2014-2015学年人教版高中英语选修单元测评3英语练习题.pdfVIP

单元测评(三)　Unit 3　Inventors and Inventions ( 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。 A Just after World War Ⅱ the IOC decided that the Olympic Games would bring nations together again. As London had been selected to host the cancelled 1944 Games, the IOC decided to offer the 1948 Games to London. London accepted the offer and set about preparing the venues (场 地) and all the other things that hosting the Olympic Games needed. With less than two years to get the Games ready, it was a great achievement in itself that the Games were ready on time. The budget that was assigned to host the Games was ￡600 000, quite a small sum in comparison to the Games of today that cost billions of pounds. In 1948, large parts of London lay in ruins. Food and building materials were in short supply. It was decided that the Games would be held with no new venues or athlete villages being built. The participating nations united to make the Games a success. Athletes were housed in barracks (兵 营 ). School dormitories and even private houses were used to accommodate the athletes from visiting nations. At mealtimes, athletes were given increased rations, the same as those received by British workers in the essential industries, like mineworkers, which meant 5 467 calories a day, instead of the normal 2 600 calories a day. The spectators (观众) who came to the Games had to bring their own food, as there were no facilities to provide catering at any of the sites. Even getting to the venues was a problem. The famous London Red Buses were used, and