奥运英语报道选读

UNTT One PREPARATION OF 2008 OLYMPIAD

Text l Keep Your Eye on the Ball．Rogge Tells Beijing

Text 2 Education the Heart of Olympics Says Rogge

Text 3 Wang Wei Updates on Olympic Preparations

UNIT Two MEDIA IN OLYMPIC GAMES

Text 1 Prime Time in U.S.Translates to Morning Callin Beijing

Text 2 7he Curling Factor：Widening the Field to Win Cable Gold

Text 3 No Gold Medals，but Competition Is Intense

UNIT Three CEREMONIES

Text l Glittering Opening for Olympics

Text 2 Triumphant Olympics End with Pride and Relief

Text 3 Zhang Yimou to Direct Opening Ceremony of Beijinl Olympics

UNIT Four ATHLETICS

Text l Sorry to Have Disappointed：Anju

Text 2 Bizarre Marathon Closes Athens Competition

Text 3 Italian Strides to 20 km Walk Cold

UNIT Five BALL SPORTS

Text l Golden Brazil Win Volleyball Title

Text 2 Federer Through After Rare Warning

Text 3 Germany Claim Shock Hockey Victory

UNIT Six CYCLING，EQUESTRIAN，FENCING

Text l A Race of Attrition，and Then There Were Two

Text 2 Rogge Refuses Duplicate Medal Requests

Text 3 Who’S Behind the Gold Medalist’S Mask? Gosh，an American!

UNIT Seven AQUATICS

Text l Thompson Loses Lead As Australia Upsets U.S．

Text 2 China Takes Gold，Bronze in Platform Diving

Text 3 Roundup：Hungary Wins Men’S Water Polo Gold

UNIT Eight GYMNASTICS

Text1 FIG Considers Gymnastics Rule Changes

Text 2 German Mother Somersaults to Trampoline Gold

Text 3 Paul Hamm，“I competed my heart out.”

UNIT Nine BOAT SPORTS

Text l Hungary’S Janics Goes Double Gold

Text 2 Pinsent Captures Fourth Gold in Coxless Four Photo Finish

Text 3 Windsurfer Wins First—ever Gold for Israel

UNIT Ten WEIGHT AND CONTACT SPORTS

Text 1 Teenager Khan Is Through to Final

Text 2 Moroccan Lifter Fails Test for Drugs

Text 3 Gardner Ends Career with Bronze

Unit Eleven PENTAHLON TRIATHLON AND TAEKWONDO

Unit Twelve PAST PRESENT AND PUTURE

Appendix1 阅读理解参考答案

Appendix2 奥运会运动项目名称

Appendix3 残疾人奥运会运动项目名称

Appendix4 2008年北京奥运比赛场馆名称

Appendix5 中国体育组织名称

Appendix6 奥运常用词汇

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