福建省莆田市第七中学2016-2017学年高一英语上学期期中试题.docVIP

莆田七中16－17上高一上学期英语期中考试卷II．阅读理解（题，每小题2分，共40分） A 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 Coubertion’s ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens（雅典）, 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（火炬）through man