2014-2015学年人教版高中英语选修8单元测试题解析6份单元测评3

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1、单元测评(三)　Unit3　InventorsandInventions(时间：90分钟　满分：110分)　　　　　　　　　　　　第一部分　阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节　(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AJustafterWorldWarⅡtheIOCdecidedthattheOlympicGameswouldbringnationstogetheragain.AsLondonhadbeenselectedtohostthecancelled1944Games,theIOCdec

2、idedtoofferthe1948GamestoLondon.Londonacceptedtheofferandsetaboutpreparingthevenues(场地)andalltheotherthingsthathostingtheOlympicGamesneeded.WithlessthantwoyearstogettheGamesready,itwasagreatachievementinitselfthattheGameswerereadyontime.ThebudgetthatwasassignedtohosttheGameswas￡600000

3、,quiteasmallsumincomparisontotheGamesoftodaythatcostbillionsofpounds.In1948,largepartsofLondonlayinruins.Foodandbuildingmaterialswereinshortsupply.ItwasdecidedthattheGameswouldbeheldwithnonewvenuesorathletevillagesbeingbuilt.TheparticipatingnationsunitedtomaketheGamesasuccess.Athletes

4、werehousedinbarracks(兵营).Schooldormitoriesandevenprivatehouseswereusedtoaccommodatetheathletesfromvisitingnations.Atmealtimes,athletesweregivenincreasedrations,thesameasthosereceivedbyBritishworkersintheessentialindustries,likemineworkers,whichmeant5467caloriesaday,insteadofthenormal2

5、600caloriesaday.Thespectators(观众)whocametotheGameshadtobringtheirownfood,astherewerenofacilitiestoprovidecateringatanyofthesites.Evengettingtothevenueswasaproblem.ThefamousLondonRedBuseswereused,andmilitaryvehicles,manyofwhichweredrivenbywomenvolunteers,werealsousedtotransportspectato

6、rsandathletestothevenues.Despitetheseproblems,theGames'openingceremonywasheldon29thJuly,1948,atWembleyStadium.Duringtheopeningceremonyamessagewasshownonthegiantscoreboard.Itread:“TheimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnotwinningbuttakingpart.Theessentialthinginlifeisnotconqueringbutfight

7、ingwell.”语篇解读　1948年伦敦奥运会是二战后的第一届奥运会，二战后的伦敦百废待兴，在筹办过程中遇到了种种困难，但人们最终克服了这些困难，成功举办了这次奥运会。1．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFirstPostwarOlympicGamesB.TheGreatestOlympicGamesinHistoryC.TheDevelopmentoftheOlympicSpiritD.TheMostImportantThingintheOlympicGames答案与解析　A　主

8、旨大意题。