In ancient Greece the most famous festival for athletes was the Olympic Games. These games took their name from the religious (宗教信仰) centre of Olympus, in southern Greece. The Games were held every four years at the end of June. Athletes, judges and spectators came from all over the known world to watch and compete.

After a solemn (神圣的) opening ceremony, the first event was the four-horse chariot (战车) race. As many as forty chariots thundered round and round the stadium. Because of collisions (碰撞.) , and the strain of covering the nine-mile race, very few chariots ever finished the race. Winning it was a great honor. At the Olympic Games there were also races on foot, horse races, wrestling, boxing matches and the pentathlon.

"Pente" is Greek for five and "athlon" Greek for contest, the pentathlon was five different
events combined. Competitors had to run, contest the long jump, throw the discus(铁饼)and the
javelin 标枪) and wrestle (摔跤). The athlete who won three of the five events was the winner.
The winners each received a crown (头冠) of olive (橄榄) leaves as their prize. They went back
to their cities wearing the crown. When they arrived home they were welcomed as heroes and
given special honors.
1. The best title for this passage is .

A. The Most Famous Festival in Ancient Greece

B. The Olympic Games

C. The Religious Centre of Greece

D. The Crown of Olive Leaves

2. This passage doesn't tell us in ancient Greece.

?A. who came to compete in the Olympic Games

B. how the Olympic Games got its name

C. how often the Olympic Games was held

D. why the people held the Olympic Games

3. The first thing done at the Games was .

A. the opening ceremony B. the four-horse chariot race

C. wrestling D. boxing matches

4. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Olympus is in southern Greece.

B. The religion played an important part in the life of Greek people.

C. A person who wore the crown of olive leaves was an excellent athlete.

D. All the athletes from all over the known world would receive the crowns at the
Olympic Games.

5. The word "pentathlon" means .

A. 五项全能冠军　 B. 五种运动 项目的名称

C. 五种运动项目的名称 D. 五种橄榄头衔

If you _______ to the moon one day, you would find it quite different from the earth.（ ）

A. travel　　　 B. had travelled　　 C. should travel　 D. have travelled

With no rain for months and fresh water ______ , the situation in Yunan Province was getting from bad to worse .

　 A. run out　　　　　 B. run out of　　　　

C. running out　　 D. running out of

The dictionary is ______for beginners of English.

A. a great help　 B. of very helpful　 C. great help　 D. of very help

Don’t be afraid of asking for help _______ it is needed.

A. unless　　　　　　　　　　 B. since

C. although　　　　　　　　　 D. when