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People need to relax and enjoy themselves. One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event. Even thousands of years ago, groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes.
Over 2,000 years ago in Greece, certain days in the year were festival days. These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves. They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skills.
The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held in honour of the Greek god Zeus. For five days, athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games, people could watch them box, run, jump and so on. There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch (火炬) was passed from runner to runner. The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting. People were allowed to travel to the games freely. Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from its colonies (殖民地) in Africa, Asia and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favourite athletes and to enjoy themselves.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了2 000多年前在古希腊的奥林匹亚镇为纪念希腊主神每四年举行一次的奥运会的相关知识。
21．What happened in Greece over 2,000 years ago?
A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves.
B．The cities there were often against one another.
C．People watched baseball games.
D．People didn't go to any games at all.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由文章最后一段中的“The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting.”可知，两千多年前，希腊的这些城市互相交战，故B项正确。
22．What did people do at the games?
A．They fought.
B．They just talked to friends.
C．They cheered for good athletes.
D．They tried to find friends.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由文章最后一段最后一句“They met as friends to cheer their favourite athletes and to enjoy themselves.”可知C项正确。
23．Greek cities then were fighting so they ________.
A．were weak
B．were strong
C．couldn't go to other cities freely
D．could see each other
解析：选C 推理判断题。由文章最后一段的“People were allowed to travel to the games freely.”可知，人们在运动会期间被允许自由活动。由此可推知，人们在交战的城市之间是不能自由走动的，故C项正确。
