When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other six cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Qingdao will hold the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events will be held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai will hold football preliminaries (预赛). Now the six cities and Beijing are busy building their Olympic stadiums.
The following form tells you more.
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City |
Event |
Where |
Time |
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Qingdao |
Sailing |
Qingdao International Sailing Center |
Aug.9-Aug.21 |
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Hong Kong |
Horse-riding |
Existing Competition Venue （沙田马术中心） |
Aug.9-Aug.20 |
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Tianjin |
Football preliminaries |
Tianjing Olympic Center Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 |
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Qinhuangdao |
Football preliminaries |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 |
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Shengyang |
Football preliminaries |
Shenyang Olympic Center Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 |
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Shanghai |
Football preliminaries |
Shanghai Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 Aug.13 |
1. How many cities are getting ready for the 2008Olympic Games?
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A．One. |
B．Six. |
C．Seven. |
D．Eight. |
2. _______ will hold horse-riding events.
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A．Qingdao International Sailing Center |
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B．Existing Competition Venue |
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C．Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium |
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D．Shanghai Stadium |
3. How long will football preliminaries take?
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A．13 days. |
B．12 days. |
C．7 days. |
D．3 days. |
4.The sailing will be held in _______.
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A．Qingdao |
B．Hong Kong |
C．Qinhuangdao |
D．Shanghai |
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．Football preliminaries for the 2008 Olympics will be held in four cities in China. |
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B．Horse-riding events for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 20. |
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C．Sailing for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 21. |
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D．Sailing events for the 2008 Olympics will be held in Qinhuangdao. |
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.
Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假腿). With the plastic artificial leg Jeff can ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America.
When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, but for the American Cancer Society.
Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”
1. Jeff’s right leg was cut off because he had_______.
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A．TB（肺结核） |
B．an accident |
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C．cancer |
D．a serious injury |
2. From the passage we know that Boston is _______.
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A．in the west |
B．half between the east and west |
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C．near Los Angeles |
D．in the east |
3. It took Jeff _______ to run from Boston to Los Angeles.
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A．about four and a half months |
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B．over two hundred days |
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C．almost twenty-five weeks |
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D．less than half a year |
4. The underlined word “disabled” means _______.
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A．优秀的 |
B．劳累的 |
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C．残疾的 |
D．无能为力的 |
5. The fifth passage tells us that _______.
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A．people should give him more money |
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B．people can do anything they want to do |
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C．some disabled men will become lawyers |
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D．disabled people also can run |
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The youngest international player The youngest international player was an 8-year-old table tennis player from Jamaica. Her name was Joy Forster. She wan the Jamaican table tennis champion in 1985 and she played in the Jamaican international team that year. |
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The most popular sport Yes, you guessed right! The most popular team game in the world is football. People play football in villages, streets and stadiums all over the world. The most famous football competition is the World Cup. It happens every four years. In the past, football was a game just for men, but now half the countries in the world have an international women’s team, too. The first Women’s World Cup was in 1991. |
1.Joy Forster was _______ table tennis player in the world.
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A．the youngest |
B．the best |
C．the most popular |
D．the oldest |
2. She played _______.
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A．tennis |
B．for her country |
C．against Jamaica |
D．football |
3. People play football in _______.
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A．villages |
B．streets |
C．stadiums |
D．A, B and C |
4. The World Cup _______.
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A．is held every year |
B．is well-known all over the world |
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C．is a game just for men now |
D．is a game just for students |
5. There was no World Cup for women players_______ 1991.
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A．before |
B．in |
C．after |
D．to |
根据对话内容，在空格中填写一个句子，使对话完整、正确。
A: Good morning, Miss Lin.
B: Hi, Liu Xing. 1________________________?
A: I’ve just been to the English Corner.
B: Really? That’s great! Did you talk with our
foreign teacher Mark?
A: 2________________________. But I’m not sure
if he understood me.
B: No problem. 3________________________？
A: He said I needed more practice. But 4. ________________________________________.
B: Take it easy! Everyone makes mistakes at the beginning. You should believe in yourself.
A: But do you think they like to talk with us beginners?
B: Yes, unless they are busy.
A: Well, could you help me with my oral English?
B:5________________________. You can come to me at any time.
综合填空
English is difficult to learn because it is so different from our mother tongue(母语). Also, we don’t have much chance to speak English with foreigners or hear English （1)s________.
So the first important thing for us to do, I think, is to (2) p_________ speaking English more both in and out of class. In class I listen to the teacher carefully and (3)t_______ my best to answer the teacher’s questions in English. After class, I listen to the tapes and wonderful English songs. I often retell the texts in my own words. I always work hard at English and (4)n_______ give up.
Of course this is not enough. When I find something interesting, I wrote it down in English. At first, I couldn’t write well, but with the help of my teacher, I have made great (5)p________.
词汇
A) 根据句意及首字母提示写出单词，完成句子。
1.The travellers found the hotel a___________ in this city expensive.
2.This party has eighty g___________.
3.The young man is writing an a___________ for a job.
4.There are v___________ ways of getting to the station.
5.I’m doing an English c___________ in the USA.
B) 根据句意及汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。
6.The Hills are such good ___________ (主人).
7.They’re busy ___________ (组织) a special meeting.
8.I have his phone number in my ___________ (地址) book.
9.I don’t like the ___________ (短裤) because they’re too tight.
10.The boss has ___________ (安排) all his business affairs before going on holiday.
