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Unit 2 The Olympic Games李仕才***阅读理解“It's a big hammer to crack a nut.” This is how one angry parent described the recent crackdown(严厉的打击) by London police on parents who drop their kids off at school by car.Yes，you read that correctly－the very mode of transportation that many American schools insist is the only safe way to deliver kids to school is now considered illegal in the UK.The decision to fine any vehicles seen dropping off or picking up kids within a particular zone of east London comes from city councilors'(议员) longterm efforts to make the area safer and less crowded.They say they've been trying for years “to encourage reasonable parking”，but in vain.Neighborhood residents complain frequently about their driveways being blocked by illegally parked cars for 15 minutes or more，often while they're trying to get to work，and the streets are long overcrowded.Now the rules have changed.Some parents are angry.Angie is a mother who made the “big hammer” comment and says the crackdown is “way over the top”．The nearest dropoff point for her sixyearold is now a fiveminute walk from the school.Others are happy with the decision，severe though it may seem.Councilor Jason Frost said：“Traffic has been clearly reduced，and more children are now walking to school，which is a great outcome.I would rather have complaints that we are slightly inconveniencing parents than hear that a child had been seriously injured because nothing was done.”I witness daily the chaos(混乱)created by these intown drivers，when I walk my own kids to school.There's a parking lot crowded with vehicles and a slowmoving train of cars moving in circles，many filling the air with harmful smoke.Meanwhile，the conversations around overweight children and the importance of daily physical activities continue to stand out in schools.1．Why is Angie opposed to the new rule?A．She is often fined by London police.B．She will lose her job as a school driver.C．She has adapted to the American practice.D．She thinks it adds inconvenience to her kid.2．Why has the new rule been made according to Jason Frost?A．On account of many complaints.B．Because of students' health problem.C．Owing to safety concern.D．Due to air pollution.3．What can be seen after the crackdown is carried out?A．Less daily chaos.B．Support from all people.C．More overweight children.D．Complaints from neighbors.4．What is the main idea of the text?A．Parents attempt to resist a school rule.B．London police cause widespread anger.C．American schools care more about kids' safety.D．Different voices are heard on a new traffic policy.【解题导语】本文讲述伦敦自实行在学校门口严禁停车这一做法以来的变化。
（山东专版）高考英语一轮复习巩固提升 Unit2The Olympic Games（附详细解析）新人教版必修2基础操练Ⅰ. 单词拼写1. Do you know how many athletes will c in the game?2. Our book starts with the a history of China.3. Meanwhile, a number of university students have v to drive buses while the strike lasts.4. My brother has graduated from our school and soon he will be a to college.5. My father p to buy a new bicycle on my 18th birthday.6. My English teacher has a m way to make his classes lively and interesting.7. In the morning he often does some exercise, to build up his p strength.8. We will buy some flowers to (代替) the old furniture in the room.9. They have decided to (做广告) for their products.10. If you (讲价) with them they might reduce the price.Ⅱ. 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空1. James was because he lost all his tickets.2. Have you got any evidence to the murder?3. It remains a secret which country will the international tennis tournament.4. The thief has that he had stolen the car.5. Twenty-seven people, two children, lost their lives in the terrible accident.Ⅲ. 完成句子1. Do you know why English (起如此重要的作用)in the international business?2. The students entered the room (一个接一个地).3. Most countries and areas in the world want to have the right to (举办) the Olympic Games.4. As we know the Olympic Games (已举办) in Being in 2008.5. In the old Olympic Games women and slaves not (允许) to compete.提升练习Ⅳ. 单项填空从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Olympic Games李仕才【阅读理解插花】Vitamin B could help reduce the effects of the most dangerous type of air pollution, according to a new study published on Monday. In the first study of its kind, a team of international researchers looked into the damage caused by one of the pollutants that have the severest impact on health—PM 2. 5.They found that Vitamin B supplement could effectively reduce the impact of the tiny particles(颗粒)on the human body, although they stressed that the research was in its early s tages. According to the WHO, 92% of the world’s people are living in places where the PM 2. 5 level goes beyond the recommended level. So it’s urgent to find a solution to the problem.According to this study, published in the PNAS, 10 volunteers were initially exposed to clean air and given a placebo(安慰剂)to check their baseline responses. The group then kept on taking placebos for four weeks before being exposed to heavily polluted air from downtown Toronto, where an estimated 1, 000 cars passed every hour. The bad air was delivered to the volunteers through an “oxygen type” face mask. The experiment was then repeated, with each volunteer taking a Vitamin B supplement daily, made up of 2. 5 mg of folic acid, 50 mg of Vitamin B6, and 1 mg of Vitamin B12.Vitamin B6 can be found in liver, chicken, nuts and other things, and Vitamin B12 in fish, meat, eggs, milk and some cereals. The researchers found that four weeks of Vitamin B supplements reduced the damage of PM 2. 5 effects by 28-76%. The results emphasized how prevention at an individual level could be used to fight against the damage of PM 2. 5, the researchers said.【文章大意】本文主要通过一些实验告诉我们维生素B对减轻PM 2. 5对身体的伤害有什么样的功效。
Unit 2 The Olympic Games单元检测卷〔时间50分钟；总分为100分〕班级_________________姓名_____________考号_________________得分_______________________I 语言知识与应用 (共两节，总分为45分)第一节完形填空 (共20小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【河北省武邑中学2017届高三上学期第一次调研】It’s easy to see how to help some people, but what about those whose needs are not so obvious? This story may have happened a while back, but it was a 1 which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.It was Thanksgiving, and I was 2 with my parents at a shelter for the needy. We were standing behind the counter 3 hot food to whoever came in. Most of our 4 looked like they had been having hard times; their clothes were worn out and dirty. 5 , they looked needy! Then, a man came in, who looked 6 but needy. He was well-dressed, in a(n) 7 suit. I wondered what he was doing there, and my jaw (下巴) dropped in 8 when he joined the line for 9 . The closer he came to my 10 station, the more I muttered (嘀咕) to my self. What was this man doing?I wanted to know. Surely he wasn’t going to take food 11 for those who were really in need!Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, “You have 12 that the needs of the people who come here must be purely 13 : for food, shelter, clothing, etc. And this gentleman doesn’t seem to have any of those problems. 14 what if his needs are emotional? What if he needs 15 , friends, or just to be among other human beings?〞 Her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt I should 16 to the man — but I didn’t.About a week later the shelter received a large 17 from an anonymous(匿名的) source. I couldn’t help but 18 if it came from that man.Now, 19 I meet someone I remember my mother’s lesson and try to keep an open mind, regardless of how they 20 . Needs aren’t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference.1.A. passion B. feeling C. challenge D. lesson2.A. impressing B. volunteering C. blessing D. contacting3.A. serving B. cooking C. working D. carrying4.A. visitors B. friends C. diners D. consumers5.A. In detail B. In short C. In surprise D. In general6.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything7.A. cheap B. shabby C. expensive D. ordinary8.A. amazement B. delight C. amusement D. satisfaction9. A. food B. clothing C. money D. room10. A. information B. rescue C. employment D. service11.A. cared B. bought C. meant D. delivered12. A. proven B. assumed C. planned D. decided13.A. mental B. moral C. natural D. physical14. A. Therefore B. But C. And D. So15.A. comfort B. luck C. wealth D. space16.A. announce B. communicate C. apologize D. explain17. A. respect B. praise C. invitation D. donation18. A. determine B. wonder C. conclude D. support19.A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. whichever20.A. try B. behave C. look D. struggle2. B考查动词辨析以与对语境的理解。
入舵市安恙阳光实验学校Unit2 The Olympic GamesI. 完形填空（2016新课标卷III ）When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 21 Miller King ，who was the best 22 at our school.Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 23 .Just before September ，Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 24 . He looked very 25 ，but he didn `t cry..That season ，I 26 all of Miller`s records while he 27 thehome games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player ， 28 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s 29 .One afternoon ，I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 30 going over a fence —which wasn’t 31 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 32 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 33 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 34 on the other side ，he said to me ，＂You know ，I didn’t tell you this during the season，but you did 35 . Thank you for filling in for 36 .＂His words freed me from my bad 37 . I thought to myself ，how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated ，he was 38 ahead of me. I was right to have 39 him. From that day on ，I grew 40 and a little more real. 21. A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with22. A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player23. A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure 24. A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training25. A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed26. A. held B. broke C. set D.tried27. A. reported B. judged C. organized D. watched28. A. and B. then C. but D. thus 29. A. decision B. mistake C. accident D.体裁 话题 词数 难度 建议时间 记叙文足球288★★★★☆15分钟sacrifice30. A. stuck B. hurt C. tried D. lost31. A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit32. A. praise B. advice C. assistance D. apology33. A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed34. A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe35. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally36. A. us B. yourself C. me D. them37. A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams38. A. still B. also C. yet D. just39. A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired40. A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler【文章大意】文章讲述了一个与足球有关的故事。
Unit 2The Olympic GamesⅠ。
单项填空1．With so much water being used in the bathroom，it is no________ that more environmentally friendly technologies have come out to make better use of water resources.A．surprise B．needC．question D．doubt2．The girls ________ into the company recently have to receive strict training before they start to work.A．accepted B．acceptingC．admitted D．admitting3．—Excuse me，can you tell me where the nearest bank is, please？—________ Oh yes! It's past the office，next to a big market.A．Mm，let me think。
B．Oh，I beg your pardon?C．You’re welcome.D．What do you mean?4．-My old tyre exploded，can you________ it with a new one?—Certainly，wait a minute.A．take the place of B．replaceC．take place D．in place of5．In order to find ________ better job，he decided to study ________ second foreign language。
Unit 2 The Olympic Games阅读理解·组块专练——练速度(限时：35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017·东北三省四市教研联合体高考模拟试卷二)The British MuseumWhat's onAlthough many parts of Asia have long been connected through tradealong Silk Road and shared religious systems, there are strong regionaldifferences. In addition to various languages, Asia has developed itscultural networks, patterns of government, technology and styles of artistic representation.The diverse cultural life of Africa has been expressed through everyday cooking objects and unique works of art since ancient times. The Museum's collection of over 200,000 African items includes archaeological and contemporary material from across the continent.The Iron Age was a time of big change for the people of Britain and Europe. Iron replaced bronze as the material used to make tools and weapons, while religion art, daily life, economics and politics changed greatly.Admission and opening timesThe Museum is free and open daily 10：00－17：30 except Friday and is open until 20：30 on Fridays, except Good Friday. The Museum is open every day except for 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.Museum shopsBookshopMonday－Thursday 10：00－17：30Friday 10：00－20：00Saturday 10：30－17：30Sunday 10：00－17：30Collection shopMonday－Thursday 09：30－17：30Friday 09：30－20：00Saturday 09：30－17：30Sunday 10：00－17：30Getting hereBy tubeNearest underground stations：Tottenham Court Road (500 m)Holborn (500 m)Russell Square (800 m)Goodge Street (800 m)By busBuses that stop near the Museum: 1,8,19，X25,38,55,98,242By carThe Museum lies within the congestion (拥堵) charge zone. There is little onstreet parking nearby. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloomsbury Square. There is limited parking in the Museum's open space for disabled visitors only.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了英国国家博物馆的主要展品、开放时间与交通方式等信息。
高三英语一轮复习 Unit 2 The Olympic Games精品同步练习新人教版必修2Ⅰ.多项选择1．He made a(n)__________ with his wife“You take care of the children and I’ll cook.”A．bargain B．apologyC．promise D．experiment解析：选A。
make a bargain(经过协商)达成协议。
由后面的“你看好孩子，我做饭”可以看出这是一种协议，选A最合适。
2．That design of a magpie on a plum tree branch __________ luck and happiness.A．brings about B．takes inC．brings in D．stands for解析：选D。
后面提到的“运气和幸福”是对“喜鹊登梅”图案的解释，所以选stand for(代表；象征；表示)。
bring about导致，引起；take in包括，吸收，欺骗；bring in 引进，引来，都不符合句意。
3．—What do you think of the house?—The small window __________ very little light.A．permits B．entersC．admits D．allows解析：选C。
admit容许，承认，接纳。
答句句意：那扇小窗户只能透进一点儿光线。
4．—What can I do for you，sir?—No，I only want to speak to the person __________.A．in danger B．in returnC．in peace D．in charge解析：选D。
由回答者生气的口气可以判断他是想和负责人谈话。
in charge负责，掌管，符合句意。
in danger处于危险中；in return作为回报；in peace和平地。
入舵市安恙阳光实验学校Unit 2 The Olympic GamesⅠ.单项填空1．I had no choice but________the window.A．admit breaking B．to admit breakingC．admit to have broken D．to admit to break解析have no choice but to do“别无选择，只好”；admit doing sth“承认干过某事”。
句意：我别无选择只得承认自己打破窗户的事。
答案B2． Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional___.A．consequence B．independenceC．competence D．intelligence解析考查名词辨析。
句意：教师必须不断地更新自己的知识来保持专业技能水平。
professional competence专业技能，符合句意。
consequence后果，推论；independence；intelligence智力，均不符合题意。
答案 C3．The patient is supposed to go to the hospital for________checks.A．common B．normal C．regular D．usual解析句意：那位病人应定期到医院去做检查。
regular意为“定期的；有规律的”，符合题意。
答案C4．Passengers are permitted______only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.A．to carry B．carryingC．to be carried D．being carried解析考查非谓语动词作主语补足语。
Unit 2The Olympic GamesⅠ听说训练Part B．角色扮演角色：Pausanias and Li Yan情景：Pausanias是来自古希腊的作家，他在采访2012伦敦奥运会的志愿者李燕。
任务：请你扮演Pausanias，根据中文提示提出问题，请你的同桌扮演Li Yan，根据课文内容回答你的提问。
1．现在主要有哪两种奥运会？____________________________________________________________________2．奥运会多长时间举办一次？________________________________________________3．任何运动员都可以参加奥运会吗？_______________________________________________4．妇女可以参加奥运会吗？________________________________________________5．选手们是为了争夺什么？________________________________________________6．哪三个词表现了奥运精神？________________________________________________Ⅱ考点聚焦一 .写出如下单词的变化形式1．比赛；竞争v.________；比赛；竞争n.________；竞争者n.________；竞争的adj.________2．取代，替代，更换v.________；更换，接替者，替代品n.__________3．魔术，巫术n.________；巫术的；有魔力的adj.________；魔术师n.________4．面谈；采访n.&v.________；主持面试者，采访者n.____；参加面试者n.________5. 规如此的，定期的adj.________；不规如此的adj.________6．物理的；身体的adj.________；身体上，肉体上adv.________7.希望n.&v.________；有希望的adj.________；绝望的adj.________8．做广告；登广告v.______________；广告n.________；登广告的人n.________9．傻瓜n.________；愚弄v.________；愚蠢的；傻的adj.________；愚蠢n.________ 10．允诺；答应n.&v.______________；有希望的，有前途的adj.________◆活学活用用所给单词的正确形式填空1．My secretary left us a month ago and we expect a more capable person to ________ him，so we are advertising for a ________.(place)2．You're ________ yourself if you think it's OK to smoke. Stop making a ________ of yourself. (foolish)3．As a good ________，you must be highly ________ in order to win a________.(compete)4．She was one of the 3 hundred ________ who competed for the only post in that company. However，she impressed all the three ________in the first three minutes of the interview. (interview)5．The young ________(act) was awarded the most ________ (promise) newcomer (最有前途新人奖) for her part of the movie.6．________ and chemistry belong to________ Science，while geography and biology belong to Natural Science. (physical)二. 翻译如下必背短语1．参加；参与________________2．一组；一套________________3．也；又________________4．陆续地；一个接一个地________________5．过去常常(做某事)________________6．讨价还价________________7．为了(纪念或表示敬意)而________________8．允诺做某事________________9．事实上________________10．被录取________________11．在现代________________12．起重要作用 ________________◆活学活用根据括号中的解释，从课文中找出恰当的短语完成如下句子1．—I suppose you're leaving soon，then?—No，________(actually；in fact) I'll be staying for another two months.2．A ceremony was held in the park ________ (to show respect and admiration for) those killed in the AntiJapanese War.3．The media ________(have a great effect on) influencing people's opinions. 4．With ________ (a similar group of) false teeth on，he finally can enjoy his favouritefood again.5．They sell icecreams________ (in addition to；too) books and newspapers. 6．Excitedly，many students ________(to be involved in) the volunteering work. 7．Lucks came ________ (one by one)．8．If you meet with any difficulty，you can always ________your teachers and classmates ________(turn to)．三.完成句子1．我们最近没有收到他们的信，也不知道他们的新地址。
2013年高考英语一轮复习系列训练（M2）星期二（U2-M2）第一节单项填空1.We can’t ___ with that company on price, but we have our own way to win the market.A. dealB. competeC. workD. share2. Our headmaster _________ the children from flooded areas into school.A. preferredB. admittedC. acceptedD. received3. --- Here is the novel I ______ last week. Thank you. --- I almost forgot _________ it to you.A. borrowed; to lendB. borrowed; lentC. borrowed; lendingD. lent; lending4. --- Why haven’t you posted the letter? --- I _______ to but I forgot about it.A. likedB. meantC. expectedD. wished5. It’s always difficult to be in a foreign country, _____ if you don’t speak the language.A. extremelyB. naturallyC. basicallyD. especially6. Washington, the capital of the United States, was named ________ one of the greatest American presidents.A. in honor ofB. instead ofC. in favor ofD. by means of7. Words ______ me when I wanted to express my thanks to him for having saved my son from the burning house.A. failedB. leftC. discouragedD. disappointed8. --- Betty ______ john and is our headmaster now.--- Really? In my opinion, she herself should be ______ by someone else, too.A. has taken place of; replacedB. has placed; taken placeC. has taken the place of; replacedD. taken place of; replace9. It is well-known that the Japanese language ______ the Chinese language.A. relates toB. is related withC. relatesD. is related to10. The girl is _______ jobs for she is not satisfied with the present one.A. advertisingB. advertising forC. advertising inD. advertising to11. My Uncle _________ until he was forty-eight.A. marriedB. didn’t marryC. was not marryingD. would marry12. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ________.A. the more for life are you equippedB. the more equipped for life you areC. the more life you are equipped forD. you are equipped the more for life13. Follow the doctor’s advice, ______ your cough will get worse.A. orB. andC. thenD. so14. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found _____ in the kitchen.A. smokeB. smokingC. to smokeD. smoked15. Hundreds of jobs __________ if the factory closes.A. loseB. will be lostC. are lostD. will lose16. Only when your identity has been checked ____________.A. you are allowed inB. you will be allowed inC. will you allow inD. will you be allowed in17. The library needs _______ , but it will have to wait until Sunday.A. cleaningB. be cleanedC. cleanD. being cleaned18. She ______ live in the country by herself, but now she has become used to _____ together with us in the city.A. used to; liveB. become used to; livingC. used to; livingD. was used to; live19. I _______ten minutes to decide whether I should accept the job.A. gaveB. was givenC. was givingD. had given20. -----Have you moved into the new house? ------Not yet, the rooms _________.A. are being paintedB. are paintingC. are paintedD. have been painted21. Cleaning women in big cities usually get________ by the hour.A. payB. payingC. paidD. to pay22. Your job ________ for your return.A. will be keptB. will keepC. had keptD. had been kept23. None at the lraq police station _________the car bombing last week.A. survivedB. was survived inC. had survivedD. has survived in24. It is bad _____________ to speak with your mouth full of food.A. mannerB. wayC. mannersD. methods25. She devotes herself _______________ , and makes it her life.A. to teachB. to teachingC. teachD. teaching第二节完形填空The "show business" attracts many young people. 26 , only a few can hope to become famous. Talent(才能)is not 27 Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed.Fashion is __28 important in this business. The best tailor in the world will never be successful if he always makes 29 clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his "act" in order to 30 the taste of the moment. This is 31 for actors and dancers, but perhaps most of all for singers."Pop" 32 for "popular", and a pop singer has to work hard to become popular. He must either give the pubic what they want, or he must find a (n) 33 way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold 34 , he cannot relax. He must work harder than ever to remain popular, 35 there are always younger singers trying to become famous.The life of a successful pop singer is not at all 36 . He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for 37 . But they can be very troublesome, too.They sometimes 38 handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to 39 . A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on 40 because he must always look smart. He must have a nice car. And above all, he must always keep smiling for the good of himself.26. A. Unfortunately B. Therefore C. Naturally D. Luckily27. A. enough B. plenty C. necessary D. important28. A. still B. yet C. even D. also29. A. beautiful B. old-fashioned C. expensive D. strange30. A. follow B. get C. change D. keep31. A. easy B. real C. true D. good32. A. calls B. stands C. looks D. prepares33. A. new B. easy C. popular D. difficult34. A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere35 . A. so B. while C. because D. though36 A. valuable B. interesting C. exciting D. easy37. A. the public B. the show business C. the film star D. the singer38. A. buy B. steal C. sell D. clean39. A. cry B. give in C. hide D. die40. A. travelling B. clothes C. food D. housing第三节语法填空There are two sets of Games----the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and 41__________are held every four years on a regular basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two year42________ the Summer Games. Only athletes 43______________ have reached the agreed standard for their event 44(admit)________________ as competitors. They may come from45___________ in the world.There are no running races 46___________ horse riding events. 47______________ thereare competitions like skiing and ice skating 48______________ need snow and ice. That’s49_________ they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics50____________you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports.41____________42_____________43_______________44_______________45______________ 46____________47_____________48_______________49_______________50______________第四节阅读理解AOne day Walt Disney had a vision. It was a vision of a place where children and parents could have fun together. The more Walt dreamed of a "magical park," the more imaginative and elaborate it became.The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his employees and families could go to relax. Although, World War II put those plans on hold. During the war, Disney had time to come up with new ideas, and creations for his magical park. It was soon clear that 8 acres wouldn't be enough.Finally in 1953, he had the Stanford Research Institute conduct a survey for a 100-acre site, outside of Los Angeles. He needed space to build rivers, waterfalls, and mountains; he would have flying elephants and giant teacups; a fairy-tale castle, moon rockets, and a scenic railway; all inside a magic kingdom he called "Disneyland."The search for the best venue for the park ended in the rural Anaheim, California with a purchase of a 160-acre orange grove near the junction of the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and Harbor Boulevard.Construction for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954, 12 months before the park was scheduledto open.Some 160-acres of citrus trees had been cleared and 15 houses moved to make room for the park. However, when the real designing came around, Disney met with inevitable questions. How do you make believable wild animals, that aren't real? How do you make a Mississippi paddle ship? How do you go about building a huge castle in the middle of Anaheim, California? Disney asked his movie studio staff for answers. The design of Disneyland was something never done before. There would be four uniquely different theme parts: Adventure land , Frontier land , Fantasyland Tomorrow land. Bit by bit, Disneyland got ready for Opening Day. The staff worked around the clock to get ready.But opening day was a terrible disaster. Beside the terrible opening day conditions, the park did eventually pick up. By 1965, ten years after opening day, 50 Million visitors had come through the gates.51. When did Disneyland open?A. 1953B. 1954 D. 1965C. 195552. The following statements is true except__________.A.About 50 million visitors have visited Disneyland so far.B.Disney must have met many difficulties in building Disneyland.C.World War II had some influence on the building plan of the Disneyland.D.Disney was a great man with great imagination and creativity.53. What can’t you see in Disney?A. rivers, waterfalls, and mountainsB. flying elephants and giant teacupsD. wild animals C. a huge castle54. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means _________.A. gatherB. improveC. discoverD. good55. What’s the main idea of the passage?A.What visitors can enjoy in Disneyland.B.The difficulties Disney met in building DisneylandC.How Disneyland came into beingD. A brief introduction to DisneylandBBRISBANE—Australian Olympic chief John Coates has said Greek athlete Katerina Thanou should not be awarded the Sydney Olympics 100 metres gold medal handed back by Marion Jones.Jones, who this week admitted to steroid（类固醇）use in the build up to the Sydney Games, has returned the three gold medals and two bronzes she won in 2000.But Thanou, the silver medalist in Sydney, was herself banned for two years after she failed to appear for a drug test at the 2004 Athens Olympics.“I’d like to think that Katerina Thanou would not be awarded the gold medal,” Coates told the Australian Associated Press on Tuesday, “but there may be some legal difficulties for the Internationa l Olympic Committee (IOC) to overcome in order to reach that conclusion.”Jamaica’s Tayna Lawrence won the 100m bronze medal in Sydney behind Jones and Thanou.Coates also said he expected the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to hand back the medals won by the women's 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams.Two of Jones’s team mates in the 4x100m team which finished third in Sydney, Torri Edwards and Chryste Gaines, have also served doping（兴奋剂）bans.The U.S. women’s 4x100m relay team won the gold medal ahead o f Jamaica and Russia.“On the relays, it’s my expectation that the United States Olympic Committee will be required to also hand back the medals won by the other ladies who competed with Jones in the two relays,” Coates said.“That is normal practice.”The United States Olympic Committee (USCO) has publicly apologized to the organizers and competitors of the 2000 Sydney Games and the Australian public for Jones’s actions.As part of the USOC’s apology, president Peter Ueberroth promised that the U.S. would send a clean team to next year’s Beijing Olympics.56. Thanou get the Sydney gold medal because________.A. she didn’t pass the drug test.B. she served doping ban at Sydney Olympics.C. she didn’t take the drug test at Sydney Olympics.D. she ran the first at Sydney Olympics.57. Which of the following statements is True?A. Jones has got five gold medals at Sydney Olympics.B. The USCO has returned medals in the two relays.C. Jones also took part in the women’s 4x100m relay race.D. Thanou should receive Sydney gold medal.58. Why did Coates expect the USOC to hand back the medals won in the relay races?A. Because the IOC required them to do so.B. Because some of the runners of the U.S served doping bans.C. Because they didn’t tak e the first place in the relay races.D Because they felt sorry for Jones’s actions.59. What would probably happen next according to the passage?A. Thanou would receive Sydney gold.B. Fewer or no American athletes will serve doping drugs in Beijing Olympics.C. Jamaica’s Tayna Lawrence would receive Sydney gold.D. Thanou wouldn’t be allowed to take part in the Beijing Olympics.60. What is the best title of the passage?A. Thanou should not receive Sydney goldB. Jones has returned the Sydney medalsC. Beijing OlympicsD. The U.S would send a clean team to Beijing Olympics.CThe days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society －a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers, and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50wear red hats and purple clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.61．The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________.A．one branch of an organization B．a written agreement of a clubC．one part of a collection of poems D．a period in a society’s history of the baby boomers 62．The “baby boomers” are a group of people whoA．have gradually become more noticeableB．tried living a different life from their parents when they were youngC．are worried about getting old too quicklyD．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend63．We can infer from the text that .A．members of the Red Hat Society are interested in raising money for social workB．members of the Red Hat Society are programmers who can plan well for their futureC．members of the Red Hat Society believers in equality between men and womenD．members of the Red Hat Society are good at cooking big meals and taking care of others 64．Who set up the Red Hat Society ?A．Emily Cornette . B．Jenny Joseph . C．Joe Heywood . D．Ellen Cooper . 65．Women join the Red Hat Society because .A．they want to earn much money. B．they would like to appear more attractive C．they would like to have fun and live for themselvesD．they want to be more like their parentsDBelieve it or not, optical illusion(错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive (too great) speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards (danger) are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.66. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.A. they should avoid driving fast.B. they are driving in the wrong laneC. they should slow down their speedD. they are coming near to the speed limit67. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ________.A. can keep drivers awakeB. can cut road accidents in halfC. will look more attractiveD. will have a longer effect on drivers68. What does the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety do?A. change the road signs across the countryB. try out the Japanese method in certain areasC. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD. repeat the Japanese road patterns69. What of the following is true about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A. They are suitable only on broad roads.B. They are falling out of use in the United States.C. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.D. They are ignored in a long period of time.70. What’s the best title of the passage?A. a new pattern for painting highwaysB. a new way of highway speed controlC. a new way of training driversD. a new type of optical illusion答案星期二（U2-M2）第一节单项填空1-5 BBCBD 6-10 AACDB 11-15 BBABB 16-20 DACBA 21-25 CAACB第二节完形填空26-30 AADBA 31—35 CBADC 36—40 DDBCB第三节语法填空41. both 42. before 43.who 44. will be admitted 45. anywhere46. or 47. instead 48. which 49. why 50. that第四节阅读理解51-55 CADBC 56-60 CCBBA 61-65 ABCDC 66-70 CDBDB。
