TheBeijing2008OlympicTorchRelay(火炬接力)

1、 ReadingATheBeijing2008OlympicTorchRelay（火炬接力）TheOlympicflame（奧運(yùn)圣火）arrivedinBeijingonMarch31.Thehostcityforthe2008OlympicGamesstartedaceremony（儀式）inTiananmenSquareonthatmorningtowelcometheOlympicflamefromGreeceandkickoffaninternationaltorchrelay.ChinasPresidentHuJintaousedthetorchtolight（點(diǎn)燃）acauldro

2、n（圣火盆）,andpasseditontoChinasworldchampionhurdler,LiuXiang,1.thenhedecla宣布（）theBeijing2008Olympicstorchrelaybegun.ItwasthestartoftheOlympictorchrelay.InsideChina,thetorchrelayisgoingtopassthrough21citiesovermorethan30days.Therelayisexpectedtolast130daysandcoversadistance（距離）of137,000kilometres,passin

3、gthrough19countries,finallytheflamewillarriveattheNationalStadiuminBeijingonAug8,2008fortheopeningceremony.Withitstheme（主題），“JourneyofHarmony”，anditsslogan（口號(hào)）2.“LightthePassion,SharetheDream”,3.the2008OlympicTorchRelaywillbeanopportunityforBOCOG（北京奧申委）toshareitsOlympicmessagewiththeworld.WhendidThe

4、Olympicflame（奧運(yùn)圣火）arrivedinBeijing?Howmanydaysisthetorchrelayexpectedtolast?WheredidtheOlympicflamefrom?Whatisthesloganofthetorchrelay?WhodidPresidentHuJintaopassthetorchonto?BLiuXiangwasthefirstAsiantowinthemens110mhurdles（跨欄）attheOlympicGamesinAthens.Afterthathebecameanidoltotheyoungpeople.WhenLiu

5、Xiangcrossedthefinishinglinefaraheadoftheotherplayers,Inaworldrecord12.91seconds,ItwasLiusfirstOlympicsandhewonthegoldmedal.Hesaid“IthinktodayweChinesehaveshowedtheworldwecanrunasfastasanybodyelse.WhenLiuwasagradefourstudentinaprimaryschool,hewaschosenbytheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictinShanghai

6、topracticejumping.Butwhenabonetestshowedhewouldnotbecomeatallman,Liuwasaskedtogiveuppracticing.Afteroneyearalthoughhehadwonthenationalchampionshipforhisagegroup.Liusparentsalsowantedhimtogiveitupandstudymoreatschool,butLiudecidedtocontinuepractisingjumping.In1998whenLiuXiang,aged15metthefamouscoachS

7、unHaiping,hiscareerchangedgreatly.SunbelievedLiuXiangwasarisingstarandaftervisitingLiusparentsseveraltimes,finallyhepersuadedthemtoletLiupracticethe110mhurdles.AfterLiugotthegoldmedal,hebecamewellknownallovertheworld.ButLiuthinks2004isthebeginning,andheexpectstobeathispeakinthesummergamesinBeijingin

8、2008.LiuXiangsaid,Forsomeplayers,itsjustajob.Forme,itswhtaIlove.()LiuXiangwontheOlympicchampionshipattheageof12B.15C.21D.22()2.Theunderlinedwordpersuadedinthefifthparagraphmeans”“inChinese.A.支持B.教育C.說(shuō)服D.阻止()3.LiuXianggaveupjumpingbecausehisparentsstoppedhimfromjumpingthefamouscoachSunHaipingchangedh

9、isandhisparentsideasabonetestshowedhewouldntbecometallenoughtobeahighjumperhewassatisfiedafterwinningthenationaljumpingchampionforhisagegroup()4.WhatdoesLiuXiangthinkofbeingasportsplayer?ItisjustajobforhimItcanbringhimalotofmoneyItiswhathelovesDItcanbringhimalotofhonor()5.Formthepassage,weknowthatth

10、eChinesepeoplecanrunasfastasthepeopleinothercountriesLiuXiangdidntwanttotakepartintheOlympic.Gamesin2008CLiuXiangwasnotthefirstChinesetowinthesprint(疾跑)goldmedalinAthens.ifLiuXiangreachedthefinishlinein13seconds,hewouldbreaktheworldrecord.()6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Thehistoryofhurdles.Agener

11、alintroductiontoLiuXiangTherecordofhurdlesLiuXiangtookpartinOlympicsmanytimes.C.In2004,Chineseathletesgained32goldmedals.Itwasthehistoricalrecord.Amongthemthereweresomemedalsthatwenevergotbefore.Forexample,womensdoubletennisweneverexpectedtoenterthefinalmatch.TheathletesgaveourChinesepeopleabigpleas

12、antsurprise.AnotherbigsurpriseisfromayoungmannamedLiuXiangwhogainedagoldmedalinthe110-meterhurdlerace.Intheracethereweremanyfamoussportsmen.Liubeatthemandwontherace.Chinesewomensvolleyballteamalsogaveusakindofencouragement.Weareproudofthem.In2008the29thOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountry.Itisagreatch

13、anceforChina.AllChinesepeopleareexpectingwecangainmoregoldmedalsnotonlyfromthesportsbutalsofromthespirit.WebelievetheOlympicsisineveryonesheartandwealsobelieveOneWorldOneDream.()1Womensdoubletennisneverenterthefinalmatch.)2In2008the28thOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountry)3.LiuXiangbeatfamoussportsmen

14、andwontherace.)4.In2004,Chineseathletesgained32goldmedals.圖表題()1.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthepicture?YaoMingistallerthanYiJianlianYiJianlianisasoldasYaoMingYaoandYiareinthesameteamofNBAYaoMingBornSep12,1980Height:2.26mBorn:Oct27,1987Height:2.13Team:RocketTeam:BucksYiJianlian()2.WhichstatementisNO

15、Ttrueaccordingtothenotice?GOODNEWSstartSUNSHINESPORTSNextMondayover3P.EClassesatleast1hoursexerciseeverydaySUNSHINESPORTSwillstartnextMonday.TherewillbethreemoreP.EclassesaweekintheschoolThestudentswillhaveatleastonehourssporteveryday()3.ChineseplayerwonthechampionshipsA.tabletennisvolleyball.runnin

16、g()4.Thepictureisabout.A.Thepeopleareclimbingamountain.B.ThePLAmen(解放軍)areskating.C.Chinaswaroniceandsnow.()5。Rogergottheplaceatthe2000SydneyOlympics?A.fourthB.thirdC.secondRogersOlympicsRogerFedererisfromSwiss.Asweallknow,heistheWorldNo.1tennisplayer.Hewilltakepartinthe2008OlympicsinBeijing.Rogerfinishedfourthatthe2000OlympicsinSydneyandwasbeateninthesecondroundatthe2004gamesinAthens.()6.WhohasnthostedtheOlympicbefor