D．What to Be Expected from the 2022 Winter Games

答案　D

解析　标题归纳题。根据文章第一段第二句"...so the below are something to be expected from the Winter Olympic Games."可知，本文要介绍的是2022年北京冬奥会将给申办城市带来的变化。故D项正确。

2．What does the underlined word "idle" in Paragraph 7 probably mean in the text?

A．Lazy. B．Not in use.

C．Not serious. D．Not working hard.

答案　B

解析　词义猜测题。根据本段前面部分的关键信息plans to reuse，only needs to build a new rink和idle前面的动词left可知，画线词表示"闲置的"，此处讲的是"有效地改善奥运会后设备被闲置的潜在问题"，故选B项。

3．Which is NOT the benefit of hosting the 2022 Winter Games?

A．Air quality will be improved.

B．Transportation will be more convenient.

C．Winter sports will be popular across China.

D．The winter sports industry will help attract tourists.

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。由Blue skies下面两段的描述可知，2022年冬奥会将会促使北京及周边的河北和天津减少污染，改善空气质量，故A项正确；由Transportation下面的第二段可知，2022年冬奥会将会促进地铁、高铁和机场建设，使得交通更加便捷，故B项正确；由文章最后一段可知D项正确。C项中across China表述的范围不准确，冬季运动项目适合北方地区。故选C项。

4．"By2025，around600,000newjobswillappear."canbeanexamplefor________.

A．Transportation B．Winter sports

C．Transformation D．Tourism

答案　C

解析　推理判断题。由Transformation下面第一段中的"...the Beijing municipal government is looking at fostering sports­related industry as a new growth driver to power its economy."可知C项正确。

Ⅲ.任务型阅读

Adversity(逆境) is an important part of the human condition. If you have a passion for life，you have to accept every aspect of life，including adversity. Throughout your life，you'll be faced with all kinds of challenges. Some are going to be more difficult than others. The key is to learn