2016年职称英语综合类阅读理解：The Greatest Show on Earth

　　The Greatest Show on Earth

The Olympic Game's are the greatest festival of sport in the y four years,a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 the winners,there are gold medals and there is honor,too,for all who compete,win or is in spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.

The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the custom is for the Greek team to march in it was in Greece that the Olympics team of the country where the Games are being held- the host country-marches in last.

The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the judges and officials also take an r the sportsman march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display?

The competitions begin the next e are usually more than twenty sorts in the rule is that there must be at least main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these sports day the competitors take part in a different sport-riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-country ts are gained for each ls are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.

More and more women are taking part in the first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,which are no longer held in the Olympics,Women's swimming events were introduced in it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for ,they compete in all but half a-dozen of the horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the men.

is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?

A)Because failure is the mother of the success.

B)Because losers need encouragement,too.

C)Because losers and winners should be equally treated.

D)Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.

h of the following is a long-established practice in the opening ceremony?

A)Runners enter the stadium with torches.

B)Each team has to put on a wonderful display.

C)The Greek team marches in first.

D)Men and women were magnificent clothes.

takes the Olympic oath?

A)A judge from the host country.

B)An official from the host country.

C)A Greek sportsman.

D)A sportsman from the host country.

the most important events in the Olympic Games?

A)The track and field events.

B)The horse-riding events.

C)The swimming events.

D)The boat-racing events.

did women start taking part in Olympic Games?

A)In 1912.

B)In 1900.

C)In 1928.

D)In 1924.

答案：DCDAB