2015-2016学年高一英语外研版必修4 阅读提升作业 三 Module 1 Period 3 Word版含解析.docVIP

温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。 阅读提升作业 三 Module 1　Period 3 Ⅰ. 阅读理解BEIJING—China has won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in its capital of Beijing, making it the first city to host both the summer and winter games. The decision comes despite concerns from international rights groups and activists who say awarding Beijing is the wrong decision. The vote to decide which of the two remaining cities bidding for the games would win—Kazakhstan’s Almaty(阿拉木图)and China’s Beijing—was a close one with 44 voting in favor of Beijing to 40 for Almaty. A slight technical problem appeared during the process, when International Olympic Committee members had to switch from electronic tablets to submit paper ballots. IOC President Thomas Bach announced the decision. “The International Olympic Committee has the honor to announce the host city of the Olympic Winter Games 2022—Beijing, ”he said. Chinese officials and members of the bidding team who were at the IOC vote in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia leapt up from the seats and hugged one another after hearing the decision. Some burst into tears. In a rare display of emotion, an announcer on the state-run CCTV news channel had to pause when starting off his report about the decision to control his excitement. In Beijing, outside the Bird’s Nest, which was a main venue(场馆)for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, elderly women were dancing and singing—in what appeared to be more of an organized gathering than a natural celebration. Others waved the Chinese flag and stood on the Great Wall. In the city of Zhangjiakou, nearly 200 kilometers outside of Beijing where some of the events will be held, local residents were excited. In other parts of Beijing, however, there were few celebrations, while most were pleased with the decision. Well-known Chinese athletes such as Yao Ming—a member of the bidding team for the games—see the awarding of the bid to Beijing as an opportunity to inspire interest in winter