问答题The modern Olympic Games are the leading international sporting event nowadays. However, there are constant voices to call for stopping the Olympic Games. The followings are opinions on whether we should abolish the Olympics from different media. Read

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The modern Olympic Games are the leading international sporting event nowadays. However, there are constant voices to call for stopping the Olympic Games. The followings are opinions on whether we should abolish the Olympics from different media. Read them carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should:　　1. summarize briefly the arguments on both sides;　　2. give your comment.　　Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.http://camilla.com.au/　　The Olympic charter’s call for a “peaceful society” and the “preservation of human dignity” is a very noble one, but its means are rather odd. Through fierce athletic competition between nations, individual rivalries between athletes, who, training for 75% of their waking life, probably play a very little role in their society anyway.　　The Olympics is an arena for individual achievement: however, if someone is to win a race, others must lose. Emphasis is not placed on athletes improving their personal best but on who wins.　　Having many nations come together shows worldwide solidarity, but it is a strange sort of solidarity, nations united by their athletes in Lycra and branded shoes. The cultures of nations are shown by little more than flag waving and the appearance of their mascots.The Guardian　　The original “spirit” of the Olympics was supposedly that of sporting competition between amateurs who competed for the honor of doing so, and to test themselves against the best sportspeople from around the world. However, the Olympics has become ever more commercialized, high-jacked by corporations and turned into a giant advertising hoarding. The kinds of moneys and rewards potentially available from excelling on the international stage has served to incentivise not only professionalization, also corruption and cheating. The professed aspirations of the Olympic movement and the grubby reality of the contemporary Olympics are now utterly opposed.The New York Times　　Citizens of the host city, often uninterested in the Olympic spectacle, can end up having to foot the bill by paying extra taxes, or having their existing taxes routed away from other services. The construction of Olympic facilities, company investment and the regeneration of areas in host cities can be very disruptive, pricing local residents and shopkeepers out of their areas. Building an Olympic site can necessitate the demolition of homes and historical places. Previous Olympics have shown that Olympic resources, when the games are over, do not always benefit the host city or society. Olympic sites can become ghost towns, so characteristic of the year they were built in as to be aesthetically odd, impractical, inhospitable and unfashionable a decade later.TIME　　The athletes competing in the Olympic games have worked hard for years, showing dedication to achieving physical greatness. They keep to a strict diet, and put in hundreds of hours training in a week, all for the honor of competing against the best athletes in the world. Those that are caught cheating are dealt with harshly, which teaches against honesty and dedication to one’s dreams.　　Athletes dedicate the best part of their lives to this ideal, by constantly improving their performance. Individual performance stands here for “celebration of collective values”—including that of fair competition. Individual athletes represent whole nations—their competing actualizes transnational togetherness and the search for commonality and global cooperation.　　Above all, the Olympic spirit is a beacon of hope. Countless times the games have instilled hope and togetherness in many. In a world of growling animosity, it is encouraging to see a sense of peace and togetherness gather every four years.
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1.The ancient Olympic Games (1) () part of a religious festival in honor (2) () the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games (3) () in Olympia, a religious Sanctuary. In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word "athlete" is an ancient Greek word, (4) () "one who competes (5) () a prize". The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first (6) () in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was (7) () a village called Marathon (8)() the Persians (9) () by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by a soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles was (10) () adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race.(1).A、isB、wereC、was(2).A、forB、afterC、of(3).A、are holdB、heldC、were held(4).A、meaningB、meanC、meant(5).A、ofB、forC、in(6).A、introducedB、introducingC、introduce(7).A、name forB、named afterC、named of(8).A、thatB、whichC、where(9).A、were defeatedB、defeatsC、defeated(10).A、becauseB、furthermoreC、therefore

2.What is this report mainly about?A．Phone inquires about hotel bookings for the 2008 Olympic Games.B．Beijing Hotel is one of the most top hotels in the capital.C．Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games.D．Visitors from all over the world will come to China for the games.

3.Some of them did not get a chance to see the Olympic flame because of the () changes, but we, indeed, feel their passion for China and the Olympics.A.profitB.suspendC.escapeD.route

4.About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at Stroke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sports for the disabled.In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings things developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stroke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as die normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stroke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1, 604 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stroke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sports. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able bodies. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.The first games for the disabled were held________after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England.A．50 yearsB．21 yearsC．9 yearsD．4 years

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The Olympic Games Shouldn’t Be Abolished There are different voices about whether the modern Olympic Games should be abolished. As the article covered on The Guardian,the modern Olympic Games are highly commercialized, prohibitively costly, and void of social benefits. So these people think that this global event should better be cancelled. On the other hand, the Olympic Games advocate world peace, friendship and hope, media like TIME believes that it is of great significance to hold Olympic Games. As a huge sports fan, I am strongly against the idea of abolishing this global sports gala.
The movement should have its own place in the international community mainly for three reasons. Firstly, the Olympic Games provide an international arena for players from all over the world to compete with each other, show human talents and challenge physical limit. Through participating in the Olympic Games, people break more and more records. It is someone’s dream to win an Olympic medal after years of training and whenever we meet problems, we will draw upon the spirit of “faster, higher and stronger”. Besides, the Games can also promote mutual communication between different countries. Thirdly, the influx of foreign visitors would greatly facilitate the development of the economy in the host city and in order to make the full use of Olympic facilities, we are building more practical facilities.
In conclusion, we humanity would suffer a great loss if modern Olympic Games be abolished. As for some fixable issues, such as resources wasting, we are figuring out ways to deal with that with the help of modern technology. It is unwise to throw the baby out with the bath water. The Olympic Games are a vital platform for us to excel ourselves and forge abounds cross national borders.
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【审题构思】
　　本篇文章就是否应该取消奥运会展开讨论，文章共涉及四家媒体的看法，其中前一则报道认为应该取消奥运会，最后一则报道则认可奥运会的存在价值。根据题目的要求，考生可采取以下的布局：
　　第一段：总结新闻报道涉及的主要观点，并说明理由，如取消奥运会主要是考虑到奥运变得越来越商业化，且成本高、社会效益低等，而支持奥运会则是认为奥运给人带来希望，有助于世界和平；提出个人见解，即奥运会不应被取消。
　　第二段：指出奥运会两个重要贡献。其一，奥运会是重要平台，展示人类无尽的才能与潜力；其二，奥运会能够促进各过交流；第三，奥运会能在一定程度上促进主办国经济发展。
　　第三段：总结全文，奥运会在当今世界仍然有着重要的作用。
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  • 第1题：

    The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses.The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious sanctuary.The athletes came to Olympia from all parts of the Greek world, from as far as Spain in the west and Turkey in the east.The ancient Olympic Games began in the yea 776 BC when Koroibos, a cook from the city of Elis, won a 200-metre-long race.They took place for a period of 617 years until the last games were held in AD 393

    In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money.In fact the word athlete is an ancient Greek word, meaning one who competes for a prize.Although women did not compete in the games, there was a separate festival held at the same time in honour of Hera, wife of Zeus At this festival unmarried girls competed in foot races.

    The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games.The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1896.It was named after a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army The news of the victory was brought to Athens by soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital 26 miles was therefore adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race

    The Olympic flag was introduced in 1908 and carries the symbol of five linked rings.Which represent the five continents-Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe.The Olympic flame was first carried in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympic Games.The first torch relay in the modern OlympIc Games was staged in Berlin in 1936.(判断正误)

    26.The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC.()

    27.The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years.()

    28.They did not allow women to compete in the an cient Olympic Games.()

    29.They first used the Olympic flag in 1908.()

    30.The torch relay was first used in the ancient Olympics.()


    参考答案：FFTTF

  • 第2题：

    40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
    Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
    been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
    In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
    Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
    TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
    Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in__________.

    A.New York
    B.London
    C.Rome
    D.Los Angeles

    答案：C
    解析：
    由第三段“In l960 the fimt Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome”可知，第一届残奥会是在罗马举行，故选C。

  • 第3题：

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    The Greatest Show on Earth
    The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hun-dred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all who compete,win or lose.That is in spirit of the Olym- pics-to take part is what matters.
    The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it was in Greece that the Olympics began.The team of the country where the
    Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
    The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.
    The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games .The rule is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sportriding,shooting,swimming,and cross-country running.Points are gained bor each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and bor national teams.
    More and more women are taking part in tne games. They firsi competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was not until 1 928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the men.

    Why is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?
    A: Because failure is the mother of success.
    B: Because losers need encouragement.
    C: Because losers and winners should be equally treated.
    D: Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.

    答案：D
    解析：
    由文章第一段最后两句话“But there is honor , too , for all who compete , win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.”可知，奥运会的本质在于参与精神，参与是最重要的。
    由文章第二段第三句话“The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.”可知，一个历史悠久的习俗是在奥运会开幕式上希腊队走在最前面。
    由文章第三段第二句话“A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.”可知，答案为D。
    由文章第四段第四句话中“The main events are in track and field”可知，答案为A。
    由文章第五段第二句话中“They first competed in 1990”可知，答案为B。

  • 第4题：

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    第二篇



    The Greatest Show on Earth



    The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hundred or more

    countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport.As many as 6,000 people take

    part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all who

    compete,win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.

    The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the

    opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it wa。

    in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held一the host

    country一marches in last.

    The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the

    host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an

    oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.

    The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games.The rule

    is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these

    sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sport一riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-

    country running. Points are gained for each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for

    national teams.

    More and more women are taking part in the games.They first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,

    which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was

    not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a

    dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the

    men.

    When did women start taking part in the Olympic Games?
    A:In 1912.
    B:In 1900.
    C:In 1928.
    D:In 1924.

    答案：B
    解析：
    由文章第一段最后两句话“But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.”可知，奥运会的本质在于参与精神，参 与是最重要的。

    由文章第二段第三句话“The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.”可知，一个历 史悠久的惯例是在奥运会开幕式上希腊队走在最前面。

    由文章第三段第二句话“A sportsman frnm the host con nt仃 takes the Olympic oath on be- half of all the competitors.”可知，答案为D。

    由文章第四段第四句话中“The main events are in track and field.”可知，答案为A。

    由文章第五段第二句话中“They first competed in 1900...”可知，答案为B。 

  • 第5题：

    共用题干
    第二篇



    The Greatest Show on Earth



    The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hundred or more

    countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport.As many as 6,000 people take

    part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all who

    compete,win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.

    The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the

    opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it wa。

    in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held一the host

    country一marches in last.

    The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the

    host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an

    oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.

    The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games.The rule

    is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these

    sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sport一riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-

    country running. Points are gained for each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for

    national teams.

    More and more women are taking part in the games.They first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,

    which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was

    not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a

    dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the

    men.

    Why is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?
    A:Because failure is the mother of success.
    B:Because losers need encouragement.
    C:Because losers and winners should be equally treated.
    D:Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Gaines.

    答案：D
    解析：
    由文章第一段最后两句话“But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.”可知，奥运会的本质在于参与精神，参 与是最重要的。

    由文章第二段第三句话“The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.”可知，一个历 史悠久的惯例是在奥运会开幕式上希腊队走在最前面。

    由文章第三段第二句话“A sportsman frnm the host con nt仃 takes the Olympic oath on be- half of all the competitors.”可知，答案为D。

    由文章第四段第四句话中“The main events are in track and field.”可知，答案为A。

    由文章第五段第二句话中“They first competed in 1900...”可知，答案为B。 

  • 第6题：

    共用题干
    Going Back to Its Birthplace

    No sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic
    Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's
    World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis
    Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.
    But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over
    108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern
    Olympics was held.
    Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an
    honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete,
    up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the
    Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East
    Timor and Kiribati.
    A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-
    paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.
    Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as
    possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and
    Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original
    route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.
    The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,
    will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern
    Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.
    If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39
    new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a
    giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics.
    "We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President
    Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly
    3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever."

    Participation in the Olympic Games is looked upon as an honor as well as an achievement.
    A:Right.
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第7题：

    共用题干
    Going Back to Its Birthplace

    No sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic
    Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's
    World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis
    Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.
    But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over
    108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern
    Olympics was held.
    Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an
    honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete,
    up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the
    Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East
    Timor and Kiribati.
    A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-
    paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.
    Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as
    possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and
    Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original
    route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.
    The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,
    will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern
    Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.
    If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39
    new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a
    giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics.
    "We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President
    Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly
    3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever."

    The World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asian countries.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第8题：

    共用题干
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport.As many as 6,000 people take part in over twenty sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all
    who compete,win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.
    The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it was in Greece that the Olympics began.The team of the country where the Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
    The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.
    The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games.The rule is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sport-riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-country running.Points are gained for each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.
    More and more women are taking part in the Games.They first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the men.

    Why is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?
    A:Because failure is the mother of success.
    B:Because losers need encouragement.
    C:Because losers and winners should be equally treated.
    D:Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.

    答案：D
    解析：
    由文章第一段最后两句话“But there is honor , too , for all who compete , win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.”可知，奥运会的本质在于参与精神，参与是最重要的，所以所有奥运会参赛人员都将获得荣誉。故选D。
    由文章第二段第三句话“The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.”可知，一个历史悠久的惯例是在奥运会开幕式上希腊队走在最前面。故选C。
    由文章第三段第二句话“A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.”可知，主办方国家的一名运动员代表所有参赛者宣布奥林匹克誓言。故选D。
    由文章第四段第四句话“The main events are in track and field …”可知，田径项目是奥运会中最重要的项目。故选A。
    由文章第五段第二句话“They first competed in 1 900 …”可知，在1900年，女性开始参加奥运会。故选B。

  • 第9题：

    填空题
    Who is the issuer of this Call for Expression of Interest?The ____ of the 2008 Olympic Games.

    正确答案： Beijing Organizing Committee
    解析：
    细节题。本题考查启示的发布者。从文章的开头“the Beijing Organizing Committee issues this Call for Expression of Interest in the project of Beijing 2008 Partner”可知，北京奥组委发布意向征集，寻求北京2008奥运会合作伙伴。此处应填Beijing Organizing Committee。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    The atmosphere created in the Beijing Olympic Games was much stronger than ______ of any previous Olympic Games.
    A

    which

    B

    what

    C

    that

    D

    the one


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    句意：北京奥运会上创造出来的气氛比以往任何一届奥运会上的都要强。句中应用指示代词that替代上文提到的atmosphere，其他选项均无此用法。故答案是C项。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    —Could you tell me ______？—In August, 2014.
    A

    where will the Youth Olympic Games take place

    B

    when will the Youth Olympic Games take place

    C

    where the Youth Olympic Games will take place

    D

    when the Youth Olympic Games will take place


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    句意：—你能告诉我青年奥运会什么时候举行吗？—在2014年8月份。本题考查宾语从句的用法。宾语从句中要用陈述语序，故可排除A、B项。结合题干中的回答“In August，2014”可知，此处问的是时间而不是地点，因此宾语从句的引导词应是when，故应选D项。

  • 第12题：

    填空题
    What is the main purpose of this Call for Expression of Interest?To invite ____ to participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

    正确答案： interested parties
    解析：
    细节题。本题考查启示的目的。从文章的第二句“Interested parties are invited to participate in the procedure”可知，这里邀请的是对合作项目感兴趣的人。此处应填interested parties。

  • 第13题：

    40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
    Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
    been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
    In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
    Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
    TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
    ?Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.
    B.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.
    C.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.
    D.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British government.

    答案：B
    解析：
    由第一、二段可知，Sir Ludwig Guttmann在1939年从德国被驱逐到英国，英国政府命他在伦敦附近的Stoke Mandeville医院建立残疾人康复中心．他在1948年组织了首次残疾人体育比赛。文中并没有提到他是受伤士兵。只说首次残疾人体育比赛有两支受伤士兵的队伍参加。故选B。

  • 第14题：

    40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
    Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
    been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
    In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
    Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
    TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
    From the passage, we may conclude that the writer is __________ .

    A.one of the organizers of the game for the disabled
    B.a disabled person who once took part in the games
    C.against holding the games for the disabled
    D.in favor of holding the games for the disabled

    答案：D
    解析：
    最后一段第一句提到了残疾人运动会发挥的巨大作用，可见作者对此是支持的。故选D。 Passage 2

  • 第15题：

    共用题干
    第二篇



    The Greatest Show on Earth



    The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hundred or more

    countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport.As many as 6,000 people take

    part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all who

    compete,win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.

    The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the

    opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it wa。

    in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held一the host

    country一marches in last.

    The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the

    host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an

    oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.

    The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games.The rule

    is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these

    sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sport一riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-

    country running. Points are gained for each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for

    national teams.

    More and more women are taking part in the games.They first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,

    which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was

    not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a

    dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the

    men.

    Who takes the Olympic oath?
    A:A judge from a foreign country.
    B:An officer from the host country.
    C:A Greek'sportsman.
    D:A sportsman from the host country.

    答案：D
    解析：
    由文章第一段最后两句话“But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.”可知，奥运会的本质在于参与精神，参 与是最重要的。

    由文章第二段第三句话“The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.”可知，一个历 史悠久的惯例是在奥运会开幕式上希腊队走在最前面。

    由文章第三段第二句话“A sportsman frnm the host con nt仃 takes the Olympic oath on be- half of all the competitors.”可知，答案为D。

    由文章第四段第四句话中“The main events are in track and field.”可知，答案为A。

    由文章第五段第二句话中“They first competed in 1900...”可知，答案为B。 

  • 第16题：

    共用题干
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hun-dred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all who compete,win or lose.That is in spirit of the Olym- pics-to take part is what matters.
    The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it was in Greece that the Olympics began.The team of the country where the
    Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
    The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.
    The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games .The rule is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sportriding,shooting,swimming,and cross-country running.Points are gained bor each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and bor national teams.
    More and more women are taking part in tne games. They firsi competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was not until 1 928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the men.

    Who takes the Olympic oath?
    A: A judge from a foreign country.
    B: An officer from the host country.
    C: A Greek sportsman.
    D: A sportsman from the host country.

    答案：D
    解析：
    由文章第一段最后两句话“But there is honor , too , for all who compete , win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.”可知，奥运会的本质在于参与精神，参与是最重要的。
    由文章第二段第三句话“The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.”可知，一个历史悠久的习俗是在奥运会开幕式上希腊队走在最前面。
    由文章第三段第二句话“A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.”可知，答案为D。
    由文章第四段第四句话中“The main events are in track and field”可知，答案为A。
    由文章第五段第二句话中“They first competed in 1990”可知，答案为B。

  • 第17题：

    共用题干
    Going Back to Its Birthplace

    No sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic
    Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's
    World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis
    Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.
    But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over
    108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern
    Olympics was held.
    Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an
    honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete,
    up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the
    Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East
    Timor and Kiribati.
    A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-
    paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.
    Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as
    possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and
    Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original
    route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.
    The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,
    will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern
    Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.
    If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39
    new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a
    giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics.
    "We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President
    Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly
    3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever."

    The Panathenian Stadium is the landmark building of Olympics.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案：B
    解析：

  • 第18题：

    共用题干
    Going Back to Its Birthplace

    No sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic
    Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's
    World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis
    Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.
    But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over
    108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern
    Olympics was held.
    Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an
    honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete,
    up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the
    Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East
    Timor and Kiribati.
    A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-
    paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.
    Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as
    possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and
    Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original
    route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.
    The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,
    will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern
    Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.
    If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39
    new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a
    giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics.
    "We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President
    Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly
    3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever."

    The first modern Olympics was held nearly three centuries ago.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案：B
    解析：

  • 第19题：

    共用题干
    Going Back to Its Birthplace

    No sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic
    Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's
    World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis
    Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.
    But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over
    108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern
    Olympics was held.
    Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an
    honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete,
    up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the
    Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East
    Timor and Kiribati.
    A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-
    paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.
    Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as
    possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and
    Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original
    route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.
    The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,
    will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern
    Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.
    If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39
    new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a
    giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics.
    "We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President
    Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly
    3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever."

    The Games will open with cycling events because these events will take hold of the world's attention.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案：C
    解析：

  • 第20题：

    共用题干
    第一篇

    The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hundred or more
    countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take
    part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor,too,for all who
    compete,win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.
    The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the
    opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was
    in Greece that the Olympics began.The team of the country where the Games are being held一the host coun-
    try一marches in last.
    The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the
    host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an
    oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.
    The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games.The rule
    is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these
    sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sport一riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-
    country running. Points are gained for each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for
    national teams.
    More and more women are taking part in the games.They first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,
    which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was
    not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a dozen
    of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the men.

    Why is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?
    A:Because failure is the mother of success.
    B:Because losers need encouragement.
    C:Because losers and winners should be equally treated.
    D:Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.

    答案：D
    解析：
    由文章第一段最后两句话“But there is honor , too , for all who compete , win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.”可知，奥运会的本质在于参与精神，参与 是最重要的。
    由文章第二段第三句话“The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.”可知，一个历史悠久的惯例是在奥运会开幕式上希腊队走在最前面。
    由文章第三段第二句话“A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on be-half of all the competitors.”可知，答案为D。
    由文章第四段第四句话中“The main events are in track and field.”可知，答案为A。
    由文章第五段第二句话中“They first competed in 1900...”可知，答案为B。 第二篇 本篇文章主要探讨了自然环境保护中关于自然保护区是否能同时用来满足人类当前娱乐的问题。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    The Olympic Games was being televised _____ from Los Angeles.
    A

    alive

    B

    live

    C

    lively

    D

    life


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    句意为：奥林匹克比赛正在从Los Angeles实况转播。live意为“实况播送的”。alive意为“为活着的（表语形容词）”；lively意为“活泼的”；life意为“生活，生命”。

  • 第22题：

    问答题
    The History of the Olympic Games　　The first Olympic games at Olympia were held in 776 B.C. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 B.C. were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa.　　The games were held every four years from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1,170 years. If the Modern Olympic games last that long, they will still be held in 3066 A.D.　　The ancient Greeks were highly competitive and believed strongly in the concept of competition or contest. The ultimate Greek goal was to be the best. All aspects of life, especially athletics, were centered around this concept. It was therefore considered one of the greatest honors to win a victory at Olympia. The fact that the only prize given at Olympia was an olive wreath illustrated this point. The athletes competed for honour, not for material goods.　　In ancient Greece, games were closely connected to the worship of the gods and heroes. Games were held as part of religious ceremonies in honour of deceased heroes. Games were also held in the context of many ancient fertility festivals. Later, the Olympic games began to be usurped by the prominent cult of Zeus, and eventually lost much of their religious character.　　The Greek calendar was based on the conception of the four-year Olympiad. When Greek historians referred to dates, they most often referred to a year within the Olympiad that the event occurred. The winner of the state race in a given year had the Olympiad named in honour of him. The first Oympiad is therefore known as that of Koromikos of ELis, the winner of the state in 776 B.C.　　Every four years for over 1,100 years, from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., thousands of people ceased all warfare and flocked to a small sanctuary in north-western Greece for five days in the late summer for a single reason—to witness the Olympic Games. During that time, competitors from all over the Greek world competed in a number of athletic events and worshipped the gods at the sanctuary of Olympia. However, unlike modern Olympics, only free men who spoke Greek could compete and the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time.　　From the beginning, the games at Olympia served to strengthen the Greek sense of national unity. During the Hellenisitic period, Greeks who came to live in foreign surroundings such as Syria, Asia, and Egypt, strove to hold on to their own culture. One of the ways they did was to build athletic facilities and continue their athletic traditions. They organized competitions, and sent competitors from their towns to compete in the Panhellenic games. In the 2nd century A.D., Roman citizenship was extended to everyone within the Roman empire. After this point there were many competitors from outside of Greece, and the Olympic games became more internationalized. When the Greek government reinstated the games in 1896, this internationalized character of the competitions was preserved by Baron de Coubertin. Now, the Olympic games attract competitors from countries all over the world.

    正确答案： 【参考译文】
    奥运会的历史 第一届奥运会于公元前776年在奥林匹亚举行。学者们已经推断出公元前776年举行的运动会不是第一届运动会,但是它是被确定为每四年举行一次的运动会的第一届,当时伊里斯和比萨两座城市达成了和平协议。
    从公元前776年到公元393年奥运会每四年举行一次,后来被信奉基督教的拜占庭帝国的狄奥西多一世废除。古奥运会一直持续了l,170年。如果现代奥运会也能持续这么长时间的话,就可以一直延续到公元3066年。
    古希腊人极具竞争精神,坚信“竞争”或“比赛”。古希腊人最高的目标就是成为最棒的。生活的方方面面,尤其是体育,都是围绕着这一理念。因此,能在奥林匹亚赢得胜利被认为是最崇高的荣誉。奥林匹亚赛事的唯一奖品就是橄榄叶花环也充分地说明了这一点。竞赛者是为了荣誉而战,而不是为了获得物质利益。
    在古希腊,比赛与对神和英雄的崇拜紧密相关。比赛也被视为宗教仪式的一部分,以纪念逝去的英雄。同时,比赛也在很多庆丰收的节日里举行。后来,奥林匹亚运动开始被显赫的宙斯膜拜夺去了光环,并最终失去了它的宗教色彩。
    希腊的历法基于每四年一次的奥林匹亚运动会的理念。当希腊的历史学家提到日期的时候,他们通常会参考事件发生时所举办的那一届奥运会所在的年份。某一年奥林匹亚运动会的获胜者将赢得以他的名字来命名这届奥运会的殊荣。因此第一届奥运会又被称为伊里斯的考诺弥科斯运动会,他是公元前776年奥运会的获胜者。
    从公元前776年到公元393年的1,100多年里,成千上万的人停止所有的战争,蜂拥到希腊西北部的小神殿,在夏末举行为期五天的运动会,目的只有一个——观看奥林匹亚运动会。在比赛期间,来自希腊各地的竞赛者在一系列的比赛项目中角逐并膜拜奥林匹亚神殿里的神灵。然而,与现代奥林匹亚运动会有所不同的是,只有那些能说希腊话的自由人才能参加比赛,而且比赛只能在奥林匹亚举行,而不是每次在不同的地方举办。
    从最初开始,奥运会的目的就是加强希腊人的民族团结精神。在希腊化时期,那些在异国,例如叙利亚、亚洲和埃及居住的希腊人努力维持他们自身的文化。其中的一个办法就是兴建体育设施和继续发扬希腊的运动传统。他们组织比赛,并让镇上的参赛者参加泛希腊运动会。在公元2世纪,罗马帝国的公民身份的权利扩展到了每一位在罗马帝国境内的人。自那以后,很多希腊境外的人来参赛,因此,奥林匹亚运动会更加的国际化。当希腊政府在1896年重新恢复奥运会时,其国际化被巴仁·德·顾拜旦保留了下来。如今,奥运会吸引了世界上各个国家的参赛者。
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    Practice 4　　The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter games. They are each held every four years. Until 1992, they were both held in the same year. Since then, they have been separated two years apart.　　There are more than 20 Summer Olympics sports, including swimming, basketball, soccer, gymnastics, boxing, weight-lifting, yachting, cycling and equestrian events. Skiing, ice-skating and ice hockey are among the 7 Winter Game sports. A competitor must be the citizen of the country he or she represents. No more than three entries from any country are permitted in each event (4 in the winter games). Only one team per country is allowed in a team sport.　　There are many myths surrounding the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. The most popular legend describes that Heracles was the creator of the Olympic Games and built the Olympic stadium and surrounding buildings as an honor to his father, Zeus after completing his 12 labors. According to that legend, he walked in a straight line for 400 strides and called this distance a “stadium” that later also became a distance calculation unit. This is also why a modem stadium is 400 meters in circumference length (1 stadium = 400 meters).　　From then on, the Olympic Games were quickly becoming more and more important throughout ancient Greece, reaching their zenith in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honoring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honor the games were held. The number of events increased to 20, and the celebration was spread over several days. Winners of the events were greatly admired and were immortalized in poems and statues. The Games were held every four years, and the period between two celebrations became known as an “Olympiad’’. The Greeks used Olympiads as one of their methods to count years. The most famous Olympic athlete lived in these times: the 6th century BC wrestler, Milo Croton, is the only athlete in history to win a victory in six Olympics.　　The Games gradually declined in importance after the Romans gained power in Greece. After Emperor Theodosius I made Christianity the religion of the Empire and banned pagan rites, the Olympic Games were outlawed as a pagan festival in 393 AD.　　In 1894, a French noble man, Pierrde, called a meeting in Paris that led to the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896. Thirteen nations sent a total of 285 men, and the Games were revived. Since then the Olympics have been held in different cities of the world once every four years, with the exception of war years 1916, 1940 and 1944. Women first competed in 1912. In 1924 the Winter Olympics were instituted at Chamonix, France.

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    奥运会是具有多竞技项目的国际性体育赛事,分为夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会,每隔四年举行一次。在1992年之前,夏季和冬季奥运会是同年召开的,自1992年以后,则改为相隔两年召开。
    夏季奥运会有20多个体育比赛项目,包括游泳、篮球、足球、体操、拳击、举重、帆船、自行车、马术等。滑雪、滑冰和冰球是冬季奥运会7个项目中的3项。比赛者必须是他或她所代表的国家的公民。一个国家参加任何一项比赛的选手不能超过3名(冬奥会不超过4名),并且只能派一个代表队参加团体体育比赛项目。
    围绕着古代奥运会的起源有着许多神话传说,在最流行的传说中,赫拉克勒斯是奥运会的缔造者,为了表示对希腊主神、他的父亲宙斯的崇敬,在完成12项英雄业绩后,他建了奥林匹克体育场及其周围的建筑。根据传说,赫拉克勒斯大步直行400步,然后把这一行走的距离称作“斯塔德”,后来它便成了距离的计算单位,这也是为什么现代体育场周长为400米(1斯塔德=400米)。
    从那时起,在整个古希腊,奥运会很快变得越来越重要,在公元前五、六世纪达到了鼎盛时期。奥运会有着非常重要的宗教意义,竞赛前后都要敬献祭品,举办仪式,敬奉希腊主神宙斯(他的巨大的塑像矗立在奥林匹亚)和珀罗普斯这位神圣的英雄以及奥林匹亚神话般的国王,这位国王是以传奇般的双轮马车赛而闻名于世,奥林匹克运动会就是为纪念他而举办的。奥运会比赛项目增加到20项,庆贺仪式要延续数日。人们高度赞誉比赛获胜者,并为他们塑像吟诗,使之名垂千古。奥运会每四年举办一次,两次奥运会之间的时间被称作奥林匹尔德,这是希腊人以前用作计算年代的方法之一。那个时代最著名的奥林匹克运动员是公元前六世纪摔跤运动员米勒科偌顿,他是历史上唯一一位在6届奥运会上赢得比赛的选手。
    罗马人在统治希腊以后,奥运会的重要性便逐渐下降,到皇帝狄奥多西一世立基督教为国教并取缔异教仪式后,奥运会便在公元393年被视为并教徒的节日而遭禁止。
    1894年,一位名叫皮尔狄的法国贵族在巴黎召集了一次会议,这次会议使得第一届现代奥运会于1896年在雅典举行。13个国家派出285人参加了比赛,因此奥运会得以复苏。此后,除了1916年、1940年以及1944年等战争年代以外,奥运会在世界的不同城市每四年举行一次。妇女第一次参加比赛是在1912年。冬季奥运会1924年在法国的尚莫尼克斯举行。
    解析： 暂无解析

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