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Part1SkimmingandScanning(MultipleChoice+BlankFilling)(每小题：分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheOlympicTorch(火炬)Everyfouryears,theentireworldturnstowardacertaincity,tofollowthefacts,records,andhistoriesofovercoming.Thisyear,alleyeswillturntowardAthens,theplaceofthefirstOlympicGames.Inaworldofaboutsixbillioninhabitants(居民),onlyaselectedgroupofabouttenthousandathletesgetstotheOlympicGames.However,thereisaritualoftheGamesthatallowsthousandsofcommonpeopletoparticipateintheOlympicexperience,whichisuniqueintheworld:thetrackingoftheOlympictorch.TheflamelitinOlympiaisapowerfulsymbol,theforceofwhichcanbefeltallovertheworld.TheOlympictorch-pastandpresentThistraditionisnotasoldastheGames.ThetrackingofthetorchwasneverpartoftheGamesinAncientGreece,yetitwaspartofGreekculture.TheoldwaytocarrytheOlympictorchthroughrunswasinhonorofseveralgods.Theywerecarriedfromonetempletotheotherortosomeparticularcity.Thefirsttogettotheplacehadthehonortolighttheflameofthegodswithhisowntorch.ThetorchiscurrentlycompletelyintegratedwiththeOlympicMovementandisaninstrumentthatshouldreflectnotonlythesoulofthecountryorganizingtheGames,butalsothetechnologyavailableatthatmoment.FortheAthensOlympicGamesof1004,thedesignerAndreasVarotsosselectedtheolive(橄榄)leaf.Hewantedtoincludeallaspectsofhiscountry,bothinthehistoricalandculturallevels,atthesametimemakinguseofaninternationallanguagethatreflectedthespiritofGreeceandshowedvaluesofpeace,loveandharmonyinallplaces.Thetrackingofthetorch-thefirsthalfinthe20thCenturyThefirewasnotemployedasanOlympicsymboluntil1928whenaflamewaslitduringtheAmsterdamOlympics.Thatcaughttheimaginationofthepublic.Fouryearslater,inLosAngeles,CarlDiem,fromtheGermanOlympicCommittee,decidedtodeveloptheidea.Theflamewaslitonceagain.ButthosewerenotrealOlympicflames.WhentheGameswereheldinBerlin,in1936,DiemintroducedthefirsttrackingoftheOlympictorch.Torchtrackinginthe1960sand1970sFortheGamesof1968,inMexico,thetorchwascarriedtoSpain,fromwhereitwouldcrosstheAtlanticandfollowtherouteofChristopherColumbusuptoCentralAmerica.InMexicoCity,EnriquetaBasiliowasthefirstwomantolighttheOlympicflame.In1972,36yearsaftertheBerlinOlympics,thetorchwasonceagaincarriedtoGermany,and1976sawthechangeofthetorchtoshowthegrowthoftechnologyduringthe20thcentury.InAthens,amachinecollectedtheionizedparticles(离子粒)oftheflameandtransformedittoelectronicimpulses(脉冲).TheywerethenpassedbyasatelliteacrosstheAtlantictoOttawa,Canada,wheretheysenttorelighttheflame.Inseconds,theflamehadcrossedtheworld.FromOttawa,itwastakentoMontreal,andthenfollowedtheconventionalmanner.Inthe1980sIn1980,fortheMoscowOlympics,theOlympicflamewastakentotheSovietUnionforthefirsttime.However,thetrackingofthetorchinLosAngeleswasthemostcomplicatedandalsothemosttroublesome.Theinfluenceofthemoneyinthesportswasgrowing.In1984,thisledtomanyquarrelsintheOlympicMovement.TheAmericansdevelopedaprograminwhicheachkilometerwassoldandthemoneywasgiventosportorganizationsfortheyouth.Thismodelallowedprivatesponsorstobuyseveralkilometers,yetitwasnotwellacceptedinGreece,andthereweremanyprotestsagainstthesaleoftheOlympicflame.ThememoriesoftheBerlinOlympics,in1936,wererememberedintheSeoulOlympicsin1988.Thewinnerofoneracein1936wastheKoreanKiteiSon,yetthemedalwasgiventoJapan,whichoccupiedKoreaatthattime.In1988,hehadthehonortoentertheOlympicstadiumwiththetorch,underhisrealKoreanname,SohnKee-chung.Developmentsinthe1990sInBarcelona,in1992,themethodthroughwhichtheflamewaslitwasinallofthenewspapers.AntonioRebollowasappointedtoshootanarrow(箭)tolighttheflame.Ifhemadeamistake,thiswouldbethelargestmistakeofalltime.Buthediditright.In1996,thetorchwascarriedtoallcitiesthathadheldtheGamesbefore.Morethan10,000runnerstookthetorchfromOlympiatoAtlanta.Runnerscarryingthetorchwerecommunityheroeschosenforthisspecialhonor.Anypersoncouldindicatethenameofsomeoneregardedasalocalherotocarrytheflameforawhile.InthenewcenturyDuringthetriptotheGamesof1000,inSydney,thetrackingbeguninUluru,animportantplacefortheIndianpopulation.ThefirstAustralianaborigine(土著人)towinanOlympicgold,NovaPeris-Kneebone,carriedthetorchthroughthefirstpartofthetracking.Anotheraborigine,CathyFreeman,wholaterwouldwinagoldmedalinwomen's400meters,littheflame.Thisyear,thetripoftheOlympictorchwentthrough127countriesofallfivecontinentsforthefirsttime,includingallhostcitiesofthepreviousGamesandalsothecitiesthatarecandidates(候选人)fortheOlympicGamesof1012.Beijingreceivedtheflameforthefirsttimeinhistory.Morethanaritual,thetrackingofthetorchhasbecomeanunexpectedopportunitytoinvolvethousandsofpeoplewiththeOlympicexperience.Asaflamingsymbol,thetorchhasallowedthousandsofcommoncitizenstoparticipate.1.________________areallowedtotakepartintheOlympictorchtracking.A.TenthousandcommonpeopleB.TenthousandsportsmenC.ThousandsofcommonpeopleD.Sixbillioninhabitants2.TheOlympictorchisatoolthatshouldnot