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| Olympic-Modern Olympic Games The completer results archive of summer and winter Olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all countries since 1896. www.olympic.it/english/home-16k Environment Beijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics [2007-03-11] Beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water [2007-02-05] ·Air quality in Beijing has improved over the past six years [2007- 02-01]·Green Olympics dream coming true … en.Beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52k Beijing announces planned role of Olympic torch relay Beijing announced the 2008 Olympic Games torch relay route and set off the Olympic Games torch on Thursday. … Green Olympics is one of the three concepts of the Beijing Games. … english.china.com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26k Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics -"Green Olympics" Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics -"Green Olympics", officially announced on Saturday, 24 September 2005. The symbol, created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, … my.opera.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18k Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004 On behalf of BOCOC, Wang Wei, executive vice president of BOCOC, gave a presentation about Green Olympics, introduced the environment protection work of BMC and BOCOC, and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics … en.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184.shtml-36k Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics? In which cities were the modern Olympic Games due to be held/ scheduled during the "war years", i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? … In which three years of the Modern Olympic Games were … More questions … www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sports/ olympic_games.html-12k OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT … aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and values, and the impact of the …[ Full story] SPORT ACCORD[2005-01-23]… www.olympic.org/ Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004 As put forward in the various official texts, the Olympic symbols of ancient Olympia, the Olympic flame and the Marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games, … www.c2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k | |||||||||||
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| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||
| Downing the last drop of an expensive famous brand H2O as well as remembering to throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin, makes you feel pretty good about yourself, right? It shouldn"t. Even when the bottles are recycled, there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water, says Melissa Perfers, the air-quality program manager for Environmental Defense. The containers are often filled in faraway lands, then shipped from abroad, and storedin refrigerators at your local store. Compare that with the influence on environment of turning on your tap, filling a glass, and drinking up! Anyone who is choosing bottled water for health reasons is misguided, says Peffers, "Most bottled water is just tap water." And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules. Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive, especially when compared with the alternative, which is almost free, and it is astonishing that America"s desire for bottled water seems impossible to satisfy, reaching nearly 30 billion bottles a year. "My parents" generation never had bottled water," says Isabelle Silverman, an Environmental Defense legal adviser. She has made a commitment to going bottle free."You don"t need to fetch it home from the store, and it"s cheaper," she adds. Bottled water"s role as a status symbol needs to change, Peffers points out. So when a waiter at an expensive restaurant offers "And what"s your drink?" that"s no reason to forget your conviction (信念). " Don"t be afraid to say, "I"ll have tap." Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you," Peffers says. "And then spend that money on a dessert." | |||||||||||
| 1. In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence "It shouldn"t." suggest that people _____. | |||||||||||
| A. shouldn"t feel pleased with finishing the water in the bottle B. shouldn"t feel good about drinking an expensive brand H2O C. shouldn"t be content with just recycling empty bottles D. shouldn"t be satisfied with drinking only bottled water | |||||||||||
| 2. According to the author, tap water is _____. | |||||||||||
| A. as safe as bottled water B. morel likely to be polluted C. healthier than bottle water D. less convenient than bottled water | |||||||||||
| 3. The underlined part "going bottle free" (in Para. 4) means"_____". | |||||||||||
| A. making bottled water free B. abandoning bottled water C. recycling use water bottles D. providing free water containers | |||||||||||
| 4. Why does Peffers ask people to say "I"ll have tap." Loudly? | |||||||||||
| A. To encourage them to set an example for others to follow. B. To advise them to save the money for one more dessert. C. To remind them to be aware of their social status. D. To persuade them to speak confidently in public. | |||||||||||
| Reading comprehension. | |||||||||||
| The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and crowds have gone home. Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof. Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs. The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business. To raise money for the idea, he toured the City"s private companies which fund new businesses and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint"s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around ￡500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr. Dunlop"s business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year. Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics. For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior (外部的) advertising space. The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious. | |||||||||||
| 1. "eco-friendly tents" in paragraph 1 refer to tents _____. | |||||||||||
| A. economically desirable B. favorable to the environment C. for holding music performances D. designed for disaster relief | |||||||||||
| 2. Mr. Dunlop established his business _____. | |||||||||||
| A. independently with an interest-free loan from Mint B. with the approval of the City"s administration C. in partnership with a finance group D. with the help of a Japanese architect | |||||||||||
| 3. It is implied in the passage that _____. | |||||||||||
| A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer B. most performances at British festivals are given in the open air C. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailored D. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users. | |||||||||||
| 4. The passage is mainly concerned with _____. | |||||||||||
| A. an attempt at developing recyclable tents B. some efforts at making full use of cardboards C. an unusual success of a graduation project D. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals | |||||||||||
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| The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we"ll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally. Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi"s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or S10 billion altogether. Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. The U.S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol (乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods-tree crops, grasses and wood products-but there"s no case for the government to pay to put the world"s dinner into the gas tank. Third, we urgently need to weather-proof die world"s crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond-which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather- can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation hind to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise. | |||||||||||
| 1. An international fund based on the Malawi model would ______. | |||||||||||
| A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per year B. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a year C. decrease the food prices as well as the energy prices D. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds | |||||||||||
| 2. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that ______. | |||||||||||
| A. it is not wise to change food crops into gas B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank C. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any way D. biofuels should be developed on a large scale | |||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | |||||||||||
| A. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against dry weal. B. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help poor. C. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds. D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not. | |||||||||||
| 4. In the passage, the author calls on us to ______. | |||||||||||
| A. slow down but not to stop economic B. develop tree crops, grasses and wood products C. achieve economic growth and political stability D. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage | |||||||||||
| Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. | |||||||||||
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