Question

Millions of sports lovers are still thinking about one thing----the Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia. Close to 2900 men and women competed in the 2014 Winter Games about a month ago.

The Olympics brought a lot of attention to Sochi, a city on the Black Sea, which is a popular area for vacation travelers. The area is known for its mild winters.

At least $50 billion was spent on the 2014 Winter Games, making it the costliest Olympics in history. Seven billion dollars was spent on the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. Olympic officials chose Sochi to host the 2014 games almost seven years ago. At that time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the games would cost about $13 billion. Yet the actual expenses exceeded his estimate. So where did all the money go?

Some observers say the high cost is partly the result of security measures. Brian Jenkins, a terrorism expert from the RAND Corporation, gave the following explanation. There were anywhere between 70,000 and 100, 000 policemen and military troops deployed around the city.

The main threat came from separatist and Islamist groups from the North Caucasus, especially from Chechnya and Dagestan. One group claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings in Volgograd last December. The attacks killed more than 30 people. The city is only about 600 kilometers away from Sochi.

Bruce Hoffman is a terrorism expert from Georgetown University in Washington DC. He says the increased security made Sochi a difficult target for terrorists.

It is thought that the terrorists' intention was to make life difficult for the Russians and to create some sort of incident that would take away the enjoyment.

The last Olympians from around the world on Russian soil were in 1980. That was a year after Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan. More than sixty countries didn’t take part in the Moscow Summer Games to show their anger.

1.According to the passage, why did the Sochi Winter Olympics cost so much?

A. Because it was held at an area popular for vacation travelers.

B. Because the Russian government wanted to make it the best ever held.

C. Because security measures at Sochi were stricter than before.

D. Because the original plan was made 7 years before.

2.It can be known from the passage that Bruce Hoffman was .

A. a terrorism expert from the USA

B. the writer who wrote this article

C. an athlete who competed in Sochi

D. a terrorism expert from RAND Corporation

3.Which of the following is false?

A. Sochi Olympics cost about 4 times as estimated.

B. Next winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver.

C. Many countries refused to attend the 1980 Olympics.

D. Security is often a problem in international sport games.

4.The terrorists might have attacked Sochi Olympics because .

A. they wanted to make trouble for the Russians

B. they thought Russia shouldn't spend so much on sport

C. they thought Putin was not a nice president

D. they were not interested in winter sports

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了2014年索契冬奧會(huì)的有關(guān)情況，以及歷史上俄羅斯主辦冬奧會(huì)的介紹。并告訴人們在冬奧會(huì)上安全是最重要的。

1.1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句Some observers say the high cost is partly the result of security measures.一些觀察者說高費(fèi)用主要是安全措施的結(jié)果。故選C。

2.2】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第一句Bruce Hoffman is a terrorism expert from Georgetown University in Washington DC. Bruce Hoffman是來自華盛頓Georgetown 大學(xué)的一名恐怖專家。可知選A。

3.3】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第二句、三句Seven billion dollars was spent on the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. Olympic officials chose Sochi to host the 2014 games almost seven years ago.2010年加拿大溫哥華冬奧會(huì)花費(fèi)70億美元。差不多在七年前奧委會(huì)官員選擇索契主辦2014年的冬奧會(huì)。下一屆冬奧會(huì)的選舉應(yīng)該在2010--2011年舉行，溫哥華剛剛主辦過冬奧會(huì)不可能參選，從這里可以推斷出2018年的冬奧會(huì)不可能在溫哥華舉行，故選B。

4.4】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句It is thought that the terrorists' intention was to make life difficult for the Russians認(rèn)為恐怖分子的目的是使俄羅斯的生活困難。故可推斷出A項(xiàng)正確。

考點(diǎn)：考查說明文閱讀。