Within IOC, Samaranch was a man much admired and sometimes loved, the Spanish who made the organization into one that is rich and so powerful.
No one doubted Samaranch’s ability to make something impossible come true. In 1981 he ensured(确保) that Seoul was elected to be the host of the 1988 Olympics. Remember, that was a time when the two Koreas were at war with each other. And because Samaranch helped swing(使改变) Spanish votes(投票) across to London, rather than to Paris, London was made host for the 2012. To China and the Chinese people, Samaranch was considered a great friend. Thanks to his efforts(努力) during his last term as IOC president, Beijing and China won the Olympics for the first time.
Samaranch led the IOC from 1980 to 2001. Certainly, throughout his IOC presidential term, he had a soft spot for Moscow, for it was there that he was elected president of the IOC in 1980, and it was there that he managed to reach his final wishes as IOC president. Very early on in that 2001 Moscow session he wanted the Belgian surgeon, Jacques Rogge, a newcomer to the Olympic Movement, to replace him as president, for China to host the 2008 Olympic Games and for his son, Juan Antonio Samaranch junior, to become an IOC member. He got all three wishes.
Samaranch’s death came three months before his 90th birthday on April 21st, 2010.Samaranch became the president of the IOC in __________.
A.Spain | B.London | C.Paris | D.Moscow |
Samaranch was born _________.
A.in June, 1921 | B.in July, 1921 |
C.in July, 1920 | D.in June, 1920 |
Which of the following is NOT one of his final wishes?
A.London was made host for the 2012. |
B.Rogge replaced Samaranch to be IOC president. |
C.His son became an IOC member. |
D.The 29th Olympic games was held in Beijing. |
Which of the following is FALSE about Samaranch?
A.Samaranch ruled IOC for 21 years. |
B.Samaranch was good at communicating. |
C.Samaranch was born in Russia. |
D.Samaranch was regarded as a great friend to China. |
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新年即将到来,请为下面五个同学选出适合他们的新年礼物,其中有一项为多余Lin Yang: I like Yao Ming. He is great. I want to play basketball with my
friends.Liu Mei: It's very cold here, but I have only an old coat. It's my mother's.
I need new clothes.Wang Li and Wang Xia: We are sisters. We don't know the time to go to
school. We don't want to be late for school.Zheng Lei: Books are our friends. I want to read many books.
Dai Xu: My shoes are broken. My parents have no money to buy a pair for me.
If(如果) you don’t like reading books, this is for you.
* Have a few laughs (笑声). Sit down with a book of jokes, a picture book or a funny story- book first.
* Ask around. Ask your friends or your teachers about interesting books.
* Find new interests. After reading, you may find an interest in something new.
* Go to the library. Don’t be shy (害羞) about asking a librarian (图书管理员) a question like, “Do you have any books about soccer?”
* See the world (世界). When you want to know or see something, you can open the book about it.
Try to read, you can find there is a lot of fun in books.This passage(文章)is about .
A.how to read | B.what to read |
C.when to read | D.how to like reading |
According to the passage, if you don’t like reading, you should first.
A.read funny stories | B.ask teachers |
C.go to the library | D.find new interests |
If you want to find something about football in the library, you can .
A.look for it everywhere |
B.ask your teachers |
C.ask your classmates |
D.ask the librarian |
The writer gives you pieces of advice(建议).
A.five | B.four | C.three | D.six |
After reading, you can .
A.meet bad friends | B.eat well |
C.find fun | D.become shy |
Sue is an English girl. She is twelve years old today. She has a birthday party now. Her friends Amy, Lily and Kate come to her home.
Sue: Sit down and have a cup of tea.
Her friends: Thank you. Happy birthday, Sue!
Amy: Here is a cake for you. I’m sorry it’s too small. The shop doesn’t sell the big ones and Lily likes it very much.
Lily: Here is a card for you. Happy birthday to you, Sue!
Kate: Sue, this hat is my gift for you. Do you like it?
Sue: Thank you very much. I like all of your gifts for me. Let’s sing and eat the cake.
A little dog on TV: Happy birthday! Do I smell(闻) birthday cake?
“Ha! Ha! Ha!” They jump with joy and begin the birthday party. Sue is blowing (吹) out the candles on the birthday cake. And all her friends are singing, “Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday...”Whose birthday is it?
A.It’s Kate’s. | B.It’s Sue’s. |
C.It’s Amy’s. | D.It’s Lily’s. |
Lily gives a to Sue as a gift.
A.hat | B.card | C.cake | D.pen |
They at Sue’s home.
A.spell their names | B.call their friends |
C.watch TV | D.eat apples |
They feel very at the party.
A.happy | B.boring | C.easy | D.sad |
What does Sue like?
A.The card. | B.The hat. |
C.The cake. | D.All of the above. |
I’m Lin Min. My sister Lin Li is a teacher, but she isn’t in Beijing with us. She works in a small school in Yushu in Qinghai. She works very hard. Every morning after breakfast, she goes to four of her students’ homes and brings them to school. At eight o’clock, the students have the first morning class. After four classes, they have lunch at school. During the lunch time, Lin Li tells some stories to them. The students like listening to her stories. The afternoon classes start at 13:00 and finish at 16:00. After school, Lin Li sends the four students back to their homes. In the evening, she doesn’t watch TV or play computer games. She usually checks her students’ homework. Then she goes to bed at 22:00.
Lin Li wants to do more things for her students. She is a great teacher, isn’t she?Where is Lin Min?
A.In Yushu. | B.In Beijing. |
C.In Shanghai. | D.In Qinghai. |
What does the word “hard” mean in Chinese?
A.快速地 | B.悲伤地 | C.简单地 | D.努力地 |
Why does Lin Li go to some of her students’ homes in the morning?
A.To visit their parents. |
B.To tell stories to them. |
C.To bring them to school. |
D.To help them with homework. |
What does Lin Li do in a day?
①She watches TV.
②She tells stories to her students.
③She plays computer games.
④She checks her students’ homework.
⑤She sends some students back to their homes.
A.②③④ | B.③④⑤ |
C.②④⑤ | D.①②③④⑤ |
What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Lin Min’s family. | B.Lin Li’s work. |
C.Lin Min’s school. | D.The kids in Yushu. |
Would you like to adopt an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.
Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.
Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.Brocky is________.
A.an animal zoo |
B.an adopted child |
C.a tiger without children’s love |
D.a tiger in need of adoption |
Several hundred people give money to the zoo to help Brocky because ________.
A.its food is too expensive for one person to afford |
B.people don’t want to spend too much money on Brocky |
C.people don’t love Brocky enough |
D.the zoo forces them to do so |
Children will be ________ if they go to the zoo to visit the tiger Brocky.
A.frightened | B.excited and happy |
C.nervous | D.surprised |
With so many people’s money, Brocky now can _________.
A.play with many toys |
B.live without being hungry |
C.eat meat every day |
D.have an air-conditioned room to live in |
We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________.
A.zoos are too poor to feed the animals |
B.there are too many animals in the zoo |
C.many people are kind to animals |
D.children love animals better than adults do |