17．The 31st Summer Olympics will be held in Brazil in 2016．Before this global sporting event.we star——青夏教育精英家教网—

17．The 31st Summer Olympics will be held in Brazil in 2016．Before this global sporting event，we started thinking about sports that didn't exist any more and sports that were maybe a little strange．Read the following ones that have ever been included in the past Olympic Games．
•Live Pigeon Shooting （1900）
This bloody event was only held once，at the 1900Paris Games．Nearly 300birds were killed during the competition，leaving a crime scene of feathers and blood．This is the only event in Olympic history that involved killing live animals．
•Kabaddi （1936）
This sport is popular in South Asia．The object is for one member of a team to enter the other side's half of the field，and score points．The attacker then returns to his half of the field．
•12Hour Bicycle Race （1896）
Seven riders got on their bikes at 5a．m．and rode until 5p．m．Four riders dropped out before noon，but the winner，Adolf Schmal of Austria，managed about 180miles．Only Schmal and one other finished．
•Tug of War （1900-1920）
This may seem like a basic PE class sport more than an Olympic event，but Tug of War was actually one of the first sports played at the Olympic games in 500BC．
There are two teams of eight； the winning team must pull the other team six feet forward．
•Swimming Obstacle Race （1900）
The athletes had to climb over a pole （杆子） and a row of boats，and then swim under another row of boats．All of this was done in the Seine River，so they also had to fight against the water．This event was only ever held in 1900，in Paris．

36．What do you probably think of these events？A
A．Strange．
B．Fantastic．
C．Modern．
D．Interesting．
37．Which sport looks like a common activity more than an Olympic event？D
A．Swimming Obstacle Race．
B.12Hour Bicycle Race．
C．Live Pigeon Shooting．
D．Tug of War．
38．How many athletes finished the event 12Hour Bicycle Race？B
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Four．
D．Seven．
39．What does"drop out"mean in English according to the passage？A
A．Give up．
B．Run out．
C．Fall off．
D．Break down．
40．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．Athletes took part in all of the events in teams．
B．Tug of War was held in the Olympics only once．
C．Some of the events may be in the 31st Summer Olympics．
D．These events are not as popular as they used to be．

16．Do you have some strange questions about science？Perhaps you've thought about"What would it be like on Earth without the moon？"A recent BBC article explores this question．
The moon formed 4.5billion years ago．The moon and Earth worked together very well．They have a gravitational force （引力） on each other．The moon has been slowing down the rotation （转动） of Earth，resulting in a day on Earth becoming longer from 5hours to 24．
Yet the moon is still on the move．It's moving away from Earth at the speed of 3.78centimeters every year．It's now around 18times further away from us than when it was formed 4.5billion years ago，according to the BBC．?
So how is this influencing Earth？
It doesn't just mean that to the human eye，the silver moon has become smaller in the dark sky．The moon's gravitation plays an important role for the sea's tidal flow （潮汐流） on Earth．Without the moon，sea tides would still come out，but its tides would become weak．
The greatest effect（作用） would be in the long term．Experts say that the moon keeps Earth turning in a the same way．If we lost our moon，it would be possible that Earth would turn wildly，like Mars does．This may cause some terrible seasons．Winters would be much colder and summers much hotter．This could destroy life on Earth．
Luckily，we don't need to worry about it right now．These effects on Earth will take place over many millions of years．

52．From Paragraph 2，we learn thatA．
A．there were about five hours in a day on Earth 4.5billion years ago
B．there were animals on the moon 4.5billion years ago
C．the moon helped speed up the rotation of Earth
D．the moon and Earth came into being at the same time
53．Paragraph 3 tells us that the moonB．
A．is moving at a speed of 3.78centimeters per year
B．is gradually moving further away from Earth
C．moves 18times faster than when it first formed
D．moves at about 70centimeters a year
54．The distance between the moon and Earth can influenceD．
①the size of the moon ②the sea's tidal flow
③the way Earth turns ④the way Mars moves
⑤the seasons on Earth
A．①②③B．①②④C．②③④D．②③⑤
55．Which is the best title for this passage？C
A．No moon，no Earth
B．Where there is moon，there is Earth
C．How Earth will look with no moon
D．Like moon，like Earth．

15．Have you ever heard someone use the phrase"once in a blue moon"？People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often．For example，someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy，but will eat chocolate"once in a blue moon"．Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say"I visit the shore once in a blue moon．"While many people use this phrase，not everyone knows the meaning behind it．
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue．This is just an expression．In fact，the phrase"blue moon"has to do with the shape of the moon，not the color．
As the moon travels around the earth，it appears to change shape．We associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon．For example，when we can see a small part of the moon it is called a crescent moon．A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail when we cannot see the moon at all； it is called a new moon．
When we can see the whole moon is called a full moon．Usually，there is only one full moon every month．Sometimes，however there will be two full moons in one month．When this happens，the second full moon is called a blue moon"．
Over the next 20 years，there will only be 15 blue moons．As you can see，a blue moon is a very rare （稀有的）event． This fact has led people to use the expression"once in a blue moon"to describe other very rare events in their lives．

56．Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase"once in a blue moon"．B
A．Simon often tells jokes．Simon tells jokes once in a blue moon．
B．Tom rarely remembers to do exercise．Tom does exercise once in a blue moon．
C．Mary likes to go shopping every weekend．Mary goes shopping once in a blue moon．
D．Cindy hates to stay up，but she stays up every day．Cindy stays up once in a blue moon．
57．When does a blue moon happen in nature？C
A．When the moon has a blue moon．
B．When we cannot see the moon at all．
C．When there are two full moons in one month．
D．When we can only see a small part of the color．
58．How often will a blue moon happen over the next twenty years？B
A．Once a year．B．Less than once a year．
C．More than once a year．D．At least twice a year．
59．What does the underlined part"This fact"in the last paragraph refer to？A
A．A blue moon is a very rare event．
B．The moon appears to change shape．
C．The moon itself is never really bluee．
D．A blue moon has to do with the shape of the moon．

14．Venice，a city in the northeast of Italy，is famous throughout the world for its buildings and romantic canals （运河）．But in February every year，people come to Venice for another reason．The city carnival fills the place with excitement and fun．This year，the celebration runs from February 4to 21．
Colorful costumes have always played a very important role in the Venetian carnival．The carnival happens at the start of the Christian fasting （斋戒） period of Lent．It was traditionally a time to go a bit crazy with eating，drinking，dancing and dressing up before the fast began．People used masks to hide their social identity so that the nobility（贵族） would look no different from the commoners．
Today the carnival is largely for the tourists．"Venetians don't dress up for Carnival after the age of 10．"Giuseppina Giudice，who has lived in the city all her life，told the Guardian．"All we see of Carnival is a river of strangers who flow into town to feel‘Venetian'．They fill it，buy a cheap mask and leave with nothing but photographs of St Mark's Square．"
Some locals want to bring back the original （最初的） feel of Carnival．In 2009，two social networking groups started organizing their own carnival．Visitors were invited．But there were no expensive tickets or fancy ball dresses----just an old-fashioned Italian street party．"Tourists are welcome to our party----the more we can show them about the real Venice rather than the postcard Venice，the better，"Matteo Secchi，one of the organizers，told the Guardian．

Topic：Carnival in Venice
Location	Venice lies（56）northeast of Italy．
（57）Tine	This year people （58）celebrate the carnival from February 4to 21．
Traditions	﹡It's a time to go （59）crazywith eating，drinking，dancing and dressing up before fasting begins． ﹡People always wear colorful costumes and （60）masksto hide their social identity．
（61）Presentsituations	﹡Today the festival is largely for every （62）tourist． ﹡Some locals want to bring back the original （63）feel of Carnival． ﹡In 2009，two social networking groups （64）organized their own carnival．They wanted to show what an old-fashioned Italian street （65）party should be like．

13．As prices and building costs keep rising，the"do-it-yourself"（DIY） trend（趋势）in the U．S．continues to grow．
"We needed furniture for our living room，"says John Ross，"and we just didn't have enough money to buy it．So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs．"John got married six months ago，and like many young people these days，they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high．The Rosses took a 2-week course for 280 dollars at a school．Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house．
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died．He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory．Last month，he received a car repair bill for 420dollars．"I was deeply worried about it．Now I've finished a car repair course．I should be able to fix the car by myself．"
John and Jim are not unusual people．Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living．If you want to become a"do-it-yourselfer"，you can go to DIY classes．And for those who don't have time to take a course，there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself．

29．We can learn from the text that many newly married peopleA．
A．find it hard to pay for what they need
B．like to learn to make their own furniture
C．take DIY courses run by the government
D．never go to a department store to buy things
30．John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how toD．
A．run a DIY shop
B．improve the quality of life
C． save time and money
D．make or repair things
31．Jim Hat field decided to become a do-it-yourselfer whenA．
A．his car repairs cost too much
B．the car repair class was not helpful
C．he could not possibly do two jobs
D．he had to raise the children all by himself．

12．There are many places for people to visit in London．One famous place for （41）Din London is Madame Tussaud's museum （杜莎夫人蜡像馆）．Here people can （42）Cfigures （蜡像） of famous people made of wax （蜡）．

Madame Tussaud was born in France in 1761．Her uncle，who was a doctor，made wax figures of people．He （43）Ba museum of these figures in Paris．Marie Tussaud helped him in his （44）A．
In 1789，during the （45）DRevolution （革命），Marie was sent to prison （监狱）．Here she had to copy the heads of （46）Cpeople when they were dead，including King Lousis XVI's and Queen Marie Antoinette's．
In 1795，Marie （47）AFrancois Tussaud and in 1802they came to London with her wax figures．Her figures can still be （48）Btoday．

Nowadays，Madame Tussaud's is opened in several （49）C，such as New York，HongKong，Amsterdam （阿姆斯特丹） and Las Vegas （拉斯维加斯）．People can visit Madame Tussaud's not only in Europe（50）Din Asia and America．

41．A．ladies	B．students	C．artists	D．tourists
42．A．draw	B．make	C．see	D．buy
43．A．visited	B．opened	C．closed	D．repaired
44．A．museum	B．hospital	C．school	D．factory
45．A．English	B．Russian	C．Chinese	D．French
46．A．good	B．beautiful	C．famous	D．tall
47．A．married	B．encouraged	C．found	D．saved
48．A．made	B．seen	C．discovered	D．stolen
49．A．towns	B．villages	C．cities	D．states
50．A．and	B．so	C．or	D．But

11．

www．childhoodbeliefs．com

Childhoodbeliefs．com is a collection of strange and funny ideas we had when we were children．Add your own to our site．

（61）I used to think my grandmother was inside the telephone．I'd hear her voice and say，"Come out，Gran!"but she never did．
Cam from New ZealandC

（62）When I was little，I used to believe there were little men inside the television and I used to get close to the TV and turn it on and off to see if I could hear the little men working inside it…And I still don't understand how it works．
Leonardo from Costa RicaF

（63）When I was a little girl，one boy told me once when I was swimming in the pool，"I hope you know that if you're alone in the pool，there's a shark that will come out of the light bulb and get you．"I was terrified，and up until today-I'm twenty-five now-I still get nervous if I'm in a pool alone．
Natalie from Trinidad and TobagoA

（64）When I was little，I used to believe the moon followed me and my family everywhere we went．When I told my friend and she said it followed her，too．
How could the moon follow me and her at the same time when we weren't together？It couldn't be true！
Raquel from MexicoD

（65）When I was about six years old，I used to believe that monsters lived under my bed．I decided they just wanted to be friends and felt bored under the bed．So I'd always leave a book under my bed so they rould read it while I slept．
Dave from EnglandB

A．A shark would come out of the light bulb．
B．Monsters lived under my bed．
C．Grandma was inside the telephone．
D．The moon followed me everywhere I went．
E．The airplane had a pair of wings like a bird．
F．Little men were working inside the television．

10．

A cleaner returns a bag full of 100，000yuan in cash（现金）to the man who accidentally left it behind at a hotel in Hankou，Hubei province．
A student from Huazhong Normal University，who sweeps at the hotel to do a part-time job，found the bag and handed it over to the hotel reception．The hotel's owner，impressed（便印象深刻）with his honesty，promised to make him a waiter at one of the restaurants．
Changjiang Daily

A prepaid（预付）phone card charged a love story．A resident（居民）of Dalian，Liaoning province，married a woman he met one year ago，when he recharged（续充）her cell phone with 100yuan by mistake．
He called the number he had mistakenly recharged，and the girl on the other end"was ever so polite．""I fell in love，"the man said in a speech at his wedding last week．
Liaoshen Evening News

任务：请阅读这两则短消息，完成下面的表格．

	The first piece of news	The second piece of news
Title	A cleaner returns a bag full of 400，000 yuan in cash	（77）Aprepaid phonecardchargedalovestory
Who	（78）Astudent from huazhong Normal University	A resident of Dalian
What happened	●Found a bag with 400，000yuan ●Returned the bag to the owner	●Recharged a woman's cell phone by mistake ●Called the woman's number ●（79）Fellinlove
Result	Got a job as a waiter because of （80）hishonesty	Married the woman

9．Jack is a reporter of an online magazine．He is preparing a program about some winter activities in Hong Kong．The following is a newspaper article and a poster about the activities．

HKTB celebrates festival season
The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced the activities to celebrate Christmas and the Chinese New Year yesterday．
The celebration will begin with Hong Kong WinterFest，which will open on November 25th and will be on business until 5th January．The most interesting activity will be Santa Town in Statue Square．A 35-metre Christmas tree will be put up there．From 6p．m．to 11p．m．every night，groups of cartoon figures（卡通人物）will get together around the tree to sing Christmas songs．
The coming Chinese New Year will be celebrated by a Winter Dancing Party and the Spring Festival Fireworks （烟火）Show．About 2million tourists are expected to visit Hong Kong over the Christmas and Chinese New Year time．

Chinese New Year Fireworks Display
Come and join the excitement
on Victoria Harbour
between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui on 30th January
from 8p．m．to 8：30p．m．
It's free so all you need to bring is your
cameras and your oohs！and aahs！

66．Jack should know about the activities becauseB．
A．he will put up a poster online
B．he is getting ready for a program
C．he will write a newspaper article
D．he is reporting the activities to people
67．According to the article，Hong Kong WinterFest will begin onA．
A.25th November
B.5th January
C.25th December
D.30th January
68．If you want to see cartoon figures，you had better go toB．
A．Tourism Board
B．Statue Square
C．Victoria Harbour
D．Tsim Sha Tsui
69．A Winter Dancing Party will be held toD．
A．celebrate Christmas Day
B．get together around the tree
C．expect 2million tourists
D．celebrate the Chinese New Year
70．What do you know about the Fireworks Show？C
A．It will bring you a free camera．
B．It will be at the beginning of January．
C．You may be excited to watch it．
D．You need to pay if you want to watch．

8．These days，a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular．People who go there can not only enjoy their meals，but also enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on the Internet．uWink is the restaurant's name．It's in Los Angeles．
In uWink，there are no waiters around you．The screens have replaced （取代） them．You can order the food by touching the screen in front of you and the runners（传送带） will bring it to the tables quickly．You can also play video games with the people at any table．
uWink is an interactive （互动的）restaurant where you will control your meal and your fun．Different kinds of food are served at any time of day．uWink is a place where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same time．
The owner of the restaurant hopes that uWink can make it easy for people to have fun and enjoy a delicious meal．

Fill in the blanks according to the passage．Only one word for each blank．
A new kind of restaurant is becoming popular in Los Angeles．It's （76）named/called uWink．It's an interactive restaurant where you can （77）both enjoy the meals and have fun playing computer games．With the （78）help of computers，you can order the food．The runners know clearly where to go and will bring it to you （79）instead of the waiters．At the same time，you can also play video games with any （80）otherperson eating in the restaurant．The owner of the restaurant hopes you can like this place．

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