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Was the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the “greenest” Games ever, BBC News reported.
Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of “a One Planet Olympics”.
What is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas — 2 million tons of contaminated (被污染的) soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that’s not all —. 99 percent of the debris (废瓦砾) were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium’s roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.
As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which minimized the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.
The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.
As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.
The clean anti-doping (反兴奋剂) result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.
1.To make the Olympic Park green, London _______.
A. recycled 2 million tons of contaminated soil
B. removed 99 percent of the debris from the city
C. built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials
D. applied green building techniques to the construction work
2.The underlined word “minimized” in the fourth paragraph probably means
A. increased as much as possible
B. reduced as much as possible
C. made good use of
D. took little notice
3.What can we conclude from the article?
A. The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held.
B. London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste.
C. Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic games.
D. The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory.
4.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. How to deal with the anti-doping
B. How to use recycled materials
C. London’s green games
D. London’s public transport
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Was the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the “greenest” Games ever, BBC News reported.
Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of “a One Planet Olympics”.
What is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas — 2 million tons of contaminated (被污染的) soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that’s not all —. 99 percent of the debris (废瓦砾) were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium’s roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.
As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which minimized the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.
The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.
As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.
The clean anti-doping (反兴奋剂) result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.
1.To make the Olympic Park green, London _______.
A. recycled 2 million tons of contaminated soil
B. removed 99 percent of the debris from the city
C. built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials
D. applied green building techniques to the construction work
2.The underlined word “minimized” in the fourth paragraph probably means
A. increased as much as possible
B. reduced as much as possible
C. made good use of
D. took little notice
3.What can we conclude from the article?
A. The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held.
B. London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste.
C. Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic games.
D. The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory.
4.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. How to deal with the anti-doping
B. How to use recycled materials
C. London’s green games
D. London’s public transport
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Was the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions．However, one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the“greenest”Games ever, BBC News reported．
Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste and transport．But things had to be different in London．
What is most impressive is that London considered the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas．2 million tons of polluted soils were removed and 200 old factory buildings were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness．com．But that’s not all．99 percent of the debris（废瓦砾）were reused to build the Olympic Park．
As well as using recycled materials, all gymnasiums were built with green building techniques．The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which minimized the amount of steel and concrete needed．Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent．
The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise．Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater．In this way, about 30-40 percent less water was used in total．Waste food package were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy．
As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport．For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions（排放）．
The clean anti-doping result also added to the greenness of the Games．Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games．
1.To make the Olympic Park green, London ________．
A．recycled 2 million tons of polluted soil
B．applied green building techniques to the construction
C．built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials
D．removed 99 percent of the debris from the city
2.The underlined word“minimized”in the fourth paragraph probably means ________．
A．increased as much as possible B．made 
use of
C．reduced as much as possible D．took little notice of
3.What can we conclude from the article?
A．The London Olympics cost less than
the other Olympics ever held．
B．London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste．
C．Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic Games．
D．The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory．
4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．The effort that London made to deal with waste isn't worthy of praise．
B．In terms of holding the greenest Games, the London Olympics was a success．
C．London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of private cars for free．
D．The IOC President, Jacques Rogge was unsatisfied with the anti-doping efforts at the London Games．
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Following the successful Beijing Olympics，Nanjing________70 million people for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
A．expects B．is expected C．is expecting D．has expected
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单词拼写（满分5分）
1.Hearing the news that his mother was ill ,he went home without d________.
2.Many different people made c________ to the development of TV.
3.Aspirin and Penicillin have proved b________ to mankind since they were invented.
4.A________ to accurate information is an important thing for anyone who is doing research.
5.The project was p________ until 2010 for lack of money.
6.Don’t ________ (牺牲) your health for money.
7.The province ________ (拥有) rich mineral resources.
8.His brother has decided to ________ (撤退) from the match.
9.If you still feel puzzled, why don’t you ________ (查阅) the dictionary?
10.I don’t like her ________ (随便的) way of dressing up.
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Why are some people successful and others aren’t? What’s the secret of success? 1.
Many of Gladwell’s ideas appear in his social psychology bestseller Outliers.2. Gladwell thinks that this is just an excuse for not trying… and if you really want to be good at something, you have to work at it. “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good,” Gladwell writes. “It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”
Central to the book is the “10,000-hour rule”. It means that if you want to be among the best in the world, you need to practise something for 10,000 hours. 3. For example, the Beatles played live in Hamburg more than 1,200 times between 1960 and 1964, which is more than 10,000 hours of playing time. And when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was 13, he was given access to a high school computer (one of the few available in the country), allowing him to practise computer programming for more than (Yes, you guessed it!) 10, 000 hours.
4. Take the example of Christopher Langan, who’s mentioned in the book. He’s got an IQ of between 195 and 210 (Albert Einstein’s IQ was estimated to have been between 160 and 180). As a boy at school, Langan was able to take an exam in a foreign language he’d never studied and pass it after just skim-reading a text book for three minutes. However, Langan never graduated from university and worked in labour-intensive jobs his whole life. This proves that intelligence alone will not lead to success—you need hard work, support, finance and opportunities. Gladwell adds, “No one — not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses — ever makes it alone.”
5. Even after you’ve put in your 10,000 hours of practice, you still need one other key ingredient — luck. So, you could be the most amazing guitarist in the world, but unless you’re lucky enough to play in front of a record company executive who sees a way of exploiting that talent, you aren’t going to be seeing your name in lights.
A.It isn’t just a question of time and support.
B.Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks he knows.
C.That’s equal to three hours a day for 10 years.
D.Of course, many people argue that you can create your own “luck”.
E.The popular view is that some of us are born talented and others aren’t.
F.The interesting thing is that success has nothing to do with intelligence.
G.Someone who’s willing to practise something for 10,000 hours is probably active.
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Why are some people successful and others aren't? What's the secret of success?1.
Many of Gladwell's ideas appear in his social psychology bestsellr Outliers.2.Gladwell thinks that this is just an excuse for not trying...and if you really want to be good at something. you have to work at it.“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you re good." Gladwell writes.“It's the thing you do that makes you good."
Central to the book is the“10.000-hour rule". It means that if you want to be among the best in the world, you need to practise something for 10.000 hours.3.For example, the Beatles played live in Hamburg more than 1.200 times between 1960 and 1964. which is more than 10,000 hours of playing time. And when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was 13, he was given access to a high school computer (one of the few available in the country) allowing him to practise computer programming for more than (Yes, you guessed it) 10, 000 hours.
The interesting thing is that success has nothing to do with intelligence.4.He's got an IQ of between 195 and 210 (Albert Einstein's IQ was estimated to have been between 160 and 180). As a boy at school, Langan was able to take an exam in a foreign language he d never studied and pass it after just skim-reading a text book for three minutes. However, Langan never graduated from university and worked in labour-intensive jobs his whole life. This proves that intelligence alone will not lead to success- you need hard work, support, finance and opportunities. Gladwell adds,“No one一not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses一ever makes it alone."
5.Even after you've put in your 10.000 hours of practice, you still need one other key ingredient - - luck. So, you could be the most amazing guitarist in the world. but unless you re lucky enough to play in front of a record company executive who sees a way of exploiting that talent, you aren't going to be seeing your name in lights.
A.It isn't just a question of time and support.
B.Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks he knows.
C.That's equal to three hours a day for 10 years.
D.Of course, many people argue that you can create your own“'luck".
E.The popular view is that some of us are born talented and others aren't.
F.Take the example of Christopher Langan, who's mentioned in the book.
G.Someone who's willing to practise something for 10.000 hours is probably active.
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_____ every year, many people do not hold a high opinion of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, it has become a somewhat necessary part of the festival.
A. As B. Therefore C. While D. Since
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If you look around the streets of London, you’ll see the many methods people use to move around. 1. Now there’s a new addition: electric, or e-scooters (滑板车).
This traditional children’s vehicle has become more complicated over the years. And now, with the addition of a small electric motor, it’s become a cheap and easy mode of transport. Scooting around town can be fun and doesn’t involve much effort. 2. But considering accidents involving an electric scooter in the UK, questions are being asked about their safety and whether traffic laws should be changed.
Many e -scooter riders in the UK broke the law. Some have been seen on pavements, others on the road jumping red traffic lights, adding to the frustration of motorists stuck in jams. In the UK, the law states that riding one on the public highway or pavement is forbidden. But, despite this, it seems the increasing popularity of e-scooters means they can be seen everywhere. 3.
The UK government is looking at how safely they can be used on the road and is ‘reviewing’ the law. But its transport minister, Michael Ellis, has told the BBC that: “Micromobility products are appearing in countries across the globe and are an exciting innovation for which we know there is demand. 4. ”
5. Despite the fact that some of them can exceed 30mph, they sometimes only have one brake and no lights. However confident the rider may be, larger vehicles on the road make them unprotected. So it seems more work needs to be done to give e -scooters a safe and legal space to travel in.
A.The roads are already crowded.
B.We are mainly after economic benefits.
C.People seldom see e-scooter accidents in the UK.
D.However, safety must always be our top priority.
E.And now users are calling on regulations to be changed.
F.There’s no doubt there are dangers in riding a two-wheeled scooter.
G.It’s no wonder they’re becoming increasingly popular in cities around the world.
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One of the biggest culture differences I noticed in London was ______ the people of London conducted themselves..
A.that B.how
C.what D.why
use of
the other Olympics ever held．