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¡¡¡¡The modern Olympic Games were founded with the intention of improving health and education, promoting world peace, and encouraging fair and equal competition£®But over the years, the Olympic saying, ¡°faster, higher, stronger¡±, has pushed scientists as well as athletes to do everything possible to reach new levels£® ¡¡¡¡Doctors, engineers and coaches all use everything science has to offer to achieve that little bit extra in competition£®The reason modern technology has become part of sport is very simple£ºwinning is just as important as it was 2, 500 years ago at the Olympics of ancient Greece£®Developments in technology have often been reflected in the methods of training and performance at the Olympics through history£®This technology falls into two main groups£ºimproving an athlete¡¯s performance in competition, and allowing results to be measured more accurately£® ¡¡¡¡One of the creations that has drawn the most attention is the new high-tech swimsuit from Speedo, which was used by many US swimmers in Athens£®Until Sydney 2000, it was thought that the smaller the swimsuit, the faster the swimmer would travel£® ¡¡¡¡¡°However, the fact that at the Sydney Olympics, 28 of the 33 gold medalists were wearing the body covering Fastskin suit proved the theory was out of date,¡± said Andy Thomas, vice-president of Speedo£® ¡¡¡¡The company¡¯s full body suit is supposed to make swimmers 3 to 4 percent faster, particularly when turning or diving into the water£®It is believed that the suit creates less water resistance as it moves, behaving more like a shark skin than a human skin£® ¡¡¡¡The introduction of high-tech equipment means that athletes in all sports, from the 100-metre sprint to the pole vault, can now train more effectively£® ¡¡¡¡Meanwhile, scientific development also means performances can be measured and studied more accurately£®Not only are winning times more accurately recorded, but cheating athletes are easier to catch out£®Athens 2004 organizers promised to use only the very latest equipment to measure distance and speed£® (1) Which is not the first aims of the modern Olympic Games? [¡¡¡¡] A£® Improving health and education£® B£® Promoting world peace£® C£® Encouraging fair and equal competition£® D£® Winning medals£® (2) The reason modern technology has become part of sport is that people ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® make every effort to win medals B£® do their best to invent new sports equipment C£® try to test their abilities D£® want to improve their condition of competition (3) From the passage we know ________£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® before the Sydney Olympics people thought the less the swimmers wore, the faster they swam B£® at the Sydney Olympics among 33 swimming and diving gold medalists, 28 wore the full body suit made by Speedo C£® people think the body covering swimsuit is not popular D£® it is believed that the new high-tech suit creates no water resistance as it moves (4) In the passage it mentions that high technology is involved in ________ aspects£® [¡¡¡¡] A£® 1 B£® 2 C£® 3 D£® 4

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