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Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!
Archery	Archery has a 10,000 year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1990. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.
Did you know? In the 14th century, archery was so important that as English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practise it.
Badminton	This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.
Did you know? The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of goose.
Football	There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s. Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932.
Did you know? Hungary has won three football gold medals-more than any other country.
Taekwondo	This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Did you know? Over 60 million people from 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport.

 

1.Who invented the sport of badminton?

A. Indians.          B. British.         C. Chinese.        D. Koreans.

2.Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?

A. Archery.          B. Badminton.        C. Taekwondo.       D. Football.

3.Which sport was first named after a town?

A. Badminton.         B. Football.         C. Taekwondo.        D. Archery.

4. Which of the following picture shows the sport of “Taekwondo”?

       A.               B.                C.               D.

5. Where can you most probably find web page?

A. Sydney 2000.com   

B. Beijing 2008.com

C. Guangzhou 2010.com

D. London 2012.com

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

1.细节题解题。读文中介绍的第二个比赛项目，羽毛球的历史可知，这项运动是英国士兵发明的，故选B项。

2.细节理解题。比较四个比赛项目，出现在奥运会上的时间可知，射击最早在1900就出现在奥运会上了，其它三项在这之后出现在奥运会上，故选A项。

3.细节理解题。读文中介绍羽毛球的历史可知，它的命名与印度的一个小镇同名。故选A项。

4.结论推理题。根据文中对跆拳道比赛规则的介绍，推断C图符合其要求，故选C项。

5.常识判断题。根据文章所介绍的内容，推断在网页london2012.com中可找到，故选D项。