综合类职称英语考试精选练习之阅读理解(四)
<p> <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="Birthplace">Birthplace</span></p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldS">worldS</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="fascinates">fascinates</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>;<span word="baseballs">baseballs</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="Now">Now</span>，<span word="after">after</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="to">to</span> 17 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="over">over</span> 108 <span word="years">years</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span>.</p><p> <span word="Participation">Participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honour">honour</span>,<span word="The">The</span> 16 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="August">August</span> 13 <span word="and">and</span> 29 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> 202 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="compete">compete</span>，<span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sydneys">Sydneys</span> 199. <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span>，<span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="newcomers">newcomers</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Timer">Timer</span> <span word="and">and</span></p><p> <span word="Kiribati">Kiribati</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10.500 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> 28 <span word="sports">sports</span>，<span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="by">by</span> 5 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parthenon">Parthenon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Acropolis">Acropolis</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="mens">mens</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> 0<span word="rjgihal">rjgihal</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="lun">lun</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Phidippides">Phidippides</span> <span word="in">in</span> 490 <span word="BC">BC</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Persians">Persians</span>.</p>
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