1、成才之路 英语路漫漫其修远兮 吾将上下而求索人教版 必修2(十二省区)The Olympic GamesUnit 2话 题 导 入(2014南昌三中高一期末)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 the Olympic Games developed
2、and continued to be held every four years.In 393 AD,the Roman Emperor Theodosius I,a Christian,put a stop to the Games.In 1892,a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed.Two years later,Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing n
3、ine countries.At this meeting he got what he wanted.All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games.They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee(委员会)to organize the Games.This committee became the International Olympic Committee(IOC)and Demetrious Vikelas from Gr
4、eece was chosen to be its first president.Athens was chosen for the revival(复兴)of the Olympic Games and the planning began.The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April,1896.Since the Greek government didnt have enough money to build a stadium,a wealthy Greek man,Georgios Averoff,
5、donated over$100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized(宣 传)internationally,athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves.Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.文章大意：本文主要讲了奥运会的历史。作者对于奥运会的
6、产生、中断及发展进行了详细的介绍。1What can we know about the first Olympic Games?AThere was only one event in itBIt opened in the first week of April 1896CCoroebus was the first man to take part in itDIt was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius 答案：A推理判断题。根据Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics This made hi
7、m the first Olympic champion in history可以推断出第一届奥运会只有一个比赛项目，故选A。2Coubertin made his dream come true in _A776B1892C1894D1896答案：C细节理解题。根据In 1892,a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed Two years later,Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people
8、 representing nine countries可知Coubertin在1894年实现自己的梦想，故选C。3Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?a Coubertin first brought forward his idea to start the Olympic GamesbDemetrious from Greece was selected as the first president of IOCcCoroebus became the first Olympic champ
9、iondGeorgios donated money to repair the Panathenaic StadiumAacdbBcabd CbdacDdcba答案：B细节理解题。根据全文内容，事情发生的先后顺序是，Coroebus成为第一位奥运冠军；Coubertin首先提出举办奥运会的想法；来自于希腊的Demetrious被选为第一位国际奥委会的主席；Georgios捐钱修建了雅典运动场，故选B。4The best title for the passage would be _AThe History of the Olympics BHow Coubertin Set up IOCCThe First Modern Olympic GamesDGreat Changes in Olympic Games答案：A主旨大意题。整篇文章都在讲奥运会的历史，故选A。
