XB2U2 复习单 Reading : The Olympic Games Every four years, thousands of highly trained and （有天赋的） athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship,solidarity, and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other （怀着...的希望）being recognized （作为） the best of the best.This is the Olympics———an extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3,000 years ago. The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE.During the early Games only Greek men were allowed to participate.They competed in such events as boxing,running and the long jump.The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years for almost 12 centuries until they eventually （消亡） around the year 393. participate同义词 die out 同义词 More than 1,500 years later,however, the Games rose again.The modern Olympics were first held in 1896,in Athens.It was a Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life.（固定句型是 ）。His dream was that the Olympics would help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live （共存） in peace. For over a century, people from （多样的） backgrounds have made （共同努力） to help realize Coubertin’s dream. （被,,,激发） the Olympic motto“Faster,Higher,Stronger"many well-known athletes, both male and female,have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and （推动人类成就的极限） 。 bring the Olympics back to life different racial origins diverse backgrounds motivate （同义词） devote oneself to boundary≈limit≈（同义词） One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay.He came to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics,when he won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA demonstrating great talent and personality in the process.Afterwards, this young man proceeded to become the world heavyweight champion in 1964 and later changed his name to the one we all know-Muhammad Ali.He returned to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. By the time he died in 2016, Ali (recognize) as one of the greatest boxers of all time. come to public attention进入公众的视野 Proceed to （同义词） Another sportsperson that should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill.Her story is a remarkable example of hard work and devotion can lead to sporting excellence.A former track and field athlete from the UK she won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012. As if that were not enough, she would not have returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth to her first child. In an interview she revealed that the secret of her consistent good performance was the training that she never missed. 12 reveal (同义词) The 2008 Beijing Olympics （号召） the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity with the slogan“One World, One Dream".In addition to hosting the Olympics （首次） ,China also ranked first in the medal table. This success is truly ... ...
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