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　　In ancient Greece, there were four major athletic meetings and the Olympic meeting played the most important part in the lives of the people．As time passed, the Olympic meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a national event and then international．No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic 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．Afterthe 1908 London Olympics, many nationssent 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

(5)

The biggest success of holding the Olympic Games is to ________．
[　　]
A．	encourage more and more people to challenge themselves and struggle for better
B．	give the host countries the chances to improve themselves and show themselves off
C．	make athletes from different countries play games together and provide them with good chances to learn to live together
D．	make people compete against each other for medals

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　　Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps 1 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest 2 of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in 3 . A famous battle was 4 there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier 5 all the way 6 Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometres to 7 people the good 8 . When the modern Olympic Games 9 in 1896, the organizers knew this 10 . The marathon has been a race 11 that time.

　　In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held 12 four years of 1,000 years. They were an important part of life. In the 13 Games we try to copy their 14 . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place 15 at least the finest “amateurs (业余爱好者)” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 16 money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is 17 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money like professional (职业的) sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a 18 . They have to 19 a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training, travel and pocket money, 20 they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.

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　　In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations．

　　The Olympian athletic festival, held every four years in honor of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been waived, international．No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B．C．

　　The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus．Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no woman was admitted even as a spectator．Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete．The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but events included boys’ gymnastics, horse racing, field events such as discus and javelin throwing, and the very important foot races．There was also boxing and wrestling and special tests of varied ability such as the pentathlon, the winner of which excelled in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing and wrestling．The evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings(祭品)to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day．

　　On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands(花冠)of wild olive from a sacred wood．So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory．Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities．The public honor also made the strict discipline of the ten month training period worthwhile．In spite of the lengthy training, however, runners were known to drop dead from tiredness at the winning post．

　　After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A．D．394, the Christian era, because of their pagan(异教的)origin．It was over 1,500 years before there was another such international athletics gathering．

　　The Greek institution was brought back in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens．After the 1908 London Olympics, success was reestablished and nations sent their best representatives．In times of peace, the Games have taken place ever since at four yearly intervals．

(1)

The first Olympic Games most probably took place ________．
[　　]
A．	in 776
B．	C．B．in 394 A．D．
C．	before 776 B．C．
D．	1,500 years ago

(2)

The word“waived”in the first paragraph can be replaced by ________．
[　　]
A．	applied
B．	abolished
C．	accepted
D．	argued

(3)

The order of athletic events at the ancient Olympic Games ________．
[　　]
A．	was carefully planned
B．	varied according to the phases of the moon
C．	was not definitely set
D．	was decided by authorities

(4)

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	The Games took place now and then before 394 A．D．
B．	During the ancient Games, the heroes were honored with sacrificial offerings on the evening before the moon was full．
C．	So rigorous and so exhausting was the training that some athletes died of tiredness．
D．	The ancient Olympic Games was originally held for religious purpose．

(5)

The best title for the passage might be ________．
[　　]
A．	The Development of the Olympic Games
B．	The History of the Olympic Games
C．	The Origin of the Olympic Games
D．	The Rules of the Olympic Games

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　　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

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Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps 36 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest 37 of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in 38 . A famous battle was 39 there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier 40 all the way 41 Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometers to 42 people the good 43 . When the modern Olympic Games 44 in 1896, the organizers knew this 45 . The marathon has been a race 46 that time.

In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held 47 four years of 1000 years. They were an important part of life. In the 48 Games we try to copy their 49 . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place 50 at least the finest “amateurs（业余爱好者） ” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 51 money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is 52 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money like professional （职业的）sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a 53 . They have to 54 a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 55 they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.

1. A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing

2. A．run B．race C．game D．match

3. A．Greece B．England C．America D．France

4. A．broken out B．fought C．happened D．taken place

5. A．went B．drove C．ran D．walked

6. A．in B．of C．with D．from

7. A．tell B．say C．talk D．show

8. A．story B．film C．result D．news

9. A．held B．broke out C．had D．started

10. A．news B．soldier C．story D．race

11. A．at B．from C．after D．since

12. A．in B．each C．every D．after

13. A．modern B．exciting C．interesting D．important

14. A．plans B．diaries C．ideas D．programs

15. A．and B．but C．where D．or

16. A．some B．any C．a little D．much

17. A．true B．false C．a lie D．interesting

18. A．country B．lesson C．game D．sport

19. A．use B．take C．spend D．cost

20. A．as B．because C．since D．if

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