高一英语同步测：Unit 2 The Olympic Games Reading(新人教必修2).docVIP

高一英语同步测控 必修2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games 第2课时 Reading 课前预习 阅读理解 Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a Frenchman. At his time sports were not taught in French schools. De Coubertin believed that sports should go hand in hand with studies. He had an idea. His idea was to begin the Olympics all over again. Sports teachers of other countries liked de Coubertin’s ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars. Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch t