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1、Part1SkimmingandScanning(MultipleChoice+BlankFilling)(每小题：分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Questions1to10arebas
2、edonthefollowingpassage.TheOlympicTorch(火炬)Everyfouryears,theentireworldturnstowardacertaincity,tofollowthefacts,records,andhistoriesofovercoming.Thisyear,alleyeswillturntowardAthens,theplaceofthefirstOlympicGames.Inaworldofaboutsixbillioninhabitants(居民),onlyaselectedgroupofaboutte
3、nthousandathletesgetstotheOlympicGames.However,thereisaritualoftheGamesthatallowsthousandsofcommonpeopletoparticipateintheOlympicexperience,whichisuniqueintheworld:thetrackingoftheOlympictorch.TheflamelitinOlympiaisapowerfulsymbol,theforceofwhichcanbefeltallovertheworld.TheOlympict
4、orch-pastandpresentThistraditionisnotasoldastheGames.ThetrackingofthetorchwasneverpartoftheGamesinAncientGreece,yetitwaspartofGreekculture.TheoldwaytocarrytheOlympictorchthroughrunswasinhonorofseveralgods.Theywerecarriedfromonetempletotheotherortosomeparticularcity.Thefirsttogettot
5、heplacehadthehonortolighttheflameofthegodswithhisowntorch.ThetorchiscurrentlycompletelyintegratedwiththeOlympicMovementandisaninstrumentthatshouldreflectnotonlythesoulofthecountryorganizingtheGames,butalsothetechnologyavailableatthatmoment.FortheAthensOlympicGamesof1004,thedesigner
6、AndreasVarotsosselectedtheolive(橄榄)leaf.Hewantedtoincludeallaspectsofhiscountry,bothinthehistoricalandculturallevels,atthesametimemakinguseofaninternationallanguagethatreflectedthespiritofGreeceandshowedvaluesofpeace,loveandharmonyinallplaces.Thetrackingofthetorch-thefirsthalfinthe
7、20thCenturyThefirewasnotemployedasanOlympicsymboluntil1928whenaflamewaslitduringtheAmsterdamOlympics.Thatcaughttheimaginationofthepublic.Fouryearslater,inLosAngeles,CarlDiem,fromtheGermanOlympicCommittee,decidedtodeveloptheidea.Theflamewaslitonceagain.ButthosewerenotrealOlympicflam
8、es.WhentheGameswereheldinB
