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1、Unit2TheFrogPrinceLesson3andLesson4【模拟试题】一、阅读理解（（A） TheOlympicGameshavechangedalotsincetheywerefirstheldinAthens,Greece,in1896.Backthen,winnersgotsilvermedalsinsteadofgoldones.Soundsstrange,doesn’tit?Peoplethoughtsilverwasbetterthangold.Also,nowome
2、nraninthefirstOlympics,andonly14countriestookpart.Chinawasnotoneofthem.Butthosearen’ttheonlydifferent. TheFrenchmanBaronPierredeCoubertin（顾拜旦）wasthemanwhoreallywantedtheGamestostartagain.HisideaforthemodernOlympicscamefromtheGreekGamesthousandsofye
3、arsago.Hehopedtheywouldhelpbringworldpeace. ButittooktimefortheOlympicstobecomepopular.Notmanypeoplethoughttheyweregoodideasin1896,sotheywereputtogetherpoorly.Sometouristsevenraninraces!Today,morethan10000peoplefromaboutcountriestakepart. Inth
4、eearlyyearsoftheOlympics,thereweren’tmanysports.Mosteventsweretrackandfield,muchlikeinthefirstGreekGames.EventsusuallytookplaceinthePanathenaicStadium（雅典体育场）,andyoucanstillseeittoday.Playersdidnotweartheircountries’colorsin1896.Theirclotheswerenotliketh
5、euniformspeopleweartoday.Infact,playersweren’tevenpickedbytheircountriesbackthen.TheytraveledtotheGamesbythemselvesandhadtousetheirownmoneytotakepart. NewsportshavebeenputintotheOlympicsovertime,likebadmintonandtabletennis.Someoldergamesarenolonger
6、played,liketug-of-war（拔河）.Itwouldbehardtoseealltheeventsatthisyear’sGames.Therewillbeover300! Swimmingwasdifferentin1896,therewasa1meterraceinthesea.Aboattookswimmersoutintotheseaandleftthemtoswimbacktoland.Sometimesroughwatermadetheracedangerous.T
7、hefirstpersonevertowinthatracewasHungarianAfredHajos.Heseemedhappyjusttofinish.“Ijustwantedtolive.That’smoreimportantthanwinning,”hesaid.Whenpeopleorteamswoneventsin1896,theydidn’tgetthesamethingsasnow.Theygotolivewreathstoputontheirheadsandsilvermedals
8、. 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 1.IntheOlympics,winnersweregiven__________. A.silvermedalsandolivewreathsB.silverandgoldmedalsC.olivewreathsandflowers 2.BaronPierredeCoubertinwantedtheOlympicGamestostartagainbecause__________. A.m
