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 Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.
The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is called marathon.
Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch(火炬) through many nations towards the stadium 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 basin filled with oil. It catches fire. It is then, only then, that the Olympic Games can begin.
The Olympic flame burns throughout the games. It is the flame of peace.
【小题1】Before 1896 French schools didn't teach ______.  

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 Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.
The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is called marathon.
Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch(火炬) through many nations towards the stadium 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 basin filled with oil. It catches fire. It is then, only then, that the Olympic Games can begin.
The Olympic flame burns throughout the games. It is the flame of peace.
【小题1】Before 1896 French schools didn't teach ______.  

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Baseball is one of the, favorite sports in the USA． Children play baseball in sports or parks. All summer picnics, there is often and informal(非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat(击球). Each team has 9 players.

　　The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time， baseball matches are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes(英雄). At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio and watch television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long, after it is over， they still talk about the result and the players.

　　American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA． The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game. thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television set to hear the result.

　　(1)According to(根据)the short passage， which is wrong?

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　　A． Boys and girls like baseball.

　　B． People play baseball in the open air.

　　C． A baseball match has nine players.

　　D． Children sometimes play baseball in parks.

　　(2)American people play baseball in April，________ and September.

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　　A． May, June, July, August

　　B． March, May, July, August

　　C． January, June, October, November

　　D． February, May, July, December

　　(3)What happens at the end of the baseball season?

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　　A． People talk only about football games.

　　B． Many baseball fans become members of top teams.

　　C． A 1ot of people join the games.

　　D． Two too teams play a wonderful baseball game.

　　(4)________follows the baseball season in the USA.

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　　A． The basketball season.

　　B． The football season

　　C． A baseball match

　　D． A football match

　　(5)This passage mainly tells us something about ________.

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　　A． The basketball season in the USA

　　B． football is more interesting than baseball in the USA

　　C． the difference between baseball and football

　　D． the baseball season in the USA