Forthe1992WinterGamesFrenchorganizersconstructedanewmotorwayparkinglotsandrunsforskiingintheAlps(阿尔卑斯山).Environmentalistsscreamed“Disaster!”ThuswarnedtheNorwegianshaveadopted“green”advice

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For the 1992 Winter Games French organizers constructed a new motorway parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps (阿尔卑斯山). Environmentalists screamed “Disaster!” Thus warned the Norwegians have adopted “green” advice and avoided great spots on the landscape . The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overturned ship and so as not to disturb the birds in the national park . Dug into a mountainside the hockey stadium is well covered and energy efficient . The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees. No wonder the president of the IOC (International Olympic Committee ) has called these the first “Green Games”.

Lillehammer’s opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation . During construction builders were threatened with $ 7 500 fines for cutting trees unnecessarily. Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillside . Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed in turn to pigs . Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in with enforcements by polite requests.

Environmentalist have declared partial victory : though Coca-Cola’s plan to decorate the town with flags has been scaled back (缩减，缩小) there are till too many boards and posters for strict green taste . Perhaps but after the Games athletes housing will be changed into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for students dormitories . Embarrassed (尴尬的；难堪的) by environmental complaints the IOC says that green awareness is now deep-rooted—along with sport and culture —as a long lasting part of the Olympic Charter (宪章).

Indeed Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its support from Greenpeace . Other host cities are picking up the code . Salt Lake City bidding for the 2002 Games may choose to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the ′88 Games . After that who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement ?

1．Which of the following countries didn’t pay enough attention to the “green” advice ?

A．Norway . B．France . C．America . D．Australia .

2．In which area did the environmentalists fail in Lillehammer ?

A．Energy . B．Housing . C．Smoking . D．Advertising .

3．Which of the following describes the IOC’s attitude towards the “green” advice ?

A．Think it right and will do something for it .

B．Pay no attention to it .

C．Think it difficult to deal with .

D．Apologize for what they did before .

4．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean ?

A．Other cities are paying enough attention to the green advice .

B．Other cities are trying to get support from the IOC.