【题目】At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the United States team would be the winner of canoe (划艇）racing. One member of that team was Bill Havens. It became clear that Bill's first child would be born about the time that the U. S. team was in the Paris Games.

Bill's wife insisted that he go to Paris. ，competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But finally Bill decided to stay at home, where he could his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her his highest priority (优先考虑的事），even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his .

The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill's wife was in giving birth to their child. ，Bill could have competed in the event and returned home to be with her when she gave birth.

But Bill said he had no . For the rest of his life, he he had made the better decision.

Twenty-eight years later, Bill a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read，“Dad, I won. I'm bringing home the gold medal you while waiting for me to be born. ”

【1】 A. competing B. struggling C. preparing D. winning

【2】 A. In all B. After all C. As a result D. As usual

【3】 A. persuade B. encourage C. support D. satisfy

【4】 A. place B. side C. door D. mercy

【5】 A. dream B, promise C. duty D. demand

【6】 A. busy B. successful C. safe D. late

【7】 A. In addition B. For example C. In fact D. At last

【8】 A. on time B. in time C. in general D. in surprise

【9】 A. judgments B. excuses C. choices D. regrets

【10】 A. believed B. concluded C. learned D. proved

【11】 A. discovered B. wrote C. sent D. received

【12】 A. grasped B. offered C. took D. lost

【题目】The __________ to the house caused by the storm took a couple of days to repair.

A. ruin B. destruction C. damage D. harm

【题目】Tom has always thought of himself as a good cook and never fails to __________ everyone of it.

A. remember B. introduce

C. remind D. interrupt

【题目】__________ she finds out that you've lost her book?

A. What about B. How about C. How if D. What if

【题目】The government has agreed to pay the firms extra sums to __________ for their financial losses.

A. make up B. bring up C. fill up D. look up

【题目】Letterboxes are much more __________ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.

A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. usual

【题目】选词并用其适当形式填空

【1】 S. R. I is __________ the system of rice intensification.

【2】 It is not known if that schedule will ____________________.

【3】 Appropriate ads will be downloaded to set-top boxes and _________ programmes.

【4】 I told her I wanted to __________ a book __________ her.

【5】 Happiness doesn't always __________ money.

【6】 Things are changing. I cannot __________ them __________ yet!

【7】 The teacher knows his students __________.

【8】 In many places people like to __________ firecrackers.

【9】 When people started asking questions, she had to __________ more details.

【10】 My colleague __________ work as a receptionist at a big hotel.

【题目】It is true that the first Olympic Games of modern times in 1896 were not open to women. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who gave new life to the Games, was very much a man of his time. He didn't like women showing up for the Games. But since this time, things have changed. History shows that the number of women participating in the Olympic Games has been increasing over the years since their first participation at the 1900 Olympic Games and especially in the last 30 years. This development is of social, political and cultural significance (意义）.

The progress is the result of the cooperation of the entire Olympic Movement and of proper measures that the International Olympic Committee (IOC)，International Sports Federations(ISFs)，and National Olympic Committees ( NOCs) have taken. Especially in the last 20 years, the IOC has enlarged the women's program at the Olympic Games, in cooperation with IFs and the Organizing Commit-tees for the Olympic Games ( OCOGs). This development was further strengthened (巩固）by the IOC's decision that all sports must have women's events. The IOC also started to work on increasing the number of women at leadership level in sports in 1981. Former President Juan Antonio Samaranch, who wanted to have women as IOC members, made a great contribution(贡献）.

Many sports volunteers have worked to increase the number of women joining in the Olympic Games. This progress has been made also thanks to the strong determination of women from different countries of the world who have worked to make sure women are fully represented in all sports.

【1】The underlined part “participating in” in the first paragraph can be replaced by __________

A. getting close to

B. taking part in

C. calling for

D. taking over

【2】 According to the first paragraph, all of the following are true EXCEPT that __________.

A. women were not allowed to join in the 1896 Olympic Games

B. Baron Pierre de Coubertin was very famous when he was alive

C. many women have competed in the Olympic Games in the last 30 years

D. Baron Pierre de Coubertin tried his best to let women join in the Olympic Games

【3】 What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?

A. Why women were not allowed to join in the Olympic Games.

B. How more and more women were able to join in the Olympic Games.

C. What some organizations have done for women's rights.

D. What sports volunteers have done to enable women to join in the Olympic Games.

【4】 It is implied in the passage that __________.

A. women first performed in the Olympic Games about fifty years ago

B. it was IFs that decided to enlarge the women's program at the Olympic Games

C. Juan Antonio Samaranch didn't agree that women should be IOC members

D. women themselves worked very hard so that they could join in the Olympic Games

【题目】The following day she didn’t go to the club. __________, she walked her dog in a park nearby.

A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Besides

【题目】The first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then they grew and continued to be played every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, announced to end the Games because of their pagan (异教的)influences.

About 1，500 years later, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin began to revive the games. In 1892Coubertin first brought forward his idea to revive the Olympic Games but failed.

Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 delegates (代表)who represented nine countries.

At this meeting he got what he wanted. AH the delegates at the conference voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin set up an international committee to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was selected to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was begun.

The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government had been unable to afford a stadium, a rich Greek architect, Georgios Averoff, donated over $ 100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium, originally built in 330BC.

Since the Games were not well publicized internationally* competitors were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense (费用)， Some contestants were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.

【1】 Coubertin held a most important meeting with 79delegates in ______ .

A. 1895

B. 1892

C. 1894

D. 1896

【2】 Who offered money to help the first modern Olympic Games?

A. Demetrious Vikelas.

B. Coroebus.

C. Pierre de Coubertin.

D. Georgios Averoff.

【3】 Which of the following statements is true about the first modern Olympic Games?

A. Winners were given money as prize.

B. IOC invited contestants to tour Greece.

C. There were no strict rules for being a contestant.

D. Many countries chose some athletes to compete.

【4】 What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The History of the Olympic Games

B. How Coubertin Set Up IOC

C. The First Modern Olympic Games

D. Great Changes in the Olympic Games