slogan?---Of course. It's .A.Welcome homeB.One world, one dreamC.Share the spiritD.Hominy and progress 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey（冰球）in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain's national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch's greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever.
【小题1】Where was Samaranch born? He was born in .

Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey（冰球）in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain's national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch's greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever.
【小题1】 Where was Samaranch born? He was born in .

A．Spain	B．France
C．England	D．Russia

【小题2】 He became interested in sports because of .

A．his coach	B．his mother
C．his father	D．his teacher

【小题3】He used to be a(n) after he left IESE Business School.

A．businessman	B．football player
C．roller skating coach	D．ice hockey coach

【小题4】When did Samaranch retire as the president of the IOC ?______.

A．On July 17,1920	B．On July 13, 2001
C．On July 16, 2001	D．On April 21,2010

【小题5】 What does the underlined phrase “passed away” mean in Chinese?

Olympic torch relay around the world
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay (火炬接力) will travel the longest distance, cover the greatest area and include the largest number of people. On March 25,Olympic Flame (火种)will be lit (点燃) in Greece.
Route Distance: 137 000 km Time: 130 days
Route:March 31,Torch Relay starts in Beijing→.London→Paris→San Francisco.. →Hong Kong..→Beijing
Torch Length:72 cm Torch Weight:985 grams Design: It is based in the shape of a paper scroll (卷) with lucky clouds on it.
It can stay lighted (燃烧的) in bad weather conditions.
根据以上信息填空，每空填一词。
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will travel a 【小题1】(76) distance than before. It will take more than 【小题2】(77) months to travel around the world. The Torch Relay will start in the city of【小题3】(78) . The torch is 【小题4】(79) cm long and 985 grams heavy. It looks like a paper scroll. Bad weather can't 【小题5】(80) the torch from burning.

What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.

It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.

A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.

As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.

“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”

1.Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened________.

A. in November, 2003 B. in July, 2007 C. on May 1, 2008 D. on March 1, 2008

2.It took about ___________ to finish building the bridge.

A. three years and a half B. two years and a half C. three years D. four years and a half

3.Which city is not mentioned in the passage? ___________.

A. Cixi B. Ningbo C. Hangzhou D. Shanghai

4.The passage can most probably be found in _____________.

A. a text book B. a magazine C. a newspaper D. a movie poster

Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station. Each time when Spring Festival comes, buying tickets of train trip would be very hard. And things seem to be getting worse and worse, although we have greatly increased the mileage of railway network and speeded up trains. Why? It’s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family. Many people become angry with the Ministry (部)of Railways.

They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station(火车站)Instead, they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers (票贩) at much higher price.

The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计)that about 188 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak (高峰) period surrounding the 2009 Spring Festival holiday. The number of travelers will be 8％ higher than that of 2008. This problem even drew the President Hu Jintao’s attention. He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways, asking him to take action to improve passenger convenience. Afterward, officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station.

1. Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station, and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers_________.

A. expensively B. happily C. dangerously D. hardly

2. How many people took the train trip during the peak period surrounding the 2008 Spring Festival holiday?

A. About 203 million． B. About 188 million．

C. About 180 million． D. About 174 million．

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival．

B. It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival．

C. President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem．

D. The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem．

---2008 Beijing Olympic Games is on the way. Do you know its slogan（口号）?
---Of course. It's ______.

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---2008 Beijing Olympic Games is on the way. Do you know its slogan（口号）?---Of course. It's ______.

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---2008 Beijing Olympic Games is on the way. Do you know its slogan（口号）?
---Of course. It's ______.