大學(xué)英語(yǔ)B網(wǎng)考-電大英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)考

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)B2一、交際英語(yǔ)1、-Goodmorning,John.Howareyoudoing?-_________A：I'mpleased.B：Goodnight.C：Notsobad.Andyou?D：Howdoyoudo?答案：C2、-Howdoyoudo?-_________A：Fine,thankyou.B：Howdoyoudo? C：Nottoobad.D：Verywell.答案：B3、-Good-byefornow.-_________A：Thesametoyou.B：That'sOK.C：Seeyou.D：Longtimenosee.答案：C4、-Hello,I'mHarryPotter.-Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but______.A：callmyCharlesB：callmeatCharlesC：callmeCharlesD：callCharlesme答案：C5、-Who'sspeaking?-ThisisTom.A：speaksB：spokenC：speakingD：saying答案：C二、閱讀理解1、Ourchild'sbehaviorisgreatlyinfluencedbythewaywereacttowhathehasdone.Ourreactionshelptodeterminewhetherourchildwillrepeathisbehaviororwhetherhewilldosomethingdifferent.Thisstatementisaveryimportantpartofaprincipleofbehavioralpsychology.Theprinciplestatesthatabehaviorisinfluencedoraffectedbyhowtheenvironment----people,placesandthings----immediatelyrespondstothebehavior.Perhapswithoutrealizingit,youhaveusedthisprinciplemanytimes.Ontheoccasionwhenyoutoldyourchildwhatagoodboyhewasafterhecleaneduphisroom,youusedtheprinciple.Whenyousentyourchildtohisroomforfightingwithhisbrother,youusedtheprinciple.WhenIgaveKimacookieaftershestartedtocry,Iusedtheprinciple.Ineachoftheseexamples,aparticularbehavioroccurredfirst----cleaninguparoom,fighting,andcrying.Inaddition,therewasareactiontoeachbehavior----thechildwaspraised,senttohisroom,orgivenacookie.Bytheseactions,wehaveinfluencedthepreviousbehaviorsandhavehelpedtodeterminewhetherthosebehaviorswilloccuragaininthefuture.(1)、ThelectureismainlyaboutChildren'sbehaviorandourresponse.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Thelectureisbasedontheprincipleinbehavioralpsychology.A：TB：F答案：A(3)、Theaudienceatthislecturemightbesocialworkers.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Accordingtothelecture,thechildwassenttohisroomasakindofreward.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、People,placesandthingsareelementsof"environment"meantbythelecturer.A：TB：F答案：A2、IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Aperson,whois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(1)、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?________A：ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.B：Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C：Ifpeoplearelate,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.D：Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.答案：B(2)、Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?_______A：Amatterofwork.B：Amatteroflifeordeath.C：Youwanttoseehimorher.D：Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.答案：B(3)、WhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriendintheU.S.A.?A：at7:00amB：at4:00pmC：atthemidnightD：at4am答案：B(4)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?________A：IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B：Nomisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C：ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..D：PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.答案：D(5)、Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat_______A：it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime.B：themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.C：itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty.D：ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation.答案：B三、詞匯與語(yǔ)法1、Therehavebeenmany________intheirmarriagebuttheystillloveeachother.A：rightandwrongB：backandforthC：upsanddownsD：rightandleft答案：C2、Idon'tknow_______todealwithsuchmatter.61.Lindaofferedhimhercongratulations___D____hispassingthecollegeentranceexams.

A.atB.forC.of

D.on62.Mr.Whitehasawifeandthreechildrento_A__.A.raise

B.keep

C.grow

D.take63.Maryforgot__B___alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.A.writing

B.towrite

C.havingwrote

D.tohavewritten64.NotonlyIbutalsoJaneandMary___B____tiredofhavingoneexaminationafteranother.

A.is

B.are

C.am

D.be65.Ourplane__A___fromLondonat7:00yesterdayevening.

A.tookoff

B.putoff

C.flewoff

D.leftoff66.Onhisfirstsea__D___,hewasstillquiteyoungbutshowedgreatcouragetofacethestorm.

A.trip

B.travel

C.tour

D.voyage67.She’sunlucky,andshe’salwayssuffering__D__luckoneafteranother.

A.asick

B.anill

C.sick

D.ill68.Shehaslivedhere____B____threeyears.

A.

since

B.for

C.during

D.in69.Timeismoney!Weshould__B___ourtime.

A.befitfor

B.makegooduseofC.playapartof

D.taketheplaceof70.They__B___thetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.

A.saw

B.watched

C.noticed

D.observed71.That’sallsettled.It__D___talkedabout.

A.shouldn’t

B.mustn’tbe

C.can’t

D.needn’tbe

72.Thebedroomneeds____A_____.

A.decorating

B.todecorate

C.decorate

D.decorated73.---What’shappenedtoTom?

---____D_____tohospital.A.He’staken

B.He’llbetakenC.He’lltake

D.He’sbeentaken74.---Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmovies_D_cartoons?

--Iprefercartoons

____realmovies.A.and,than

B.or,than

C.and,and

D.or,to75.WhatafoolIhavebeen!Why__B__Ithinkofthatbefore?

A.don’t

B.didn’t

C.not

D.do76.Wemustmakeadifferencebetween__A___languageand_____language.

A.spoken,written

B.speaking,written

C.speaking,writing

D.speak,write77.We___A____everydaywhenwewerechildren.A.usedtoswim

B.usedtoswimming

C.usetoswim

D.usetoswimming78.Youmustexplain__C__howtheysucceeded_____theexperiment.A.ofus,for

B.atus,atC.tous,in

D.forus,to79.Youlook___D____.What______you________?

A.tire,did…do

B.tiring,have…doneC.tired,do…do

D.tired,have…beendoing第三部分閱讀理解短文理解1CAABBTherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentofchildrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanratherthanaman.TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?____C_____A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.B.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.2.Duringthelasttenyears,____A____.A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUKB.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUKC.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto____A____.A.soar(急劇上升)B.notmentionedinthepassageC.staystable4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?__B__A.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.B.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.5.Thelastparagraphtellsus____B____.A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemomentB.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynowC.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing短文理解2ACBCCPeopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial(人造的)substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance(物質(zhì))，suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan’tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposal(處理)oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1.Themaincauseofpollutionis____A______.A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironmentB.theproductionofnewindustrialgoodsC.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly_____C_____.A.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizersB.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasuresC.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause_____B_____.A.airandwaterpollutionB.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresourcesC.topayfortheservice4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?__C__A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.B.ReduceexcessuseC.Eating.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)itter”meaninparagraph2?__C__A.Bitsofwastthings

B.seriousproblemC.industrialpollution短文理解3ACBCBAfunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel______A_______.A.

unhappy

B.

funny

C.

wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans_____C_______.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the_____B______weare.A.moreautomatic

B.moredisconnected

C.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?__C_A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?___B___A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere短文理解4CBCACSomepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbikeridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles______C______.A.aremoreconvenientthancarsB.aresafertraffictoolsthancarsC.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby____B_____.A.thecitygovernmentB.somebikeridersC.somestoreowners3.“Bicyclelanes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____C_______.A.roadsforbicyclesonlyB.roadsfullofbicyclesC.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?___A___A.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanesB.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.C.TheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______C______.A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCityB.SpecialLanesforPassengersC.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork短文理解5ABBACBenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,

-itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.

ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotalpopulationofLondon.Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross-culturaltravellers”withoutleavingtheirhome-town.1．WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli’sstatementisanunderstatement?BecausehethinksLondonis____A_____.A.

aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversityB.

evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworld

C.

notanationatall

2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat____B_____.A.within10years40%LondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroupsB.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgroundsC.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries3.Ethnicminoritygroupswillmakeup____B_____oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.A.36%

B.40%

C.39%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon___A_____.A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedculturesB.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironmentC.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures5.Thepassagemainlydealswith____C_____.A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondonB.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondonC.theculturaldiversityinLondon短文理解6CACDDWhowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2002inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystarts_____C______beforethegamesarereallyheld.A.twoyears

B.

eightyears

C.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthe___A____bidders

forthe2008games.A.five

B.four

C.three3.TheWorldCup2002washeldin______C_______.A.Japan

B.SouthKorea

C.AandB4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?__D__A.Theextensionoftheunderground.

B.Theimprovementoftheairport.C.Thebuildingofnewmotorways

D.Alloftheabove5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?__D__A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.D.Alloftheabove.閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷其后的句子是否正確（T）、錯(cuò)誤（F），還是文字中沒有涉及相關(guān)信息（NG）。短文理解7FFTTNGTheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligioussanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpaininthewestandTurkeyintheeast.TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear776BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityofElis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgameswereheldinAD393.Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword“athlete”isanancientGreekword,meaning“onewhocompetesforaprize”.Althoughwomendidnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourofHera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.ThemarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.ItwasnamedafteravillagecalledMarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmallGreekarmy.ThenewsofthevictorywasbroughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontothecapital.26mileswasthereforeadoptedasthedistanceofthemodernmarathonrace.TheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Whichrepresentthefivecontinents–Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflamewasfirstcarriedinthe1932OlympicGamesinLosAngeles.TherewasnotorchrelayintheancientOlympicGames.ThefirsttorchrelayinthemodernOlympicGameswasstagedinBerlinin1936.1.TheancientGreeksheldthefirstOlympicGamesin617BC.F2.TheancientGreeksheldtheOlympicGamesfor393years.F3.TheydidnotallowwomentocompeteintheancientOlympicGames.T4.TheyfirstusedtheOlympicflagin1908.T5.BoththeOlympicGamesandtheMarathonRaceareverypopularforoldandyoungpeopleinmanycountriesoftheworld.NG短文理解8TTNGFFLilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it’susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.Shedoesn’tlikebeingleftonherownforverylong,soIalwaysarrangeforaneighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn’treallylikegoingbecauseit’salongjourney,butIneedtherest.Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.

IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.Mumisfantasticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.Ialwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.Butwhatisthealternative?Anoldpeople’shome?Icouldn’tdothattomymother.1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.T2.JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily’smother.T3.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.NG4.Lily’sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.F5.Lil