2023年开放英语形成性考核册及答案

开放英语形成性考核册及答案

作业1

第一部分:交际用语(每题2分,共10分)

一、阅读下面旳小对话，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处旳最佳选项。

1.MayIhelpyou,madam?

_________D____________.

A.

Sorry,Ihavenoidea

B.

Yes,Iknowwhattobuy

C.

You’dbettergivemeahand

D.

Yes,I‘dlike2kilosoforanges

2.MayIknowyouraddress?

________A______________.

A.

Sure.Hereyouare.

B.

Ihavenoidea

C.

It’sfarfromhere

D.

Sorry,I’veforgotten

3.Well,Mary,howareyou?

_________C______________.

A.

I’mgood

B.

I’mpleased

C.

I’mfine

D.

I’mnice

4.Idon’tlikethesportsprogramsonSundays.__B______

A.SodoI

B.NeitherdoI

C.SoamI

D.NeitheramI

5.Willyougoonapicnicwithustomorrow?

_________B___________________.

A.

Yes,butI’llhaveEnglishclasses.

B.

Sorry,IhaveanappointmentwithDr.Brown.

C.

I’mafraidIhavenoidea.

D.

NeitheramI

第二部分：英语知识运用（40分）

二、选择填空

阅读下面旳句子和对话，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处旳最佳选项。（每题2分，共20分）

6.Ithappened___D_____awinternight.

A.at

B.in

C.by

D.on

7Iknowitisn’timportantbutIcan’thelp__B________aboutit.

A.buttothink

B.thinking

C.to

D.think

8.That’sallsettled.It____D_______talkedabout.

A.shouldn’t

B.mustn’tbe

C.can’t

D.needn’tbe

9.Herparentsdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,soshewas___A________byheraunt.

A.broughtup

B.broughtout

C.grownup

D.grown

10._____B___________hesaidisquiteright.

A.That

B.What

C.How

D.Why

11.Don’tworry.Thereis___C________roomforallyourbookshere.

A.more

B.much

C.enough

D.some

12.What’shappenedtoTom?

____D___________tohospital.

A.He’staken

B.He’llbetaken

C.He’lltake

D.He’sbeentaken

13.Idon’tsupposehewillattendthemeeting,___B__________?

A.won’the

B.willhe

C.doI

D.don’tI

14._______A__________fineweatheritis!

A.What

B.Whata

C.How

D.Howa

15NotonlyIbutalsoJaneandMary____B________tiredofhavingoneexaminationafteranother.

A.is

B.are

C.am

D.be

三、完型填空

阅读下面旳短文，从短文后所给旳A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入对应空白处旳最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

MollyWilson___16_C___adancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshe___17__B___tosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.

Asachildshe__18_A_____asaballetdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshe__19__D_____amemberofapopdanceteam.

She__20__B___,and___21_C__shehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthem___22_D____.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.

Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the–worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.Hewasalsoworried___23_D_____Ihadneversailed__24_A____.Iwasnotbored,butI___25_B____somepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.”

16.A.is

B.was

C.hadbeen

D.hasbeen

17.A.decides

B.decided

C.haddecided

D.hasdecided

18.A.hadtrained

B.hadbeentrained

C.wastrained

D.trained

19.A.become

B.hadbecome

C.hasbecome

D.became

20.A.getsmarried

B.gotmarried

C.wasmarryingD.hadmarried

21.A.before

B.when

C.after

D.---

22.A.down

B.in

C.out

D.up

23.A.although

B.however

C.so

D.because

24.A.before

B.ago

C.since

D.after

25.A.met

B.hadmet

C.meet

D.hasmeet

第三部分：阅读理解（30分）

四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一种对旳答案，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

短文理解1

AnExtraordinaryChangeorDirection

MollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.

Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.

Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.

Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the–worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.”

BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.Shetellsonestory.“Onenighttheseawasveryroughanditwasverycold.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintotheboatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.Oneofthemencouldn’tmovebecausehehadbrokenhisleg.Theyweretakentohospitalbyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttime.”

BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan50,000poundsforcharity.

Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?HowdidIdoit?ButthenIthink,it’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.”

26.Whatdoestheword“extraordinary”meaninthetitle?___B___

A.veryordinary

B.veryunusualandsurprising

C.notspecial

D.extreme

27.Thesentence“myhusbandthoughtIwasbored“inPara.4meantthatmyhusbandthoughtIfelt__B______.

A.dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathome

B.annoyedbecauseIhadtowaitlongformychildrentocomebackhome

C.happybecauseIcoulddosomethingIwasinterestedininsteadoftakingcareofchildren

D.sadbecauseallthechildrenleftmewhentheygrowup

28.Theword“section”inPara.4mostprobablymeanshere__C_____

A.groupofpeople

B.partofthetraining

C.partoftherouteofsail

D.partofthejob

29.Whichofthefollowingisnearest(closest)inmeaningto“rough”inthesentence“Onenighttheseawasveryrough”inPara.5?___C______

A.notexact

B.difficult

C.notsmoothbecauseofhugewaves

D.pleasant

30.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat____A______.

A.thequalitiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancer

B.manyyearsofdancinghadalreadypreparedherforthesailcompletely,sosheneedn’tdoanythingbeforethejourney

C.sheshouldbekindtootherteammembersduringthetrip

D.sheshouldnotforgetdancingduringthetrip

短文理解2

Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages–haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonshopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.

ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine”of1845-6,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.BrazilisnowtheWorld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItisfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?___A___

A.Food

C.Potato

B.Chocolate

D.Coffee

32.“Some”in“Somestillexisttoday”refersto___C________.

A.somecocoatrees

C.someshops

B.somechocolatedrinks

D.someSouthAmericanIndians

33.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”because___C_________.

A.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse.

B.theywereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica

C.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotato

D.thepotatoharvestwasbad

34.Coffeeoriginallycamefrom___D_______.

A.Brazil

B.Colombia

C.Ethiopia

D.Arabia

35.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat___D_______.

A.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi

B.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi’sgoats

C.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinSouthAmericancountries

D.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs

五、阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后旳句子是对旳（T），错误（F），还是文字中没有波及有关信息（NG）。（每题2分，共10分）

短文理解3

Lilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.

Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it’susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.

Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.

Shedoesn’tlikerbeingleftonherownforverylong,soIalwaysarrangeforaneighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.

Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn’treallylikegoingbecauseit’salongjourney,butIneedtherest.

Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.Mumisfantasticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.Ialwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.Butwhatisthealternative?Anoldpeople’home?Icouldn’tdothattomymother?

36.Lilywakesbeforehermother.(T)

37.JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily’smother.(T)

38.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.(NG)

39.Lily’sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.(F)

40.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.(F)

作业2

第一部分:交际用语(每题2分,共10分)

一、阅读下面旳小对话，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处旳最佳选项。

1.Niceweather,isn’tit?

_______C_____________.

A.

I’mnotsure

B.

Yourknowitwell

C.

Yes,itis

D.

Yes,itisn’t

2.Whataboutgoingforawalk?

_________A__________________.

A.

Whynot?Agoodidea

B.

That’sallright

C.

So,doI

D.

Walkingisgoodtoyou

3.WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?

___________D___________________.

A.

That’sfine,thankyou

B.

Yes,please

C.

Takeaseat

D.

Ofcoursenot

4.Excuseme,howcanIgettothenearestsupermarket?

___________D___________________.

A.

It’snotveryfarfromhere

B.

Thesupermarketisverylarge

C.

Thegoodsthereareveryexpensive

D.

Sorry,sir.I’mastrangerheremyself

5.What’stheproblem,Harry?

_________D_____________________.

A.

Noproblem

B.

Notroubleatall

C.

Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit

D.

Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses

E.

第二部分：英语知识运用（40分）

二、选择填空

阅读下面旳句子和对话，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一种能填入空白处旳最佳选项。（每题2分，共20分）

6.Whichdoyoulikebetter,realmovies____D_______cartoons?

A.and,than

B.or,than

C.and,and

D.or,to

7.WhatafoolIhavebeen!Why__B______Ithinkofthatbefore?

A.don’t

B.didn’t

C.not

D.do

8.Timeismoney!Weshould___B_________ourtime.

A.befitfor

B.makegooduseof

C.playapartof

D.taketheplaceof

9.Youmustexplain___C_________howtheysucceeded___________theexperiment.

A.ofus,for

B.atus,at

C.tous,in

D.forus,to

10.Ofallthestorieshere,Ilikethisone___A_______.It’snotinterestingatall.

A.spoken,written

B.speaking,written

C.speaking,writing

D.speak,write

11.Wemustmakeadifferencebetween____A______languageand_________language.

A.spoken,written

B.speaking,written

C.speaking,writing

D.speak,write

12.Ithinkallthesearemainpoints___B________muchattention.

A.beingworthyof

B.worthyof

C.whichworth

D.whichworthyof

13.They__B_____thetrainuntilitdisappearedinthedistance.

A.saw

B.watched

C.noticed

D.observed

14.CanIgetyouacupoftea?

________A___________________.

A.

that’sveryniceofyou

B.

withpleasure

C.

youcan,please

D.

thankyouforthetea

15.Maryforgot____B_______alettertohermother,soshewrotetoherjustnow.

A.writing

B.towrite

C.havingwrote

D.tohavewritten

三、完型填空

阅读下面旳短文，从短文后所给旳A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入对应空白处旳最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey_16__C___longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape__17__A___evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan_18_D____,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.

Thestudyfoundthat__19__D______fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue20_B____themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter_21__B_____andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan22__A______anon-smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing_23___C________,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”

TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure_24___A_______manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople_25___C______.

16.A.for

B.of

C.to

D.in

17.A.or

B.and

C.but

D.either

18.A.thosewhodoesnot

B.thesewhodonot

C.thesethatdonot

D.thosewhodonot

19.A.thelittle

B.less

C.lease

D.theleast

20.A.that

B.whetherornot

C.ifornot

D.when

21.A.beingfat

B.tobefat

C.todo

D.doing

22.A.being

B.be

C.tobe

D.is

23.A.smoke

B.tosmoke

C.smoking

D.smoked

24.A.on

B.in

C.to

D.for

25.A.exercise

B.exercising

C.toexercise

D.exercised

第三部分：阅读理解（30分）

四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一种对旳答案，并在答题纸上写出所选旳字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）

短文理解1

PATtheDog

Didyouknowtherearesomeveryspecialdogsdoinggoodworkinourhospitalwards?ThesearePAT(PetsAsTherapy)dogs.Doctorsandnursesarerecognizingthebenefitsofpetsmoreandmore–particularlyforchildren,peoplewithmentalillnessesandelderlypeoplewhoareseparatedfromtheirownpetsorhavehadtogiveuptheirpets.

Strokingandplayingwithapetisacalmingexperienceandsomethingtolookforwardto.Onehospitalreportedthatamanwithamentalillness,whohadn’tspokenforyears,firststrokedandplayedwithavisitingdogandthenstartedtalkingtoit.

Today,around4,500dogsand50catsandtheirvolunteerownersareatworkintheUKbringingcomfortandpleasuretoover100,000peopleinhospital.

Therearemanyother“workingdogs”.Thereareguarddogs,policedogs,huntingdogsanddogsfortheblind.Disabledpeoplebenefitgreatly.TakethecaseofAlanSmythe,whohastovisithospitaleverymonth.Somethingsaredifficultforhimbecauseheisinawheelchair.Buthislifehasaltereddramaticallysincehegotagod,Tess,fromthecharity“DogsfortheDisabled”.“Shehelpsmetogetdressed,andshebringsmemysocksandshoes.Shefetchesthenewspaperfromtheshop,andshepassesmethephonewhenitrings.Ifeelsomuchbettertoo.It’slikehavingareallygoodfriend.Shecomeswithmetohospital.Once,shesavedmylife.Iamadiabeticandonedaymybloodsugarleveldropped,andwhenIwasgoingintoacomashewentnextdoorandshealertedmyneighbour.Hegavemeaninsulininjection.”

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?___B_________

A.Allthedogsareallowedintothehospitalstovisitthepatients.

B.Onlysomespecialdogscanhelpthepatientsfeelbetter.

C.Doctorsandnursesdoubtifpetscanbringcomforttothepatients.

D.Doctorsandnursesareawarepetswillbringbenefitstoallthepatients.

27.PetsareparticularlybeneficialtothefollowingEXCEPT____C________.

A.children

B.peoplewithmentalillness

C.theelderlypeoplewholivealone

D.theelderlypeoplewhohavetoliveapartfromtheirpets

28.ThefirstsentenceofPara.2suggests____D________.

A.touchingandplayingwithapetmakespeoplenervousandanxious

B.petscanmakepeoplebecomequietandattentive

C.peoplefeeluncomfortablewhentheytouchandplaywithapet

D.peoplefeelrelaxedandhopefulwhentheytouchandplaywithapet

29.ThedoghelpsAlandothefollowingEXCEPT____D_______.

A.Shehelpshergetdressed

B.Sheaccompanieshertothehospital

C.Shegetsthenewspaperforher

D.Shepicksupthephoneforher

30.Thesentence“whenIwasgoingtoacomma”meansthat____C_______.

A.whenIgothungry

B.whenIfeltasleep

C.whenIbecameunconscious

D.whenIfelldownonthefloor

短文理解2

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Thepartwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?

31.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel___B_______.

A.unhappy

B.funny

C.sunny

D.wonderful

32.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans___C_______.

A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassing

B.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogs

C.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeople

D.bothAandB

33.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the___C_____weare.

A.moreautomatic

B.easier

C.moredisconnected

D.closer

34.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?____D_____

A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.

B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.

C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.

D.Alloftheabove

35.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?__B_______

A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere/

B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.

C.Itmakeseverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsautomaticandmakespeoplefeelconnected.

D.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.

五、阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后旳句子是对旳（T），错误（F），还是文字中没有波及有关信息（NG）。（每题2分，共10分）

短文理解3

TheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligioussanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpaininthewestandTurkeyintheeast.

TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear766BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityofElis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgameswereheldinAD393.

Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword“athlete”isanancientGreekword,meaning“onewhocompetesforaprize”.Althoughwomendidnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourofHera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.

ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.ThemarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.ItwasnamedafteravillagecalledMarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmallGreekarmy.ThenewsofthevictorywasbroughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofMarathontothecapital.26mileswasthereforeadoptedasthedistanceofthemodernmarathonrace.

TheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Whichrepresentthefivecontinents---Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflamewasfirstcarriedinthe1932OlympicGamesinLosAngeles.TherewasnotorchrelayintheancientOlympicGames.ThefirsttorchrelayinthemodernOlympicGameswasstagedinBerlinin1936.

36.TheancientGreeksheldthefirstOlympicGamesin617BC.（F）

37.TheancientGreeksheldtheOlympicGamesfor393years.(F)

38.TheydidnotallowwomentocompeteintheancientOlympicGames.(T)

39.TheyfirstusedtheOlympicflagin1908.(T)

40.BoththeOlympicGamesandtheMarathonRaceareverypopularforoldandyoungpeopleinmanycountriesoftheworld.(F)

作业3

交际用语

1.

Hello,MayItalktotheheadmasternow?

______A______________.

A.

sorry,heisbusyatthemoment

B.

No,youcan’t

C.

Sorry,youcan’t

D.

Idon’tknow

2.

Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?

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