The first ancient Olympics were held in 776 B.C. The games got their name from Olympia, the Greek city where they took place. Like the summer Olympics of today, the ancient Olympics were held every four years. Thousands of people from all over the Greek world came to watch. The main stadium held about 45,000 people. "We have accounts of visitors and pilgrims setting up tents all around the site", Lisa Cerrato of Tufts University said. During the first Olympics, there was only one competition—a 200-meter race. But over time the games grew to include wrestling, chariot racing, boxing, and other sports. Women were not allowed to compete, but they had their own separate games. "The ancient athlete became celebrities(名人), just like today. They often lived the rest of their lives being treated to free dinners", Cerrato said. "City-states even tried to steal away each other"s athletes by offering them various awards". The ancient Olympics existed until A.D. 393. But the modem Olympics are still going strong.
单选题 Where did the ancient Greeks hold their first Olympics?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题的依据句是文章的开头两个句子。city和town是同义词,所以应该选C。A和D在依据句中没有出现,属于无关信息。但B项选择的Olympics是"奥运会"的意思,而原文中的Olympia是一个城市的名字,所以B项选择为错误信息。
单选题 How did researchers know that ancient Greeks rushed to watch the Olympics?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:解此题时,首先正确理解题干问题的意思,其关键信息是"研究人员是怎么知道古希腊人蜂拥而至去看奥运会的?"只有C项选择能够对应回答此问题,其他选择项的内容不能够回答题干中"怎么样"的问题。
单选题 What did women do since they were not allowed to participate in the Olympics?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:注意本题题干中的关键词women在文章中出现的地方,从而可以很容易地找到本题的依据句:Women were not allowed to compete,but they had their own separate games.从而可以确定正确的选择项为C。
单选题 The ancient athletes must have felt honored when they______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:本题的依据句为:The ancient athlete became celebrities(名人),just like today.They often lived the rest of their lives being treated to free dinners.该句与D项选择的意思相符合。
单选题 It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:解此题的依据句是:City-states even tried to steal away each other"s athletes by offering them various awards.由此可以推断出C项选择的意思正确。A项选择在文章中没有出处,属于无关信息;B项选择的时间概念错误;D项选择与原文不符,也属于错误信息。