单选题
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more.
History of the Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games for which we still have written records/were held in 776 BCE.
【正确答案】
【答案解析】[听力原文] History of the Olympic Games The first Olympic Games for which we still have written records/were held in 776 BCE./At this Olympic Games, a naked runner won the sole event at the Olympics./This made him the very first Olympic champion in history./The ancient Olympic Games grew/and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1,200 years./In 393 CE, the Roman emperor, a Christian, abolished the Games/because of their non-Christian influences./Approximately 1,500 years later,/a young Frenchman began their revival. 本文主要讨论了奥运会的历史。文中出现的难词主要有：sole, champion, ancient, Christian, abolished, revival.第一句较长，包含for which引导的定语从句，修饰the first Olympic Games.本文出现了多处数字，听音的时候要仔细辨认。另外，文章涉及了奥运会背景知识，考生在备考时要注意广泛阅读各种题材的文章并积累素材。