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阅读理解。

The Changing Olympic Games         The Olympic Games have changed a lot since they were first held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Back then, winners got silver medals instead of gold ones. Sounds strange, doesn't it? People thought silver was better than gold. Also, no women ran in the first Olympics, and only 14 countries took part. China was not one of them. But those aren't the only differences.         The Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin (顾拜旦) was the man who really wanted the Games to start again. His idea for the modern Olympics came from the Greek Games thousands of years ago. He hoped they would help to bring world peace.         But it took time for the Olympics to become popular. Not many people thought they were good ideas in 1896, so they were put together poorly. Some tourists even ran in races! Today, more than 10,000 people from about 200 countries take part.         In the early years of the Olympics, there weren't many sports. Most events were track and field (田径), much like in the first Greek Games. Events usually took place in the Panathenaic Stadium (雅典体育场), and you can still see it today. Players did not wear their countries' colors in 1896. Their clothes were not like the uniforms people wear today. In fact, players weren't even picked by their countries back then. They traveled to the Games by themselves and had to use their own money to take part.          New sports have been put into the Olympics over time, like badminton and table tennis. Some older games are no longer played, like tug-of-war (拔河). It would be hard to see all the events at this year's Games. There will be over 300!          Swimming was different in 1896. There was a 1,200-metre race in the sea. A boat took swimmers out into the sea and left them to swim back to land. Sometimes rough water made the race dangerous. The first person ever to win that race was Hungarian Alfred Hajos. He seemed happy just to finish."I just wanted to live. That's more important than winning," he said. When people or teams won events in 1896, they didn't get the same things as now. They got olive wreaths (橄榄枝花环) to put on their heads and silver medals.

1. In the first Olympic, winners were given            .

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A、gold medals and olive wreaths B、silver and gold medals C、olive wreaths and flowers D、silver medals and olive wreaths

2. Baron Pierre de Coubertin wanted the Olympic Games to start again because            .

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A、may people thought they were good ideas B、they became popular in 1896 C、he hoped they would help to bring world peace D、no women ran in the first Olympics

3. In the early years of the Olympics           .

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A、most events were track and field B、players wore the uniforms people wear today C、people from about 200 countries took part D、events usually took place in many other countries

4. ________ are no longer played in the modern Olympics.

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A、Running B、Tug-of-war C、Table tennis D、Swimming

5. The sentence underlined in the text really means            .

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A、some events will no longer be played in this year's Games B、there will be too many events for you to see all C、the Olympic Games have changed a lot D、events will take place in the Panathenaic Stadium

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏难

答案

1、D        2、C        3、A        4、B        5、B

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历史文化类阅读

考点名称：历史文化类阅读

• 历史文化类阅读：
  本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。
  阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。

• 初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧：
  一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。
  切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。
  因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。
  
  二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。
  切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。
  
  三、对文章的评价分析，一定要坚持“词不离句，句不离篇”，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想当然。
  切记：一想当然，就会出错。