The ancient Olympic Games (1)part of a religious festival in honor (2)the Greek god Ze

The ancient Olympic Games (1) () part of a religious festival in honor (2) () the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games (3) () in Olympia, a religious Sanctuary. In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word "athlete" is an ancient Greek word, (4) () "one who competes (5) () a prize". The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first (6) () in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was (7) () a village called Marathon (8)() the Persians (9) () by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by a soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles was (10) () adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race.

(1).A、is

B、were

C、was

(2).A、for

B、after

C、of

(3).A、are hold

B、held

C、were held

(4).A、meaning

B、mean

C、meant

(5).A、of

B、for

C、in

(6).A、introduced

B、introducing

C、introduce

(7).A、name for

B、named after

C、named of

(8).A、that

B、which

C、where

(9).A、were defeated

B、defeats

C、defeated

(10).A、because

B、furthermore

C、therefore

d Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses.The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious sanctuary.The athletes came to Olympia from all parts of the Greek world, from as far as Spain in the west and Turkey in the east.The ancient Olympic Games began in the yea 776 BC when Koroibos, a cook from the city of Elis, won a 200-metre-long race.They took place for a period of 617 years until the last games were held in AD 393

In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money.In fact the word athlete is an ancient Greek word, meaning one who competes for a prize.Although women did not compete in the games, there was a separate festival held at the same time in honour of Hera, wife of Zeus At this festival unmarried girls competed in foot races.

The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games.The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1896.It was named after a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army The news of the victory was brought to Athens by soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital 26 miles was therefore adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race

The Olympic flag was introduced in 1908 and carries the symbol of five linked rings.Which represent the five continents-Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe.The Olympic flame was first carried in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympic Games.The first torch relay in the modern OlympIc Games was staged in Berlin in 1936.(判断正误)

26.The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC.()

27.The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years.()

28.They did not allow women to compete in the an cient Olympic Games.()

29.They first used the Olympic flag in 1908.()

30.The torch relay was first used in the ancient Olympics.()

In the early days of ancient Olympic Games, ______.

A．only male Greek athletes were allowed to participate in the games

B．all Greeks, irrespective of sex, religion or social status, were allowed to take part

C．all Greeks, with the exception of women, were allowed to compete in Games

D．all male Greeks ware qualified to compete in the Games

In the early days of ancient Olympic Games ______.

A．all male Greeks were qualified to compete in the Games

B．only male Greek athletes were allowed to participate in the games

C．all Greeks, with the exception of women, were allowed to compete in the Games

D．all Greeks, irrespective of sex, religion or social status, were allowed to take part

In the early days of ancient Olympic Games ______.

A．only male Greek athletes were allowed to participate in the Games

B．all Greeks, irrespective in of sex, religion or social status, were allowed to take part

C．all Greeks, with the exception of women, were allowed to compete in the Games

D．all male Greeks were qualified to compete in the Games

In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games ______.

A．were merely national athletic festivals

B．were in the nature of a national event with a strong religious color

C．had rules which put foreign participants in a disadvantageous position

D．were primarily national events with few foreign participants

At the ancient Olympic Games, any competitor had to be ______.

A．slaves

B．male

C．female

D．prisoners

In the early days of ancient Olympic Games, ______.

A．only male Greek athletes were allowed to participate in the games

B．all Greeks, irrespective of sex, religion or social status, were allowed to take part

C．all Greeks, with the exception of women, were allowed to compete in Games

D．all male Greeks ware qualified to compete in the Games