Group Tours of the Area of the 2012 Sites
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East London and the Olympic Park Tour
From Central London, travel through London’s East End — recently fashionable, multicultural residential areas, and once famous for market gardens, fine churches, and shipping-related industries. Hear a little of the dark side with stories of Jack-the-Ripper and street gangs.
Now into the 21st century, you arrive at the Olympic Park, already under construction. Imagine the 80,000-seat Main Stadium, the Multi-Sports Arena, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome, Olympic Village, Broadcasting & Media Centre and Stratford City.
For those who have a whole day in which to see East London we remend a morning East London and Olympic Park tour bined with an afternoon Olympic Greenwich tour.
2012 Sites Tour
The tour starts in Stratford where you view the work in progress on the Olympic Park.
Hear the history of London’s Royal Docks, as you travel to the Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Table Tennis and Taekwondo venue. View the O2 Arena. See the new London City Airport, Thames Barrier Park, University of East London, new waterside apartments and smart hotels.
For those who have a whole day in which to see 2012 Olympic London we remend a morning 2012 Olympic Sites tour bined with an afternoon 2012 Olympic Greenwich tour.
2012 Greenwich Tour
Greenwich will host 6 Olympic events.Your tour of Greenwich will include the Greenwich Park, where the equestrian events will take place.
Cross the Meridian Line to see the large buildings at Woolwich. Finally, we can show you the exciting developments taking place on the Greenwich Peninsular, which will be hosting a number of Olympic events.
【小题1】What can be learnt from the passage?A．London’s Olympic Park is being built.B．London’s East End hasn’t changed much.C．More than 6 Olympic events will take place in Greenwich.D．No events will be hosted on the Greenwich Peninsular.【小题2】Which of the following is not included in 2012 Sites Tour?A．Hear the history of London’s Royal Docks.B．View the O2 Arena.C．See the new London City Airport.D．Cross the Meridian Line.【小题3】If you want to visit the place where the equestrian events will take place, which tour will you choose?A．East London and the Olympic Park TourB．2012 Sites TourC．2012 Greenwich TourD．Olympic Park TourA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章大意：本文是一篇广告，推荐了几种2012年伦敦奥运会场地的团体游，在文中分别介绍了各个旅游线路以及参观项目等。
【小题1】A细节题。文章第三段Now into the 21st century, you arrive at the Olympic Park, already under construction. 现在在21世纪，你到达的奥林匹克公园正在建设中，所以A选项正确。
【小题2】D细节题。从文章第五段Hear the history of London’s Royal Docks, … View the O2 Arena. See the new London City Airport可知A，B，C三个选项都提及了, 而Cross the Meridian Line在文中没有涉及，所以D为正确选项。
【小题3】C细节题。文章倒数第二段Greenwich will host 6 Olympic events. Your tour of Greenwich will include the Greenwich Park, where the equestrian events will take place. Greenwich 将主办六项奥运会赛事，你的格林威治游将包括参观格林威治公园，骑马项目将在这里举办，所以C选项正确。