Directions: In this part there are 4 passages
followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested
answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice on the
Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding
letter in the brackets. Passage One
The first ancient Olympics were held in 776 B. C. The games
got their name from Olympia, the Greek city where they took place. Like the
summer Olympics of today, the ancient Olympics were held every four
years. Thousands of people from all over the Greek world came to
watch. The main stadium held about 45,000 people. "We have accounts of visitors
and pilgrims setting up tents all around the site," Lisa Cerrato of Tufts
University said. During the first Olympics, there was only one
competition—a 200-meter race. But over time the games grew to include wrestling,
chariot racing, boxing, and other sports. Women were not allowed to compete, but
they had their own separate games. "The ancient athlete became
celebrities(名人), just like today. They often lived the rest of their lives being
treated to free dinners," Cerrato said. "City-states even tried to steal away
each other’s athletes by offering them various awards." The
ancient Olympics existed until A. D. 393. But the modem Olympics are still going
strong. It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that______.
A．the ancient athletes liked to celebrate their victories B．free dinners were offered during the competition C．city-states competed with each other to win the Olympics D．awards were often stolen to honor the athletes