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3．London has already hosted the Olympics twice before and the 2012 Olympics will make it the first city in history to have held three Olympic games．
The first London Olympics in 1908
These games were going to be held in Rome but，because of a volcano，Rome wasn't ready．London agreed to stage the games and the White City Olympic Stadium was built in just 10 months．What was new at these Olympics was the opening ceremony where athletes paraded（列队行进） with their teams behind their national flags．Only 22 countries took part and the profits were just over￡21，000!
The second London Olympics
Because of the Second World War，the 1944 Olympics were cancelled．Four years later the war was over and London was able to hold the Games in 1948．Things were very different in London during these Olympic Games and many years of war had left the UK poor and hungry．People called them the"Austerity Games"．But there were still some great sports and some exciting events!
59 countries took part，more than at any other Olympics before and the USA won the most medals with 84．For the first time，cameras filmed the games and broadcast them on television so that people could watch them in their own homes．
The third London Olympics in 2012
The Games this year are going to be bigger，better and more exciting than ever before． There will be more than 10，000 athletes from 204 countries taking part!
London wants to make sure that the benefits of the Olympics don't just last for a few weeks in summer but go on much longer．The buildings have been designed and constructed so that they can be used for different things when the Games are over．
61．The text is mainly aboutA．
    A．London will host the Olympics again       B．London's Olympic history
    C．London's Olympics will last much longer   D．London is ready for the Olympics
62．London hosted the Olympics in 1908 instead of Rome becauseC．
    A．London could build a stadium in 10 months
    B．only 22 countries took part
    C．there was a volcano eruption in Rome
    D．London could make more profits than Rome
63．The second London Olympic Games were called the"Austerity Games"becauseA    A．the UK were poor and hungry then
    B．there were some great sports
    C．the previous Olympic Games was jcancelled
    D．about 59 countries took part
64．The underlined word"them"refers toD．
    A．the 59 countries                     B．the 84 gold medals
    C．all the athletes                     D．the games
65．According to the text，we know thatD．
    A．the benefits of the Olympics used to last for months afterwards
    B．the 2nd London Olympics attracted more countries than any other Olympics
    C．the buildings for the 3rd London Olympics have more functions for future use
    D．the 2nd London Olympics were cancelled because of the Second World War．

Answer 1

分析 文章分三部分分别介绍了伦敦三次奥运会的基本情况，即比赛时间，参赛国家和运动员的数量．人们可以通过这篇文章来了解伦敦三次奥运会的基本情况．

解答 61．A 文章第三部分"The Games this year are going to be bigger，better and more exciting than ever before． There will be more than 10，000 athletes from 204 countries taking part!"今年举办奥运会比往年的更好，将由204个国家的 运动员参加，可以看出伦敦将第三次举办奥运会．故选A．
62．C 第一段"because of a volcano，Rome wasn't ready"由于火山罗马还没准备好，可以看出伦敦取代罗马举办奥运会的原因是罗马火山喷发，故选C．
63．A 文章第二部分中的"Things were very different in London during these Olympic Games and many years of war had left the UK poor and hungry．People called them the"Austerity Games"．"可以看出因为贫穷和饥饿伦敦第二次奥运会被成为"Austerity Games"，故选A．
64．D 文章中"For the first time，cameras filmed the games and broadcast them on television so that people could watch them in their own homes"第一次，摄像机拍下了游戏并广播电视，人们可以在自己家园看到他们，可以推断出拍摄的是比赛过程，故选D．
65．D 根据文章的第二部分"Because of the Second World War，the 1944 Olympics were cancelled"可以看出因为世界大战，伦敦第二次奥运会被取消，故选D．

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