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 becoming 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, welcoming 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 welcome. 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.
Becoming a London Ambassador is a brilliant way to be involved with the London 2012 volunteers scheme and become a part of what should be an historic summer.
【小題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.
【小題2】Which of the following can replace the underlined part “be down to” in Paragraph 4?
A．be the responsibility of
B．be under the control of
C．be in harmony with
D．be in charge of
【小題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.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：本文敘述了2012年倫敦的奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)依靠了幾千名的志愿者而使奧動(dòng)會(huì)能夠順利進(jìn)行，他們工作在幕后，來確保奧動(dòng)會(huì)組織良好、有效,最重要的他們盡可能愉快地工作。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)To show the importance of the role, London 2012 volunteers are to be called ‘Game Makers’.為了展示志愿者的作用，故選B。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)so these roles play a very important part in the process of making the UK a great place to travel to.猜測出負(fù)責(zé)的含義，故選A。
【小題3】寫作意圖題。縱觀全文來看是為了吸引更多的人來當(dāng)志愿者，故選A。
考點(diǎn)：體育類短文閱讀。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：寫作意圖題指作者在文中表達(dá)的意思，也就是寫作目的。只有掌握作者的寫作意圖， 我們才能了解文章的深層含義， 從而全面正確，深刻把握思想。作者的寫作意圖通常隱藏在字里行間。

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