UNIT One PREPARATION OF 2008 OLYMPIAD 1
Text 1 Keep Your Eye on the Ball,Rogge Tells Beijing 1
Text 2 Education the Heart of Olympics Says Rogge 5
Text 3 Wang Wei Updates on Olympic Preparations 10
UNIT Two MEDIA IN OLYMPIC GAMES 15
Text 1 Prime Time in U.S. Translates to Morning Call in Beijing 15
Text 2 The Curling Factor:Widening the Field to Win Cable Gold 19
Text 3 No Gold Medals,but Competition Is Intense 26
UNIT Three CEREMONIES 31
Text 1 Glittering Opening for Olympics 31
Text 2 Triumphant Olympics End with Pride and Relief 38
Text 3 Zhang Yimou to Direct Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics 43
UNIT Four ATHLETICS 47
Text 1 Sorry to Have Disappointed:Anju 47
Text 2 Bizarre Marathon Closes Athens Competition 53
Text 3 Italian Strides to 20 km Walk Gold 61
UNIT Five BALL SPORTS 65
Text 1 Golden Brazil Win Volleyball Title 65
Text 2 Federer Through After Rare Warning 70
Text 3 Germany Claim Shock Hockey Victory 75
UNIT Six CYCLING,EQUESTRIAN,FENCING 79
Text 1 A Race of Attrition,and Then There Were Two 79
Text 2 Rogge Refuses Duplicate Medal Requests 84
Text 3 Who's Behind the Gold Medalist's Mask? Gosh,an American! 88
UNIT Seven AQUATICS 93
Text 1 Thompson Loses Lead As Australia Upsets U.S. 93
Text 2 China Takes Gold,Bronze in Platform Diving 99
Text 3 Roundup:Hungary Wins Men's Water Polo Gold 103
UNIT Eight GYMNASTICS 109
Text 1 FIG Considers Gymnastics Rule Changes 109
Text 2 German Mother Somersaults to Trampoline Gold 114
Text 3 Paul Hamm,"I competed my heart out." 119
UNIT Nine BOAT SPORTS 125
Text 1 Hungary's Janics Goes Double Gold 125
Text 2 Pinsent Captures Fourth Gold in Coxless Four Photo Finish 130
Text 3 Windsurfer Wins First-ever Gold for Israel 137
UNIT Ten WEIGHT AND CONTACT SPORTS 143
Text 1 Teenager Khan Is Through to Final 143
Text 2 Moroccan Lifter Fails Test for Drugs 148
Text 3 Gardner Ends Career with Bronze 152
UNIT Eleven PENTAHLON,TRIATHLON AND TAEKWONDO 159
Text 1 Pentathlon Fights for Life Past Beijing Games 159
Text 2 Austrian Rallies to Win Women's Triathlon 165
Text 3 S.Korean Lands Roundhouse Kick,Wins Gold 169
UNIT Twelve PAST,PRESENT AND FUTURE 175
Text 1 The Olympics Return to Where the Games Began 175
Text 2 China Starts off Fast,With an Eye to 2008 181
Text 3 Future Games Glance upcoming Olympic Games or Status ofBidding 188
Appendix 1 Keys to Reading Comprehension 阅读理解参考答案 193
Appendix 2 Sports and Disciplines of Olympic Games 奥运会运动项目名称 215
Appendix 3 Sports and Disciplines of Paralympic Games 残疾人奥运会运动项目名称 216
Appendix 4 Venues 2008 北京奥运比赛场馆名称 217
Appendix 5 Chinese Sport Federations 中国体育组织名称 218
Appendix 6 Olympic Words 奥运常用词汇 219