Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games

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Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!

Archery	Archery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.
	Did you know? In the 14^th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practice it.
Badminton	This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.
	Did you know? The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of a goose.
Football	There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s. Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games every since, except for Los Angeles 1932.
	Did you know? Hungary has won three football gold medals——more than any other country.
Taekwondo	This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”, The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.
	Did you know? Over 60 million people for 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport.

小题1:Who invented the sport of badminton?

A．Indians

B．British

C．Chinese

D．Koreans

小题2:Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?

A．Archery

B．Badminton

C． Taekwondo

D．Football

小题3:Which sport was first named after a town?

A．Badminton

B．football.

C． Taekwondo

D．Archery

小题4:Where can you most probably find this web page?

A．sydney2000.com	B．beijing2008.com
C．guangzhou2010.com	D．london2012.com

答案

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题1:根据文章内容This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.可知答案为B

小题2:根据文章内容Archery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war.可知答案为A

小题3:根据文章内容This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.可知答案为A

小题4:根据文章内容大意可知答案为D