2024-2025学年外研版九年级英语上学期考点 专题04 阅读理解（13篇） 【考题猜想】.pdfVIP

专题04阅读理解

（九年级上天津河东期中）

23-24··WhenwethinkoftheOlympic,afewthingscometomindimmediately:

thesportsmenandsportswomenproudlycarryingtheircountry’sflag;theexcitingawarding(颁发)ofgold,silver

andbronze(铜牌)medalstowinnersandotherunforgettableOlympicmoments.Yetthereisnogreatersymbolfor

theOlympicsthantheOlympicrings(环).

TheOlympicringsareasymbolnearlyasoldastheGamesthemselves.ThefirstOlympicswasheldin1896.

PierredeCoubertin,aFrenchhistorianandthefounderoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee(国际奥委会),

createdtheringsin1913.Hedrewthecolouredringsatthetopofaletterhehadwritten.

Thefiveringsstandfortheunion(联合)offivepartsoftheworld—Europe,Asia,Africa,Oceaniaand

America.AndaccordingtotheIOC,“theOlympicsymbolshowstheactivityoftheOlympicMovement(运动)and

themeetingofsportsmenandsportswomenfromallovertheworldattheOlympicGames.”Inaddition,thefive

ringsmustbethesameinsize.Thisismeanttoshowtheideathatalloftheworld’scontinents(大洲)areequal(相

等的)attheGames.

Traditionally,theOlympicringsappearinfivedifferentcoloursonawhitebackground.Thecoloursofthe

ringsfromlefttorightareblue,yellow,black,greenandred.Thefivecolours,alongwithwhite,werechosen

becauseatleastoneofthemappearedonallthenationalflagsatthetimewhenCoubertincreatedthedesign(设计).

Aftermorethanacentury,theOlympicringsremainapowerfulsymboloftheevent(赛事).

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1WhenwasthefirstOlympicsheld?

．．．．

AIn1896.BIn1912.CIn1913.DIn1921.

2．Whatdothefiveringsstandfor?

A．Theunionoffivepartsoftheworld.B．TheactivityoftheOlympicMovement.

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CTheotherunforgettableOlympicmoments.DThemeetingofplayersfromallov