阅读理解 The Olympic Games originated in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece. Participants in the first Olympiad are said to have run a 200-yard race, but as the Games were held every four years, they expanded in scope. Only Greek amateurs were allowed to participate in this festival in honor of the god Zeus. The event became a religious, patriotic, and athletic occasion where winners were honored with wreaths and special privileges. They were banned in 394 A.D. by Emperor Theodosius, after they became professional circuses and carnivals. The modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896 as a result of the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator whose desire was to promote international understanding through athletics. Nine nations participated in the first Games; over 100 nations currently compete. The taint of politics and racial controversy, however, has impinged upon the Olympic Games in our epoch. In 1936 Hitler, whose country hosted the Games, affronted Jesse Owens, a black American runner, by refusing to congratulate Owens for the feat of having won four gold medals. In the 1972 Munich Games, the world was appalled by the deplorable murder of eleven Israeli athletes by Arab terrorists, The next Olympic Games in Montreal were boycotted by African nations; in addition, Taiwan Province withdrew. In 1980, following the former Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, sixty-two nations caused great dismay to their athletes by refusing to participate in the Games. The consensus among those nations was that their refusal would admonish the Soviets.

单选题 According to the passage, the first Olympic games were held______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】由文章第一段可知，第一届奥林匹克运动会于公元前776年在古希腊的奥林匹亚举行，是祭祀宙斯的盛会，带有宗教的性质。B，C，D三项符合现代奥林匹克运动会的特征，但不能描绘古代第一届奥林匹克运动会。

单选题 The first modern Olympic Games was______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据“The modern Olympic Games began in Athens in l896 as a result of the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin，a French educator whose desire was to promote international understanding through athletics．”一句，第一届具有现代意义的奥运会诞生于1896年，创始人是一名法国教育者，目的是通过体育运动来促进世界各国的相互理解。据此，可以排除ABC。

单选题 From the passage, we can infer that Hitler'' s refusal to congratulate Jesse Owens was an indication of______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】第三段的第一句“The taint of politics and racial controversy, however, has impinged upon the Olympic Games in our epoch”是本段的主题句。“希特勒”的例子是用来说明这个主题句的。Jess Owens是位黑人运动员，因此确切地说，此题反映的是种族歧视，而不是D所表示的政治偏见。A，B所表示的嫉妒和大民族主义不能由本文推理得出。

单选题 According to the passage, in which year the Montreal Games was held?

单选题 The feelings of those athletes whose countries boycotted the 1980 Games could best be described as______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】boycotted联合抵制，联合拒绝，与本文倒数第二句中的“refusing to participate in the games”意思一致。此句同时指出那些国家拒绝参加1980年奥运会的行为“caused great dismay to their athletes”，即让他们的运动员大为沮丧。