1、选择性必修二 Unit 2 reading 课文改编语法填空The Olympic Games_ four years, thousands of highly _(train) and extremely _(talent) athletesgather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities_each other in the hope of _(recognize) as the best of the best.This is theOly
2、mpics-_ extraordinary sporting event that was first _(celebrate) about 3,000years ago.Subheading 1：History of the Olympic GamesThe ancient Olympic Games began in _ year 776 BCE. During the early Games only Greekmen _(allow) to participate. They competed in such events _ boxing, running andthe long j
3、ump. The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years foralmost 12 centuries, _ they eventually died _ around the year 393.More than 1, 500 years later, _, the Games rose again. The modern Olympics were firstheld in 1896, in Athens. _was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, _ b
4、rought theOlympics back to life. His dream was _ the Olympics would help people of different racialorigins and from different cultures live side _ side in peace. For over a century, peoplefrom _(diversity) backgrounds have made joint efforts to help realize Coubertins dream.Subheading 2:_Motivated b
5、y the Olympic mottoFaster. Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes,both maleand female, have devoted themselves _(achieve) sporting excellence and pushing theboundaries of human achievement. One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay. He came topublic attention during the I960 Rome Olympics, _
6、 he won the light-heavyweight goldmedal for the USA, _(demonstrate) great talent and personality in the process. Afterwardsthis young man proceeded to win the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964, andlater changed his name to_ we all know-Muhammad Ali. He returned to the 1996Atlanta Olympic
7、 Games to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. By the time he diedin 2016, Ali _(recognize) as one of the greatest boxers of all time.Another sportsperson _ should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her story is aremarkable example of _ hard work and devotion can lead to sporting excell
8、ence. Aformer track and field athlete from the UK, she won an Olympic gold medal in her home countryin 2012. _ that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in2016, just two years after giving birth_ her first child. In an interview she revealed that thesecret of her cons
9、istent good performance was the training that she never missed.Subheading3:_The 2008 Beijing Olympics called _ the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and builda better future for humanity with the official mottoOne World, One Dream. In addition tohosting the Olympics for the first time, China
10、 also ranked first _ the medal table. Thissuccess is _(remark) _ you consider that just 24 years before, at the 1984 Los AngelesOlympics, Xu Haifeng won his countrys first-ever gold medal. Since then the upward trend forChinese sport has been_(stop).At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became
11、 thefirst Asian _(win) the gold medal in the mens 110-metre hurdles, _ at the 2016 RioOlympic Games, the Chinese womens volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final. Theyear 2022 will be another _(history) moment for China, _Beijing won the election tohost the Winter Olympics.The Olympic G
12、ames bring joy and excitement to people _ the world. As Coubertin believed,_ the Olympic Games, each generation celebrates its advent, its joy of living, its faith_ the future, its ambition and its will to ascend.The Youth Olympic Games are the youth version of the Olympic Games. Young athletes aged
13、between 15 and 18 compete in a wide range of sports. The majority of these sports are identicalto _ at the Olympics but other sports, such as wushu, have_(add) too. TheYouth Olympic Games give _(talent) teenagers a chance to connect with fellowathletes from _(diversity) backgrounds. The focus is _ b
14、uilding bridgesbetween different cultures, so there are competitions _( feature) mixed teams, suchas mixed swimming relay competitions, both male and female athletes, sometimes of differentnationalities, play side _ side.The first Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore in 2010, and China ranked
15、first_ the medal table _ 30 gold medals. In 2014, Naning had the honour ofhosting the second Summer Youth Olympic Games. This was another great success and China_(top) the medal table again.People across the world applaud athletes who try hard to achieve sporting excellence. However,it is not only t
16、he athletes _ deserve _( applaud).The Youth OlympicGames call on young people to learn and share_ the field of play. Officialnon-sporting roles include Young Reporters, YOG Ambassadors and Athlete Role Models.For many athletes, the Youth Olympic Games help them (to) demonstrate that they are ready forthe Olympic Games. Many of these talented athletes will proceed _(participate)in the Olympic Games in the future.
