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 the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games.

In 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee (委员会) to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival (复兴) of the Olympic Games and the planning began.

The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn’t have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized (宣传) internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.

1.What can we know about the first Olympic Games?

A. There was only one event in it.

B. It opened in the first week of April 1896.

C. Coroebus was the first man to take part in it.

D. It was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.

2.Coubertin made his dream come true in ________.

A. 776             B. 1892        C. 1894                   D. 1896

3.Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?

a. Coubertin first brought forward his idea to start the Olympic Games.

b. Demetrious from Greece was selected as the first president of IOC.

c. Coroebus became the first Olympic champion.

d. Georgios donated money to repair the Panathenaic Stadium.

A. acdb      B. cabd       C. bdac       D. dcba

4.The best title for the passage would be ________.

A. The History of the Olympics

B. How Coubertin Set up IOC

C. The First Modern Olympic Games

D. Great Changes in Olympic Games

The Olympic Games

The ancient Olympic Games was in the year 776_BC. They were held at Olympia in Greece every four years, for almost 12 centuries, until _AD394.

The contemporary Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for 56. 各国人民和平相处. Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream. Among them are many well-known athletes.

57. 中国运动员为奥运会做出了重要贡献。At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Olympics after 32 years’ absence. I am sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country. 58. Deng Yaping is perhaps the greatest female table tennis player in the world. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles.

59. The Chinese led the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning 51 gold medals. For the first time in history, the Chinese women’s gymnastics team won the gold medal.

These are some of the Olympic athletes who have brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement. We are looking forward to seeing more of them in future Olympic Games. 60. Join us in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future.

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    Beijing, China successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. We began to learn more about the history and (1) ________ of the honourable games.

    The ancient games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years from 776 BC to AD 394. At that time, by (2) ________ the athletes were all male and they had to complete (3)________ no clothes. Single women were allowed to take part in their own (4)________ at a separate festival in (5)________of the wife of the Greek good Zeus.

    In 1896, the (6)________Olympic flame restarted to be lit in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who made important contributions to the activity. After 32 year’s (7)________, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Games and played an important role in them. In Beijing 29th Olympic Games Chinese athletes made glorious achievements and won the most gold (8)________.

The Olympians from all over the world brought joy to people across the world with their (9)________ to push the (10)________ of human achievement.

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[A] Every year millions of people around the world die due to smoking. Every packet of cigarettes （66） __________poisonous chemicals that can result in lung cancer and heart disease. This costs countries a lot of money and causes great （67）__________to the welfare of the people. There are huge numbers of smokers in Asia. This is （68）_________we have chosen anti-smoking as the subjects of our ad campaign.

[B]The contemporary Olympics were first（69）__________in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who （70）__________the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in （71） __________. Now people all over the world are helping to （72） __________this dream. Among them are many well-known athletes.

[C]In scientific studies it has been shown that VR can be a good（73）_________for people who have social problems. In one case, a teenager who was（74）_________of talking and playing with his schoolmates was treated with VR. In the world created by RealCine, he became the captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the winning goal in a world cup final. This（75） ________him to become more confident around others.

根据课文填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
[A] Every year millions of people around the world die due to smoking. Every packet of cigarettes （66） __________poisonous chemicals that can result in lung cancer and heart disease. This costs countries a lot of money and causes great （67）__________to the welfare of the people. There are huge numbers of smokers in Asia. This is （68）_________we have chosen anti-smoking as the subjects of our ad campaign.
[B]The contemporary Olympics were first（69）__________in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who （70）__________the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in （71） __________. Now people all over the world are helping to （72） __________this dream. Among them are many well-known athletes.
[C]In scientific studies it has been shown that VR can be a good（73）_________for people who have social problems. In one case, a teenager who was（74）_________of talking and playing with his schoolmates was treated with VR. In the world created by RealCine, he became the captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the winning goal in a world cup final. This（75） ________him to become more confident around others.