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阅读理解 Chamonix, France 1924 The Games were first known as the "International Winter Sports Week". It wasn't until 1925 that they were officially named the Olympic Winter Games. Two days before the Closing Ceremony, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was approved as the official organizing committee. St. Moritz, Swiss 1928 & 1948 Unseasonable warm weather created disorder with the events at the Swiss Alpine resort(度假胜地), while Norway continued to lead. Sonja Henie, just 15, combined grace with athletic ability to win the first of three Olympic gold medals in women's figure skating. Japan sent its first delegation(代表团)—six skiers and one official. The Swiss resort hosted for the second time, the 5th Winter Games, favored as a neutral venue following World War II. Germany and Japan were not allowed to participate, while single-person sled(雪橇)racing was held for the first time since the previous St. Moritz Games. Grenoble, France 1968 The "snowy Games" attracted only about 70,000 spectators on the ground because 500 million viewers chose to watch them on television. Women were forced to take gender(性别)tests for the first time in the Olympics. Sapporo, Japan 1972 At the first Winter Olympics held in Asia, an argument over amateur status came to the boil when the IOC banned Austrian ski star Karl Schranz from the Games because he had been paid for appearing in a ski maker's advertisement. American figure skater Janet Lynn settled for women's bronze but won the hearts of the local audience while hotel manager Francisco Fernandez Ochoa staged a surprise victory in the men's slalom(回转赛)for Spain's first gold medallist in the 11th Winter Olympics. (1) Which delegation did the best in the first two Winter Olympics? A . France. B . Norway. C . Spain. D . Switzerland. (2) Why were there so few audience at the 1968 Winter Olympics? A . Due to the influence of war. B . For unseasonable warm weather. C . Because of the popularity of television. D . Because women were not allowed to compete. (3) When was the first Winter Olympics held in Asia? A . In 1924. B . In 1928. C . In 1968. D . In 1972. 答案: B C D
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