阅读理解YoungathletesfromaroundtheglobewillsoongettheirchanceatOlympicgold．TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)votedunanimously(一致地)onThursdaytohostthefirst－everYo

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　　Young athletes from around the globe will soon get their chance at Olympic gold．The International Olympic Committee(IOC)voted unanimously(一致地)on Thursday to host the first－ever Young Olympics．

　　The Summer Youth Olympics are scheduled to make their debut(首次亮相)in August of 2010．The 12－day competition will feature 3 200 kids between the ages of 14 and 18．The Winter Youth Olympics will be held in 2012 and are expected to attract 1 000 athletes．Both Games will take place every four years．

　　Citing the rise in childhood obesity as one of the reasons for launching the Games IOC president Jacques Rogge said he hopes the global competitions will inspire young people to get off the couch and get into shape．

　　Rogge also acknowledged that the IOC is looking to pull in a younger television audience to the Olympics．

　　In recent years interest in the Games among young people has dropped with the average age of Olympic viewers on the rise．

　　Rogge admitted that kids today are more interested in such competitions as the X Games which features such sports as BMX freestyle surfing and Moto X Racing．

　　The Olympics have tried to keep up with the competition by adding BMX－crossing cycling(自行车越野赛) ski cross and snowboarding to the Olympic program．And the IOC is hoping to strengthen its reputation among teens by including skateboarding in the 2012 London Olympics．

(1)

The aim of the Youth Olympics is to ________．
[　　]
A．	meet the needs of schools and parents
B．	stress the importance of the Olympics
C．	develop student's sense of competition
D．	encourage young people to exercise more

(2)

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
[　　]
A．	How long the Summer Youth Olympics will last．
B．	When the Winter Youth Olympics will be held．
C．	Where the Summer Youth Olympics will be held．
D．	How many athletes will take part in the Winter Youth Olympics．

(3)

In the 2012 London Olympics which of the following is likely to be added?
[　　]
A．	BMX freestyle．
B．	Ski cross
C．	Snowboarding．
D．	Skateboarding．

(4)

The passage is mainly about ________．
[　　]
A．	Young Olympics
B．	the history of Olympics
C．	the X Games
D．	childhood obesity

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．D;4．A;