1、Unit 2The Olympic GamesGreece,where the ceremony began 2,700 years ago.This simple ceremony,and the lighting of the torch，is the spark that renews the Olympic flame wherever the Games are played.The Games symbolized the early Greeks ideal of mans unity,their vision of peace,and of human perfection.T
2、he Olympic motto is universally accepted as“Swifter,Higher,Stronger.”In ancient times,winners were_crowned_with wreaths of the sacred olive.Their names were proclaimedthroughout the Greek citystates.Things have not changed much in this regard.Today,first place winners are awarded gold medals,second
3、place winners,silver,and third place get the bronze.And,as in ancient times,Olympic stars become internationally famous.Let us hope that this living experience of peace and friendship between all the peoples of the world that began in Olympia,in ancient Greece,will continue for many centuries to com
4、e.Notes：torch tt n火炬；手电筒hostility hstIlItI n敌意；战争行为were crowned with给加冕proclaim prkleIm vt.颂扬；赞扬Read the passage carefully and judge the following sentences true(T)or false(F)1The Olympic Games will take place every four years.()2The Olympic spirit kept alive by lighting the Olympic flame.()3Winners are usually crowned with flowers in the old days.()4There is the Olympic motto that must be sung when one wins.()TTFF
