首页
登录
职称英语
In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong relig
In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong relig
游客
2025-01-05
33
管理
问题
In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honor of Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods, eventually lost its local character, and became first a national event and then, international.
The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece. Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete. The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but events included boy’s gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, horse racing and field events.
On the last day of the Games, all the winners were honored by having a ring of holy olive leaves placed on their heads. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities. How their results were compared with modern standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.
Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes’ expenses.
The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun’s rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony. The well-known Olympic flag, however, is a modern conception: the five interlocking rings symbolize the uniting of all five continents participating in the Games. [br] Nowadays, the athletes’ expenses are paid for______.
选项
A、out of the prize money of the winners
B、out of the funds raised by the competing nations
C、by the athletes themselves
D、by contributions
答案
B
解析
根据第四段中的“…but competing countries pay their own athletes’ expenses”,就可以断定[B]是惟一正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3899123.html
相关试题推荐
TwoofthemostimportantmeninAmericafacedeachotheratdawnonJuly1,
TwoofthemostimportantmeninAmericafacedeachotheratdawnonJuly1,
TwoofthemostimportantmeninAmericafacedeachotheratdawnonJuly1,
InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongrelig
InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongrelig
EversincetheancientRomansimposedtheirlanguageonneighboringbarbarians,
ErnestHemingwaywasoneofthe20thcentury’smostimportantwriters.Hissi
Inthepastfewyears,personalcomputers(PCs)havebecomebetter,stronger
Green-spacefacilitiesarecontributingtoanimportantextenttothequality
Inbusiness,manyplacesadoptacreditsystem,whichdatesbacktoancientt
随机试题
Theterm"NewAustralians"cameintovogueinthe50sand60s,whichimpliedtha
TheBuddhistreligiondevelopedfromtheteachingsofShakyamuniBuddha,who
WhatisMr.Bacon’sjobspecifically?[br][originaltext]Interviewer:Mr.Bacon
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetw
人民大众themasses
17世纪在意大利威尼斯从事歌剧创作的作曲家有()。A.斯卡拉第 B.切斯蒂
()是指现存设计完好的控制没有按设计意图运行,或执行者没有获得必要授权或缺乏胜
严重舒张性心力衰竭常见于A.冠心病 B.原发性梗阻性肥厚型心肌病 C.扩张型
A.呈弱碱性 B.呈弱酸性 C.脂溶性高 D.在脂肪与水中都有一定的溶解度
慢性心力衰竭患者服用利尿剂最常见的并发症是( )。A.电解质紊乱 B.心律失
最新回复
(
0
)