2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点25 与奥运项目相关的故事(学生版+解析版).pdfVIP

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点25与奥运项目相关的故事 、 阅读理解 The 31st Summer Olympics wiJI be held in Brazil 川2016. Before this global sporting 巳vent,we started ’ thinking about spo口s that didn t exist any more and sports that were maybe a Ii忧le strange. Read the following on巳$ !hat have ever been included in th巳 past Olympic Games. Live Pigeon Shooting ( 1900) This bloody event was only held once, ac the 1900 Paris Games. Nearly 300 birds were killed during the competition, leaving a crim巳 吕巳巳ne of feathers and blood. This is the only ev巳nt in Olympic history that involved killing live animals. Kabaddi (1936) This sport is popular in South Asia. The object is for one member of a team to enter the other sides half of the field, and score points. Th巳 attacker then returns to his half of the field. 12 Hour Bicycle Race (1896) Seven riders got on their bikes at S a.m. and rode until S p.m. Four riders dropped out before noon, but the winner, Adolf Schmal of Austria, managed about 180 miles. Only Schmal and one other finished. 丑，g of War (1900-1920) This may seem like a basic PE class sport more than an Olympic event, but Tug of War was actually one of the first sports played at the Olympic games in 500 BC. There are two teams of eight; the winning team must pull the other team six feet forward. Swimming Obstacle Race (1900) The athletes had to climb over a pole （将子） and a row of boats, and then swim under another row of boats. All of this was done in lhe Sein巳 River, so they also had to fight against the water. This event was only ever held in 1900, in Paris. l . What do you probably think of these－巳vents? A. Strange. B. Fantastic. C. Modern. D.