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西藏自治区拉萨市拉萨中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

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1.TheOlympicGamesarethegreatestfestivalofsportintheworld.Everyfouryears,ahundredormorecountriessendtheirbestsportsmentocompeteforthehighesthonorsofthesport.Asmanyas6000peopletakepartinover20sports.Forthewinners,therearegoldmedalsandglory.Butthereishonor,too,forallwhocompete,winorlose.ThatisthespiritoftheOlympics—totakepartiswhatmatters.

TheOlympicGamesalwaysstartinbrightcolorandaction.Theteamsofallthenationsparadeintheopeningceremonyandmarchroundthetrack.ThecustomisfortheGreekteamtomarchinfirst.ForitwasinGreecethattheOlympicsbegan.TheteamofthecountrywheretheGamesarebeingheld——thehostcountry——marchesinlast.

TherunnerwiththeOlympictorchthenentersthestadiumandlightstheflame.AsportsmanfromthehostcountrytakestheOlympicoathonbehalfofallthecompetitors.Thejudgesandofficialsalsotakeanoath.Afterthesportsmenmarchoutofthestadium,thehostcountryputsonawonderfuldisplay.

Thecompetitionbeginsthenextday.ThereareusuallymorethantwentysportsintheGames.Theruleisthattheremustbeatleastfifteen.Themaineventsareintrackandfield,butitisafewdaysbeforethesesportsstart.Eachdaythecompetitorstakepartinadifferentsport—riding,shooting,swimming,andcross-countryrunning.Pointsaregainedforeachevent.Medalsareawardedfortheindividualwinnersandfornationalteams.

Moreandmorewomenaretakingpartinthegames.Theyfirstcompetedin1900,intennisandgolf,whicharenolongerheldintheOlympics.Womensswimmingeventswereintroducedin1912,butitwasnotuntil1928thattherewereanytrackandfieldeventsforwomen.Now,theycompeteinallbuthalfadozenofthesports.Inhorseriding,shooting,andboatracing,theymaycompeteinthesameeventsasthemen.

【1】ThespiritoftheOlympics