1、 Beijing，with cohost Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei Province，will host the 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022.It will be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games after beating Kazakhstans AlmaAta(哈萨克斯坦的阿拉木图 )to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics over the more than 100 years of his
2、tory.The Winter Olympics are a total of 15 categories(种类)，102 events.Beijing will host all the ice sports；Yanqing county of Beijing and Zhangjiakou will host all the snow sports.And a highspeed railway，which will be completed in 2019，will link Beijing with Zhangjiakou.It will take 50 minutes to go f
3、rom Beijing to Zhangjiakou.The Chinese government will take a series of measures to deal with air pollution and offer full support in finance，legal affairs and security(安全) to make sure that Beijing can present another impressive Olympics.Winning the hosting rights for the 2022 Winter Olympics not o
4、nly helps develop the winter sports in our country，but also strengthens the friendship and mutual(相互的)understanding between the Chinese people and the people from other countries and regions.It will also fuel regional integration between Beijing，Tianjin and Hebei Province，especially on transportatio
5、n，air pollution control and tourism.根据短文判断正(T)误(F)1The Chinese government is determined to make the 24th Winter Olympic Games a success.( T )2In the 2022 Winter Olympics，Beijing will host all the snow sports.( F )Period One Warming Up & ReadingPrereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思第一组1ancient A志愿者；志愿兵2medal B古代的
6、；古老的3compete C规则的；定期的；常规的4volunteer D奖章；勋章；纪念章5regular E比赛；竞争答案 1.B 2.D 3.E 4.A 5.C第二组6homeland A基础；根据7basis B( 露天大型)体育场8admit C祖国；本国9athlete D容许；承认；接纳10stadium E运动员；运动选手答案 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.E 10.B第三组11host A快的；迅速的12responsibility B相似性；相似点13replace C责任；职责14swift D做东；主办；主人15similarity E取代；替换；代替答案 11.D 12
7、.C 13.E 14.A 15.B第四组16Greece A巫术的；有魔力的17magical B奴隶18slave C希腊19gymnasium D座右铭；格言；警句20motto E体育馆；健身房答案 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.E 20.DStep 1 FastreadingWhats the main idea of the text?AThe history of the Olympic Games.BThe birthplace of the two kinds of Olympic Games.CThe similarities and differences betwe
8、en the ancient and modern Olympics.DThe competition between countries to host the Olympic Games.答案 CStep 2 CarefulreadingRead the passage carefully and choose the best answer.1What do you know about the Olympic Games according to the passage?AThere are two sets of Gamesone for every four years， whil
9、e the other for every two years.BAthletes from all over the world can take part in the Olympics，no slaves or women allowed.CThe Olympics were originated from Greece.DThere are over 300 sports in the Olympics.答案 C2Supposing the next Summer Olympics will be held in the year of 2024，when will the prese
10、nt session(本届) Winter Games be held?AIn 2020. BIn 2024.CIn 2022. DIn 2018.答案 C3How are the ancient Olympics different from the modern ones?AThe modern Games are held every four years，while the ancient ones were not.BAll of the sports in the modern Games dont exist in the ancient Games.CWomen were no
11、t allowed to take part in the past，but now they are also included.DAll the athletes can take part in the modern Games.答案 C4Why do many countries compete for the host of the Olympics?AFor the honor. BFor the medals.CFor the money. DFor the expense.答案 A5Which is the most proper explanation about the s
12、entence “Theres as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals”？AThe competition between the countries for hosting the Olympic Games is as hard as that for medals.BMany countries are willing and eager to host the Olympic Games.CIt is much harder to host the Olympic
13、 Games than to win medals in the Games.DTo win medals in the Olympic Games is harder than to host the Olympic Games.答案 AStep 3 PostreadingAfter reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.The Olympic Games are the 1.biggest(big) sports event in the world.There are two kinds of Olympic Ga
14、mes.One is the Summer Olympic Games，and the 2.other is the Winter Olympic Games.Both of them 3.are held(hold) every four years.All countries can take part if their athletes reach the standard to be admitted 4.to the games.Women are not only allowed to join in 5.but play a very important role.A speci
15、al village is built for the petitors(compete) to live in，including a main reception building，several stadiums for competitions，a gymnasium and seats for audience 7.who watch the games.It is 8.a great honour to host the Olympic Games.In addition，for many countries theres just as much competition to h
16、ost the Olympic Games as to win Olympic medals.Nowadays the olive wreath 9.has been replaced(replace) by medals.But its still all about being able to run faster，jump 10.higher(high) and throw further.Step 4 Sentencelearning1Pausanias，who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago，has come on a magical
17、 journey on March 18th,2007 to find out about the presentday Olympic Games.句式分析 此句为复合句。who 在句中引导非限制性定语从句，修饰 Pausanias；to find out about the presentday Olympic Games 是不定式作目的状语。自主翻译 大约 2 000 年前的一位希腊作家，帕萨尼亚斯穿越到 2007 年 3 月 18 日做了一次魔幻旅行，来打听现代奥运会的情况。2I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to
18、 write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.句式分析 此句为并列复合句，由并列连词 and 连接。I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece”为一个分句，宾语从句 what you call “Ancient Greece”在这一分句中作宾语；另一分句为“I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago”。 自主翻译 我生活在你们所说的“古希腊” 。很久以前我常写关于奥林匹克运动会的情况。3Ive come to your time to fin
19、d out about the presentday Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland.句式分析 此句为主从复合句。to find out about the presentday Olympic Games 为不定式短语作目的状语，because 引导原因状语从句，该从句中又含有 that 引导的宾语从句。自主翻译 我来到你们这个时代，想了解有关现代奥运会的情况，因为我知道 2004 年奥运会是在我的祖国举行的。.阅读理解AIn ancient Greece，there were f
20、our major athletic meetings and the Olympian meeting played the most important part in the lives of the people.As time passed，the Olympian meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a national event and then international.No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go but so
21、me official records date from 776 BC.The Games took place every four years on the plain by Mount Olympus.Thousands of people came from all parts of the Greek world to watch the games.The winner of the foot race had the great honour of giving his name to the year of his history.After a long history o
22、f almost 1,200 years，the Games were stopped for religious(宗教的) reasons.It was then decided in 1896 to start the Olympic Games again.The meeting was held in Athens and 311 athletes from 13 countries took part in it but the idea of such an international meeting attracted the worlds attention.After the
23、 1908 London Olympics，many nations sent their best athletes to the Olympics.Although the Games have been time and again threatened by some unfavourable political events，the Games have taken place every four years.Nowadays，the Games are held in different countries in turn.As the biggest international
24、 gathering of any kind in the world，athletes from different countries play games together and this provides them with good chances to learn to live together.The friendly feelings in the Olympic Village make people think of the world as one big family.The Olympic Games were hosted in Beijing in 2008，
25、and it is believed that the Games are a wonder of the world.语篇解读 本文属于说明文，介绍了奥运会的历史以及奥运会促进了人们之间的相互了解。1The first ancient Olympic Games took place .Aa thousand years agoBin the seventh century ADCbefore 700 BCDin modern times答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go
26、but some official records date from 776 BC.”可知，第一届古代奥运会应该是在公元前 700 年前举行的。故 C 项正确。2The continuity(连续性) of the Olympic Games was once broken because of .Areligious reasons BwarsCpolitical events DBoth A and B答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“After a long history of almost 1,200 years，the Games were stopped for re
27、ligious(宗教的) reasons.”可知，奥运会曾经因为宗教的原因停办过。故 A 项正确。3The Olympic Games meeting finally formed .Aa local event Ba national eventCan international event Dan official event答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“As time passed，the Olympian meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a national event and the
28、n international.”可知，奥运会最后成了一项国际盛会。故 C 项正确。4The friendly feelings between two countries are strengthened because .Aathletes come from different countriesBthey enable people to know each other betterCathletes live in the Olympic villageDthey live in one big family答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二、三句“As the bigg
29、est international gathering of any kind in the world，athletes from different countries play games together and this provides them with good chances to learn to live together.The friendly feelings in the Olympic Village make people think of the world as one big family.”可知，奥运会让各国人们有了相互了解的机会。这加强了国与国之间的
30、友好关系。故 B 项正确。BThe Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics.At this time，many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games.The first stamp marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics.From then on，publishing stamps during the White
31、 Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games，a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1935.The five rings of Olympics were printed on the front of the sportswear.It was the first time that the symbol had appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.In the 1950s，the stam
32、ps of this kind became more colorful.When the White Olympics came， the host countries(东道国) as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games.China also published four stamps in February 1980，when the Chinese sportsmen began to march into the area of the White Olympics.Japan is th
33、e only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics.Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of sports were printed on these small stamps.People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some athletes.语 篇 解 读 本 文 是 一 篇 说 明 文 。 文 章
34、 主 要 介 绍 了 为 纪 念 冬 季 奥 运 会 不 同 国 家 发 行 了 不 同 的 邮票 。5The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics .Aare of the same kind of GamesBare different kinds of GamesCare both held in summerDare not both held in summer答案 A解析 细节理解题。由文章第一句可知答案为 A。6From the passage we know that the symbol of five rings came into
35、being .Ain November 1935Bin the 1950sCfirst in GermanyDbefore the November of 1935答案 D解析 推理判断题。由第二段可知，1935 年 11 月，五环标志第一次被印刷在冬季奥运会的邮票上，因此可推知，五环标志一定是出现在 1935 年 11 月之前。7The Japanese sold out 14,500 million stamps in order to raise money for .Aan Asian Games Bits own peopleCpaying its debts Da worldwid
36、e Games答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第五段可知，日本出售邮票是为冬季奥运会集资，故选 D。8.So far the Winter Olympics have not been held in .Athe US BGermanyCChina DJapan答案 C解析 推理判断题。由第五段可知，日本是迄今为止唯一一个举办过冬季奥运会的亚洲国家，由此可推知中国还没有举办过冬季奥运会，故选 C。CIt is known that playing tennis makes us fit，helps us fight stress and gives us a feeling of satisfac
37、tion.We play tennis because its fun，and because our brains tell us to do that！ Scientists have found that playing tennis helps our minds cope with future conflicts and unexpected situations，as well as develop our social skills.Thats why both kids and young adults are fond of tennis so much.However，n
38、obody really knows how far back tennis goes.Some evidence suggests ancient Egypt or Greece，but stronger facts point to the 12th century France.When French monks(僧侣) were playing the game of jeu de paume(plam game) over a rope or against the walls，they would shout out every time one of them served th
39、e ball.By the 13th century the game had become very popular among the French，who built lots of indoor courts throughout the country.When the game was played indoors，jeu de paume looked a lot like presentday squash(壁球 )，but players were facing each other and not standing side by side.It became so fam
40、ous that the king and even the Pope tried to ban it，but they didnt succeed.From France，the game crossed the English Channel and became an instant hit with the British as well.Before the discovery of rubber，tennis balls were made out of wool，wrapped in string or leather and were struck with bare hand
41、s.Later the first racket was made out of wood and sheep guts.Since the balls had little spring，courts were quite small compared to what were used to.All of this changed when Charles Goodyear developed vulcanised(硫化的) rubber and the game finally moved its venues(地点) outside.Major Walter Clopton Wingf
42、ield established the rules of tennis(very similar to presentday ones) and the sport began to go international.The first Wimbledon tournament(锦标赛 ) was held in 1877.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。众所周知，打网球可以使我们保持健康，缓解压力，本文主要介绍了网球的历史。9The underlined part “cope with” in Paragraph 1 means “ ”Aagree with Bfind outCmake ou
43、t Ddeal with答案 D解析 词义猜测题。由画线词所在句“Scientists have found that playing tennis helps our minds cope with future conflicts and unexpected situations，as well as develop our social skills.”尤其是画线部分后面的 future conflicts 和 unexpected situations 可推断出画线部分的意思为“应对” ，所以 D 项正确。10According to Para.1，one of the reason
44、s why kids and young adults like to play tennis is that .Ait can improve their social skillsBit can make them happy and hopefulCit can represent what the future will be likeDit can solve their physical and mental problems答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第一段的最后两句可知，孩子们和年轻人喜欢打网球的原因是打网球能帮助大脑应对未来遇到的冲突及意料之外的情况，并能培养社交技能。故 A
45、 项正确。11What can be inferred about the tennis history?AThere is no clear evidence about its origin.BFrance is the first country to learn about tennis.CIt originated from the game of jeu de paume.DAncient Egypt or Greece is the first to play tennis.答案 A解析 推理判断题。由第二段第一句“However，nobody really knows how
46、far back tennis goes.”可知，没有人确切地知道网球运动的起源。故 A 项正确。12What is the main idea of the passage?AThe spread of the tennis.BThe feature of the tennis.CThe history of the tennis.DThe function of playing tennis.答案 C解析 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了网球的历史。故 C 项正确。.七选五Hi Grace，Hows it going？Sorry I haven t emailed for a wh
47、ile，but I had so much to do!I had told you about my decision to take up a sport.I knew I wasnt fit and I wanted to take some exercise.But that wasnt the only reason that I decided to do a sport.Students who play sports do better at school. 13 Exercise also helps learning and memory.14 First，I tried
48、soccer.I had played a bit of soccer before and I thought it wouldnt be too bad.I knew I couldnt run for very long without feeling tired.On the first day，I was able to run for the first ten minutes，but then I was so tired that I couldnt even kick the ball!Then， I tried volleyball. 15 I was able to run for the first twenty minutes and I wasnt the slowest runner in the team！After a few weeks，I could run faster and longer.I was doing better and feeling better. 16 Maybe Im not
