綜合類考試：閱讀判斷Going Back to Its Birthplace
No sporting event takes hold of the worldS attention and imagination like the OlympicGames The football world Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America;baseballs World Series is required viewing in North America;and the world table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia.
But the Olympics belong to the whole world.Now，after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years，the summer Games are returning to Athens，the place where the first modern Olympics was held.
Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement，but also as an honour，The 16 days between August 13 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete，up from Sydneys 199. Afghanistan is back，having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didnt let women do sports.There is also a place for newcomers East Timer andKiribati
A total of 10.500 athletes will compete in 28 sports，watched by 5 3 million ticket—paying viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion.
Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as possible.The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monuments.The final event will be a historic mens marathon following the 0rjgihal route l"un by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians.
The ancient stadium at Olympia.first used for the Games nearly three centuries ago，will stage the shot put competitions.And the Panathenian Stadium，where the first modern Olympics was held，is to host the archery (射箭)events.
If the well—known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games.the 39 new venues add a modem touch to the city of Athens The main Olympic stadium.with a giant glass and steel roof，is the landmark(標志)building of the Olympics.
“We believe that we will organize amagicalGames.”said Athens 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos—Daskalaki.“Our history with the Olympic Gaines goes back nearly 3，000 years， and Athens 2004 could be the best ever.”
16 The World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asian countries
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17Participation in the OIympic Games is looked upon as an honor as well as an achievement.
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18 Many state leaders will attend the opening ceremony.
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19The Games will open with cycling events because these events will take hold of the worlds attention.
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20 The first modern Olympics was held nearly three centuries ago
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21 The Panathenian Stadium is the landmark building of Olympics.
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22 Athens 2004 has been proven to be the best Olympic Games
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答案解析：
16 A 此題是根據第一段的最后一部分編寫的，基本上保持了最后一個分句，只是把。Asia(亞洲)改成了Asian countries(亞洲國家)。
17 A 此題是根據第三段的第一個句子編寫的，只是用。as well as…重寫這個句子。注意…as well as.強調的是前面部分，not only.but also…強調的是but also.引起的部分。
18 c 該題說的是：許多國家領導人會參加開幕式。但是文章沒有提到。
19 c 該題說的是：奧林匹克運動會以自行車比賽開始，原因是自行車比賽會吸引世界的注意。“奧林匹克運動會以自行車比賽開始”在第五段中是可以找到的，但是這樣的安排是“自行車比賽會吸引世界的注意”文章并沒有說。
20 B 該題說的是：第一屆現代奧林匹克運動會是在三個世紀前舉行的。倒數第三段的第～個句子是這么說的：位于奧林匹亞的、差不多在三世紀前最早用于舉行奧林匹克運動會的古運動場將用于舉行鉛球比賽。這是最早舉行奧林匹克運動會的地方，但不是舉行第一屆現代奧林匹克運動會的地方。該段的最后一句話還有進一步的提示。
21 B 該題說的是：泛雅典體育場是奧林匹克運動會的地標性建筑。倒數第二段的說的是：大玻璃、鋼屋頂的奧林匹克主體育館是奧林匹克運動會的地標性建筑。可見，這不符合事實。
22 c 該題說的是：2004年雅典奧林匹克運動會已證明是開得最好的奧林匹克運動會。文章并沒有提到。