题目内容
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 the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas---2 million tons of polluted soils were removed and 200 old factory buildings were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness. com. But that's not all ---99percent of the debris(废瓦砾) were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, the Olympic Stadium's roof is made from 2,5.00 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.
As well as using recycled materials, all venues(场馆)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 package 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(排放).
The clean anti-doping 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.
66.To make the Olympic Park green, London .
A.recycled 2 million tons of polluted soil
B.removed 99percent of the debris from the city
C.built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials
D.applied green building techniques to the construction
67.The underlined word“minimized”in the fourth paragraph probably means .
A.increased as much as possible
B.Reduced as much as possible
C.made use of
D.Taken little notice of
68.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.
69.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.The effort that London made to deal with waste isn't worthy of praise
B.In terms of holding the greenest Games, the London Olympics was a success.
C.London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of private cars for free.
D.The IOC President, Jacques Rogge was unsatisfied with the anti-doping efforts at the London Games.
70.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?
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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to
The words, so small, didn't seem 40 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the 41_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into own new home.
44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45 explored(探索) our
new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 47 that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 49 ? It must be quite a _50 after living in
How could I explain how I 51 the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.
"It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world. _54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."
36.A. During | B. Until | C. Upon | D. Before |
37. A. gathered | B. warned | C. organized | D. comforted |
38. A. hoping | B. admitting | C. realizing | D. believing |
39. A. going | B. moving | C. driving | D. flying |
40. A. good | B. simple | C. big | D. proper |
41 A. picture | B. ground | C. sense | D. area |
42. A. suggested | B. solved | C. discovered | D. explained |
43. A. settled | B. walked | C. hurried | D. stepped |
44. A. If | B. After | C. once | D. While |
45. A. bitterly | B. easily | C. proudly | D. eagerly |
46 A as well | B. as usual | C. fight away | D. on time |
47. A. move | B. dig | C. pull | D. touch |
48. A. of course | B. in fact | C. after all | D. at least |
49. A. desert | B. city | C. state | D. country |
50. A. luck | B. doubt | C. shock |
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51. A. found | B. examined | C. watched | D. reached |
52. A. why | B. when | C. how | D. where |
53. A. prove | B. guess | C. sense | D. expect |
54. A. However | B. Otherwise | C. Therefore | D. Meanwhile |
55. A. idea | B. life | C. home | D. family |
Ray Travers sat back at the large desk, and looked around his plush(豪华的)office.He was tired.
Ray's eyes stopped at a painting on the wall.It was a gift given by an old friend, Bull, as a farewell gift when he left his hometown.He recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times.The many hours he spent talking lo his good friend, and the tales he was told about hunting in the Africa of old.
Memories flowed back more than ten years; he remembered how he enjoyed hearing about the wonderful hunting, and how he wished he could have shared those times.
Ray opened his desk drawer and brought out a wooden box.He opened the lid and exposed a work of art, a hand-made hunting knife.This was a gift from Bull, given to Ray more than 20 years ago.It was one of the first knives Bull had made, and Ray had called it "Zambezi”, the river where Bull had been so many times.
He closed the box and sat upright at his desk; he was driving himself hard, and deserved a break.Things were going well with the business, everything running smoothly.He could afford a week off!
He went back home.A week in the hometown would be like going back in history."Man, it's going to be good," Ray said aloud, as he turned onto the highway and watched the city lights fast disappearing, as he looked in the rearview mirror.
It was well into the night when Ray pulled into an all-night gas station He walked around the gas station and the memories started … He was finally back on the road, the powerful car going its way through the night, headlights piercing (穿透) the darkness.Memories danced through the man' s mind.Memories of good times , when he knew what it was to relax , to talk, and to really visit.
Slowly entering town he looked around.Ray sat in his car, looking at the old building, smiling. Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago.
1.We learn from the passage that Bull is .
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A.Ray's colleague |
B.a man in Ray' s hometown |
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C.Ray's relative in Africa |
D.an African woodcarving artist |
2.What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraphs 2 -5?
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A.Bull loved Africa and knew much about it. |
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B.Bull was good at making works of art. |
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C.Ray missed his hometown and relatives. |
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D.Ray missed the time he spent with Bull in his hometown. |
3.What do we know from the passage?
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A.Ray visited Africa together with Bull many times. |
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B.Ray and Bull often went hunting together. |
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C.Zambezi is the name of a river in Hay a hometown. |
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D.Ray planned to stay in his hometown for about a week. |
4.What does the under lined part in Paragraph 7 mean?
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A.Ray knew how to relax after keeping busy for along time. |
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B.Ray didn't want to leave his hometown because of so many memories. |
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C.Ray's hometown changed a lot and was worth a visit. |
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D.The visit to his hometown reminded Ray of the days together with Bull. |
5.What may the author talk about in the paragraph that follows the passage?
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A.The hard time Ray experienced in his career. |
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B.Why Ray left his hometown alone. |
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C.The situation in Ray's hometown. |
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D.How Ray became a successful businessman. |