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1、Unit2TheOlympicGames话题诵读日积月累［导语］北京将成为全球首座既举办夏季奥运会，又举办冬季奥运会的城市。但是《财富》杂志就2022年冬奥会提出了几个问题。一起来看看吧！Questionsaboutthe2022WintorOlympicsTheChinesecityofBeijinghasbeennamedhostofthe2022WinterOlympics,beatingoutAlmaty,Kazakhstanintheprocess・Sti11,there，spientyofu
2、ncertaintyoverBeijing'sabilitytohostwintertimeathletics.HerearethequestionsFortunehasaboutthe2022Games：1.TheprideofhostinganOlympiceventhaslostsomeofitslusterinrecentyears.HostingtheOlympicsmightseem1ikeitaffordsinternatiormlbraggingrights,butinrealityit
3、'sabigeconomicdrain.Greece's2004AthensSummer01ympicsleftthecountrywith$11billionindebt,accordingtoCNN-Beijing，sown2008SummerGames,meanwhile,cost$44billion.ThepreviousWinterOlympicGaines,heldinSochi,Russia,costabout$50billion.2.Beijingisnotexactlyawinterc
4、ity—butthenagain,neitherwasSochi.Soexpectfakesnow.Lotsandlotsoffakesnow.Here'salittleonhowSochiachievedthewintermiracle,perTheNewYorkTimes：Machinesmakesnowthesamewaynaturedoes,byfreezingwaterdroplets・Buttheydoitafewfeetabovetheground,ratherthaninthemuchc
5、olderconditionshighintheatmosphere.Snowmakingmachinesemployafewthermodynamictrickstohelp,butattimesthereisalimittowhatphysicscando.Temperatureiskeyinthisprocess.ShouldBeijingbetoowarmaroundthetimeoftheGames,thingsmaygetalittlerisky.Still,asCNNnotes,Beiji
6、ngwillhosttheice—basedevents,whilecompetitionsrequiringsnowwi11beheldabout120milestoBeijing，snorthwestinZhangjiakou.3.Beijingofficials,ofcourse,aredoingtheirbesttodissipatedoubtsregardingthecity，ssmogandpollutionissues・Forwhatit'sworth,thecitydidcurbpoll
7、utioneffectivelyin2008,soit'spossibleitcouldrepeatthoseefforts.XuJicheng,whohelpsleadBeijing2022’spressefforts,saidinastatementthat“technicallythepollutionhasbeenreducedandcontrolled,wehavesevenmoreyearstogoanditwillbesunshineandwhiteclouds.”［词海拾贝］1.lust
8、ern.光彩，光辉2.brag匕吹牛，自夸3.miraclen.奇迹4.thermodynamic$力•.热力的，热力学的5.dissipateK消除6.curbV.抑制［问题思考］Fillintheblanks1—3withthesuitablequestions.(Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed・)A.Whataboutthepollution?B.HowmuchwillitcostChi
