Question

【題目】 The 2012 Summer Olympics were held in London, UK. The city became the first in history to host the Olympic Games three times.

The London 2012 Olympic mascots(吉祥物), which are named after two small English towns, are Wenlock and Mandeville. They only have one eye. But they look very friendly. Wenlock is wearing bracelets(手鏈) in the colors of the Olympic rings. UK children and families helped design the mascots.

London had been preparing for the 2012 Olympics all the time. On May 5, the Olympic Stadium(體育場) opened in east London. Schoolchildren in London were the stars of the day. Niamh Clarke-Willis is 9. She pressed the button(啟動按鈕) to open the Olympic Stadium with London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe. There were more than 40, 000 people taking part in the ceremony. The stadium can hold 80, 000 people. It hosted the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics on July 27.

The 2012 London Summer Olympics were really a great success.

【1】How many times has London held the Olympic Games?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Three times.D.Four times.

【2】What do the names of the 2012 Summer Olympic mascots come from?

A.Two small English towns.B.Two UK children.

C.Two UK officers.D.Two UK families.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics was held on July 27.

B.The Olympic Stadium opened in south London.

C.The stadium can hold 80,000 people.

D.There were more than 40,000 people taking part in the ceremony.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

短文大意：短文介紹了2012年倫敦奧運會的吉祥物和倫敦為奧運會所做的準備工作。

【1】題意：倫敦舉辦過幾屆奧運會?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)The city became the first in history to host the Olympic Games three times.可知倫敦是歷史上第一個三次舉辦奧運會的城市，故選C。

【2】題意：2012年夏季奧運會吉祥物的名字來自哪里?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)The London 2012 Olympic mascots, which are named after two small English towns, are Wenlock and Mandeville. 2012年倫敦奧運會吉祥物以兩個英國小鎮(zhèn)文洛克和曼德維爾命名，可知選A。

【3】題意：下列哪個選項是不正確的?考查細節(jié)判斷。A. 倫敦奧運會開幕式于7月27日舉行。B. 奧林匹克體育場在倫敦南部開放。C. 這個體育場能容納8萬人。D. 有4萬多人參加了這個儀式。根據(jù)On May 5, the Olympic Stadium opened in east London. 5月5日奧林匹克體育場在倫敦東部開放，可知The Olympic Stadium opened in south London說法錯誤，故選B。

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