6月英语六级阅读理解每日一练(1.6)

　　1. In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games__________

　　were merely national athletic festivals

　　were in the nature of a national event with a strong religious color

　　had rules which put foreign participants in a disadvantageous position

　　were primarily national events with few foreign participants

　　2. In the early days of ancient Olympic Games, __________

　　only male Greek athletes were allowed to participate in the games

　　all Greeks, irrespective of sex, religion or social status, were allowed to take part

　　all Greeks, with the exception of women, were allowed to compete in Games

　　all male Greeks were qualified to compete in the Games

　　3. The order of athletic events at the ancient Olympics__________

　　was not definitely established

　　varied according to the number of foreign competitors

　　was decided by Zeus, in whose honor the Games were held

　　was considered unimportant

　　4. Modem athletes results cannot be compared with those of ancient runners because __________

　　the Greeks had no means of recording the results

　　details such as the time were not recorded in the past

　　they are much better

　　they are much worse

　　5. Nowadays, the athletes expenses are paid __________

　　out of the prize money of the winners

　　out of the funds raised by the competing nations

　　by the athletes them selves

　　by contributions

　　本文介绍了传承千年的奥林匹克运动的起源与发展。作为一项古老的运动，奥林匹克运动起先只是为了纪念宙斯，并且只有上等的男性才能参赛。运动发展到今天，提出了更快、更高、更远的口号，人人平等的新竞赛为人们认识世界、了解世界打开了新窗口。

　　1.C细节题。文章第一段第二旬提到：the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished，即以往的比赛规则对外国选手是不利的，C项put foreign participants in a disadvantageous position与原文属同义转换，故选c。

　　2.A推断题。文章第一段第六句指出：奥林匹克运动在当时是不允许奴隶、妇女以及那些玷污名誉的人参加

　　的。由此可推断只有上等社会的男性。有资格参加比赛，故选A。

　　3.A细节题。文章首段最后一句提到the exact sequence of events uncertain，即当时比赛项目的准确顺序

　　是不确定的，言外之意就是说当时还没有制定明确的比赛顺序，故选A。

　　4.B细节题。第二段第四句指出：当时的得奖结果与现在的标准相比较有没有差距对我们来说是不得而知的，经过数千年的历史，我们很难再见当时的比赛记录，故选B。

　　5.B细节题。原文第三段最后一句提到主办国需要提供大量设备，包括大型运动场、游泳池、运动员的膳宿，参赛国则需向本国运动员支付花销费用，故运动员的费用来源于参赛国，故选B。