6There's much competition among countries to host the Olympics as (win)Olympic medals.

答案as;to win

★四、阅读理解

The Olympic flame

　　The Olympic flame is a symbol carried over from the ancient Olympics, where a flame burned at the altar(祭坛) of Zeus(宙斯) throughout competition. It was finally reintroduced at the 1928 Amsterdam(阿姆斯特丹) Games.

　　Carl Diem, chairman of the organizing committee for the 1936 Berlin Games, proposed that the flame be lit in Greece and transported to Berlin via a torch relay. The idea was adopted (采纳) and continued at every Olympic Games since 1952.

　　The flame is lit at the ancient site (场所) of Olympia by the natural rays of the sun reflected(反射) off curved(弧形的) mirror.

Olympic motto

　　"Citius, Altius, Fortius" is a Latin phrase meaning "Swifter, Higher, Stronger", which Pierre de Coubertin borrowed from Father Henri Didon of Paris. Didon was the headmaster of Arcueil College, and used the phrase to describe the athletic achievements(成就) of students at the school. He had previously been at the Albert Le Grand School, where the Latin words were carved in the stone above the main entrance.

Olympic oath

　　"In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding (遵守) by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory (荣誉) of sport and the honour of our teams. "

　　Written by Pierre de Coubertin, the oath is taken by an athlete from the host nation (主办国) while holding a corner of the Olympic flag. The athlete's oath was first taken by Belgian fencer Victor Boin at the 1920 Antwerp Games. A judge from the host country also speaks the oath, with slightly different wording (措辞).

1The Olympic flame was first burned at in modern times.

A. the 1920 Games B. the 1928 Games

C. the 1936 Games D. the 1952 Games

答案B

解析由第一段最后一句可知, 奥运圣火于1928年阿姆斯特丹奥运会上被重新引进, 因此选B项。

2The underlined word in Paragraph 2 means " ".