阅读理解。
It is true that the first Olympic Games of the modern times in 1896 were not open to women. Baron Pierre
de Coubertin, who gave new life to the Games, was very much a man of his time. He didn't like women
showing up for the Games. But since this time, things have changed. History shows that the number of
women participating in the Olympic Games has been increasing over the years, since their first participation in
the 1900 Olympic Games and especially in the last 30 years. This development is of social, political and cultural
significance (意义).
The progress is the result of the cooperation (合作)of the entire Olympic Movement and of proper measures
that the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Sports Federations (IFs), and National Olympic
Committees( NOCs) have taken. Especially in the last 20 years, the IOC has enlarged the women's program at
the Olympic Games, in cooperation with IFs and the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games
( OCOGs ). This development was further strengthened (巩固) by the IOC's decision that all sports must have women's events. The IOC also started to work on increasing the number of women at leadership level in sports
in 1981. Former President Juan Antonio Samaranch, who wanted to have women as IOC members, made a
great contribution. (贡献).
Many sports volunteers have worked to increase the number of women joining in the Olympic Games. This
progress has been made also thanks to the strong determination of women from different countries of the world who have worked to make sure women are fully represented in all sports.
1. The underlined part "participating in" in the first paragraph can be replaced by " _____"
A. getting close to
B. taking part in
C. calling for
D. taking over
2. According to the first paragraph, all of the following are true EXCEPT that _____.
A. women were not allowed to join in the 1896 Olympic Games
B. Baron Pierre de Coubertin was very famous when he was alive
C. many women have competed in the Olympic Games in the last 30 years
D. Baron Pierre de Coubertin tried his best to let women join in the Olympic Games
3. What are the last twQ paragraphs mainly about?
A. Why women were not allowed to join in the Olympic Games.
B. How more and more women were able to join in the Olympic Games.
C. What some organizations have done for women's rights.
D. What sports volunteers have done to enable women to join in the Olympic Games.
4. According to the passage, which of the following organizations decided that all sports must
have women's events?
A. IOC.
B. IFs.
C. NOCs.
D. OCOGs.
