A
The Olympic flame:
The Olympic flame is a symbol carried over from the ancient Olympics, where a flame burned at the altar (神坛) of Zeus throughout competition. It was finally reintroduced at the 1924 Amsterdam Games, and again burned in 1932.
Carl Diem, chairman of the organizing committee for the 1936 Berlin Games, proposed that the flame be lit in Greece and transported to Berlin via a torch relay. The idea was adopted, and continued at every Olympic Games since 1952.
The flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by the natural rays of the sun reflected off a curved mirror. It is lit at a ceremony by women dressed in robes resembling those worn in ancient times, who then pass it to the first relay runner.
Olympic motto:
“Citius, altius, fortius” is a Latin phrase meaning “swifter, higher, stronger”, which Baron de Coubertin borrowed from Father Henri Martin Dideon of Paris. Dideon was headmaster of Arcueil College, and used the phrase to describe the athletic achievements of students at the school. He had previously been at the Albert Le Grand school, where the Latin words were carved in stone above the main entrance.
Olympic oath (宣誓)
“In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”
Written by Baron de Coubertin, the oath is taken by an athlete from the host nation while holding a comer of the Olympic flag. The athletes’ oath was first taken by Belgian fencer Victor Boin at the 1920 Antwerp Games. A judge from the host country also speaks the oath, with slightly different wording.
1. The Olympic flame was first burned at ________ in modem times.
A. the 1952 Games B. the 1924 Games C. the 1932 Games D. the 1936 Games
2. From the passage we can learn that ________.
A. the torch relay was held at every Olympic Games since 1936
B. the Olympic motto was originally written by Baron de Coubertin
C. the Olympic athletes’ oath was first taken at the Antwerp Games
D. the Olympic judges make a vow with completely different wording
3. This passage is probably taken from ________.
A. the Olympic official website B. a daily news report
C. a promotional advertisement D. an acadernic research
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了奥林匹克圣火、奥林匹克格言和奥林匹克誓言的由来。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The Olympic flame”部分第一段内容“The Olympic flame is a symbol carried over from the ancient Olympics, where a flame burned at the altar (神坛) of Zeus throughout competition. It was finally reintroduced at the 1924 Amsterdam Games, and again burned in 1932.”（奥运圣火是从古代奥运会延续下来的一种象征，在整个比赛过程中，圣火在宙斯神坛上燃烧。它最终在1924年阿姆斯特丹奥运会上被重新引入，并在1932年再次被烧毁。）可知，奥运圣火是在1924年阿姆斯特丹奥运会上被重新引入的，由此可知，奥运圣火在现代首次被燃烧是在1924年奥运会上。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段关键句“The athletes’ oath was first taken by Belgian fencer Victor Boin at the 1920 Antwerp Games.”（在1920年安特卫普奥运会上，比利时击剑运动员维克多·博因首次进行运动员宣誓。）可知，奥运会上运动员的首次宣誓是由比利时击剑运动员维克多·博因在1920年安特卫普奥运会上进行的，由此可知，奥运会运动员的宣誓是在安特卫普奥运会上首次进行的。故选C项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读文章，文章主要介绍了“The Olympic flame”（奥林匹克圣火）、“Olympic motto”（奥林匹克格言）和“Olympic oath”（ 奥林匹克誓言）三部分内容，由此可知，这是一篇介绍奥林匹克运动会的文章，结合选项可知，介绍奥运会的文章可能摘自奥运会官方网站。故选A项。
