双奥城市北京

主题语境：人与社会体裁：说明词数：273难度：易Self-check

Beijing has become the world’s first and only city to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.The Summer Games in 2008 did change the level and awareness of Chinese sports around the world.China is now one of the top countries in multi-sport events.

Beijing used a number of the venues in the city,which is a fantastic legacy (遗产) for all of ice sports.1 .The National Aquatics Center,once known as the“Water Cube”,had been turned into the“Ice Cube”and was the Olympic competition venue for curling (冰壶).

Over the past 14 years,Beijing had blossomed（变得更加成功）in many ways.In terms of public transportation,in 2008 the capital city had 200 kilometers of subway in operation.2 .Beijing’s GDP per capita rose from $ 9 075 in 2008 to $ 28 500 in 2021.

Beijing has also had great changes,witnessed by the two Olympics.During the Summer Games in 2008,the most common task for volunteers was to remove illegal ads,which could be seen in many places,like walls in the city at the time.3 .

Still,many things remain in the city,silently carrying on its memory and spirit as an Olympic legacy.4 .Meanwhile,its capabilities of handling the complex situations have been further improved.They boosted public confidence in not only the cultural field,but also national identity and its own path of development.Back in 2008,the shocking fireworks show of the opening ceremony made a statement: China has arrived.5 .Instead,it showed a more prosperous,more confident nation.

附：人教版教材词汇使用情况

一、从方框中选一个适当的名词并用其适当形式填空使句意完整，其中有一个词是多余的。

1.Have you ever faced a moral ________ or heard of someone who did?

2.For example,using _______ technology,it would take over two years to get to the closest planets,Mars,and back.

3.Revise your draft according to your partner’s_______.

二、从原文中找出能替换画线部分的单词或短语。

1.Illegally parked vehicles will be towed away(拖走).

2.She was so encouraged by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet.