Unit 83 The Olympic Games
阅读下面文章，然后缩写成一篇介绍奥运会历史的短文。要求100字左右
Every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every four years. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Olympics.
The old Olympic Games from which the modern games came began around the year 776 BC in Greece. Many of the sports were the same as they are now. Some of the games in which the young men completed were: running, jumping and wrestling. Women were not allowed to take part in the games.
After about the year 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped. For centuries there were no Olympic Games. But they were not forgotten.
The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896. They were held in Greece--- the country in which the games were born. In the 1896 games there were 311 competitors from just 13 countries. After that more and more countries joined in the games. In 1992 over 8,000 competitors from more than 150 countries went to Barcelona for the 25th Summer Olympics! There are over 250 different sports in the games. Sailing, horse-riding and shooting are some of the more unusual sports.
The Olympic motto is “Swifter, Higher, Stronger.” It means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher, and throw further. They do their best to win medals. In the1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis won four gold medals---in the 1000 metres, long jump and 4×100 – metre relay. In Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold medals, of which 12 were won by women.
One of the great competitions is not for a medal. It is the competition between countries to hold the Olympics. To hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a countries.
“范文”
The Olympic Games① are held every 4 years. The Winter Olympics are usually held 2 years before the Summer Olympics. The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC② in Greece. After about the year 393 AD③ the Olympic Games stopped. The first Olympic Games in modern times④ took place⑤ in 1896. 311 competitors⑥ took part in⑦ the games. In 1992 more than 8,000 competitors from over 150 different countries went to Barcelona⑧ for the 25th Summer Olympics. There were 250 different sports in the games. In Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold medals⑨, of which 12 were won by women.
“注释：”
①Olympic Games: 奥林匹克运动会，也可以用 Olympics
②BC: 公元前
③AD: 公元
④in modern times: 现代，当代
⑤take place: 发生，举行
⑥competititor: 竞赛者，比赛者
⑦take part in: 参加
⑧Barcelona: 巴塞罗纳（西班牙城市）
⑨medal: 奖牌，奖章
“点评：”
这是一篇缩写的范文。
作者结合原文的内容，根据题目的要求，将奥运会的历史作了一个全面的介绍。指出奥运会每4年举行一次，冬季奥运会通常是在夏季奥运会之前两年举行。然后作者从奥运会的起源开始叙述：古代奥林匹克运动会创始于公元前776年左右，是在希腊举行的。巴塞罗纳大约在公元393年之后，奥林匹克运动会停止召开了。首届现代奥林匹克运动会于1896年举行，只有来自13个国家的311名参赛者。1992年，有来自150多个国家的8000多名运动员参加了在巴塞罗纳举行的第25届夏季奥运会。这次奥运会上有250多种不同的比赛项目。在巴塞罗纳，中国队获得了16块金牌，其中12块是女子获得的。
作者能巧妙地运用原文中的素材，准确把握原文中的关键词、年份和其它数据，有条有理，层次分明，对一些事例的运用也恰到好处。
资料来源：英语作文高分必背丛书：高考/李华田主编，武汉大学出版社，2005
