Question

听力

Choose the best answer after listening to the test：

1．Why did Hippomenes throw the golden apples one after another?

A．To take her mind off the race．

B．To give her some presents．

C．To hit her．

2．Why Atlanta could not catch up with Hippomenes?

A．Because she didn’t want to win．

B．Because the apples were heavy．

C．Because she was hit by the apples．

3．Atlanta didn’t agree to marry anyone until ________．

A．he wins the race against her

B．he is brave and handsome

C．he gives her golden apples

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．A
解析：

听力原文 　　Listening text 　　The race 　　So the next day Hippomenes was waiting when Atlanta came out．She thought．“I don’t want this man to die．” So she said to her father．“Tell him to go away．The race will not be run today．”But Hippomenes said, “These are her rules：She will marry the man who runs faster than her．Come on -let’s run!” 　　When the race started Hippomenes ran fast, but Atlanta ran even faster．Soon she was in front．At once Hippomense threw one of the golden apples．It fell far to the side of Atlanta and she ran to get it．As she picked it up, she saw Hippomenes was in front．So she ran very fast until she was in front again．Just then Hippornenes threw another apple over her head and far to the side．Again she stopped to pick it up, and Hippomenes went in front． 　　When she finally caught up with Hippomenes the second time．He threw the third and last golden apples．As it flew through the air Atlanta saw it and wanted it．So she picked this one up too．By this time Hippomenes was almost at the end of the race．Atlanta could not catch up with him because the apples were too heavy．So Hippomenes won the race and married Atlanta．Thanks to the Goddess they lived happily ever after． 　　Workbook 　　PHIDIPPIDIES AND THE MARATHON 　　In the modern Olympic Games the longest running race is called the Marathon．It gets its name from a town in Greece called Marathon which is 26 miles from Athens, the capital city of Greece．This is the story of why the Marathon race is included in the Olympic Games． 　　Once there was an ancient Greek soldier called Phidippides．He ran so fast that he was often sent on long journeys with important messages．One day the leaders of Athens realized that their city was going to be attacked．They sent their army to the small town of Marathon, where they fought their enemies．It was a very long and hard battle, but at last the army from Athens won．They were very happy．However, they knew that the people of Athens would be wondering what had happened．So they asked Phidippides to go to Athens and tell them the good news． 　　Phidippides set off．He was very tired after all the fighting but he ran as fast as he could．As he got near Athens he began to slow down．His head was bursting and he could hardly breathe．As he got to the centre of the city, he fell to the ground．All the people rushed up to him．Phidipples opened his mouth．“Athens is saved！”he cried．Then he fell down dead．His story became so famous that it is remembered by the Marathon race of 26 miles, which is the distance from Marathon to Athens． 　　Listening task 　　A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE ANCIENT AND THE MODERN OLYMPICS 　　Hello!I’m the torch that lights the Olympic fire and starts every modern Olympic Games． 　　I always begin my journey from Olympia in Greece where the Ancient Games were first held．I’m usually lit by the sun there and carried by many runners from different countries．Many people come to watch as I travel through their countries to the host city．However, only the best athletes carry me!It’s a great honour and many athletes hope to get the chance to do so．The greatest honour is to be the last athlete who carries me into the stadium where the Games will be held．The last athlete gets the opportunity to light the Olympic fire．That fire will burn for the whole period of the Games and will only be put out when the Games end．I enjoy being part of so much sporting friendship．Two special sets of Olympics are held at the same time as the summer Olympics．One is for people with physical difficulties and the other for those with learning difficulties．I am always happy to see athletes help each other and feel excited when new countries get Olympic medals．It is a wonderful experience to be a bridge between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games．Long may the Olympic continue!