The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay(火炬接力).docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 R A The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay（火炬接力） The Olympic flame(奥运圣火) arrived in Beijing on March 31. The host city for the 2008 Olympic Games started a ceremony（仪式） in Tiananmen Square on that morning to welcome the Olympic flame from Greece and kick off an international torch relay. Chinas President Hu Jintao used the torch to light(点燃) a cauldron(圣火盆) , and passed it on to Chinas world champion hurdler, Liu Xiang, 1.then he declared(宣布) the Beijing 2008 Olympics torch relay begun. It was the start of the Olympic torch relay. Inside China, the torch relay is going to pass through 21 cities over more than 30 days. The relay is expected to last 130 days and covers a distance(距离) of 137,000 kilometres, passing through 19 countries, finally the flame will arrive at the National Stadium in Beijing on Aug 8,2008 for the opening ceremony.  With its theme（主题）, “Journey of Harmony”, and its slogan （口号）2.“Light the Passion, Share the Dream” , 3.the 2008Olympic Torch Relay will be an opportunity for BOCOG(北京奥申委) to share its Olympic message with the world. 1.When did The Olympic flame(奥运圣火) arrived in Beijing ? 2. How many days is the torch relay expected to last? 3. Where did the Olympic flame from ? 4. What is the slogan of the torch relay? 5. Who did President Hu Jintao pass the torch on to? B Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win the men’ s 110m hurdles(跨栏) Games in Athens. After that he became an idol to the young people. When Liu Xiang crossed the finishing line far ahead of the other players, In a world record 12.91 seconds, It was Lius first Olympics and he won the gold medal. He said “I think today we Chinese have showed the world we can run as fast as anybody else. When Liu was a grade four student in a primary school, he was chosen by the Junior Sports School of Putuo District in Shanghai to practice jumping. But w