题目内容

　　In 776 BC the first Olympic Games was held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour （尊敬） the Greeks' chief God, Zeus （宙斯）. The Greeks emphasized （强调） physical fitness and strength in their education of the youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus （铁饼） and javelin （标枪） throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot （战车） racing were held in individual （个别的） cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honoured by having flower rings placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally （最初） these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress stopped to allow the Games to take place.

　　The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated （计算） time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 BC.

(1) The first Olympic Games was held in order to ________.

[　　]

A．prevent wars

B．honour Zeus

C．choose the best players

D．sing songs for the winners

(2) Then what happened and ceased the Games?

[　　]

A．Disease.
B．Earthquake.
C．War.
D．Fire.

(3) Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Fights were held up to allow the Games to take place.

B．The Games were held in Greece every four years at that time.

C．Winners sang songs about their own deeds.

D．Flower rings were placed on the winners' heads.

(4) Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage?

[　　]

A．Boxing.
B．Running.
C．Jumping.
D．Swimming.

(5) In the author's opinion, the ancient Greeks ________.

[　　]

A．were fond of sports

B．liked fighting

C．enjoyed making friends

D．were proud of Mount Olympus

答案：B;C;C;D;A
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阅读理解

　　In ancient Greece, there were four major athletic meetings and the Olympian meeting played the most important part in the lives of the people．As time passed, the Olympian meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a national event and then international．No one knows exactly how far back the Olympian Games go but some official records date from 776 BC．

　　The Games took place every four years on the plain by Mount Olympus．Thousands of people came from all parts of the Greek world to watch the games．The winner of the foot race had the great honour of giving his name to the year of his history．

　　After a long history of almost 1200 years, the Games were stopped for religious(宗教的)reasons．It was then decided in 1896 to start the Olympic Games again．The meeting was held in Athens and 311 athletes from 13 countries took part in it but the idea of such an international meeting attracted the world’s attention．After the 1908 London Olympics, many nations sent their best athletes．Although the Games have been time and again threatened by some unfavourable political events the Games have taken place every four years．

　　Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn．As the biggest international gathering of any kind in the world, athletes from different countries play games together and this provides them with good chances to learn to live together．The friendly feelings in the Olympic Village make people think of the world as one big family．The Olympic Games will be hosted in Beijing in 2008．It is believed that the Games will be a wonder of the world．

(1)

The continuity of the Olympic Games once broken because of ________．

[　　]

A．

religious reasons

B．

wars

C．

political events

D．

both A and B

(2)

The Olympic Games meeting finally formed ________．

[　　]

A．

a local event

B．

a national event

C．

an international event

D．

an official event

(3)

The friendly feelings between two countries are strengthened because ________．

[　　]

A．

athletes come from different countries

B．

they enable people to know each other better

C．

athletes live in the Olympic Village

D．

they live in one big family

(4)

The author believes that the 2008 Olympic Games will be ________．

[　　]

A．

held as usual

B．

held successfully

C．

put off

D．

stopped by some unfavourable events

The Olympic Games,　　 in 776 B.C.,did not include women ?players? until 1912.?

A.first played　　　　　 B.to be first played?

C.first playing　　　　 D.to be first playing

 

The 0lympic Games，　　 in 776 B．C，did not include women players until 1912．

　 A．first played　 　　　　B．to be first played

　 C．first playing　 　　　 D．to be first playing

 

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