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【题目】The first ancient Olympic Games for which westill have written records was held in 776 BC.Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. Thismade him the very first Olympic champion inhistory. Then they grew and continued to be playedevery four years. In 393 AD, the Roman emperorTheodosius I, a Christian, announced to end theGames because of their pagan (异教的)influences.

About l, 500 years later, a young Frenchmannamed 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 meetingwith 79 delegates(代表) who represented ninecountries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. Allthe delegates at the conference voted for the OlympicGames. They also decided to have Coubertin set up aninternational committee to organize the Games. Thiscommittee became the International Olympic

Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas fromGreece was selected to be its first president. Athenswas chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games.

The very first modern Olympic Games opened inthe first week of April, 1896. Since the Greekgovernment .had been unable to afford a stadium, arich Greek architect, Georgios Averoff, donated onemillion drachmas (over $100, 000) to repair the Panathenaic Stadium, originally built in 330 BC.

Since the Games were not well publicizedinternationally, contestants(选手) were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense. Some contestants were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.

【1】 What would be the best title for the pssage?

A. The History of the Olympics

B. How Coubertin Set Up IOC

C. The First Modern Olympic Games

D. Great Changes in the Olympic Games

【2】 At 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.

【3】 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. In 393 AD, the Games were cancelled 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.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】【】主旨大意题。全文简要讲述了奥运会的历史，A选项紧扣中心，符合题意。

【2】推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，当时参加奥运会的选手不是由国家选派的，而是个人报名参赛，其中还有一些是碰巧在那儿旅游的游客。由此可推断当时对参赛选手没有严格的限制。

【3】细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话可知，A项正确。