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The Greatest Show on Earth

The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.
A. Because failure is the mother of the success.
B. Because losers need encouragement, too.
C. Because losers and winners should be equally treated.
D. Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.

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The Greatest Show on Earth

The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.
A. Runners enter the stadium with torches.
B. Each team has to put on a wonderful display.
C. The Greek team marches in first.
D. Men and women were magnificent clothes.

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[填空题]Olympic Games and Spirit
Today, the Olympic Games are the world’s largest pageant (盛典)of athletic skill and competitive spirit. These two opposing elements of the Olympics are not a modern invention. The ancient Olympic Games, part of a major religious festival honoring Zeus, the chief Greek god, were the biggest event in their world. They were the scene of political rivalries between people from different parts of the Greek world, and the site of controversies, boasts, public announcements and humiliations. In this section you can explore the context of the Olympics.
The Greek City-states and the Religious Festival
One difference between the ancient and modern Olympic Games is that the ancient games were played within the context of a religious festival. The Games were held in honor of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a sacrifice of 100 oxen was made to the god on the middle day of the festival. Athletes prayed to the gods for victory, and made gift

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[单项选择]When was the first Olympic Games held
A. In 1896.
B. In 1776.
C. In 1689.
D. In 1916.

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Farewell to Athens

Every Olympic Games provides us with defining moments. Some are obvious — like Cathy Freeman’s golden run in Sydney and Muhammad Ali’s lighting of the cauldron in Atlanta. Others are a matter of personal preference.
Athens was no different. In almost every sport there were memories to cherish. From the feats of Ian Thorpe, Michael Phelps and Jodie Henry in the pool to unforgettable victories by Kelly Holmes and Hicham El Guerrouj on the track, every winner had a story to tell. And so did most of the losers. Losers like Jana Pittman, Wilson Kipketer and Alex Popov, who weren’t losers at all, but were winners without gold medals.
For the Greeks, these Games were a triumph. Not because they were the best ever, but because in the main, they went without a hitch (故障). Because, despite the doubters, they opened on schedule, and because — perhaps against all odds in today’s world — for a little more than two we
A. on the track
B. in the pool
C. of basketball
D. of gymnastics

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