The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near.Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer?First, you need to know about audience manners.
The behavior of courtside audiences is considered to be an important part of sporting culture.In 2004, after world champion Stephen Hendry lost to Ding Junhui in the China Open Snooker Championships, he complained of the noise from Chinese spectators.Perhaps you and your classmates could be written on the back of the tickets.Read your ticket carefully before you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other trash(垃圾).
During exciting games, try to control yourself.Don't criticize the performance of players and coaches.Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.
Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players.But you should do it properly.When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don't go on for too long.After an excellent performance, applaud warmly.If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.
Applause is not welcome, however, while a game is in progress and players need to keep their concentration.Various sports have various rules for the audience.
Enjoying artistic gymnastics requires silence.But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players.Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography.Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.
To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game-specific rules and related culture of each event.
(1)
What does the underlined word“spectators”mean in the second paragraph?
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A.
Players.
B.
Audiences.
C.
Coaches.
D.
Organizers.
(2)
When can't you leave the spot of a game?
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A.
When the game is going on.
B.
When the game is just over.
C.
Before the game begins.
D.
When the game is long over.
(3)
What should you do during an exciting football game?
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A.
Control yourself.
B.
Keep quiet.
C.
Praise the players.
D.
Cheer the players.
(4)
When can't you clap your hands?
[ ]
A.
When players first appear
B.
When an excellent performance is over
C.
When someone fails
D.
When a player is finishing a very difficult performance
(5)
What is the best title of this text?
[ ]
A.
How to be a good audience of Beijing Olympic Games.
The(2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near.Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First, you need to know about audience manners.
The behaviour of courtside audiences is considered to be an important part of sporting culture.In(2004, after world champion Stephen Hendry lost to Ding Junhui in the China Open Snooker Championships, he complained of the noise from Chinese spectators.Perhaps you and your classmates could discuss how to behave while in the audience at the Olympic Games.
Most sporting arenas have rules for spectators written on the back of the tickets.Read your ticket carefully before you arrive.Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress.When you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other trash(垃圾).
During exciting games, try to control yourself.Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches.Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.
Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players.But you should do it properly.When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long.After an excellent performance, applaud warmly.If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.
Applause is not welcome, however, while a game is in progress and players need to keep their concentration.Various sports have various rules for the audience.
Enjoying artistic gymnastics requires silence.But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players.Snooker and table tennis courtside behaviour includes a ban on flash photography.Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centres.
To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game——specific rules and related culture of each event.
(1)
What does the word “spectators” mean in the second paragraph?
[ ]
A.
players
B.
audiences
C.
coaches
D.
organizers
(2)
What should you do during an exciting game?
[ ]
A.
Control yourself.
B.
Keep quiet.
C.
Praise the players.
D.
Cheer the players.
(3)
When can’t you clap your hands?
[ ]
A.
When players first appear
B.
When an excellent performance is over
C.
When someone fails
D.
When a player is finishing a very difficult performance?
(4)
What is the best title of this text?
[ ]
A.
How to be a good audience of Beijing Olympic Games
The 2008 National Year of Reading is a year-long celebration of reading, in all its forms.It aims to help build a greater national passion for reading in England-for children, families and adult learners alike.The following are some of the events.
*The Big Picture Best New Illustrator(插图画家)
Date:17 April, 2008-3May, 2008
Location:22Bury Street
Details:
Booktrust(the organizer)is pleased to announce that the famous Best New Illustrators will be featured at an exhibition at the Illustration Cupboard, London’s only gallery dedicated(把…用于)to the art of illustration.
*The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2008
Date:8 May, 2008
Location:14 Great Peter Street
Details:
The Independent Foreign Ficton Prize celebrates the exceptional(杰出的)works of fiction by living authors(作者)which have been translated into English from another language and published in the Uk in 2007.
Some of them are:Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Carol Brown Janeway from the German; The Model by Lars Saabye Christensen, translated by Don Barlett from the Norwegian, and The Way of the Women by Marlene van Niekerk, translated by Michiel Heyns from the Afrikaans.
The award ceremony will be held at a central London location-14 Great Peter Street.
*Reading of The Moon Has Written You a Poem
Date:14 May, 2008
Location:180 South Lambeth Road
Details:
Two poets Jose Jorge Letria and Maurice Riordan will read The Moon Has Written You a Poem.This book of young people’s poetry was the first Portuguese picture book ever to be published in the UK.It really is a gem(精品)to be read out loud.
*Football Reading Family Fun Day
Date:10 May, 2008
Location:Chelsea Library
Details:
A day of football reading activities with TomPalmer, author of the new football novel, Foul Play.There will be Penalty shoot-outs(罚点球决定胜负), quizzes, detective hunts and prizes.The day is open to 8-12 years and their families.
(1)
Which event will last(持续)the longest?
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A.
The Big Picture Best New Illustrator
B.
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2008
C.
Reading of The Moon Has Written You a Poem
D.
Football Reading Family Fun Day
(2)
Which of the following is NOT true about Measuring the World?
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A.
It has been translated in English.
B.
Its author Carol Brown Janeway comes from Germany.
C.
It is originally written in German by Daniel Kehlmann.
D.
Its English version(版本)was published in the same year as The Model.
(3)
To enjoy some beautiful young people’s poems, you should go to ________.
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A.
Chelsea Library
B.
14 Great Peter Street
C.
180 South Lambeth Road
D.
22 Bury Street
(4)
We can learn from the passage that ________.
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A.
the Illustration Cupboard is one of the many famous illustration art galleries in London.
B.
14 Great Peter Street is in central London
C.
all children and their families can attend all the four events
D.
Maurice Riordan and Tom Palmer are two famous Portuguese poets.