新视野大学英语版册单元上机考试练习及答案.doc

Part 1 Skimming and Scanning (Multiple Choice + Blank Filling) (每小题： 分) Directions: Read the following passage and then answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage. The Olympic Torch (火炬) Every four years, the entire world turns toward a certain city, to follow the facts, records, and histories of overcoming. This year, all eyes will turn toward Athens, the place of the first Olympic Games. In a world of about six billion inhabitants (居民), only a selected group of about ten thousand athletes gets to the Olympic Games. However, there is a ritual of the Games that allows thousands of common people to participate in the Olympic experience, which is unique in the world: the tracking of the Olympic torch. The flame lit in Olympia is a powerful symbol, the force of which can be felt all over the world. The Olympic torch-past and present This tradition is not as old as the Games. The tracking of the torch was never part of the Games in Ancient Greece, yet it was part of Greek culture. The old way to carry the Olympic torch through runs was in honor of several gods. They were carried from one temple to the other or to some particular city. The first to get to the place had the honor to light the flame of the gods with his own torch. The torch is currently completely integrated with the Olympic Movement and is an instrument that should reflect not only the soul of the country organizing the Games, but also the technology available at that moment. For the Athens Olympic Games of 1004, the designer Andreas Varotsos selected the olive (橄榄) leaf. He wanted to include all aspects of his country, both in the historical and cultural levels, at the same time making use of an international language that reflected the spirit of Greece and showed values of peace, love and