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Historians agree that the St. Louis Games of 1904 almost killed off the Olympics. Only 687 athletes (525 were from the United St
Historians agree that the St. Louis Games of 1904 almost killed off the Olympics. Only 687 athletes (525 were from the United St
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Historians agree that the St. Louis Games of 1904 almost killed off the Olympics. Only 687 athletes (525 were from the United States) from 13 nations attended. The St. Louis Games could hardly be called an international competition. Since traveling overseas from Europe was extremely expensive at the time, the competition consisted mostly of Americans and Canadians. It was the job of the amateur athlete (业余运动员) to find his way to the games at his own expense.
They were originally scheduled to take place in Chicago, but President Roosevelt urged for the games to be held in St. Louis because the Louisiana Purchase World Exposition (圣路易斯世界贸易博览会) was being held there at the same time to display file world’s newest technologies (electricity, automobiles, airplanes, etc. )
Unfortunately, when the games were actually held, they were a disaster.
In swimming, Hungary’s Zoltan Halmay won the 100m and 50m freestyle. Originally, Halmay beat American J. Scott Leary by just one foot in the 50m event. However, the American judge ruled that Leary had won. This ruling resulted in a quarrel between the two, so the judges had to order a rematch. Halmay won again on the second attempt.
The marathon was run on a very humid, 90F degree day. The first man to cross the finish line was Fred Lorz from New York City. Just as Lorz was about to accept his medal, officials learned that Lorz had been spotted passing the halfway mark in an automobile. Lorz claimed that he never meant to fool anyone—he just couldn’t resist the praise and admiration of the roaring crowd. Lorz was immediately banned for life from any future amateur competition.
选项
A、St. Louis should not hold such a famous sports event instead of Chicago.
B、The St. Louis Games could hardly be called an international competition.
C、Many improper and shocking things which happened on the St. Louis Games almost destroyed the spirit of Olympics.
D、1904 Olympics was a part of the international St. Louis Exposition held in the same year.
答案
C
解析
依据文章第三段中unfortunately,when the games were actually held,they were a disaster.“可不幸的是,当奥运会真正开始后,一切都成了灾难”,可知作者是在说明奥运会上发生的丑闻使奥运会不再是奥运会了。
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