【精品】六年级上册英语期末专项练习-阅读 北京版（含答案）

六年级上期末阅读专项练习（一） 短文一：读故事，完成不同任务 1 2 3 The celebration of the Olympic Games in ancient times was a chance for people from different Greek cities to get together. People not only had sport events but they also talked about other important things. The ancient Olympic Games were for boys and men only. Women could not join in the Games. But there was a separate sports festival for girls. The festival was held every four years. During the festival, unmarried girls joined a foot race in three age groups. Married women could not join. The Olympic rings are the sign of the IOC(国际奥委会). The colours of the rings were chosen by the IOC to stand for the five continents: Australia, Africa, America, Asia and Europe. The white background of the Olympic flag stands for peace. The five colours of the rings from left to right are blue, black, and red at the top. Yellow and green are at the bottom. 4 5 The modern Olympic torch began in 1936 at the Berlin Games. It is a link between the ancient