Question

【題目】Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a Frenchman. At his time sports were not taught in French schools. De Coubertin believed that sports should go hand in hand with studies. He had an idea. His idea was to begin the Olympics all over again.

Sports teachers of other countries liked de Coubertion’s ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens（雅典）, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.

Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch（火炬）through many nations towards the stadium（運動場）where the games will be held. These sportsmen are from different countries. Yet they work together to carry the Olympic torch. It is passed from runner to runner. When the last runner enters the stadium, he or she places the torch in a special（專門的）basin filled with oil. It catches fire. It is then, only then, that the Olympic Games can begin.

The Olympic flame（火焰）burns throughout the games. It is the flame of peace.

【1】Before 1896 French schools didn’t teach_____ .

A. maths B. history

C. sports D. physics

【2】De Coubertin_______________.

A. was the first man to start the Olympic Games

B. helped start the modern Olympic Games

C. believed that sports were less important than studies

D. failed to begin the modern Olympic Games

【3】According to this passage, the third modern Olympic Games should have been held in_________ .

A. 1915 B. 1924

C. 1896 D. 1904

【4】“Marathon” in this passage is _______________.

A. a foot race B. a jumping contest（比賽）

C. field sports D. a boxing（拳擊）match

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】本文敘述了現(xiàn)代奧運會的創(chuàng)辦以及比賽項目。在1896年之前法國學(xué)校不教授體育。因此法國人顧拜旦為了把體育傳遞下去，決定傳辦現(xiàn)代奧運會。然后詳細介紹了現(xiàn)代奧運會的一些具體情況。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的At his time sports were not taught in French schools.可知在1896年之前法國學(xué)校不教授體育。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的 Sports teachers of other countries liked De Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece.可知顧拜旦幫助舉行了現(xiàn)代奧運會。故選B。

【3】推理推斷題。根據(jù)第二段的So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years,可知現(xiàn)代奧運會每隔四年舉行一次，第一次是在1896年，因此第三次是在1904年。故選B。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段的The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is calledmarathon.可知marathon是最長的(foot race)賽跑比賽.故選A。