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四、篇章結構說明：第37至41題，每題一個空格。請依文意在文章後所提供的
(A) 到
(E) 選項中分別選出最適當者，填入空格中，使篇章結構清晰有條理，並將其英文字母代號標示在答案卡之「選擇題答案區」。每題答對得2分，共10分，答錯不倒扣。Every four years, something great takes place. It is the Olympic Games, and 2008 isthe year. It is one thing to watch the games, and it is another to know its history. In thisshort article, the Olympics, past and present, is revealed to you.The first recorded Olympics, in 776 B.C., were an important religious festival. Butthey merely included athletes from approximately a dozen cities. 37 Unlike today,the ancient games were always at Olympia, Greece.Olympic sports have also changed a lot in the last few thousands years. The ancientgames began with just one 192-meter race. In later years, the games grew to include a totalof six sports. 38 These included races where runners wore fighting equipment andthe pankration—a violent sport with few rules.Even the modern Olympics were once much smaller than they are today. The first ofthe modern games, in 1896, only had 241 athletes from 14 countries. 39 Until 1908the Olympics were part of the world’s fair!At the first modern Olympics, there were 43 events from ten sports. Many of thesports from the early modern games are no longer part of the Olympics. 40 Therehas always been a lot of disagreement over changing Olympic sports. Critics say that themodern games have become more of a popularity contest than an athletic competition.The number of Olympic sports has continuously increased throughout history. At the2008 Beijing games, athletes competed in 302 events from 28 sports. 41 Theseinclude running, boxing and wrestling.After learning the history and transformation of the Olympics, have you becomeinterested in watching the games? Are you encouraged to work harder, go faster and bestronger?
(A) Most of the ancient Olympic sports tested skills soldiers needed.
(B) Despite all the changes over the years, some ancient sports are still part of the moderngames.
(C) These include the sports of golf and tug of war.
(D) Even after 200 years, the ancient games only included Greek men from roughly 100cities around the Mediterranean.
(E) Moreover, the early modern Olympics were not an independent event.
37.

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答案：D
難度：適中0.4
統計：A(1),B(2),C(1),D(4),E(2)

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