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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