40Yearsagotheideaofdisabledpeopledoingsportwasneverheardof.ButwhentheannualgamesforthedisabledwerestartedatStokeMandeville,Englandin1984bySirLudwigGuttmann,thesituationbegantochange.SirLudwigGuttmann,whohadbeen
40Yearsagotheideaofdisabledpeopledoingsportwasneverheardof.ButwhentheannualgamesforthedisabledwerestartedatStokeMandeville,Englandin1984bySirLudwigGuttmann,thesituationbegantochange.
SirLudwigGuttmann,whohadbeendriventoEnglandin1939fromNaziGermany,hadbeenaskedbytheBritishgovernmenttosetupaninjuriescentreatStokeMandevilleHospitalnearLondon.Hisideasabouttreatinginjuriesincludedsportforthedisabled.
Inthefirstgamesjusttowteamsofinjuredsoldierstookpart.Thenextyear,1949,fiveteamstookpart.Fromthosebeginnings,thingshavedevelopedfast.TeamsnowcomefromabroadtoStokeMandevilleeveryyear.In1960thefirstOlympicsfortheDisabledwereheldinRome,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames,althoughtheyareorganizedseparately.InotheryearsGamesfortheDisabledarestillheldatStokeMandeville.Inthe1984wheelchairOlympicGames,1064wheelchairathletesfromabout40countriestookpart.Unfortunately,theywereheldatStokeMandevilleandnotinLosAngeles,alongwiththeotherOlympics.
TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding,andinprovingthatbeingdisableddoesnotmeanyoucan'tenjoysport.Onesmallsourceofdisappointmentforthosewhoorganizeandtakepartinthegames,however,hasbeentheunwillingnessoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteetoincludedisabledeventsattheOlympicGamesfortheable-bodied.Perhapsafewmoreyearsarestillneededtoconvincethosefortunateenoughnottobedisabledthattheirdisabledfellowathletesshouldnotbeexcluded.
1.Thefirstgamesforthedisabledwereheld_____afterSirLudwigGuttmannarrivedinEngland.
A.40yearsB.21years
C.10yearsD.9years
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.SirLudwigGuttmannisanearlyorganizerofthegamesforthedisabled.
B.SirLudwigGuttmannisaninjuredsoldier
C.SirLudwigGuttmannisfromGermany.
D.SirLudwigGuttmanniswelcomedbytheBritishgovernment.
3.Fromthepassage,wemanyconcludethatthewriteris_____.
A.oneoftheorganizersofthegamesforthedisabled
B.adisabledpersonwhoo