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1、Part1SkimmingandScanning(MultipleChoice+BlankFilling)(每小题:分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Questions1to10arebased
2、onthefollowingpassage.TheOlympicTorch(火炬)Everyfouryears,theentireworldturnstowardacertaincity,tofollowthefacts,records,andhistoriesofovercoming.Thisyear,alleyeswillturntowardAthens,theplaceofthefirstOlympicGames.Inaworldofaboutsixbillioninhabitants(居民),onlyaselectedgroupofabouttentho
3、usandathletesgetstotheOlympicGames.However,thereisaritualoftheGamesthatallowsthousandsofcommonpeopletoparticipateintheOlympicexperience,whichisuniqueintheworld:thetrackingoftheOlympictorch.TheflamelitinOlympiaisapowerfulsymbol,theforceofwhichcanbefeltallovertheworld.TheOlympictorch-p
4、astandpresentThistraditionisnotasoldastheGames.ThetrackingofthetorchwasneverpartoftheGamesinAncientGreece,yetitwaspartofGreekculture.TheoldwaytocarrytheOlympictorchthroughrunswasinhonorofseveralgods.Theywerecarriedfromonetempletotheotherortosomeparticularcity.Thefirsttogettotheplaceh
5、adthehonortolighttheflameofthegodswithhisowntorch.ThetorchiscurrentlycompletelyintegratedwiththeOlympicMovementandisaninstrumentthatshouldreflectnotonlythesoulofthecountryorganizingtheGames,butalsothetechnologyavailableatthatmoment.FortheAthensOlympicGamesof1004,thedesignerAndreasVar
6、otsosselectedtheolive(橄榄)leaf.Hewantedtoincludeallaspectsofhiscountry,bothinthehistoricalandculturallevels,atthesametimemakinguseofaninternationallanguagethatreflectedthespiritofGreeceandshowedvaluesofpeace,loveandharmonyinallplaces.Thetrackingofthetorch-thefirsthalfinthe20thCenturyT
7、hefirewasnotemployedasanOlympicsymboluntil1928whenaflamewaslitduringtheAmsterdamOlympics.Thatcaughttheimaginationofthepublic.Fouryearslater,inLosAngeles,CarlDiem,fromtheGermanOlympicCommittee,decidedtodeveloptheidea.Theflamewaslitonceagain.ButthosewerenotrealOlympicflames.WhentheGame
8、swereheldinB