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【題目】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 first Olympic champion in history. Then they grew and continued to be played every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, announced to end the Games because of their pagan (異教的)influences.

About 1，500 years later, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin began to revive the games. In 1892Coubertin 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. AH 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 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 over $ 100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium, originally built in 330BC.

Since the Games were not well publicized internationally* competitors were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense (費(fèi)用)， Some contestants were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.

【1】 Coubertin held a most important meeting with 79delegates in ______ .

A. 1895

B. 1892

C. 1894

D. 1896

【2】 Who offered money to help the first modern Olympic Games?

A. Demetrious Vikelas.

B. Coroebus.

C. Pierre de Coubertin.

D. Georgios Averoff.

【3】 Which of the following statements is true about the first modern Olympic Games?

A. Winners were given money as prize.

B. IOC invited contestants to tour Greece.

C. There were no strict rules for being a contestant.

D. Many countries chose some athletes to compete.

【4】 What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The History of the Olympic Games

B. How Coubertin Set Up IOC

C. The First Modern Olympic Games

D. Great Changes in the Olympic Games

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 A

【解析】【1】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句和第三段第一句可知，這次會議是在1894年召開的。

【2】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段可知，由于當(dāng)時希臘政府財(cái)力不足，是富有的建筑師Georgios Averoff 資助了第一屆現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會。

【3】 推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段可知，當(dāng)時參加奧運(yùn)會的選手不是由國家選派的，而是個人報名參賽的，其中還有一些是碰巧在那兒旅游的游客，由此可推知當(dāng)時對參賽選手沒有嚴(yán)格的限制。

【4】 主旨大意題。全文簡要地講述了奧運(yùn)會的興起及復(fù)興的歷史，A項(xiàng)概括了這一內(nèi)容，因此可作標(biāo)題。