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【题目】 In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then, many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the U.S.A., Spain and Australia. After more than a century, the games returned to its hometown.

When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem（会徽）.The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games was a white circle of love branches in the sky.

In 2004, Athens developed a spirit of peace. An officer said, “While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from the Athens Games to help countries come together and solve their problems.”

The Olympic Games has been held in China. And China has already made a seal（图章）as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a single Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal——dancing Beijing”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means the capital of China and it is like a runner or a dancer. The running figure（人形）of the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics——faster, higher and stronger.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

【1】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. An emblem.B. The spirit of Olympic.

C. Modern Olympic Games.D. Dancing Beijing

【2】What do people always make when they hold the Olympic Games?

A. Pictures.B. An emblem.C. A flagD. A map

【3】What message does the Athens Olympic Games want to give?

A. War.B. Luck.C. Danger.D. Peace.

【4】How many years have passed when Athens again held the Olympic Games?

A. 100B. 104C. 108D. 112

【5】The spirit of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is .

A. history and friendshipB. faster,higher and stronger

C. running and dancingD. peace,friendship and development

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

奥运会是世界上最大的体育盛事，很多国家都举办过奥运会，如英国、法国、西班牙、美国等等，中国也举办过奥运会。每届奥运会都会制作会徽，这篇短文侧重讲述了2004雅典奥运会的和平理念和中国2008年奥运会的会徽。

【1】主旨大意题。根据文意可知，这篇短文开头In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece.引入了话题—现代奥运会，然后介绍了举办过奥运会的国家、奥运会的理念和会徽等。全文围绕现代奥运会这一话题展开，故C选项最符合文意。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段第一句话When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem可知，当人们举办奥运会的时候，他们总是会制作一个会徽。由此可知应选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文第三段In 2004, Athens developed a spirit of peace.可知，2004年雅典奥运会发展了“和平”的理念。因此它想要传递的信息就是和平。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文开头In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece.可知，第一届现代奥运会是在1896年的雅典举行的；再由In 2004, Athens developed a spirit of peace.可知，雅典再次举办奥运会是在2004年，因此中间隔了108年。故选C。

【5】细节理解题。短文最后一段着重介绍了北京2008年奥运会的会徽以及它代表的含义，根据短文最后一句话The running figure（人形）of the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics——faster, higher and stronger.可知，这个人字形会徽展示了奥运会的精神—更快、更高、更强。故应选B。

这篇短文给我们讲述了关于现代奥运会的一些知识。文章叙述清晰，短文内容贴近学生们的日常生活，比较容易理解。题型是阅读理解，题目设置了细节理解题和主旨大意题。细节题考查学生们对文章事实信息的理解，答案常可以直接在原文找到。做题时用三步走：题干（关键词）—定位—选项，即利用题干关键词迅速锁定文章相关语句，结合选项作答。例如第2小题，由题干中people always make when they hold the Olympic Games可锁定短文第二段第一句话，根据When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem可知，当人们举办奥运会的时候，他们总是会制作一个会徽。由此可知应选B。第1小题是主旨大意题，这类题目学生们要特别注意文章的中心词、中心句，根据文意可知，这篇短文开头In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece.引入了话题—现代奥运会，然后介绍了举办过奥运会的国家、奥运会的理念和会徽等。全文围绕现代奥运会这一话题展开，故C选项最符合文意。