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1．每空不超过4个单词；2．可在短文后的Mini－dictionary。中查找带*单词的意思。BARCELONA Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometers east of the Spanish capital, Madrid．One of Barcelona's most famous landmarks is the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi．Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926．
FLORENCE Florence is an Italian city, which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred years．During the Renaissance, some of the greatest painters of all time lived and worked in Florence．Many of Florence's most beautiful paintings and sculptures were produced by great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo．Florence is visited each year by about a million tourists who come to see the art galleries*, churches and museums．
ATHENS Athens, the capital of Greece, is knows as the birthplace of Western civilization*．Two thousand four hundred years ago, it was the world's most powerful city．Buildings such as the Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill were built during this period．Greece's best writers lived in ancient Athens．Their works have influenced other writers ever since．
AUCKLAND Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, located on North Island．This seaside city is an important centre for business and industry．Famous scenes include Mt Eden, one of many large volcanoes, as well as the Auckland Harbour Bridge．In the city, you can enjoy an amazing view from the Sky Tower, which is the city's tallest tower．You can also see Maori traditional dances at the Auckland Museum．Auckland is called "the city of sails" because it has more boats than anywhere else in the world．
The little island of Symi had a big party not long ago. Everyone sang and danced in the streets. Bells rang. Flags waved.
What was it all about?
For the first time, this island of Greece had its own fresh water. Women could fill their pails with all the water they wanted!
Very little rain falls on Symi. The people have always saved every drop they could get. But it has never been enough for their needs. They have had to buy water brought by ships.
Now Symi has its own “water factory. ” The factory changes salt water from the sea into fresh water that people can drink.
Most of the ways to turn salt water into fresh cost a lot of money. The Symi factory uses a way that costs very little.
What is the factory like? How does it work?
Right in the middle of the town are some long ponds (池塘).
Over each pond is a low tent. It is made of plastic that you can see through.
At night, sea water is pumped (抽) into the ponds. The next day, the hot sun shines through the tents. The sun's heat turns the water into vapor that rises from the ponds. The salt is left behind.
As it rises, the vapor becomes mist (轻雾). On the inside of each tent, the tiny drops of mist run together to make big drops. These run down the sides of the tent, filling a tank (桶) with fresh water.
The salt left behind in the ponds is washed out each night.Then more sea water is pumped in, The factory is, ready for the next day's work.
The tents and other parts of the factory cost very little. Sea water and sun cost nothing. Most people on Symi are poor. So to them this new way of getting fresh water seems wonderful!
1．The people on that Greek island held the big party because of ________ .
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A．their National Day
B．the harvest of the year
C．having fresh water of their own
D．drinking fresh water for the first time
2．From the story, we know that there might be a time for the people on the island ________ .
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A．to drink no fresh water at all
B．not to get enough fresh water as they wanted
C．to drink salt sea water most of the time
D．not to get any kind of water all their lives
3．Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
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A．The people on the island had been saving rain water.
B．The people on the island had bought water for drinking.
C．The people on the island have found many ways to make fresh water.
D．The people on the island have had a “water factory” of their own.
4．Water vapour is made in the factory by ________ .
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A．heating sea water by the sun
B．boiling sea water in the ponds
C．pumping sea water out of the ponds
D．filling the ponds with fresh water
5．________ in the ponds is washed out during the night.
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Olympia, a beautiful small town in the south of Greece, is well-known all over the world for its first holding Olympic Games in 776 BC.
At first, the Games were said to be national, and then it became international. Those except women who took part in the first Olympic Games held the games once every four years. This custom（习俗）lasted for about 1170 years, but stopped with the rules of. Rome in 394 AD.
In order to renew the spirit and thoughts shown in the ancient Greek Olympic Games, a Frenchman Gowbertin managed（设法）to start the games again. So the modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 to promote（促进）the international understanding through players. Nine nations took part in the Games. But this time they were held not in Olympia, but in Athens, Greece.
Since then the Olympia, have grown steadily（稳定地）with more and more nations and sportsmen and sportswomen taking part in the Games. Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn. But because of the world wars the Games were not held in 1916, nor in the year 1940. They had been regularly（规则地）held ever since then.
(1) ________ can take part in the first Olympic Games.
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(2) How many years did the old Olympic Games last?
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(3) Where and when did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
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(4) How many Olympic Games have been held since 1896?
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