新视野大学英语第三册第四单元考试练习及答案.docx
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1、Part 1 Skimming and Scanning (MultipleChoice + Blank Filling)(每小题:分)Directions: Read the following passage and then answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the
2、 passage.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.The Olympic Torch (火炬)Every four years, the entire world turns toward a certain city, to follow the facts, records, and histories of overcoming. This year, all eyes will turn toward Athens, the place of the first Olympic Games.In a world
3、of about six billion inhabitants (居民),only a selected group of about ten thousand athletes gets to the Olympic Games. However, there is a ritual of the Games that allows thousands of common people to participate in the Olympic experience, which is unique in the world: the tracking of the Olympic tor
4、ch. The flame lit in Olympia is a powerful symbol, the force of which can be felt all over the world.The Olympic torch-past and presentThis tradition is not as old as the Games. The tracking of the torch was never part of the Games in Ancient Greece, yet it was part of Greek culture. The old way to
5、carry the Olympic torch through runs was in honor of several gods. They were carried from one temple to the other or to some particular city. The first to get to the place had the honor to light the flame of the gods with his own torch.The torch is currently completely integrated with the Olympic Mo
6、vement and is an instrument that should reflect not only the soul of the country organizing the Games, but also the technology available at that moment. For the Athens Olympic Games of 1004, the designer Andreas Varotsos selected the olive (橄榄)leaf. He wanted to include all aspects of his country, b
7、oth in the historical and cultural levels, at the same time making use of an international language that reflected the spirit of Greece and showed values of peace, love and harmony in all places.The tracking of the torch-the first half in the 20th CenturyThe fire was not employed as an Olympic symbo
8、l until 1928 when a flame was lit during the Amsterdam Olympics. That caught the imagination of the public. Four years later, in Los Angeles, Carl Diem, from the German Olympic Committee, decided to develop the idea. The flame was lit once again. But those were not real Olympic flames. When the Game
9、s were held in Berlin, in 1936, Diem introduced the first tracking of the Olympic torch.Torch tracking in the 1960s and 1970sFor the Games of 1968, in Mexico, the torch was carried to Spain, from where it would cross the Atlantic and follow the route of Christopher Columbus up to Central America. In
10、 Mexico City, Enriqueta Basilio was the first woman to light the Olympic flame.In 1972, 36 years after the Berlin Olympics, the torch was once again carried to Germany, and 1976 saw the change of the torch to show the growth of technology during the 20th century. In Athens, a machine collected the i
11、onized particles (离子立)of the flame and transformed it to electronic impulses (脉冲).They were then passed by a satellite across the Atlantic to Ottawa, Canada, where they sent to relight the flame. In seconds, the flame had crossed the world. From Ottawa, it was taken to Montreal, and then followed th
12、e conventional manner.In the 1980sIn 1980, for the Moscow Olympics, the Olympic flame was taken to the Soviet Union for the first time. However, the tracking of the torch in Los Angeles was the most complicated and also the most troublesome. The influence of the money in the sports was growing. In 1
13、984, this led to many quarrels in the Olympic Movement. The Americans developed a program in which each kilometer was sold and the money was given to sport organizations for the youth. This model allowed private sponsors to buy several kilometers, yet it was not well accepted in Greece, and there we
14、re many protests against the sale of the Olympic flame.The memories of the Berlin Olympics, in 1936, were remembered in the Seoul Olympics in 1988. The winner of one race in 1936 was the Korean Kitei Son, yet the medal was given to Japan, which occupiedKorea at that time. In 1988, he had the honor t
15、o enter the Olympic stadium with the torch, under his real Korean name, Sohn Kee-chung.Developments in the 1990sIn Barcelona, in 1992, the method through which the flame was lit was in all of the newspapers. Antonio Rebollo was appointed to shoot an arrow (箭)to light the flame. If he made a mistake,
16、 this would be the largest mistake of all time. But he did it right. In 1996, the torch was carried to all cities that had held the Games before. More than 10,000 runners took the torch from Olympia to Atlanta. Runners carrying the torch were community heroes chosen for this special honor. Any perso
17、n could indicate the name of someone regarded as a local hero to carry the flame for a while.In the new centuryDuring the trip to the Games of 1000, in Sydney, the tracking begun in Uluru, an important place for the Indian population. The first Australian aborigine (土著人)to win an Olympic gold, Nova
18、Peris-Kneebone, carried the torch through the first part of the tracking. Another aborigine, Cathy Freeman, who later would win a gold medal in women*s 400 meters, lit the flame.This year, the trip of the Olympic torch went through 127 countries of all five continents for the first time, including a
19、ll host cities of the previous Games and also the cities that are candidates (候选人)for the Olympic Games of 1012. Beijing received the flame for the first time in history.More than a ritual, the tracking of the torch has become an unexpected opportunity to involve thousands of people with the Olympic
20、 experience. As a flaming symbol, the torch has allowed thousands of common citizens to participate.1 are allowed to take part in the Olympic torch tracking. A. Ten thousand common peopleLJ B. Ten thousand sportsmenC. Thousands of common peopleD. Six billion inhabitants2. The Olympic torch is a tool
21、 that should not only reflect the technology available at the moment, but also A. the Olympic Movement B. the soul of the host countryE. C. the Games in Ancient Greecec D. the honor of the gods3. The first real Olympic flame was._ A. in Los Angeles Olympics in 1932LJ B. in Amsterdam Olympics in 1928
22、cU C. in Berlin Olympics in 1936 D. in Athens Olympics in 2004LJ4. In the 1968 Mexico Olympics, Enriqueta Basilio was A. the first woman to carry the torchc B. the first woman to take part in the gamesLJ_ C. the first woman to cross the Atlantic with the torch D. the first woman to light the flame5.
23、 How did the use of the Olympic torch in 1976 express the 20th centurys technological growth? A. By passing the flame by satellite.B. By carrying the torch back to Germany.C. By using an electronic torch.D. By taking the torch to Montreal.6.7.The most complicated and troublesome torch tracking was i
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