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备战2022年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练
热点18 奥运会及其发展的历程
一、阅读理解
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Mascots(吉祥物) for the Olympic Games

阅读表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1. From the form(表格), we know the Olympic Games is held every ______ years.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
2. The mascot for the _______ Olympic Games was the first Olympic mascot in Olympic history.
A. 20th B. 26th C. 30th
3. From the form, we know the ______ Olympic Games had the most mascots.
A. 1984 Los Angeles B. 2000 Sydney C. 2008 Beijing
4. _______ held both the 23rd and the 26th Olympic Games.
A. Germany B. America C. Australia
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Atlanta held the Olympic Games in 1996. B. Sydney is one of the cities in Australia. C. London Olympic Games had three mascots. 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
【解析】
1. 细节理解题。根据文中语句理解可知27届奥运会在2000年举行，而29届在2008年举行，故奥运会每四年举行一次，故选C。
2. 细节理解题。根据文中第一个文本框的内容理解可知第20届奥运会在德国的慕尼黑举行，故选A。
3. 细节理解题。根据文中表格内容理解可知北京奥运会的吉祥物有5个，而悉尼奥运会是3个，它比北京的奥运会少2个，故选C。
4. 细节理解题。根据文中内容理解可知第23届奥运会在Los Angeles，26届奥运会在Atlanta。都在美国，故选B。
5. 细节理解题。根据文中第四个文本框的内容可知，伦敦奥运会就有一个吉祥物，故选C。
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London has held two Olympic Games , in 1908 and 1948, with a third one in 2012. The thirtieth Olympic Games will make London the first city to have held the modern Games of three Olympics and it’s the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever held the Olympics.
The Games will start on 27 July local (当地的)time, which is 28 July Beijing time. And it will end on 12 August. Athletes (运动员) from different countries and areas will take part in 300 events(比赛项目) and have a good time.
When talking about London Olympic Games, “London Bowl” is often mentioned(提及). It is not the bowl that Londoners use to eat during the Olympics, but the main place where athletes take part in the games.
Do you still remember “You and Me”, the theme song(主题曲) of the Beijing Olympic Games ? For the London Olympic Games, you will hear another song called “Passion”(激情) .
The Olympic Games will begin in 2 months, but the ticket price is still unknown. It’s said that half of the tickets will be less than 20 pounds each. So would you like to go?
6. The 2012 London Olympic Games is the __________ Olympic Games.
A. 27th B. 28th C. 29th D. 30th
7. The London Olympic Games will start on ___________ local time.
A. 27 June B. 28 July C. 27 July D. 12 August
8. From the passage we know that ______________.
A. London has held 3 Olympic Games before
B. London Bowl is the bowl Londoners use to have meals
C. There are 300 events in the 2012 London Olympic Games
D. The ticket price of London Olympic Games is less than 20 yuan each
9. The best title of the passage is ___________.
A. The History of Olympic Games
B. How To Win The Olympic Games
C. London Olympic Games
D. The Athletes in London Olympic Games
【答案】6. D 7. C 8. C 9. C
【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了第30届奥林匹克运动会使伦敦成为了第一个举办过三次运动会的城市并且它是英国唯一的一个举办奥运会的城市。奥运会将在当地时间7月27日开幕，北京时间7月28日。来自于不同国家和地区的运动员将会参加300个比赛项目并度过美好时光。
6. 细节理解题，根据文中语句“The thirtieth Olympic Games will make London the first city to have held the modern Games of three Olympics and it’s the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever held the Olympics.
”理解可知。第30届奥林匹克运动会使伦敦成为了第一个举办过三次运动会的城市并且它是英国唯一的一个举办奥运会的城市。故选D。
7. 细节理解题，根据文中语句“The Games will start on 27 July local (当地的)time, which is 28 July Beijing time.”理解可知。奥运会将在当地时间7月27日开幕，北京时间7月28日。故选C。
8. 细节理解题，根据文中语句“Athletes (运动员) from different countries and areas will take part in 300 events(比赛项目) and have a good time.”理解可知。来自于不同国家和地区的运动员将会参加300个比赛项目并度过美好时光。故选C。
9. 理解归纳题，根据文章第一段以及每段第一句可推知，本文主要讲述的是伦敦奥运会。故选C。
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On Sept 13.2017,for the first time in history, the International Olympic Committee (IOC奥组委) has decided to host cities at the same time.Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028.
“This is a win-win-win situation(情况) for Paris, Los Angeles and the IOC,” said IOC President(主席) Thomas Bach."These are two great cities from two great countries with a great Olympic history.”
Both cities are excited in bringing home the Games. It comes back to the US for the first time since(自从) the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and will be the third time that Los Angeles has hosted.
For Paris, the wait is longer.As the city that has hosted two Olympics before, it will host the event 100 years after its last Olympic Games.H also means Paris will become the second city to hold three Summer Olympic Games, after London and before Los Angeles.
However, the reason for the decision is that there were no other competitors (竞争对手) for the 2024 or 2028 Games In July, three of the five cities bidding for (申办)the 2024 Olympics gave up because they think the Olympics cost much.They were Hamburg, Rome and Budapest.
But it seems Paris and Los Angeles have less problem with that.The cities have more than 90% of the facilities (设施) for the Games, which will cut the cost.
10. The Olympic Games in 2028 will be held in________.
A. Hamburg B. Atlanta C. Los Angeles D. Paris
11. Paris hosted the Olympic Games for the second time in________
A. 1924 B. 1996 C. 1824 D. 1896
12. Paris and Los Angeles easily won in bidding for the Olympics because________.
A. they put in more money B. they have the facilities for the Games
C. there were no other competitors D. they are both good at holding the Games
13. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. It's the second time for the US to host the Olympics.
B. London is the third city to hold three Summer Olympics.
C. The IOC president was sorry about the result of the bidding.
D. Paris doesn't have to build many facilities for the Olympics.
14. Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Paris and Los Angeles, Competitors and Friends
B. Paris, Los Angeles to Host Olympic Games
C. The History of Olympics in Los Angeles
D. Hamburg Rome and Budapest Lost
【答案】10. C 11. A 12. C 13. D 14. B
【解析】国际奥委会一次性地决定巴黎为2024年夏季奥运会举办地、洛杉矶为2028年夏季奥运会举办地。最初申办奥运会的城市除了巴黎和洛杉矶外还包括汉堡、布达佩斯和罗马。但是随着这些城市的退出，对于主办城市的确定已经毫无悬念。
10. 细节理解题。根据“Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028.”巴黎将于2024年主办奥运会，洛杉矶将于2028年主办奥运会。故选C。
11. 推理判断题。由第一段最后一句中的“Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028.”巴黎将于2024年举办奥运会；再由第四段“it will host the event 100 years after its last Olympic Games.”它将在上届奥运会100年后主办这次赛事。故可以推断它在1924年举办第二次奥运会。故选A。
12. 细节理解题。根据“However, the reason for the decision is that there were no other competitors (竞争对手) for the 2024 or 2028 Games”然而，做出这一决定的原因是，2024年或2028年的申办没有其他竞争对手。可知巴黎和洛杉矶赢得申办的原因是他们没有其他竞争者。故选C。
13. 推理判断题。根据“It comes back to the US for the first time since(自从) the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and will be the third time that Los Angeles has hosted.”这是自1996年亚特兰大奥运会以来第一次回到美国，将是洛杉矶第三次主办。可知这次不是洛杉矶第二次举办。A项错误。根据“…Paris will become the second city to hold three Summer Olympic Games, after London and before Los Angeles.”巴黎将成为第二个举办三届夏季奥运会的城市，仅晚于伦敦和早于洛杉矶。可知推断伦敦是第一个举办三届夏季奥运会的城市。故B项错误。根据““This is a win-win-win situation for Paris, Los Angeles and the IOC,” said IOC President Thomas Bach.”国际奥委会主席托马斯巴赫表示：“这是巴黎、洛杉矶和国际奥委会的三赢局面。可以推断，托马斯巴赫对比赛结果很满意。故C项错误。根据“The cities have more than 90% of the facilities for the Games, which will cut the cost.” 这些城市拥有90%以上的奥运会设施，这将降低成本。可知巴黎不必为奥运会建造许多设施。故D项正确。故选D。
14. 主旨大意题。根据本文文意可知，本文主要讲述了国际奥委会一次性地决定巴黎为2024年夏季奥运会举办地、洛杉矶为2028年夏季奥运会举办地。故B项“Paris, Los Angeles to Host Olympic Games巴黎、洛杉矶主办奥运会”符合题意，故选B。
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a Frenchman. At his time sports were not taught in French schools. De Coubertin believed that sports should go hand in hand with studies. He had an idea. His idea was to begin the Olympics all over again.
Sports teachers of other countries liked De Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.
The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is calledmarathon.
Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch(火炬) through many nations towards the stadium where the games will be held. These sportsmen are from different countries. Yet they work together to carry the Olympic torch. It is passed from runner to runner, When the last runner enters the stadium, he or she places the torch in a special basin filled with oil. It catches fire. It is then, only then, that the Olympic Games can begin.
The Olympic flame burns throughout the games. It is the flame of peace.
15. Before 1896 French schools didn't teach ______.
A. match B. history C. sports D. physics
16. Baron Pierre de Coubertin ________.
A. was the first man to start the Olympics
B. helped start the modern Olympics
C. believed that sports were less important than studies
D. failed to began the modern Olympics
17. According to this passage, the third modern Olympics should have been held________.
A. 1914 B. 1904 C. 1896 D. 1908
18. Marathonin the passage is________.
A. a foot race B. a jumping contest C. a field sport D. a boxing match
19. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The Olympics do not begin until the basin of oil catches the fire.
B. The torch is carried from runner to runner through many countries.
C. Runners who carry the torch can be men or women.
D. After the start of the Olympics, the Olympic flame is put out.
【答案】15. C 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. D
【解析】本文叙述了现代奥运会的创办以及比赛项目。在1896年之前法国学校不教授体育。因此法国人顾拜旦为了把体育传递下去，决定传办现代奥运会。现代奥运会每个四年举行一次，第一次是在1896年，比赛项目有赛跑比赛和田径比赛。奥运会前要把奥运火炬传遍许多国家，并且奥运会期间一直燃烧着。
15. 细节理解题。根据第一段的At his time sports were not taught in French schools.可知在1896年之前法国学校不教授体育。故选C。
16. 细节理解题。根据第二段的 Sports teachers of other countries liked De Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece.可知顾拜旦帮助举行了现代奥运会。故选B。
17. 细节理解题。根据第二段的So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years,可知现代奥运会每个四年举行一次，第一次是在1896年，因此第三次是在1904年。故选B。
18. 词义猜测题。根据第四段的The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is calledmarathon.可知marathon是最长的(foot race)赛跑比赛. 故选A。
19. 细节理解题。根据最后一段的 The Olympic flame burns throughout the games.可知奥运火炬在整个比赛过程都是燃烧着的，因此D项意思与文章不符，故选D。
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Every four years, the greatest athletes from all over the world get together in one city to take part in the world sports meeting—the Olympic Games. The holy flame (圣火) is carried from one place to the next. In 2008, the holy flame was carried to Beijing, the capital of China.
When Beijing was chosen as the host city to hold the Olympic Games in 2008, all the Chinese people were very happy, excited and proud. They showed their excitement in different ways when they heard the news. Some people cheered, jumped and shouted.
In Beijing we built a new Olympic village with hotels for athletes and stadiums for matches.
“One World, One Dream” is our slogan for the 29th Olympics. It expresses the wishes of 1.3 billion Chinese people for a peaceful and better world tomorrow.
20. The Olympic Games is held every _____ years.
A. five B. four C .three
21. Beijing hosted the 29th Olympics in _____.
A. 2008 B. 2010 C. 2012
22. _____ was built for the 29th Olympics in Beijing.
A. Stadiums B. Olympic village C. Hotels
23. When Chinese people heard the news that Beijing would hold the 29th Olympics, they _____.
A. cheered B. excited and. shouted C. Both A&B
24. The slogan for the 29th Olympics is _____.
A. “Good, better, best”
B. “Faster, higher, stronger”
C. “One World, One Dream”
【答案】20. B 21. A 22. B 23. C 24. C
【解析】试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了北京获得了第29届奥运会的承办权以及北京为这届奥运会做了哪些工作和这次奥运会的口号等。
20. 细节理解题。根据Every four years, the greatest athletes from all over the world get together in one city to take part in the world sports meeting—the Olympic Games. 描述，可知奥运会每四年举行一次。故选B。
21. 细节理解题。根据第一段In 2008, the holy flame was carried to Beijing, the capital of China.描述，可知北京在2008年举行奥运会。故选A。
22. 细节理解题。根据In Beijing we built a new Olympic village with hotels for athletes and stadiums for matches.描述，可知北京为了举办第29届奥运会，修建了奥运村。故选B。
23. 细节理解题。根据第二段When Beijing was chosen as the host city to hold the Olympic Games in 2008, all the Chinese people were very happy, excited and proud.描述，可知当听到北京承办第29届奥运会时，所有的中国人都非常兴奋，他们欢呼，喊叫起来。故选C。
24. 细节理解题。根据最后一段“One World, One Dream” is our slogan for the 29th Olympics. 描述，可知北京奥运会的口号是“同一个世界，同一个梦想”故选C。
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In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then, many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the U.S.A. , Spain and Australia. After more than a century, the games returned to its hometown.
When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem(会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games was a white circle of love branches in the sky.
In 2004, Athens developed a spirit of peace. An officer said, “While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from the Athens Games to help countries come together and solve their problems.”
One year later, the Olympic Games will be held in China. And China has already made a seal(图章), as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a single Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal—dancing Beijing”. Below it, there are the words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means capital of China and it is like a runner or a dancer. The running figure(人形) of the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics—faster, higher and stronger.
25. In which country was the first modern Olympics held?
A. Greece. B. China. C. Australia. D. French.
26. What do people always make when they hold the Olympic Games?
A. Picture. B. An emblem. C. An flag. D. A map.
27. What message does the Athens Olympic Games want to give?
A. War. B. Luck. C. Danger. D. Peace.
28. How many years have passed when Athens again held the Olympic Games?
A. 100. B. 104. C. 108. D. 112.
29. The spirit of the Olympic Games is .
A. history and friendship B. faster, higher and stronger
C. running and dancing D. peace, friendship and development
【答案】25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. B
【解析】1896年，第一届现代奥运会在雅典举行，自那以来许多国家成功地举办了奥运会。例如英国，法国，德国，加拿大，美国，西班牙，澳大利亚等. 奥林匹克的精神是更快，更高，更强。
25. 考查细节理解，"In 1896，the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens. "可知第一届奥运会在雅典举行，故选A。
26. 考查细节理解题，根据"When people hold the Olympic Games，they always make an emblem （会徽）. "可知，当人们举行奥运会时，会制作会徽，故选B。
27. 考查细节理解题，根据"While in Athens，the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is notjust for a short time. "可知，雅典奥运会想表达的信息是和平，故选D。
28. 考查细节理解题，根据文章内容可知雅典第一次举行奥运会是1896年，再次举行奥运会是2004年，所以中间隔了108年，故选C。
29. 考查细节理解题，根据"The running figure（人形） on the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics--faster，higher and stronger. "可知，奥运会的精神是更快，更高，更强，故选B。
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The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on July 23, 2021 because of the ongoing COVID-19.The Olympics will still be called Tokyo 2020.
Japan, the host country of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has promised to hold "the most innovative (创新的) Games ever organized." On July 24, 2019, the Olympic Committee (奥委会) expressed its first bright idea — medals (奖牌) were made from old phones and other electronics.
The idea was first introduced in 2016 by a group of young Japanese students. They wanted to raise awareness (意识) of the serious electronic waste produced by the country's tech-loving people who change their electronics very often. Japanese people threw away 650,000 tons of electronics every year, only about 100,000 tons of which are recycled.
To help the environment and raise the awareness, the Olympic Committee started the "Everyone's Medal" program in February 2017. The program encouraged people to drop off used electronics at specific location bins set up by Japan’s Environmental Sanitation Center. It seems to be hard to gather the 8 tons of materials needed to make the 5,000 Olympic and Paralympic medals. However, they had nothing to worry about. By the time the collection ended in March 2019, around 79,000 tons of used cellphones and other small electronics had been collected. In total, the program got 32 kilos of gold, 3,500 kilos of silver, and 2,200 kilos of bronze 一 more than enough to make every medal.
The Olympic Committee hopes the Tokyo 2020 medals will help raise awareness of the alarming increase in electronic waste 一 not just in Japan but worldwide 一 and cause people to rethink whether they need to change their electronics unnecessarily. As Kohei Uchimura, who got three Olympic gold medals, said: "Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic medals will be made out of people's thoughts for avoiding waste. I think there is an important message in this for the future."
Though Japan is the first Olympic host country to make all the medals using metals from used electronics, it is not the first to think of the idea. Brazil made about 30% of the silver and bronze medals for the 2016 Summer Olympics from recycled materials.
30. The Tokyo Olympic Games will _________.
A. start on July 23,2020 B. be called Tokyo 2021
C. be put off till next year D. not take place anymore
31. It’s suggested by the Olympic Committee that used electronics should be dropped into _________.
A. harmful waste bins B. recyclable waste bins
C. kitchen waste bins D. specific location bins
32. Which is the right order of the following events?
①the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
②Japanese students introduced the idea.
③ the Olympic Committee expressed a bright idea.
④ the collection of the used electronics.
A. ②④③① B. ②③①④ C. ③②①④ D. ③②④①
33. According to the passage, we can infer (推测) that _________ .
A. all Japanese people have no awareness of electronic waste
B. the "Everyone's Medal" program has not finished yet
C. the electronic waste is increasing around the world
D. Japan is the first country to think of the idea
34. This passage is mainly about_________.
A. Japan is the host country of the 2020 Summer Olympics
B. Japan will make medals from used electronics to help the environment
C. the Olympic Committee started the "Everyone's Medal" program
D. Brazil made medals for the 2016 Summer Olympics from recycled materials
【答案】30. C 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. B
【解析】文章大意：本文主要讲了在2020年东京奥运会来临之际，日本人首先提出了保护环境的想法，以及奥委会为了保护环境而做的努力。
30. 推理判断题。根据The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on July 23, 2021 because of the ongoing COVID-19.The Olympics will still be called Tokyo 2020.可知由于新冠病毒的蔓延东京奥运会的开幕时间是2021年7月23日，而它仍然被称为是2020年东京奥运会，因此判断它被推迟了一年，故选C。
31. 细节理解题。根据To help the environment and raise the awareness, the Olympic Committee started the "Everyone's Medal" program in February 2017. The program encouraged people to drop off used electronics at specific location bins set up by Japan's Environmental Sanitation Center. 可知奥委会建议将报废的点子产品扔进日本环境卫生中心建造的特定的垃圾箱，故选D。
32. 细节理解题。根据On July 24, 2019, the Olympic Committee (奥委会) expressed its first bright idea — medals (奖牌) were made from old phones and other electronics. 可知奥委会表达明确的观点是在2019年7月24日；根据The idea was first introduced in 2016 by a group of young Japanese students. 可知2016年首先是日本学生产生这个主意；根据By the time the collection ended in March 2019, around 79,000 tons of used cellphones and other small electronics had been collected. 可知回收报废的点子产品是在2019年三月截止；根据The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on July 23, 2021 because of the ongoing COVID-19. 可知2020年东京奥运会将在2021年举办；因此根据时间顺序，判断正确的顺序是②④③①，故选A。
33. 推理判断题。根据The Olympic Committee hopes the Tokyo 2020 medals will help raise awareness of the alarming increase in electronic waste 一 not just in Japan but worldwide 一 and cause people to rethink whether they need to change their electronics unnecessarily. 可知奥委会希望2020年东京奥运会奖牌会帮助人们提升电子垃圾增加的严峻形势，不止在日本，而是全球，从此可以推断出电子垃圾在全世界正在增加，故选C。
34. 主旨大意题。根据Japan, the host country of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has promised to hold "the most innovative (创新的) Games ever organized." On July 24, 2019, the Olympic Committee (奥委会) expressed its first bright idea — medals (奖牌) were made from old phones and other electronics. 可知本文主要讲了2020年东京奥运会将用旧手机和其他电子产品制作奖牌以保护环境，故选B。
二、完型填空
On Tuesday, Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a piece of news. The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are 35 until 2021 because of the coronavirus (新冠病毒).
This is 36 third time the Olympics have been postponed (推迟) in the 124-year history of the Games. The move is very disappointing for many 37 who have been preparing for this summer for years. The news itself is also not surprising.
The virus had 38 caused many events to be delayed. For sportsmen everywhere, it was getting 39 harder to continue to train in the way they needed to.
Many sportsmen had mixed feelings about the 40 . As British swimmer Adam Peaty said, “As a player, I am very 41 , but this is more important and bigger than me or the players 42 would have been taking part. This is a matter of life or death and we all need to do the right thing.”
This is the first time the Olympics have ever been delayed. But in the 43 , they have been canceled three times-once during World War Ⅰ and twice during World War Ⅱ.
The Olympic torch (火炬) which is brought from Greece to the city holding the Olympics, has already had a difficult trip to Japan. One part of the run in Greece was canceled 44 the government fears that crowds would gather. In other areas, the torch traveled by car because of the virus.
35. A. put on B. put up C. put off D. put down
36. A. / B. a C. an D. the
37. A. fans B. coaches C. reporters D. players
38. A. just B. already C. often D. sometimes
39. A. few B. little C. much D. many
40. A. programs B. questions C. names D. news
41. A. relaxed B. disappointed C. excited D. interested
42. A. which B. when C. who D. whom
43. A. air B. past C. end D. future
44. A. since B. because C. though D. but
【答案】35. C 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. D 41. B 42. C 43. B 44. B
【解析】2020年东京夏季奥运会因为新冠病毒被推迟到2021年，这是历史上第三次推迟举行。
35. 句意：2020年东京夏季奥运会因为新冠病毒被推迟到2021年。
put on穿上；put up举起；put off推迟；put down放下。根据后文“This is…third time the Olympics have been postponed…”可知，奥运会被推迟，故选C。
36. 句意：这是奥运会124年历史上第三次推迟举行。
/零冠词；a表泛指，用于辅音音素开头的词前；an表泛指，用于元音音素开头的词前；the表特指。此处用于序数词third前，表示“第三次”，其前加定冠词the，故选D。
37. 句意：对于很多为这个夏天做了多年准备的球员来说，这次推迟非常令人失望。
fans粉丝；coaches教练；reporters记者；players运动员。根据“who have been preparing for this summer for years”可知，是运动员为比赛做准备，故选D。
38. 句意：该病毒已经导致许多事件被推迟。
just只；already已经；often经常；sometimes有时。根据“The virus had…caused many events to be delayed.”可知，本句是肯定句，用于现在完成时结构中，故选B。
39. 句意：对于各地的运动员来说，继续以他们需要的方式训练变得越来越困难。
few几乎没有，修饰可数名词；little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；much许多；many许多，修饰可数名词。根据“harder”可知，此处用来修饰形容词比较级，用much，故选C。
40. 句意：许多运动员对这一消息百感交集。
programs节目；questions问题；names名字；news新闻，消息。根据“The news itself is also not surprising.”和“As a player, I am very …This is a matter of life or death and we all need to do the right thing.”可知，是官方宣布的消息，故选D。
41. 句意：作为一名球员，我很失望，但这比我自己和其他参赛运动员更重要、更大。
relaxed放松的；disappointed失望的；excited激动的；interested感兴趣的。根据“The move is very disappointing”可知，运动员们很失望，故选B。
42. 句意：作为一名球员，我很失望，但这比我自己和其他参赛运动员更重要、更大。
which指物，作主语或宾语；when指时间，作状语；who指人，作主语或宾语；whom指人，作宾语。本句是定语从句，先行词是人，引导词在从句中作主语，故选C。
43. 句意：但是在过去，它们已经被取消了三次——第一次在一战期间，第二次在二战期间。
air空气；past过去；end结束；future未来。根据“But in the…they have been canceled three times—once during World War Ⅰ and twice during World War Ⅱ.”可知，此处是in the past“在过去”，故选B。
44. 句意：由于担心人群会聚集，希腊取消了部分跑步活动。
since自从；because因为；though虽然；but但是。“the government fears that crowds would gather”是“One part of the run in Greece was canceled”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故选B。
三、短文填空
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）
Sports have developed fast in China these years.
In 1974, China first came to the Asian Games. Four years l45. , in the 8th Asian Games, we won the second prize. We have won the l46. number of gold medals in the past ten Asian Games since 1982.
In 1984, China t47. part in the Olympic Games, and won the fourth place with 15 gold medals. In 1988, It was a p48. that China won only five gold medals in the 24th Olympic Games. In the 25th and 26th Olympic Games, we b49. won 16 gold medals and came fourth. In 2000, for the first time, we ranked third with 28 gold medals. In 2004, we won 32 gold medals and ranked second in the Athens Olympic Games. In 2008, in our motherland, we won 51 gold medals and ranked f50. in Beijing Olympic Games. We felt very p51. of our great country.
At the same time, we try to i52. the ability of hosting international games. In 1990, we succeeded in hosting the 11th Asian Games. To our joy, the 29th Olympic Games was h53. in Beijing in 2008 and the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010. It shows our s54. in sports is accepted by the world.
Clearly, China has become stronger in sports.
【答案】
45. later
46. largest
47. took
48. pity
49. both
50. first
51. proud
52. improve
53. held
54. success
【解析】本文主要介绍了近些年来中国在体育事业上的蓬勃发展。
45. 句意：四年后，在第八届亚运会上，我们获得了第二名。
根据“In 1974, China first came to the Asian Games”以及“in the 8th Asian Games”可知，此处应是四年之后，“later”后来，以后。故答案为later。
46. 句意：自1982年以来，我们在过去十届亚运会上获得了最多的金牌。
根据语意可知我们在过去十届亚运会中获得了数目最多的金牌，“the l_____ number of gold medals”形容词最高级前加定冠词the，故此处为large的最高级largest。故答案为largest。
47. 句意：1984年，中国参加了奥运会。
“take part in”参加，固定短语。根据“In 1984”可知，本句时态为一般过去时，故此处应用take的过去式took。故答案为took。
48. 句意：1988年，中国在第24届奥运会上只获得了5枚金牌，真是遗憾。
根据“that China won only five gold medals”可知，此处表达的是中国只获得了五枚金牌，这是一个遗憾。“pity”遗憾，根据前面的不定冠词a可知pity应为原形。故答案为pity。
49. 句意：在25届和26届奥运会上，我们都获得了16枚金牌并名列第四。
根据“In the 25th and 26th Olympic Games”可知，此处是并列主语，即两次都获得了16枚金牌。“both”表示两者都。故答案为both。
50. 句意；2008年，在我们的祖国,我们获得了51枚金牌，在北京奥运会上名列第一。
根据语境可知，此处应是我们在北京奥运会上排名第一，应用序数词first，即“rank first”。故答案为first。
51. 句意：我们为我们伟大的国家感到骄傲。
根据语境可知，此处应是我们为我们的祖国感到骄傲。“feel/be proud of”为……感到骄傲，固定短语。故答案为proud。
52. 句意：同时，我们努力提高举办国际运动会的能力。
根据语境可知，此处应是我们努力提高举办国际运动会的能力，“improve”提高，句中try to do sth尽力做某事，故空处应为improve原形。故答案为improve。
53. 句意：令我们高兴的是，2008年第29届奥运会在北京举行，2010年第16届亚运会在广州举行。
根据语境可知，此处应为29届奥运会在北京被举行。“hold”举行，本句为被动语态，故其应为hold的过去分词形式。故答案为held。
54. 句意：这表明我们在体育事业上的成功被世界所接受。
根据语境可知，此处应为我们在体育事业上的成功。句中“our”是形容词性物主代词，故空格处应为success成功，不可数名词。故答案为success。