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　　     The International Olympic Committee (委员会) (IOC) is an　　 international, non-governmental, non-profit (非赢利) organization.

　　     It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.　　 　　The mission of the IOC is to lead the Olympic Movement by the　　 Olympic Charter (章程).

　　     There cannot be more than one member elected in a country. The IOC　　 may, however, elect a second member in countries in which either the　　 Games of the Olympiad or the Olympic Winter Games have been held.

　　     The IOC elects by secret ballot a President from among its members　　 for a period of eight years.

　　     The official languages of the IOC are French and English. At all　　 sessions (会议), translation must also be provided into German,　　 Spanish, Russian and Arabic.

(1)  A good title for this passage is ____________.

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A. IOC 　　   　　 　　　　　　　　  B. The Olympic Spirits　　 　　   

C. The History of the IOC　　 　　   D. The Olympic Games　　 　　

(2)   The word "mission" in the third paragraph probably means　　 　　   ______. 

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A. direction　　 B. duty or purpose　　    C. difficulty　　D. hope　　 　　

(3)   Which countries can have a second member elected to the IOC? 

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A. The countries where the Games of the Olympiad have been　　 held. 　　   

B. The countries where the Olympic Winter Games have been held.　　 　　   

C. Either A or B. 　　   

D. Both A and B. 　　

(4)   Which of the following statements is not true? 

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A. A president of the IOC may be either a member of the IOC or  a government official of any country.　　 　　   

B. The IOC elects a President secretly.　　 　　 

C. Only the members of the IOC can be elected as president.　　 　　   

D. A President's term of office is 8 years.　　 　　

(5)   No languages but __________ are the official languages of the IOC.

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A. French and English 　　   

B. German and Spanish 　　   

C. Russian and Arabic 　　   

D. French, English, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabia

It’s lucky for young athletes all over the world to get their chance at Olympic gold since the International Olympic Committee(IOC) voted unanimously (一致地) to host the Young Olympics.

The first-ever Summer Youth Olympics made their debut(首次亮相) in August of 2010. The 12-day competition featured 3,200 kids between the ages of 14 and 18. The first Winter Youth Olympics will be held in 2012 and are expected to attract 1,000 athletes. Both Games will take place every four years on a regular basis.

Childhood obesity was listed as one of the reasons for launching the Young Olympics, IOC president Jacques Rogge said he hoped the global competitions would inspire young people to get off the couch and get into shape.

Rogge also admitted that the IOC wished to attract a younger television audience to the formal Olympics. In the past years, interest in the Games among young people has decreased, with the average age of Olympic viewers on the rise.

Rogge agreed that kids today are more interested in such competitions as the X Games, which features such sports as BMX freestyle, surfing on the sea and Moto X Racing.

The Olympics have tried to keep up with the competition by adding BMX-crossing cycling(自行车越野赛), ski cross and snowboarding to the Olympic program. And the IOC is hoping to strengthen its reputation among teens by including skateboarding in the 2012 London Olympics.

56. The International Olympic Committee decided to start the Youth Olympics in order to____.

A. encourage young people to exercise more

B. stress the importance of the Olympics

C. develop student’s sense of competition

D. pull in an older audience to the Olympics

57. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

A. How long the Winter Youth Olympics will last.

B. When the Winter Youth Olympics will be held.

C. How many judges attended the Summer Youth Olympics.

D. Young people have lost interest in Youth Olympics.

58. The text tells us that _________ is likely to be added to the 2012 London Olympics.

A. skateboarding　　 B. snowboarding.　　　　　 C. BMX freestyle.　　 D. ski cross

59. The main subject of this passage is likely to be ___________.

A. childhood obesity leads to Youth Olympics

B. the history of different sets of Olympics

C. X Games are popular among young People

D. the first-ever Young Olympics

Was the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the “greenest” Games ever, BBC News reported.

Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of “a One Planet Olympics”.

What is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas — 2 million tons of contaminated (被污染的) soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that’s not all —. 99 percent of the debris (废瓦砾) were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium’s roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.

As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which minimized the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.

The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.

As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.

The clean anti-doping (反兴奋剂) result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.

1.To make the Olympic Park green, London _______.

A. recycled 2 million tons of contaminated soil

B. removed 99 percent of the debris from the city

C. built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials

D. applied green building techniques to the construction work

2.The underlined word “minimized” in the fourth paragraph probably means

A. increased as much as possible

B. reduced as much as possible

C. made good use of

D. took little notice

3.What can we conclude from the article?

A. The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held.

B. London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste.

C. Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic games.

D. The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory.

4.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. How to deal with the anti-doping

B. How to use recycled materials

C. London’s green games

D. London’s public transport