module-5-the-great-sports-personality(編輯修改稿)
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【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 dium to run the last few metres of the 42kilometre race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race es from a battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of a Greek victory against the Persians. He died just after arriving.The marathon has been an Olympic event since the modern games started in 1896. At first the distance was 40 kilometres — the distance between Marathon and Athens. In 1908, however, at the London Olympics, it was changed. The King of England wanted the runners to leave from his castle in Windsor and arrive in a new stadium in central London. The distance was 26 miles — about 42 kilometres. In fact, the 1908 marathon ended dramatically. When the leader, an Italian, entered the stadium he turned the wrong way and fell onto the ground. Officials picked him up and helped him to the finishing line, just as the second runner, an American, entered the stadium. The Americans protested and in the end the American runner was declared the winner. Since then, there have been many more exciting marathons.In fact, you don39。t have to wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon, as there are marathons in over sixty countries and hundreds of cities around the world today. One of the most famous marathons is in New York, and is watched by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the city39。s five boroughs, and past New York39。s famous landmarks. But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most petitors find is the toughest course to run.The marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest. But experts believe that most people — even people who are not particularly good at sport — can run a marathon, if they train for it.Grammar Read the sentences and say which underlined clause is (a) time, (b) condition, or (c) concession.1. If you go into a school or university anywhere, the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo.concessionconditiontime2. Whenever Chinese athletes step out onto the track during the 2008 Olympics, they will be wearing Li Ning tracksuits.concessionconditiontime3. But even if he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.concessionconditiontimeChoose the best words to plete the sentences.1.
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