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The Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games are a big international sports event. The Games take place every four years. The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were in Chamonix, France. There were some ice sports such as skiing, skating, ice hockey, ski jumping and speed skating.

The 24th Winter Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. It will be from 4 to 20 February, 2022. There will be three zones （区域） for the Games: Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou.

The Beijing zone will be for the opening and closing ceremonies （仪式） and ice sports. Yanqing zone will be mainly used for skiing competitions. Zhangjiakou zone will be for the snow sports. Both Yanqing and Zhangjiakou zones are on the north-west of the Beijing zone, near the Yanshan Mountain. With pleasant temperatures and a perfect environment, these two places are good choices for the snow sports of Beijing 2022.

The high-speed railway can take people to the three zones and make the travel time shorter between the Beijing and Zhangjiakou zones, only 50 minutes (station to station). Within each zone, the convenient public transport can take players to the stadiums or fields within 5 to 15 minutes from the Olympic Villages. In 2008, the 28th Summer Olympics were held in Beijing. In 2022, Beijing will become the first city to hold both the summer and winter Olympics.

The IOC（国际奥委会）said. "Beijing plans to use the Games to help with the development of winter sports, culture and tourist areas as well as people's interest in winter sports."

1.When did the first Winter Olympics take place?

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2.How many zones are there for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games?

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3.What will the Winter Olympic Games bring to Beijing?

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根据中文意思，用所给词语写句子。

1.今天早上Tom起得太晚，没赶上早班车。(get up, too...to)

Tom __________ catch the first bus this morning.

2.妈妈每天一到家就开始做晚饭。(supper, as soon as, every day)

My mother begins to cook _____________________.

3.他们花了一年的时间为保护动物筹集资金。(take)

It _____________________ raise money to protect animals.

书面表达

假如你叫李华，某英文网站以I love Beijing为题征文，请你投稿。介绍一下北京的情况，北京著名景点或小吃，以及你热爱北京的理由。所给提示词语仅供选用。

提示词语：capital, north, population, large, weather, the Great Wall, Beijing Duck, Beijing Opera.

提示问题：What is Beijing like?

What is Beijing famous for?

Why do you love Beijing?

"Click!" That's the sound of safety. That's the sound of a seat belt locking in place. Seat belts save lives and that's a fact. That's why I don't drive anywhere until mine is locked. Choosing to wear your seat belt is as simple as choosing between life and death. Which one do you choose?

Think about it. When you're driving in a car down the road. you may be going 80 km an hour or faster. Then somebody ahead of you locks up his or her brakes（刹车）. You don't have time to stop. Your car knocks into that one. Now it has suddenly stopped. Your body, however, is still going 80 km an hour. What's going to stop your body? Will it be the windshield（挡风玻璃）or your seat belt? Every time you get into a car, you make that choice. I choose the seat belt.

Some people think that seat belts are uncool. They think that seat belts are uncomfortable. To them I say, what's more uncomfortable? Wearing a seat belt or flying through a car windshield? What's more uncool? Being protected by your car, or flying down to the road in your jean shorts? Wearing a seat belt is both cooler and more comfortable.

Let's just take a closer look at your choices. If you are not wearing your seat belt, you can get in and out of your seat easily. That sounds like a lot of fun. But, you are also more likely to get hurt really badly or even die. If you are wearing a seat belt, you have to stay in your seat. That's no fun. But, you are much more likely to walk away unharmed from a car accident. Hmmm.... A small pleasure or a serious pain. That's a difficult choice. I think that I'll avoid the serious pain.

How about giving money away? Do you lie to give your money away? Probably not. And when you don't wear your seat belt, you are beginning to give your money away. That's because kids are required（要求） to wear seat belt in every state in America. If you're riding in a car, and you don't have a seat belt on, the police can give you or your driver a ticket. I'd rather keep my money, but you can spend yours however you want.

Wearing a seat belt does not make you safe all the time. You can still get hurt or killed while wearing your seat belt. But wearing seat belts has turned out to be safer than going without them. You are much less likely to be killed in a car accident if you are wearing a seat belt. You are much less likely to get seriously injured if you are wearing one. So why not take the safer way? Why not go the way that has turned out to result in fewer deaths? You do want to live, don't you?

1.The writer talks about the example in the second paragraph to tell us .

A. it is dangerous to drive fast.

B. there are always terrible drivers on the road.

C. seat belts would protect us while driving on the road.

D. nothing is more important than seat belts while driving.

2.If the police give the driver a ticket, he will .

A. have to give money away

B. go to see movies about traffic accidents

C. have to stay in his seat

D. go to have driving lessons again

3.From the passage we can infer （推断） that .

A. kids hate to lock their seat belts unless the police ask them.

B. many people don't like seat belts because they look uncool.

C. seat belts are useless while we are driving too fast.

D. the writer prefers to wear a seat belt while driving.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Different Choices

B. Seat Belts

C. Driving Rules

D. Pleasure or Pain

Henry has got two bicycles.________ of them is expensive.

A. Neither B. None C. Both

Jenny has gone to Shanghai on business, but she'll be back in 3 days.I will call you ________．

A. as soon as she returns B. when she will return C. if she will return

—I have difficulty working out the problem by myself. Could you help me?

— ______.

A. It’s my pleasure B. With pleasure C. No, I couldn’t

The newly?opened company ________ the local people with more chances to work.

A. gives B. provides C. offers

________ we work at English, the better grades we will get.

A. The hardest B. Hardest C. The harder

My mom________be happy if she________this mess when she comes home from work.

A. doesn't；looks B. isn't；sees C. won't；sees