综合类职称英语考试精选练习之阅读理解(四)

　　Going Back to Its Birthplace

　　No sporting event takes hold of the worldS attention and imagination like the Olympic Games The football world Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseballs World Series is required viewing in North America;and the world table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.

　　But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now，after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years，the summer Games are returning to Athens，the place where the first modern Olympics was held.

　　Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement，but also as an honour,The 16 days between August 13 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete，up from Sydneys 199. Afghanistan is back，having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didnt let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East Timer and

　　Kiribati.

　　A total of 10.500 athletes will compete in 28 sports，watched by 5 3 million ticket-paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.

　　Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic mens marathon following the 0rjgihal route lun by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.

　　The ancient stadium at Olympia.first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago，will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium，where the first modern Olympics was held，is to host the archery events.

　　If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games.the 39 new venues add a modem touch to the city of Athens The main Olympic stadium.with a giant glass and steel roof，is the landmarkbuilding of the Olympics.

　　We believe that we will organize amagicalGames.said Athens 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.Our history with the Olympic Gaines goes back nearly 3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be the best ever.

　　16 The World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asian countries

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　17Participation in the OIympic Games is looked upon as an honor as well as an achievement.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　18 Many state leaders will attend the opening ceremony.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　19The Games will open with cycling events because these events will take hold of the worlds

　　attention.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　20 The first modern Olympics was held nearly three centuries ago

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　21 The Panathenian Stadium is the landmark building of Olympics.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　22 Athens 2004 has been proven to be the best Olympic Games

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　答案:

　　16 A 此题是根据第一段的最后一部分编写的，基本上保持了最后一个分句，只是把。Asia改成了Asian countries。

　　17 A 此题是根据第三段的第一个句子编写的，只是用。as well as重写这个句子。注意as well as.强调的是前面部分，not only.but also强调的是but also.引起的部分。

　　18 C 该题说的是：许多国家领导人会参加开幕式。但是文章没有提到。

　　19 C 该题说的是：奥林匹克运动会以自行车比赛开始，原因是自行车比赛会吸引世界的注意。奥林匹克运动会以自行车比赛开始在第五段中是可以找到的，但是这样的安排是自行车比赛会吸引世界的注意文章并没有说。

　　20 B 该题说的是：第一届现代奥林匹克运动会是在三个世纪前举行的。倒数第三段的第～个句子是这么说的：位于奥林匹亚的、差不多在三世纪前最早用于举行奥林匹克运动会的古运动场将用于举行铅球比赛。这是最早举行奥林匹克运动会的地方，但不是举行第一届现代奥林匹克运动会的地方。该段的最后一句话还有进一步的提示。

　　21 B 该题说的是：泛雅典体育场是奥林匹克运动会的地标性建筑。倒数第二段的说的是：大玻璃、钢屋顶的奥林匹克主体育馆是奥林匹克运动会的地标性建筑。可见，这不符合事实。

　　22 C 该题说的是：2004年雅典奥林匹克运动会已证明是开得最好的奥林匹克运动会。文章并没有提到。