英语阅读理解三PassageThreeIn1896,thefirstmodernOlympicGameswasheldinAthens,Greece.SincethenmanycountrieshavesuccessfullyheldtheOlympics,suchasEngland,France,Germany,Canada,theUSA,SpainandAustralia.Aftermorethanacent

　　英语阅读理解三

　　PassageThree

　　In1896,thefirstmodernOlympicGameswasheldinAthens,Greece.SincethenmanycountrieshavesuccessfullyheldtheOlympics,suchasEngland,France,Germany,Canada,theUSA,SpainandAustralia.Aftermorethanacenturythegamesreturnstoitshometownthisyear.

　　WhenpeopleholdtheOlympicGames,theyalwaysmakeanemblem(会徽).TheemblemoftheAthensOlympicGamesthisyearisawhitecircleofolive（橄榄）branches（枝）inthesky.

　　NowAthensisdevelopingaspiritofpeace.Anofficersaid,“WhileinAthens,theworldshouldbeatpeace.Wehopethepeaceisnotjustforashorttime.WewouldlikethemessagefromtheAthensGamestohelpcountriescometogetherandsolvetheirproblems.”

　　Fouryearslater,theOlympicGameswillbeheldinChina.AndChinahasalreadymadeaseal（印章）astheemblemoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames.TheemblemhasasingleChinesecharacter（汉字）onaredsealandmeans“Chineseseal–dancingBeijing”.Belowit,therearethewords“Beijing2008”.Thecharacterintheemblemis“Jing”.Itmeans“capital”ofChinaanditisalsolikearunneroradancer.Therunningfigure(人形)oftheemblemshowsthespiritoftheOlympics–faster,higherandstronger.

　　Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案)：

　　（）1.InwhichcountrywasthefirstmodernOlympicsheld?

　　A.Greece.B.China.C.Australia.D.France.

　　（）2.WhatdopeoplealwaysmakewhentheyholdtheOlympicGames?

　　A.ApictureB.AnemblemC.AflagD.Amap

　　（）3.WhatmessagedoestheAthensOlympicGameswanttogive?

　　A.War.B.Luck.C.Danger.D.Peace.

　　（）4.HowmanyyearshavepassedwhenAthensagainholdstheOlympicGames?

　　A.100.B.104.C.108.D.112.

　　（）5.ThespiritoftheOlympicGamesis.

　　A.historyandfriendshipB.faster,higherandstronger

　　C.runninganddancingD.peace,friendshipanddevelopment