Unit 2 The Olympic Games Period 1 Warming Up & Reading
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The 31st Olympic Games were just held in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil on August 5, 2016. 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 very first Olympic champion in history. Then they grew and continued to be played every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor TheodosiusⅠ, a Christian, announced to end the Games because of their pagan(异教的)influence.
About 1, 500 years later, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin began their revival(恢复). In 1892 Coubertin first brought forward his idea to revive the Olympic Games but failed.
Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 delegates(代表)who represented nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the conference voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin set up an international committee to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee(IOC)and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was selected to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was begun.
The very first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government had been unable to afford a stadium, a rich Greek architect, Georgios Averoff, donated one million drachmas(over $ 100, 000)to repair the Panathenaic Stadium, originally built in 330 BC.
Since the Games were not well publicized internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.
【语篇概述】文章从第31届奥运会谈起, 追溯了奥运会的产生、中止、恢复等相关历史。
Ⅰ. Skim the passage and match the name and the thing.
1. Coroebus 2. TheodosiusⅠ 3. Coubertin
4. Demetrious Vikelas 5. Georgios Averoff
a. tried his best to revive the Olympic Games.
b. donated money to repair the Panathenaic Stadium.
c. won the only event at the Olympics.
d. announced to end the Olympic Games.
e. was selected to be the first president of the IOC.
答案：1. c 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. b
Ⅱ. Read the passage again and choose the best answers.
1. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The History of the Olympics
B. How Coubertin Set up the IOC
C. The First Modern Olympic Games
D. Great Changes in the Olympic Games
【解析】选A。主旨大意题。全文简要讲述了奥运会的历史, A项紧扣中心, 其他选项都是细节, 故答案选A。
2. Who offered money to the first modern Olympic Games?
A. Demetrious Vikelas. B. Coroebus.
C. Pierre de Coubertin. D. Georgios Averoff.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第四段可知, 由于当时希腊政府财力不足, 是富有的建筑师掏钱资助了第一届现代奥运会, 故答案选D。
3. At the first modern Olympic Games, _________.
A. winners were given money as prize
B. the IOC invited athletes to tour Greece
C. there were no strict rules for being an athlete
D. many countries chose some athletes to compete
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段, 当时参加奥运会的选手不是由国家选派的, 而是个人报名参加和支付费用的, 其中还有一些是碰巧在那儿旅游的游客, 由此可知当时对参赛选手没有严格的限制, 故答案选C。
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. In 393 AD, the Games were canceled because of the religious reason.
B. Coubertin was voted to be the first president of the IOC.
C. The Greek government didn’t support building a stadium.
D. The first ancient Olympic Games had several events.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的“In 393 AD, the Roman emperor TheodosiusⅠ, a Christian, announced to end the Games because of their pagan influence. ”可知答案选A。
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.
答案：1. first 2. end 3. revive 4. 1894 5. organized 6. modern
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