The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors of the sport. As many as 6000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is the spirit of the Olympics — to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held — the host country — marches in last.
The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsmen march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display.
The competition begins the next day. There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The main events are in track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in a different sport — riding, shooting, swimming, and cross-country running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.
More and more women are taking part in the games. They first competed in 1900, in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics. Women’s swimming events were introduced in 1912, but it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women. Now, they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports. In horse riding, shooting, and boat racing, they may compete in the same events as the men.
1.The spirit of the Olympics is to _________.
A.win a gold medal B.be equal
C.gain glory D.participate
2.From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A.the first team to march in the opening ceremony is the most important one
B.a sportsman represents all the athletes to take an oath after a wonderful display
C.the track and field events do not start until a few days after the Olympics begin
D.women were allowed to take part in track and field events in 1912
3.Which of the following is NOT the Olympic event nowadays?
A.Tennis. B.Shooting.
C.Riding D.Swimming
4.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Olympic Spirit.
B.Opening ceremony of the Olympics.
C.Rules for all Olympic events.
D.The birthplace of the Olympic Games.
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The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors of the sport. As many as 6000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is the spirit of the Olympics — to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held — the host country — marches in last.
The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsmen march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display.
The competition begins the next day. There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The main events are in track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in a different sport — riding, shooting, swimming, and cross-country running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.
More and more women are taking part in the games. They first competed in 1900, in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics. Women’s swimming events were introduced in 1912, but it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women. Now, they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports. In horse riding, shooting, and boat racing, they may compete in the same events as the men.
1.The spirit of the Olympics is to _________.
A.win a gold medal B.be equal
C.gain glory D.participate
2.From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A.the first team to march in the opening ceremony is the most important one
B.a sportsman represents all the athletes to take an oath after a wonderful display
C.the track and field events do not start until a few days after the Olympics begin
D.women were allowed to take part in track and field events in 1912
3.Which of the following is NOT the Olympic event nowadays?
A.Tennis. B.Shooting.
C.Riding D.Swimming
4.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Olympic Spirit.
B.Opening ceremony of the Olympics.
C.Rules for all Olympic events.
D.The birthplace of the Olympic Games.
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The Olympic Games are seen as the greatest test of an athlete’s ability and are supposed to celebrate the spirit of fair play. But in fact, sportsmen have been using drugs to cheat their way to victory since the Games first began.
In the early years, athletes ate mushrooms(蘑菇)and plant seeds to improve their performance. Nowadays, this kind of cheating has a name doping(服用兴奋剂).
Just last month, Britain’s top sprinter(赛跑选手) Dwain Chambers and several American athletes tested positive(呈阳性)for the drug THG. Until a coach secretly gave a sample of THG to scientists, no one knew how to test for it.
“We’re like cops(警察)chasing criminals—athletes are always adapting and looking for areas we haven’t investigated,” said Jacquew de Ceaurriz, a French anti-doping expert.
Since the first drugs test was carried out at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, many cheats have been caught out. The most famous case in history is that of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson.
He broke the 100 meters world record in winning gold at the 1988 Seoul(汉城)Olympics. But days later, he tested positive for drug use, lost his gold medal and was banned from the sport. Five years later, he returned to action—only to be found positive again and banned forever.
China has also had problems with drug cheats. At the 1994 Asian Games, 11 Chinese athletes—seven of them swimmers—tested positive for banned drugs. Sports organizations promised that cheating on this scale would not happen again.
Experts are also worried that doping can damage a person’s health. It is believed to increase the risk of liver and kidney(肝肾)diseases, and women may experience reproductive(生育) problems. As long as they can stay ahead of the scientists, it is unlikely the cheats will stop. But experts say there is a limit to what can be achieved and that athletes will not be able to change their bodies using gene(基因)technology.
“For the moment, genetic doping does not exist,” said de Ceaurriz. “Even in 10 or 15 years it will not be done easily—the scientific community(界)will not let it happen.”
( ) 60. Which of the following is not the way that some athletes cheat to their better sports achievements?
A.Eating mushrooms. B Taking drug THG.
C. Taking genetic doping. D. Eating plant seeds.
( ) 61. How many countries are mentioned in the passage in which there were athletes doping?
A. Two. B. Four. C. Sic. D. Eight.
( ) 62. We can infer from the passage that ____.
A.scientists get a lot of information about drugs before the athletes take doping
B.taking doping will never happen again because of the serious test
C.few athletes used drug cheats before the first drugs test was carried out at the 1968 Olympics
D.problems with drug cheats are still serious though they are severely tested
( ) 63. Which statement of the following is true?
A.Many police are sent to chase criminals of taking doping during the Olympic Games.
B.The drug test was carried out until the 1968 Olympics.
C.There is the possibility that women athletes taking doping will give no birth to a child.
D.Ben Johnson was banned from sports forever for being tested positive for drug use at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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We all know the Olympic Games.1.do you know the Mud Olympic Games which are sports games in the mud?
Every year,about 400 people from all over Europe meet in a small town in northern Germany2.(take) part in the Mud Olympics—the3.(muddy) sports meeting in the world.It is held4.the the beach when the tide is out,so it is very muddy.The sports meeting5.(have) many traditional sports like football,volleyball and bicycle races,as well as some special and new activities6.(play) in the mud.It raises money for a local charity.
The advertisements of the sports meeting are7.(real) interesting.One of the8.(advertisement) said,"If you want to play,just put on the clothes that you don't mind9.(get) covered in the mud and join us!Viewers are more than welcome.So if you don't care about the mud10.can get you dirty,come and enjoy yourself!
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At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe race was the Unites States team. One member of that team was Bill Havens.
As the time for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child about the time that the US team would be competing in the Paris games. In 1924, there were no jet airliners from Paris to the Unites States, only slow ocean-going ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma. Should he go to Paris and risk not being at his wife’s side when their baby was born? Or should he stay with his family?
Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris. But after much soul searching, Bill decided to stay at home, where he could support his wife when the child arrived. As it turned out , the Unites States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was late in giving birth to their child. In fact, Bill could have competed in the event and returned home in time to be with her when she gave birth. People said ,” what a shame!”
The child finally born to Bill and his wife was a boy, whom they named Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill received a telegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I am bringing home the gold medal you lost while waiting for me to be born.” Frank had just won the gold medal for the Unites States in a rowing event, a medal his father had dreamed of winning but never did. When people asked Bill about his decision he made twenty-eight years ago, he said he would make the same choice if he was in such a situation again.
1.If we say some is in a dilemma, we probably mean he/she _____.
A. lives a very hard life
B. has to make a difficult choice
C. has to give up all that he/she has
D. doesn’t know what he/she wants
2. From Paragraph3 we know Bill’s wife ____.
A. knew the baby would be born late
B. knew what her husband really wanted
C. wanted to support her husband to win the gold medal.
D. was not understanding enough to support her husband
3. What is the main reason why people said” what a shame!”？
A. Bill didn’t give his wife any support at home.
B. Bill’s decision caused the team to perform badly.
C. Bill didn’t know what was more important to him.
D. Bill could have returned home with the gold medal in time.
4.What happened twenty-eight years later after the baby’s birth?
A. Bill received a gold medal from Finland.
B. Bill’s son helped make his dream come true.
C. Bill earned the respect of all the American people.
D. Bill took part in the Olympic Games and won.
5.After reading the passage, we infer that ____
A. Bill thought his decision was right.
B. Bill trained his son to win the medal.
C. Bill loved fame more than his family
D. Bill hated his decision very much
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The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.There are nine sports: cycling, tennis, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, weightlifting, rowing, wrestling and shooting. Sailing was also to have taken place, but had to be cancelled (取消) because of bad weather at sea.
In the first Olympics there were no real team sports. Then, slowly, a few team sports joined the program. Football and hockey were the first team sports introduced into the Olympics in London in 1908.Then in 1936, at the Berlin Olympics, the Germans brought in handball and the Americans had basketball accepted as an Olympic sport.
It often happens that the country that introduces a new sport into the Olympics then goes on to win the gold medals. In 1904, at the Olympics in St. Louis, the Americans introduced boxing and won all seven events. Five horse riding events were introduced into the 1912 Stockholm (斯德哥尔摩) Olympics, and Swedish riders won four of them. And in 1964, at the Tokyo Olympics, two sports which are popular in Japan were introduced: judo (柔道) and volleyball. The Japanese won all three gold medals in the judo, and also won the first women’s volleyball competition. Some new sports have recently been added to the Olympics. In Los Angeles, in 1984, baseball was introduced and became an Olympic sport. In Seoul (汉城), Korea in 1988, table tennis was introduced for the first time, and tennis returned as an Olympic sport. Unlike tennis, some sports, such as golf and rugby (橄榄球), have been tried in the Olympics but have never returned.
1.The text is mainly about ________.
A. the ancient Olympic Games B. the modern Olympic Games
C. the ancient and modern Olympic Games D. how many events are in the Olympic Games
2.Football was first introduced into the Olympics in ________.
A. 1908, London B. 1936, Berlin
C. 1904, St. Louis D. 1988, Seoul
3.Which sport is different from the other three in the group?
A. Basketball. B. Football.
C. horse-riding. D. Baseball.
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens.
B. At the time when the first modern Olympic Games were held, there were not so many sports as there are today.
C. The Olympic Games are held every four years.
D. The country which introduces a new sport into the Olympics usually cannot get the gold medal for that event.
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We are looking forward to _______ more of them in the coming Olympic Games.
A. see B. seeing C. seen D. be seen
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The 2016 Rio Olympic Games have come to an end. Without doubt, many Chinese sports fans sat in front of the TV and cheered our athletes on, hoping that they would get as many gold medals as possible.
But sometimes our desire for gold medals can result in the sadness of failure. When Liu Xiang, China’s track hero, pulled out of the Beijing Olympics due to injury, he greatly disappointed many Chinese sports fans.
But things are different now. In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, we saw a healthier Chinese attitude towards the sports people, fully in line with the Olympic spirit.
China didn’t win any gold medals on the first day. But, instead of criticizing(批评) the athletes who failed to win, most of the fans were happy with their efforts. “Looking at the results in the right way when an athlete misses out on gold shows the maturity(成熟) of a person, and is also a challenge for a country to face up to in the process of development,” commented CRI.
Swimmer Fu Yuanhui won fans’ hearts, even if she only won the third place in the 100m backstroke final. Her fans on her Sina Weibo have increased 100,000 to over 6 million. Many sports fans appreciated her straightforward character and attitude towards competitions.
“The warm support from Internet users shows that public attitude towards competitive sports and the Olympics has gotten to a higher level”, said an article in the People’s Daily.
1.What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A.Gold medals can also cause sadness.
B.Liu Xiang always disappoints his fans.
C.Fans have high expectations of Liu Xiang.
D.Liu Xiang got injured before the Olympics.
2.What is people’s attitude now towards the athletes who failed?
A.Interested. B.Understanding.
C.Angry. D.Disappointed.
3.What makes people like Fu Yuanhui?
A.Her Sina Weibo. B.Her kindness to the fans.
C.Her attitude to competitions. D.Her winning a gold medal.
4.What does the author mainly want to tell us in this passage?
A.Winning gold medals is important.
B.Changing attitude to athletes is a must.
C.Results are not important in the competition.
D.Peoples’ attitude towards competitive sports is healthier.
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The Greatest Olympic Stadiums of All Time
The following are some buildings that have stood the test of time and continue to be as amazing and groundbreaking as the games themselves.
Montreal Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
The 1976 Summer Games were a perfect excuse for then-mayor Jean Drapeau to green light a stadium that could be used for the city’s Major League Baseball team. The building is an extraordinary achievement of engineering and its 45-degree angled tower is the world’s tallest inclined (倾斜的) tower.
Aquatics Centre, London, the United Kingdom
This roof that bends both inside and outside is one of the most recognizable structures by the famous architect Zaha Hadid. Built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, this building is meant to copy the movement of not only the water inside the structure, but also of the neighboring Waterworks River.
Spyros Louis Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
The two bent poles running over the open roof of this stadium from the 2004 Summer Olympics look more like a bridge than a stadium. The stadium itself was built in 1982, but its most recognizable aspects were added during the 2004 refurbishment (翻新).
Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China
Built for the 2008 Summer Games, the Beijing National Stadium stands apart for its unique appearance like a bird’s nest and the plans for it to be reused at the 2022 Winter Games. Designed to allow the audience a clear view from anywhere in the stands, the stadium is especially eye-catching when lit up at nigh.
1.What is special about Montreal Olympic Stadium?
A.It copies the movement of water.
B.It is shaped like a bridge.
C.It looks like a birds nest.
D.It is recognizable for its inclined tower.
2.Where is the stadium that relatively has the shortest history?
A.In Montreal. B.In London. C.In Athens. D.In Beijing.
3.Which of the stadiums will be reused for the Winter Olympics?
A.Montreal Olympic Stadium. B.Aquatics Centre.
C.Spyros Louis Olympic Stadium. D.Beijing National Stadium.
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The modern Olympic Games happened in the year 1896. The Games are held every four years. There are two main sets of Games. The Winter Olympics are held two years before the Summer Games. Many countries want to host the Olympic Games for it’s a great honor to be chosen.
The Olympic Games are organized and controlled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It sets the general program, chooses the city where the games are to be held, and determines the standards of what is an amateur athlete.
Besides, each participating country has a National Olympic Committee that is responsible for arranging the participation of the nation’s athletes in the games.
1.If the next Summer Games will be held in 2024, when will the Winter Games be held?
A. in 2024 B. in 2022
C. in 2026 D. in 2028
2.Why many countries compete for the host of the Olympics?
A. for the honor
B. for the money
C. for the medals
D. for the peace
3.Which of the following is NOT the IOC’s duty?
A. to organize and control the Olympic Games
B. to choose the city where the games are to be held
C. to determine the standards of what is an amateur athlete
D. to make the arrangements for the nation’s athletes
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__________ win the most gold medals in the 2012 Olympic Games, the Chinese athletes are busy training.
A．In order to B．In order that C．So as to D．So that
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