4. A. forward B. late　　　 C. early　　　　 D. back

答案: D　 指导：指没有人知道奥运会能追溯到多久以前。soback(to)追溯。

3. A. general　　　　　　　 C. international

　 C. compounding　　　　　 D. domestic

答案: B　 指导：intermational国际的；general普遍的；compounding混合的；domestic国内的。前文有national，所以此处应填intermational，与之相对应。

2. A. order　 B. pursuit　 C. honour　　　　 D. search

答案: C　 指导：in honour of…“出于对某人或某物的敬意”；in pursuit of"追捕，追求”。in search of"寻找”。A不是固定搭配。

1. A. held　　 B. met　　　 C. happened　　　 D. occurred

答案: A　 指导：举行奥林匹克运动会，应用hold．

20. A. broadcast　 B. announce　 C. translate　 D. prepare

答案: D　 指导：“用这些材料来准备他们的新闻报道。”

CIoze 3

　　　 In ancient Creece, athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The olympian athletic festival, 　1　 every four years in　 2 　of Zeus, eventually lost its local character,became first a national event,and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been given up,　 3 　No one knows exactly how far　 4　 the olympic Games go,but some official records 　5 　from 776B. C.　　　

　　 After an 　6 　history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were put an end 　7　 in A.D. 394, the Christian era. It was over 1,500 years 　8 　there was 　9　 such international athletics gathering. The Greek institution was restored in 1896 and the first small meeting 　10 　place in Athens. After the 1908 London olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best rep-resentatives. In 　11　 　of peace, the Games have taken place 　12 　since at four-yearly　 　13 　. In Munich in 1972,competitors from more than 120 countries were watched by 　14 　crowds.

　　　 Nowadays,the Games are held in different countries　 　15　 　turn. The host country 　16 　vast facilities, including a sta- dium, swimming pools and living quarters, but 　17 　countries pay their own athlefes expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature but now many more sports are represented. The marathon races, started in 1896, are now a popular event.

The olympics start　 18　 the arrival in the stadium of a torch, 　19 　on Mount olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a 　20 　of runners to the stadium.　

19. A. broadcasts B. forms　　　 C. newspapers　 D. countries

答案: A　 指导：还有来自其它电台的新闻，据like后面的BBC可知。

18. A. all　　　　 B. major　　　 C. American　　 D. news

答案: B　 指导：“大城市”用major来修饰。

17. A. fly　　　　 B. send　　　 C. deliver　　 D. past

答案: A　 指导：fly可以用物来作主语；若用其它动词需用被动式。

16. A. difficult　 B. important　 C. various　　 D. common

答案: B　 指导：最重要的是新闻。

15. A. pleasure　 B. course　　 C. opinion　　 D. advice

答案: C　 指导：“在……人看来”，固定词组。