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A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sum. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg.  Then the next 55 kilometres leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost:200 yuan   Telephone:4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players . Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices:60,100,150 yuan
Time/Date:4:30 pm, August 26(Sat. ) Telephone:5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(觀眾).
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Dates:9-12 am, August 26 and 27
Telephone:7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
小題1:The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about      .
A．visiting teams
B．famous players
C．things to do for the weekend
D．prices to pay for the sports events
小題2:If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for       .
A．35 kilometresB．55 kilometres
C．75 kilometresD．110 kilometres
小題3:the underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means       .
A．raceB．practice
C．part of the trainingD．part of the tour
小題4:What is special about the rock climbing competition?
A foreign team takes part in it.
B. You can watch it without paying.
C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.
D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.
小題5: If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?
A．4675027B．7143177C．5012372D．7144850

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：本文敘述了觀眾將在8月26日和27日即周末看到的一些賽事。在8月26日和27日可觀看到總行程是110公里的自行車比賽；在8月26日，即周六，下午4：30可觀看到在工人體育館巴西足球俱樂(lè)部將對(duì)戰(zhàn)北京國(guó)安隊(duì)；在8月26日和27日上午9：00-12：00，觀眾將看到第三界全國(guó)攀巖比賽。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sum. ). Time/Date:4:30 pm, August 26(Sat. )和Time/Dates:9-12 am, August 26 and 27可推測(cè)這些項(xiàng)目都是安排在周末的。故選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的 ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg.  Then the next 55 kilometres leg, 和第二段的The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres.可推測(cè)自行車比賽的總行程是35+55+20=110kilometers。故選D。
小題3:詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段的 Then the next 55 kilometres leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的)part of the tour. 然后接下來(lái)的從燕郊到薊縣的55公里,,將是第一競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的旅游的部分。從中可知leg即part of the tour。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù) Rock climbing里的Free for spectators(觀眾).可知觀看攀巖比賽是免費(fèi)的，不要錢的。故選B。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Brazilian footballers里的Time/Date:4:30 pm, August 26(Sat. )Telephone:5012372可知星期六下午可以看到的是巴西足球俱樂(lè)部將對(duì)戰(zhàn)北京國(guó)安隊(duì)。故選C。
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