题目内容
For the 1992 Winter Games , French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps (阿尔卑斯山). Environmentalists screamed “Disaster!” Thus warned , the Norwegians have adopted “green” advice and avoided great spots on the landscape . The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overturned ship , and so as not to disturb the birds in the national park . Dug into a mountainside , the hockey stadium is well covered and energy efficient . The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees. No wonder the president of the IOC (International Olympic Committee ) has called these the first “Green Games”.
Lillehammer’s opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation . During construction , builders were threatened with $ 7,500 fines for cutting trees unnecessarily. Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillside . Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed , in turn ,to pigs . Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in , with enforcements by polite requests.
Environmentalist have declared partial victory : though Coca-Cola’s plan to decorate the town with flags has been scaled back (缩减，缩小),there are till too many boards and posters for strict green taste . Perhaps , but after the Games , athletes housing will be changed into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for students dormitories . Embarrassed (尴尬的；难堪的) by environmental complaints, the IOC says that green awareness is now deep-rooted—along with sport and culture —as a long lasting part of the Olympic Charter (宪章).
Indeed , Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its support from Greenpeace . Other host cities are picking up the code. Salt Lake City , bidding for the 2002 Games , may choose to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the ′88 Games . After that , who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement ?
1．Which of the following countries didn’t pay enough attention to the “green” advice ?
A．Norway . B．France . C．America . D．Australia .
2．In which area did the environmentalists fail in Lillehammer ?
A．Energy . B．Housing . C．Smoking . D．Advertising .
3．Which of the following describes the IOC’s attitude towards the “green” advice ?
A．Think it right and will do something for it .
B．Pay no attention to it .
C．Think it difficult to deal with .
D．Apologize for what they did before .
4．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean ?
A．Other cities are paying enough attention to the green advice .
B．Other cities are trying to get support from the IOC.
C．Other cities are trying to use the bobsled run built in Calgary .
D．Other cities are trying to get the secret of hosting the Olympic Games .
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A
