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1、2019-2020年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions练习新人教版选修8(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.AsLondonhadbeenselectedtohostthecancelled194
2、4Games,theIOCdecidedtoofferthe1948GamestoLondon.Londonacceptedtheofferandsetaboutpreparingthevenues(场地)andalltheotherthingsthathostingtheOlympicGamesneeded.WithlessthantwoyearstogettheGamesready,itwasagreatachievementinitselfthattheGameswerereadyontime.Thebudgetthatwasas
3、signedtohosttheGameswas￡600000,quiteasmallsuminparisontotheGamesoftodaythatcostbillionsofpounds.In1948,largepartsofLondonlayinruins.Foodandbuildingmaterialswereinshortsupply.ItwasdecidedthattheGameswouldbeheldwithnonewvenuesorathletevillagesbeingbuilt.Theparticipatingnat
4、ionsunitedtomaketheGamesasuccess.Athleteswerehousedinbarracks(兵营).Schooldormitoriesandevenprivatehouseswereusedtoacmodatetheathletesfromvisitingnations.Atmealtimes,athletesweregivenincreasedrations,thesameasthosereceivedbyBritishworkersintheessentialindustries,likeminewo
5、rkers,whichmeant5467caloriesaday,insteadofthenormal2600caloriesaday.Thespectators(观众)whocametotheGameshadtobringtheirownfood,astherewerenofacilitiestoprovidecateringatanyofthesites.Evengettingtothevenueswasaproblem.ThefamousLondonRedBuseswereused,andmilitaryvehicles,many
6、ofwhichweredrivenbywomenvolunteers,werealsousedtotransportspectatorsandathletestothevenues.Despitetheseproblems,theGames'openingceremonywasheldon29thJuly,1948,atWembleyStadium.Duringtheopeningceremonyamessagewasshownonthegiantscoreboard.Itread:“TheimportantthingintheOlym
7、picGamesisnotwinningbuttakingpart.Theessentialthinginlifeisnotconqueringbutfightingwell.”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.TheGreatestOlympicGam
8、esinHistoryC.TheDevelopmentoftheOlympicSpiritD.TheMostImportantThingintheOlympicGames答案与解析 A 主旨大意题。文章主要
