Like every other Olympics, the London 2012 Olympics will depend upon thousands of volunteers to help with the smooth running of the event. To show the importance of the role, London 2012 volunteers are to be called ‘Game Makers’. Lord Coe has said recently: “London 2012 is relying on brilliant Game Makers to help us create a great Olympic and Paralympic Games. ”
London 2012 Olympics volunteers will provide the face of London 2012, working behind the scenes and making sure the games are as well organized, efficient and, most importantly, as enjoyable as possible.
Despite the hard-work and often unsociable hours required of volunteers, applications to be considered as a Game Maker were unprecedented（空前的） with all the 70, 000 available positions applied within days. But, for those still interested in helping out during 2012 and being in the middle of the action, there are still a lot of opportunities available.
If you were one of those who missed out on the chance of being London 2012 volunteers, you can now apply to be one of the 8, 000 London Ambassadors（大使）. This important role involves greeting fans from all over the world, weling them to the fantastic capital city of London and providing a friendly face as well as help, advice and a good old traditional warm British wele. The view of London most visitors take away with them after the 2012 Olympics will mostly be down to the volunteers and ambassadors, so these roles play a very important part in the process of making the UK a great place to travel to.
Being a London Ambassador is a brilliant way to be involved with the London 2012 volunteers scheme and bee a part of what should be an historic summer.
【小题1】Why are London 2012 volunteers called “Game Makers”?A．They’ll decide whether the London 2012 Olympics are a success. B．They play an important role in the London 2012 Olympics. C．The London 2012 Olympics won’t be organized without them. D．They will work hard and effectively.【小题2】Which of the following can replace the underlined part “be down to” in Paragraph 4?A．be the responsibility ofB．be under the control ofC．be in harmony withD．be in charge of【小题3】What’s the purpose of the passage?A．To appeal to more volunteers.B．To introduce the London 2012 Olympics. C．To show the importance of volunteers. D．To guide how to spend the historic summer.B
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(答案→)B
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【小题1】B 细节理解题。结合第一段的the London 2012 Olympics will depend upon thousands of volunteers to help with the smooth running of the event. To show the importance of the role, London 2012 volunteers are to be called ‘Game Makers’可知答案。
【小题2】A 词义理解题。be down to意思是“可归因于； 因为”。
【小题3】A 写作目的题。文章介绍了奥运志愿者的作用并提出伦敦奥运会还可以为对此感兴趣的人提供机会，所以本文的目的是“吸引志愿者”。