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The History of the Olympic Games The first Olympic games at Olympia were held in 776 B.C. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 B.C. were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The games were held every four years from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1,170 years. If the Modern Olympic games last that long, they will still be held in 3066 A.D. The ancient Greeks were highly competitive and believed strongly in the concept of competition or contest. The ultimate Greek goal was to be the best. All aspects of life, especially athletics, were centered around this concept. It was therefore considered one of the greatest honors to win a victory at Olympia. The fact that the only prize given at Olympia was an olive wreath illustrated this point. The athletes competed for honour, not for material goods. In ancient Greece, games were closely connected to the worship of the gods and heroes. Games were held as part of religious ceremonies in honour of deceased heroes. Games were also held in the context of many ancient fertility festivals. Later, the Olympic games began to be usurped by the prominent cult of Zeus, and eventually lost much of their religious character. The Greek calendar was based on the conception of the four-year Olympiad. When Greek historians referred to dates, they most often referred to a year within the Olympiad that the event occurred. The winner of the state race in a given year had the Olympiad named in honour of him. The first Oympiad is therefore known as that of Koromikos of ELis, the winner of the state in 776 B.C. Every four years for over 1,100 years, from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., thousands of people ceased all warfare and flocked to a small sanctuary in north-western Greece for five days in the late summer for a single reason—to witness the Olympic Games. During that time, competitors from all over the Greek world competed in a number of athletic events and worshipped the gods at the sanctuary of Olympia. However, unlike modern Olympics, only free men who spoke Greek could compete and the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time. From the beginning, the games at Olympia served to strengthen the Greek sense of national unity. During the Hellenisitic period, Greeks who came to live in foreign surroundings such as Syria, Asia, and Egypt, strove to hold on to their own culture. One of the ways they did was to build athletic facilities and continue their athletic traditions. They organized competitions, and sent competitors from their towns to compete in the Panhellenic games. In the 2nd century A.D., Roman citizenship was extended to everyone within the Roman empire. After this point there were many competitors from outside of Greece, and the Olympic games became more internationalized. When the Greek government reinstated the games in 1896, this internationalized character of the competitions was preserved by Baron de Coubertin. Now, the Olympic games attract competitors from countries all over the world.
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更多 “问答题The History of the Olympic Games The first Olympic games at Olympia were held in 776 B.C. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 B.C. were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The games were held every four years from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1,170 years. If the Modern Olympic games last that long, they will still be held in 3066 A.D. The ancient Greeks were highly competitive and believed strongly in the concept of competition or contest. The ultimate Greek goal was to be the best. All aspects of life, especially athletics, were centered around this concept. It was therefore considered one of the greatest honors to win a victory at Olympia. The fact that the only prize given at Olympia was an olive wreath illustrated this point. The athletes competed for honour, not for material goods. In ancient Greece, games were closely connected to the worship of the gods and heroes. Games were held as part of religious ceremonies in honour of deceased heroes. Games were also held in the context of many ancient fertility festivals. Later, the Olympic games began to be usurped by the prominent cult of Zeus, and eventually lost much of their religious character. The Greek calendar was based on the conception of the four-year Olympiad. When Greek historians referred to dates, they most often referred to a year within the Olympiad that the event occurred. The winner of the state race in a given year had the Olympiad named in honour of him. The first Oympiad is therefore known as that of Koromikos of ELis, the winner of the state in 776 B.C. Every four years for over 1,100 years, from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., thousands of people ceased all warfare and flocked to a small sanctuary in north-western Greece for five days in the late summer for a single reason—to witness the Olympic Games. During that time, competitors from all over the Greek world competed in a number of athletic events and worshipped the gods at the sanctuary of Olympia. However, unlike modern Olympics, only free men who spoke Greek could compete and the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time. From the beginning, the games at Olympia served to strengthen the Greek sense of national unity. During the Hellenisitic period, Greeks who came to live in foreign surroundings such as Syria, Asia, and Egypt, strove to hold on to their own culture. One of the ways they did was to build athletic facilities and continue their athletic traditions. They organized competitions, and sent competitors from their towns to compete in the Panhellenic games. In the 2nd century A.D., Roman citizenship was extended to everyone within the Roman empire. After this point there were many competitors from outside of Greece, and the Olympic games became more internationalized. When the Greek government reinstated the games in 1896, this internationalized character of the competitions was preserved by Baron de Coubertin. Now, the Olympic games attract competitors from countries all over the world.” 相关考题
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The ancient Olympic Games (1) () part of a religious festival in honor (2) () the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games (3) () in Olympia, a religious Sanctuary. In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word "athlete" is an ancient Greek word, (4) () "one who competes (5) () a prize". The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first (6) () in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was (7) () a village called Marathon (8)() the Persians (9) () by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by a soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles was (10) () adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race.(1).A、isB、wereC、was(2).A、forB、afterC、of(3).A、are holdB、heldC、were held(4).A、meaningB、meanC、meant(5).A、ofB、forC、in(6).A、introducedB、introducingC、introduce(7).A、name forB、named afterC、named of(8).A、thatB、whichC、where(9).A、were defeatedB、defeatsC、defeated(10).A、becauseB、furthermoreC、therefore
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About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at Stroke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sports for the disabled.In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings things developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stroke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as die normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stroke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1, 604 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stroke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sports. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able bodies. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.The first games for the disabled were held________after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England.A．50 yearsB．21 yearsC．9 yearsD．4 years
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Besides Stroke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held inA．New York.B．London.C．Rome.D．Los Angeles.
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The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses.The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious sanctuary.The athletes came to Olympia from all parts of the Greek world, from as far as Spain in the west and Turkey in the east.The ancient Olympic Games began in the yea 776 BC when Koroibos, a cook from the city of Elis, won a 200-metre-long race.They took place for a period of 617 years until the last games were held in AD 393In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money.In fact the word athlete is an ancient Greek word, meaning one who competes for a prize.Although women did not compete in the games, there was a separate festival held at the same time in honour of Hera, wife of Zeus At this festival unmarried girls competed in foot races.The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games.The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1896.It was named after a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army The news of the victory was brought to Athens by soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital 26 miles was therefore adopted as the distance of the modern marathon raceThe Olympic flag was introduced in 1908 and carries the symbol of five linked rings.Which represent the five continents-Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe.The Olympic flame was first carried in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympic Games.The first torch relay in the modern OlympIc Games was staged in Berlin in 1936.(判断正误)26.The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC.()27.The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years.()28.They did not allow women to compete in the an cient Olympic Games.()29.They first used the Olympic flag in 1908.()30.The torch relay was first used in the ancient Olympics.()
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The Olympic Games ________ held every ________ years.
A.is...fiveB.is...fourC.are...fourD.are...five
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40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
?Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.
B.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.
C.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.
D.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British government.
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40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in__________.A.New York
B.London
C.Rome
D.Los Angeles
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teaching contents
key and difficult points
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activities and justifications
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The original Olympic Games were part of an important religious festival to honor the Greek gods, especially Zeus. They were held in a valley in Olympia every four years and men from all the Greek city states attended. Women did not compete in the games or even attend. The first record of the Olympic Games dates from 778 BC, but they were probably established hundreds of years before that.
At first there was only one competition in the games--a 200m foot race. The distance was based on a myth about the hero Hercules who was said to have run this distance in one breath. At later Olympics other events were introduced, including a 365 meter and a 5 kilometer race, boxing and wreathing, chariot races and the pentathlon jumping, running, javelin, discus and wrestling.
Athletes came to Olympia to train full-time for 10 months. Before they were allowed to compete, they were examined by a committee of 10 men to make sure they were of good character and physically fit. All wars between cities had to stop for the five days of the games.
The prize for the winners was a crown made from an olive tree branch, but with a gold handled knife from a seared tree. The olive branch was believed to give the athlete great strength and health. The winner gave public thanks to Zeus and to his city or district. Winners were believed to have gained the favor of the gods.
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40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
In Paragraph 3, the underlined word "athletes" means__________.A.people who support the games
B.people who watch the games
C.people who organize the games
D.people who compete in the games
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40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
From the passage, we may conclude that the writer is __________ .A.one of the organizers of the game for the disabled
B.a disabled person who once took part in the games
C.against holding the games for the disabled
D.in favor of holding the games for the disabled
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40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had
been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.
Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.
The first games for the disabled were heldafter Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in England.A.40 years
B.21 years
C.10 years
D.9 years
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__________ the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing is quite clear to the people all over the world.A.That
B.Whether
C.What
D.If
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The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.
In ancient Egypt,as everywhere,pitching stones was a favorite children's game．But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child．Looking for something less dangerous to throw,the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.
At first,balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines．Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
Even though the Egyptians were warlike,they found time for peaceful games．Before long they had developed a number of ball games,each with its own set of rules．Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun．Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.
This selection says that the Egyptians played__.A.many different games with balls
B.many different kinds of games
C.only one ball game
D.different games with similar roles
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The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.
In ancient Egypt,as everywhere,pitching stones was a favorite children's game．But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child．Looking for something less dangerous to throw,the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.
At first,balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines．Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
Even though the Egyptians were warlike,they found time for peaceful games．Before long they had developed a number of ball games,each with its own set of rules．Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun．Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.
The ball was probably invented because__．A.throwing stones often caused injuries
B.throwing stones was not fun
C.games with stones did not have rules
D.rocks were too heavy to throw
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The Greatest Show on Earth
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 in sport.As many as 6,000 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一to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in a 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 wa。
in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held一the host
country一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 competitions begin 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一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.Womens 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.What are the most important events in the Olympic Games?A:The track and field events.B:The horse-riding events.C:The swimming events.D:The boat-racing events.
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The Greatest Show on Earth
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 in sport.As many as 6,000 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一to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in a 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 wa。
in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held一the host
country一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 competitions begin 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一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.Womens 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.When did women start taking part in the Olympic Games?A:In 1912.B:In 1900.C:In 1928.D:In 1924.
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Going Back to Its BirthplaceNo sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern Olympics was held.Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete, up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East Timor and Kiribati.A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39 new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics."We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly 3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever." The Panathenian Stadium is the landmark building of Olympics.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
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Going Back to Its BirthplaceNo sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern Olympics was held.Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete, up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East Timor and Kiribati.A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39 new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics."We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly 3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever." Participation in the Olympic Games is looked upon as an honor as well as an achievement.A:Right. B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
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Going Back to Its BirthplaceNo sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern Olympics was held.Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete, up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East Timor and Kiribati.A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39 new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics."We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly 3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever." The first modern Olympics was held nearly three centuries ago.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
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Going Back to Its BirthplaceNo sporting event takes hold of the world's attention and imagination like the Olympic Games.The football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseball's World Series is required viewing in North America;and the World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now,after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years,the summer Games are returning to Athens,the place where the first modern Olympics was held.Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement,but also as an honour. The 1 6 days between August 1 3 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete, up from Sydney's 199.Afghanistan is back,having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didn't let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East Timor and Kiribati.A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports,watched by 5.3 million ticket-paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic men's marathon following the original route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.The ancient stadium at Olympia,first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago,will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium,where the first modern Olympics was held,is to host the archery（射箭）events.If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games,the 39 new venues add a modern touch to the city of Athens.The main Olympic stadium,with a giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark（标志）building of the Olympics."We believe that we will organize a'magical'Games,"said Athens 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nearly 3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever." The Games will open with cycling events because these events will take hold of the world's attention.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
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单选题Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in _____.A
New YorkB
LondonC
RomeD
Los Angeles
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单选题The first games for the disabled were held _____ after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in England.A
40 yearsB
21 yearsC
10 yearsD
9 years
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问答题The History of the Olympic Games The first Olympic games at Olympia were held in 776 B.C. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 B.C. were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The games were held every four years from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1,170 years. If the Modern Olympic games last that long, they will still be held in 3066 A.D. The ancient Greeks were highly competitive and believed strongly in the concept of competition or contest. The ultimate Greek goal was to be the best. All aspects of life, especially athletics, were centered around this concept. It was therefore considered one of the greatest honors to win a victory at Olympia. The fact that the only prize given at Olympia was an olive wreath illustrated this point. The athletes competed for honour, not for material goods. In ancient Greece, games were closely connected to the worship of the gods and heroes. Games were held as part of religious ceremonies in honour of deceased heroes. Games were also held in the context of many ancient fertility festivals. Later, the Olympic games began to be usurped by the prominent cult of Zeus, and eventually lost much of their religious character. The Greek calendar was based on the conception of the four-year Olympiad. When Greek historians referred to dates, they most often referred to a year within the Olympiad that the event occurred. The winner of the state race in a given year had the Olympiad named in honour of him. The first Oympiad is therefore known as that of Koromikos of ELis, the winner of the state in 776 B.C. Every four years for over 1,100 years, from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., thousands of people ceased all warfare and flocked to a small sanctuary in north-western Greece for five days in the late summer for a single reason—to witness the Olympic Games. During that time, competitors from all over the Greek world competed in a number of athletic events and worshipped the gods at the sanctuary of Olympia. However, unlike modern Olympics, only free men who spoke Greek could compete and the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time. From the beginning, the games at Olympia served to strengthen the Greek sense of national unity. During the Hellenisitic period, Greeks who came to live in foreign surroundings such as Syria, Asia, and Egypt, strove to hold on to their own culture. One of the ways they did was to build athletic facilities and continue their athletic traditions. They organized competitions, and sent competitors from their towns to compete in the Panhellenic games. In the 2nd century A.D., Roman citizenship was extended to everyone within the Roman empire. After this point there were many competitors from outside of Greece, and the Olympic games became more internationalized. When the Greek government reinstated the games in 1896, this internationalized character of the competitions was preserved by Baron de Coubertin. Now, the Olympic games attract competitors from countries all over the world.
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单选题—Could you tell me ______？—In August, 2014.A
where will the Youth Olympic Games take placeB
when will the Youth Olympic Games take placeC
where the Youth Olympic Games will take placeD
when the Youth Olympic Games will take place
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问答题Practice 4 The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter games. They are each held every four years. Until 1992, they were both held in the same year. Since then, they have been separated two years apart. There are more than 20 Summer Olympics sports, including swimming, basketball, soccer, gymnastics, boxing, weight-lifting, yachting, cycling and equestrian events. Skiing, ice-skating and ice hockey are among the 7 Winter Game sports. A competitor must be the citizen of the country he or she represents. No more than three entries from any country are permitted in each event (4 in the winter games). Only one team per country is allowed in a team sport. There are many myths surrounding the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. The most popular legend describes that Heracles was the creator of the Olympic Games and built the Olympic stadium and surrounding buildings as an honor to his father, Zeus after completing his 12 labors. According to that legend, he walked in a straight line for 400 strides and called this distance a “stadium” that later also became a distance calculation unit. This is also why a modem stadium is 400 meters in circumference length (1 stadium = 400 meters). From then on, the Olympic Games were quickly becoming more and more important throughout ancient Greece, reaching their zenith in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honoring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honor the games were held. The number of events increased to 20, and the celebration was spread over several days. Winners of the events were greatly admired and were immortalized in poems and statues. The Games were held every four years, and the period between two celebrations became known as an “Olympiad’’. The Greeks used Olympiads as one of their methods to count years. The most famous Olympic athlete lived in these times: the 6th century BC wrestler, Milo Croton, is the only athlete in history to win a victory in six Olympics. The Games gradually declined in importance after the Romans gained power in Greece. After Emperor Theodosius I made Christianity the religion of the Empire and banned pagan rites, the Olympic Games were outlawed as a pagan festival in 393 AD. In 1894, a French noble man, Pierrde, called a meeting in Paris that led to the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896. Thirteen nations sent a total of 285 men, and the Games were revived. Since then the Olympics have been held in different cities of the world once every four years, with the exception of war years 1916, 1940 and 1944. Women first competed in 1912. In 1924 the Winter Olympics were instituted at Chamonix, France.
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单选题The 30th Olympic Games ______ in London soon.A
heldB
will be heldC
were heldD
have been held
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单选题_____ is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London.A
ItB
WhatC
AsD
Which
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