单选题 Prime Minister Tony Blair and David Beckham were leading a last-minute charm offensive to secure the 2012 Olympics for London — as a new row flared with leading rival Paris.
Mr Blair hailed the capital's "brilliant" bid to host the games and said the event would provide a "wonderful legacy" for British sport.
He was addressing a reception at the High Commissioner's residence in Singapore, attended by a glittering array of sporting stars led by David and Victoria Beckham.
Mr Blair, speaking alongside Lord Coe and his bid team, told guests: "We are very proud of our country and we feel we can make the Olympic movement proud of this bid as well."
Dignitaries at the event included the Princess Royal, Sir Steve Redgrave, Daley Thompson, Jonathan Edwards, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Denise Lewis, David Hemery. Tanni Grey-Thompson and Sir Bobby Charlton.
French officials were earlier angered by critical comments about the centrepiece Paris stadium— the Stade de France — made by two Australian consultants to the London bid.
Jim Sloman, the former chief operating officer of the Sydney Games, and architect Rod Sheard, had claimed at a press conference that the arena was not ideal for athletics, prompting anger from the Paris bid team.
Though the French team decided not to make an official complaint, relations have been further strained following comments said to have been made by French President Jacques Chirac.
Speaking ahead of the G8 conference in Scotland, the politician reportedly told German and Russian leaders that all Britain has ever done for European agriculture is "mad cow". He is also quoted as telling diplomats: "We can't trust people who have such bad food."
Mr Blair, who is due to head off to the G8 summit in Scotland before Wednesday's International Olympic Committee vote, refused to trade barbs with French president Jacques Chirac.

单选题 What does "the event" in paragraph two refer to?

A、 London's bid.
B、 London hosts the 2012 Olympics.
C、 The 2012 Olympics.
D、 None of the above.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】见第二段Mr Blair hailed the capital's “brilliant” bid to host the games and said the event would provide a“wonderful legacy”for British sport．

单选题 French officials were angered most likely because ______.

A、 Blair exposed that the centerpiece Paris stadium was not ideal for athletics
B、 they would not make all official complaint
C、 they thought Britain's such activity was insidious
D、 they felt that London took advantage

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】见第六段。French officials were earlier angered by critical comments about the centrepiece Paris stadium—the Stade de France—made by two Australian consultants to the London bid．

单选题 French President said that "all Britain has ever done for European agriculture is mad cow", which is most likely to be ______.

A、 true
B、 critical
C、 ironic
D、 joking

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】见第九段。很显然英国的疯牛病是他们的痛处。法国总统用此来反唇相讥，回击英国首相批评他们的巴黎体育场。因此他这样说是一种讽刺。应该选C“ironic”。

单选题 Inferring from the passage, which of the following is most probably NOT true?

A、 In the author's opinion, the London bid team is more glittering than the Paris'.
B、 Australia supports London.
C、 The 2012 Olympics must go to London or Paris.
D、 In the author's opinion, London takes advantage.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】从整篇文章来看，作者并没有认为英国在申奥中有多少优势。因此选D。

单选题 Which of the following can be the most appropriate title according to the content of the passage?

A、 Blair and Beckham.
B、 London and Paris' Last-minute Charm Offensive for Olympic.
C、 London and Mad Cow.
D、 The 2012 Olympics goes to London.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】从整篇文章来看，A，C两个标题都不符合全文的内容。而写文章时2012年奥运会由谁主办还不知晓，作者也没有说伦敦—定能赢得主办权。因此C也不合适。故选B。