Unit 2 Sports Culture Reading 语法填词-2024-2025学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

U2 reading 一 语法填空 Every four years, thousands of highly trained and talented athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of 1 （recognize） as the best of the best. This is the Olympics—an extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3,000 years ago.The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. During the early Games, only Greek men 2 （allow） to participate. They competed in such events as boxing, running and the long jump. The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years for almost 12 centuries, until they eventually died out around the year 393.More than 1,500 years later, however, the Games rose again. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, 3 brought the Olympics back to life. His dream was 4 the Olympics would help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live side 5 side in peace. For over a century, people from diverse backgrounds 6 (make) joint efforts to help realize Coubertin's dream. 7 (Motivate) by the Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes, both male and female, have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and 8 (push) the boundaries of human achievement. One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay. He came to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics, when he won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA, 9 (demonstrate) great talent and personality in the process. Afterwards, this young man proceeded to become the world heavyweight champion in 1964, and later changed his name to the one we all know一Muhammad Ali. He returned to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games to light the Olympic flame 10 the opening ceremony. By the time he died in 2016, Ali 11 (recognize) as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Another sportsperson that should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her story is a remarkable example of how hard work and devotion can lead to sporting excellence. A former track and field athlete from the UK, she won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012. As if that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth to her first child. In an interview she revealed that the secret of her consistent good performance was the training that she never missed .The 2008 Beijing Olympics called on the whole world 12 ( join) in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity with the slogan "One World, One Dream". In addition to 13 (host) the Olympics for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. This success is truly remarkable if you consider that just 24 years before, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Xu Haifeng won our country's first-ever gold medal. Since then the upward trend for Chinese sport has been 14 (stop). At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian 15 (win) the gold medal in the men's 110-metre hurdles, 16 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final. The year 2022 will be another historic moment for China, as Beijing won the election to host the Winter Olympics.The Olympic Games bring joy and excitement to people across the world. As Coubertin believed, "With the Olympic Games, each generation celebrates its advent, its joy of living, its faith in the future, its ambition and its will to ascend." Every four years, thousands of highly trained and talented athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of being recognized as the best of the best. This is the Olympics—an extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3,000 years ago.The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. During the early Games, only Greek men were allowed to participate. They competed in such events as boxing, running and the long jump. The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years for almost 12 centuries, until they eventually died out around the year 393.More than 1,500 years later, however, the Games rose again. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life. His dream was that the Olympics would help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live side by side in peace. For over a century, people from diverse backgrounds have made joint efforts to help realize Coubertin's dream.Motivated by the Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known 20 athletes, both male and female, have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay. He came to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics, when he won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA,demonstrating great talent and personality in the process. Afterwards, this young 25 man proceeded to become the world heavyweight champion in 1964, and later changed his name to the one we all know一Muhammad Ali. He returned to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. By the time he died in 2016, Ali had been recognized as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Another sportsperson that should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her story is a remarkable example of how hard work and devotion can lead to sporting excellence. A former track and field athlete from the UK, she won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012. As if that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth to her first child. In an interview she revealed that the secret of her consistent good performance was the training that she never missed .The 2008 Beijing Olympics called on the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity with the slogan "One World, One Dream". In addition to hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. This success is truly remarkable if you consider that just 24 years before, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Xu Haifeng won our country's first-ever gold medal. Since then the upward trend for Chinese sport has been unstoppable. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men's 110-metre hurdles, while at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final. The year 2022 will be another historic moment for China, as Beijing won the election to host the Winter Olympics.The Olympic Games bring joy and excitement to people across the world. As Coubertin believed, "With the Olympic Games, each generation celebrates its advent, its joy of living, its faith in the future, its ambition and its will to ascend." #^ Unit 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 #^ Unit 2 #^ Unit 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$