英语四级选词填空练习附解析(2)

　　The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens(雅典)in 1896and only twelve

　　nations participated. Besides the host nationman participants were tourists who __1__

　　to be in Greece atthe time. Though the whole affair was __2__ and the standardwas

　　not high, the old principle of amateur sport was kept up.Since then the games had

　　been held every four yearsexcept during the __3__ of the two World War. This was

　　__4__ adeparture from the old Olympic spirit when wars had to stoPandmake way for

　　the games.The games have grown enormously in scale and __5__performances have

　　now reached unprecedented heights.Unfortunately the same cannot be said about their

　　__6__ standard.Instead of Olympia, the modern games are now held in differentcities

　　all over the world. Inevitably politics and commercialismget involvedas countries vie

　　each other for(为 ...... 而互相竞争) the __7__ to hold the games because of the

　　politicalprestige and commercial profit to be __8__ out of them. Inthe 11 th games

　　held in Berlin in 1936, Hitler who had newlycome to __9__ in Germany tried to use

　　the occasion for hisNazi propaganda. For the first time the Olympic flame wasbrought

　　all the way from Olympia to the games site in relays,a marathon journey now often

　　taking months to __10__.

　　A) honour B) accomplish C) had D) moral

　　E) arrive F) occured G) end H) power

　　I) happened J) definitely K) Physical

　　L) informal M) interruption N) especially O) irregular

　　答案解析：

　　1.选I

　　2.选L

　　3.选M

　　4.选J

　　5.选K

　　6.选D

　　7.选A

　　8.选C

　　9.选H

　　10.选B