InordertohosttheOlympics,acitymustsubmitaproposaltotheIOC.Afterallproposalshavebeensubmitted,theIOCvotes.Ifnocitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated,thevotingcontinues,untilamajoritywinnerisdetermined.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsinadvance,allowingthewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.
InselectingthesiteoftheOlympicGames,theIOCconsidersanumberoffactors,andchieflyamongthemiswhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostlikelytostagetheGameseffectively.TheIOCalsoconsiderswhichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.Forinstance,Tokyo,thehostofthe1964SummerGames,andBeijing,thatofthe2008Games,werechoseninparttopopularizetheOlympicmovementinAsia.Becauseofgrowingimportancetelevisionworldwide,theIOCinrecentyearshasalsotakenintoaccountthehostcity’stimezone.WhenevertheGamestakeplaceintheUSAorCanada,forexample,Americantelevisionnetworksarewillingtopayspeciallyhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghours.
OncetheGameshavebeenawarded,itisthedutyofthelocalorganizingcommittee----nottheIOCortheNOCofthehostcity’scountrytoprovidethemwithmoney.ThisisoftendonewithapartoftheOlympictelevisionrevenues,andcorporatesponsorships,ticketssales,andothersmallerrevenuesources.Inmanycasesthereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.
AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedamountsofmoneybyhostingtheGames,theOlympicscanbefinanciallyrisky.WhenthefinancialgainsfromtheGameswerelessthanexpected,thecitywasleftwithlargedebts.
练习题：
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Duringvoting,thecity______willwinhostofOlympics.
A.gettingmostvotesinthefirstvote
B.gettingmorethanhalfvotes
C.beingsupportedbyamajorcity
D.goingaroundsuccessfully
2.Inselectingthehostcity,theIOCwillconsiderseveralfactorsEXCEPT________.
A.thetimezoneofthehostcity
B.theexistingfacilitiesofthehostcity
C.whethertheareahashostedtheGames
D.whetherprofitcouldbemadebythehostcity
3.Accordingtothepassage,oneofthereasonsforTokyotobethehostofOlympicsin1964maybe_______.
D.it’sniceandcoolinsummer
4.EveryOlympicGamesisfinancedby________.
A.thelocalgovernmentandthefinancialorganizations
B.thelocalgovernmentandtheorganizingcommittee
C.theIOCandtheNationalOlympicCommittee
D.thelocalcompaniesandthelocalmedia
5.Theword"proceeds"inthelastsentencemostprobablymeans"__________".
1.[A]事实细节题。根据第1段可知，根据调査，当今处于传统年龄的大学一年级的学生在17年来的民意测验中是“最追求物质享受、最自私的”，这与A所述相一致。
2.[B]事实细节题。根据第2段第1句指出现在大学生选择专业的目的是为了经济上的富裕，B中的financialgoals对应文中的financialwelloff，故正确。
3.[D]句意理解题。本句首选强调Career职业的重要性，之后强啁我们也必须理解其他领域的知识，所以这句目的是强调全面教育的重要性，故D正确。
4.[B]事实细节题。根据第5段第2句：同样毋庸置疑的还有，学习他人的各种智慧时，我们也学会怎样去思考。句中howtothink与B中的seethingsin…rightperspective意思最为相反，故B正确。
5.[D]事实细节题。根据文章的第5至6段可知，作者认为罢工要求加薪等一些追求眼前利益的行为是目光短浅的，故D正确。
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