1986-2007歷年考研英語真題及答案解析

1986年全國碩士研究生入學統(tǒng)一考試英語試題SectionI:StructureandVocabularyIneachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(15points)EXAMPLE:Iwascaughttherainyesterday.inbywith[DJatANSWER:[A]Nodoctorscouldcurethepatienthisstrangedisease.withof[Clfrom[D]offHewashiswits*endwhattodo.inon[C]at[D]ofPriorhisdeparture,headdressedalettertohisdaughter.[A]to[B]of[C]in[D]fromThedrivinginstructortoldmetopullatthepostoffice.IA]up[B]back[C]round[D]alongWhenthere'sadoubt,thechairman'sdecisionis.[A]right[BJdefinite[C]fixed[D]finalWecanrelyonWilliamtocarryoutthismission,forhisjudgmentisalways.[AJunquestionable[B]sound[CJsubtle[D]healthyThenoiseoftheplanediedinthedistance.[A]away|B]outdownoffHospitaldoctorsdon'tgooutveryoftenastheirworkalltheirtime.takesawaytakesintakesovertakesupAttendancesatfootballmatcheshavesincethecomingoftelevision.droppedindroppeddowndroppedoffdroppedoutAfterthedeathoftheirparents,thesistersgotwellandneverquarreled.[A]away[B]in[C]along[D]outTheyalwaysgivethevacantseatstocomesfirst.whowhomwhoeverwhomeverAhatinwhichinorderthatinthewayHeisofanactor.[A]anybody[B]anyone[CJsomebody[D]somethingThecaptainapologizedtotellusmoreabouttheaccident.fortobeunablethathewasunabletobeunableforbeingunableisnoreasonfordischargingher.BecauseshewasafewminuteslateOwingtoafewminutesbeinglateThefactthatshewasafewminuteslateBeingafewminuteslateSectionII:CloseTestForeachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoiceslabeled[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosethebestoneandputyourchoiceinthebracketsbelowthepassage.Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyourchoices.(10points)OnWednesdayafternoonsAnnietookthebusintotowntoshopinthemarket.Foranhouror—16—shewouldwalkupanddownbetweenthestallslookingateverything,buyinghereandthere,and_17—asharplookoutforthebargainsthatweresometimestobehad.Andthen,withallthethingssheneeded_18_shewouldleavethemarketforthestreetsofthetowntospendanotherhour_19—shelikedbest:lookinginfurnitureshopwindows.OneWednesdayshefoundanewshopfullofthemostdelightfulthings,withanoticeinvitinganyonetowalkinandlook_20—withoutfeelingtheyhadtobuysomething.Anniehesitatedforamomentbeforesteppingthroughthedoorwaywhere,almostatonce,shestopped_21_beforeagreenarmchair.Therewasacardonthechairwhichsaid:"Thisfinechairisyours_22_lessthanapoundaweek,"andverysmallatthebottom,"Cashpriceeighty-ninepoundsfifty."Apoundaweek...—23—,shecouldalmostpaythatoutofherhousekeepingmoneyandnevermissit!Avoiceathershouldermadeher_24_."CanIhelpyou,Madam?"Shelookedroundattheassistantwhohadcomesoftlytoher_25—.“Oh,well,no,"shesaid."Iwasjustlooking.""We'vechairsofallkindsintheshowroom.Ifyou'lljustcomeup,youwillfindsomethingtosuityou.”Annie,worriedatthethoughtofbeingpersuadedtobuysomethingshedidn'tneed,lefttheshophurriedly.[A]somoreelseanother[A]takingmakingfixingkeeping[A]buy[BJboughtbuyingtohavebought[A]inaway[BJbythewayinthewayontheway[A]behind[B]roundbackon[A]doubtedwonderedpuzzleddelighted[A]atforwithin[A]WhyWhenHowWhat[A]jump[B]leap[C]laugh[D]wonder[A]placebacksidefrontSectionIII:ReadingComprehensionEachofthetwopassagesbelowisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)Text1Thereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.Youfindthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeingreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgments.Wecancallthesepeople“generalists：'Andthese"generalists"areparticularlyneededforpositionsinadministration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhavetoplanforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople'swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa"trained"man;andhiseducationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.Thegeneralist-andespeciallytheadministrator-dealswithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan"educated"man;andthehumanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsofpeople,thoughdifferentorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyourcareeraccordingly.Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou-butthisispureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.Thereisanincreasingdemandfor.allroundpeopleintheirownfieldspeoplewhosejobistoorganizeotherpeople'sworkgeneralistswhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessionalspecialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothersThespecialistis.amanwhosejobistotrainotherpeopleamanwhohasbeentrainedinmorethanonefieldsamanwhocanseetheforestratherthanthetreesamanwhoseconcernismainlywithtechnicalorprofessionalmattersTheadministratoris.a"trained“manwhoismoreaspecialistthanageneralistamanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheforestamanwhoisverystronginthehumanitiesamanwhoisan"educated”specialistDuringyourtrainingperiod,itisimportant.totrytobeageneralisttochooseaprofitablejobtofindanorganizationwhichfitsyoutodecidewhetheryouarefittobeaspecialistorageneralistAman'sfirstjob.isnevertherightjobforhimshouldnotberegardedashisfinaljobshouldnotbechangedorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofhisabilitytoholdanyjobisprimarilyanopportunitytofithimselfforhisfinaljobTest2AtthebottomoftheworldliesamightycontinentstillwrappedintheIceAgeand,untilrecenttimes,unknowntoman.Itisagreatlandmasswithmountainrangeswhoseextentandelevationarestilluncertain.Muchofthecontinentisacompleteblankonourmaps.Manhasexplored,onfoot,lessthanonepercentofitsarea.AntarcticadiffersfundamentallyfromtheArcticregions.TheArcticisanocean,coveredwithdriftingpackediceandhemmedinbythelandmassesofEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica.TheAntarcticisacontinentalmostaslargeasEuropeandAustraliacombined,centeredroughlyontheSouthPoleandsurroundedbythemostunobstructedwaterareasoftheworld-theAtlantic,Pacific,andIndianOceans.Thecontinentalicesheetismorethantwomileshighinitscentre,thus,theairovertheAntarcticisfarmorerefrigeratedthanitisovertheArcticregions.Thiscoldaircurrentfromthelandissoforcefulthatitmakesthenearbyseasthestormiestintheworldandrendersunlivablethoseregionswhosecounterpartsattheoppositeendoftheglobeareinhabited.Thus,morethanamillionpersonslivewithin2,000milesoftheNorthPoleinanareathatincludesmostofAlaska,Siberia,andScandinavia-aregionrichinforestandminingindustries.Apartfromahandfulofweatherstations,withinthesamedistanceoftheSouthPolethereisnotasingletree,industry,orsettlement.Thebesttitleforthisselectionwouldbe.IcelandLandofOpportunityTheUnknownContinentUtopiaatLastAtthetimethisarticlewaswritten,ourknowledgeofAntarcticawas.verylimitedvastfairlyrichnonexistentAntarcticaisborderedbythe.PacificOceanIndianOceanAtlanticOceanAllthreeTheAntarcticismadeuninhabitableprimarilyby.coldaircalmseasicelackofknowledgeaboutthecontinentAccordingtothisarticle.2,000peopleliveontheAntarcticContinentamillionpeoplelivewithin2,000milesoftheSouthPoleweatherconditionswithina2,000mileradiusoftheSouthPolemakesettlementsimpracticalonlyahandfulofnativesinhabitAntarcticaSectionIV:StructureandVocabularyFillintheblankswiththewordswhichbestcompletethesentences.Putyourchoicesinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)EXAMPLE:Itwasthelargestexperimentwehaveeverhad;itsixhouses.[A]endedIBJfinished[C]was[DJlastedANSWER:[D]Musicoftenusofeventsinthepast.[A]remembers[BJmemorizes[C]reminds(DJreflectsIfItakethismedicinetwiceadayitshouldmycold.[AJheat[B]cure[CJtreat[D]recover1couldjustseeacarinthedistance,butIcouldn'twhatcolouritwas.[A]makeoutIBJlooktolookoutlakeinIcouldtellhewassurprisedfromtheonhisface.[A]appearancefB]shock[C]look[D]sightThetoyboatturnedoverandsanktotheofthepooLbasedepth[Clground[D]bottomMarynevertellsanyonewhatshedoesfora.[A]job[Blwork[C]profession[D]livingThatboyissuchagoodviolinisthewillprobablymakequiteaforhimselfstarcreditnamecharacterOldphotographsgiveoneabriefofthepast.[AJglance[B]glimpse[Clsight[DIlookThenovelistisahighlyperson.[A]imaginable[BJimaginative[C]imaginary[DJimaginedAlthoughthepayisnotgood,peopleusuallyfindsocialworkinotherways.[AJpayable[B]respectful[CJgrateful[D]rewardingSectionV:Error-detectionandCorrectionEachquestionconsistsofasentencewithfourunderlinedparts(wordsorphrases).Thesepailsarelabeled[AJ,[B],[C],and[DJ.Choosethepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandputyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.Then,withoutalteringthemeaningofthesentence,writedownthecorrectwordorphraseonthelinefollowingthebrackets.(10points)EXAMPLE:You'vetohurryupifyouwanttobuysomethingbecause[AJthere's[BJhardlysomething[CJleft.[D]ANSWER:[C]anythingTheprofessortoldtheeconomics[A]studentthathedidn'tapprove[B]in[C]histakingtheadvancedcoursebefore[D]hemadeapassingmarkinEconomics1.Althoughagreatnumberofhousesinthatareaarestill[A]inneedofrepair,[B]therehavebeen[C]improvementinthefacilities.[D]Mr.Gilmoreisoneofthosemenwhoappears[A]tobefriendly[B]however,itisveryhardtodeal[C]withhim.[D]Tounderstandthesituationcompletely[A]requiresfB]morethoughtthanhasgiven[C]thusfar.[D][A]greatmany[A]educatorsfirmly[B]believethatEnglishisoneofthepoorest[C]taughtsubjectsinhighschoolstoday.[D]Ofallhisoutdoor[A]activities.Paullikesfishingbestofall,[B]buthedoesn'tenjoycleaning[C]fishingrodsafterwards.[D]Ishould[A]nothaverecognizedthe[B]maneven[C]youhadtold[D]mehisname.Inanhour's[A]timeIhaddonetheworkwith[B]mysatisfaction;Igotmyhatin[C]hallandslippedoutunnoticed.[D]Thenewhotelhaserected[A]abeautifulbuildingwith[B]recreationareasandconferencefacilitiesonthetopfloorinwhich[C]thefinestviewofthecitycanbeobtained.[D]Whilein[A]Europe,thetouristsenjoyedto[B]theirheart's[C]contenttheweather,thefoodandgoingtothetheatre.[D]SectionVI:VerbFormsFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofverbsgiveninbrackets.(10points)EXAMPLE:Itishighlydesirablethatanewpresident(appointed)forthiscollege.ANSWER:(should)beappointedTheenemyretreatedtothewoodsafterthey(defeat).I(speak)tohimforsometimebeforeIrealizedwhohewas.Oneshouldneverloseone'sheartwhen(confront)withtemporarydifficulties.Thehousesuddenlycollapsedwhileit(pull)down.On(give)anassignmenttomakeabusinesstourabroad,hegladlyacceptedit.(Get)everythingready,theygotdowntomapoutaplanfortheconstructionofanewexpressway.AfterPetergrewabeard,evenhisclosefriends(notrecognize)himatfirstsight.Darkness(set)in,theyoungpeoplelingeredonmerrymaking.Thestudentswereto(assemble)attheauditoriumbefore1:30p.m.,butthelecturewascanceledatthelastminute.Emphasisislaidonthenecessitythatalltheobjectivestobeattained(take)intoaccountbeforestartinganewproject.Chinese-EnglishTranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(15points).去年的好收成是由于農(nóng)場管理的改進和有利的氣體條件。.他在科研上取得的成就要比預期的大。.我們現(xiàn)在必須做的是把情況作一番仔細的調(diào)查。.很難說哪個方案更為切實可行。.昨晚如果他來了,問題也許已得到解決。English-ChineseTranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.Onlytheunderlinedsentencesaretobetranslated.(20points)Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.(71)Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitisforastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.(72)Ifastudentgoestouniversitytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,toenlargehisideasandtolearntothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.(73)Schoolsoftenhavetoorestrictinganatmosphere,withitstimetablesanddisciplines,toallowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.(74)Moststudentswould,Ibelieve,profitbyayearofsuchexplorationofdifferentacademicstudies,especiallythose“allrounders“withnoparticularinterest.Theyshouldhavelongertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegrees,sothatinlaterlife,theydonotlookbackandsay,"Ishouldliketohavebeenanarchaeologist.IfIhadn'ttakenadegreeinModemLanguages,Ishouldn'thaveendedupasaninterpreter,butifstoolatenow.Icouldn'tgobackandbeginalloveragain."(75)Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofone'stimeatuniversity.(76)Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearning.(77)HeisimmediatelyacceptedbytheUniversityofhischoice,andspendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialist,emergingwithafirst-classHonourDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestoftheworldisallabout.(78)Itthereforebecomesmoreandmoreimportantthat,ifstudentsarenottowastetheiropportunities,therewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesandmoreadvice.Onlyinthiswaycanwebesurethatwearenottohave,ontheonehand,abandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsideoftheirownsubject,andontheotherhand,aneverincreasingnumberofgraduatesqualifiedinsubjectsforwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworld.1986年參考答案SectionI:StructureandVocabulary(15points).網(wǎng)2.[Cl3.[A]4.[A]5.[D]TOC\o"1-5"\h\z6. [B] 7. [A] 8. [D] 9. [CJ 10. [CJ11. [C] 12. [A] 13. [D] 14. [D] 15. [C]SectionII:Error-detectionandCorrection(10points)16. [A] 17. [D] 18. [B] 19. [C] 20. [B]21. [D] 22. [BJ 23. [A] 24. [A] 25. [C]ReadingComprehension(10points)[B] 27. [D] 28. [C] 29. [D] 30. [B][C] 32. [A] 33. [D] 34. [A] 35. [C]StructureandVocabulary(10points)36. [C] 37. [B] 38. [A] 39. [C] 40. [D][DJ 42. [CJ 43. [B] 44. [BJ 45. [DJError-detectionandCorrection(10points)[C]approveof47.[C]hasbeen[A]appear49.[C]hasbeengiven[C]mostpoorly51.[B](the)best,(the)most52.[C]evenif,eventhough53.[B]to54.[C]where,fromwhich,onwhich55.[D]thetheatreSectionVI:VerbForms(10points)56.weredefeated/hadbeendefeated57.hadbeenspeaking58.confronted59.wasbeingpulled60.beinggiven61.Havinggot62.could/didnotrecognize,werenotabletorecognize63.setting64.haveassembled/assemble65.(should)betakenChinese-EnglishTranslation(15points)Thegoodcroplastyearwasduetotheimprovementoffarmmanagementandfavorableweathercondition.Thesuccesshehasachievedinscientificresearchisgreaterthanexpected.Whatwemustdonowistomakeacarefulinvestigationofthesituation.It'shardtosaywhichplanismorepracticable.Ifhehadcomeyesterdayevening,thequestionmighthavebeensolved.English-ChineseTranslation(20points).如果想ー想那些為學生設置的門類繁多的課程,我們就不難發(fā)現(xiàn),對ー個學生來說,要選ー門符合他的興趣和能力的課程是多么困難。.如果一個學生進大學是為了想獲得一個對生活前景更廣泛的認識,為了擴大思想境界和學會獨立思考,那么毫無疑問,進大學對他是有好處的。.學校由于受課程表和紀律的約束，氣氛往往令人感到過于拘束，使學生沒有充分時間對規(guī)定要他做的事情有獨立的見解。.我認為大多數(shù)學生,尤其是那些沒有偏重某ー門課程的“全面發(fā)展的學生”，經(jīng)過一年左右的時間對各門不同學科的鉆研,將會從中獲益。.當然,關于ー個人如何最充分地利用上大學的時間，還有另外一個方面。.某一學科中出類拔萃的學生就屬于這種情況。.他ー畢業(yè)馬上就被一所他自己選中的大學所接受,再花三、四年時間,以優(yōu)異的成績?nèi)〉脴s譽學位,成為一名專家,但對外界的一切卻幾乎ー無所知。.因此,如果要學生好好利用他們上大學的機會,就應該為他們提供大量關于課程方面更為詳盡的信息和更多的指點。這個問題顯得越來越重要了。1987年全國碩士研究生入學統(tǒng)一考試英語試題SectionI:StructureandVocabularyIneachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)EXAMPLE:Iwascaughttherainyesterday.[AJin[B]by[C]with[D]atANSWER:[A]Theskyscraperstandsoutthebluesky.inagainstunder|D]beneathTheyhavealwaysbeenongoodwiththeirnext-doorneighbors.friendshiprelations[Clconnection[D]termsHello!Isthat21035?Pleaseputmetothemanager.[A]across[Blup[C]through[D]overWhydoyoulookso?Youneversmileorlookcheerful.[Almiserable[B]unfortunate[Clsorry[D]rudeEggs,thoughnourishing,haveoffatcontent.[AJlargenumber[Blalargenumber[CJthehighamount[D]ahighamountJimalwayshisclassmatesinadebate.[A]backsout[BJbacksaway[Clbacksup[DJbacksdownMostofthepeoplewhotwoworldwarsarestronglyagainstarmsrace.[AJhavelivedout[B]havelivedthrough[CJhavelivedon[DIhavelivedoffTherearemanyinconveniencesthathavetobewhenyouarecamping.[Alputup[BJputupwithputoffputawayIsittruethatthoseoldhousesarebeingpulleddownnewofficeblocks?[AJtoaccommodatetoprovidefortoincreasetomakeroomforBeinginnogreathurry,.wewentthelongroutewithscenerythelong,scenicroutewasourpreferencewetookthelongscenicrouteourpreferencewastakingthelong,scenicrouteSectionII:ReadingComprehensionEachofthreepassagesbelowisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers,readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestion.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Text1Forcenturiesmendreamedofachievingverticalflight.In400A.D.Chinesechildrenplayedwithafan-liketoythatspunupwardsandfellbacktoearthasrotationceased.LeonardodaVinciconceivethefirstmechanicalapparatus,calleda“Helix,“whichcouldcarrymanstraightup,butwasonlyadesignandwasnevertested.Theancient-dreamwasfinallyrealizedin1940whenaRussianengineerpilotedastrangelookingcraftofsteeltubingwitharotatingfanontop.Itroseawkwardlyandverticallyintotheairfromastandingstart,hoveredafewfeetabovetheground,wentsidewaysandbackwards,andthensettledbacktoearth.Thevehiclewascalledahelicopter.Imaginationswerefired.Mendreamedofgoingtoworkintheirownpersonalhelicopters.Peopleanticipatethatverticalflighttransportswouldcarrymillionsofpassengersasdotheairlinersoftoday.Suchfantasticexpectationswerenotfulfilled.Thehelicopterhasnowbecomeanextremelyusefulmachine.Itexcelsinmilitarymissions,carryingtroops,gunsandstrategicinstrumentswhereotheraircraftcannotgo.Corporationsusethemasairborneoffices,manymetropolitanareasusetheminpolicework,constructionandloggingcompaniesemploytheminvariousadvantageousways,engineersusethemforsiteselectionandsurveying,andoilcompaniesusethemasthebestwaytomakeoffshoreandremoteworkstationsaccessibletocrewsandsupplies.Anyurgentmissiontoahard-to-get-toplaceisalikelytaskforahelicopter.Amongtheirothermultitudeofused:deliverpeopleacrosstown,flytoandfromairports,assistinrescuework,andaidinthesearchformissingorwantedpersons.Peopleexpectthat.theairlinersoftodaywouldeventuallybereplacedbyhelicoptershelicopterswouldsomedaybeabletotransportlargenumberofpeoplefromplacetoplaceasairlinersarenowdoing[CJtheimaginationsfiredbytheRussianengineer'sinventionwouldbecomearealityinthefuturetheirfantasticexpectationsabouthelicopterscouldbefulfilledbyairlinersoftodayHelicoptersworkwiththeaidof.acombinationofrotatingdevicesinfrontandontoparotatingdevicetopsideonerotatingfaninthecenteroftheaircraftandothersateachendarotatingfanunderneathforliftingWhatissaidaboutthedevelopmentofthehelicopter?Helicoptershaveonlybeenworkedonbymansince1940.Chinesechildrenwerethefirsttoachieveflightinhelicopters.Helicopterswereconsideredmoredangerousthantheearlyairplanes.Somepeoplethoughttheywouldbecomewidelyusedbyaverageindividuals.Howhastheuseofhelicoptersdeveloped?Theyhavebeenwidelyusedforvariouspurposes.Theyaretakingtheplaceofhigh-flyingjets.Theyareusedforrescuework.Theyarenowusedexclusivelyforcommercialprojects.Underwhatconditionsarehelicoptersfoundtobeabsolutelyessential?Foroverseaspassengertransportation.Forextremelyhighaltitudeflights.Forhigh-speedtransportation.Forurgentmissiontoplacesinaccessibletootherkindsofcraft.Text2InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongreligiousassociations.TheOlympianathleticfestivalheldeveryfouryearsinhonorofZeus,kingoftheOlympianGods,eventuallylostitslocalcharacter,becamefirstanationaleventandthen,aftertherulesagainstforeigncompetitorshadbeenabolished,international.NooneknowsexactlyhowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgo,butsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776B.C.ThegamestookplaceinAugustontheplainbyMountOlympus.ManythousandsofspectatorsgatheredfromallpartsofGreece,butnomarriedwomanwasadmittedevenasaspectator.Slaves,womenanddishonoredpersonswerenotallowedtocompete.Theexactsequenceofeventsuncertain,buteventsincludedboy'sgymnastics,boxing,wrestling,horseracingandfieldevents,thoughtherewerefewersportsinvolvedthaninthemodernOlympicGames.OnthelastdayoftheGames,allthewinnerswerehonoredbyhavingaringofholyoliveleavesplacedontheirheads.Sogreatwasthehonorthatthewinnerofthefootracegavehisnametotheyearofhisvictory.AlthoughOlympicwinnersreceivednoprizemoney,theywere,infact,richlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities.Howtheirresultscomparedwithmodernstandards,weunfortunatelyhavenomeansoftelling.Afteranuninterruptedhistoryofalmost1,200years,theGamesweresuspendedbytheRomansin394A.D.TheycontinuedforsuchalongtimebecausepeoplebelievedinthephilosophybehindtheOlympics:theideathatahealthybodyproducedahealthymind,andthatthespiritofcompetitioninsportsandgameswaspreferabletothecompetitionthatcausedwars.Itwasover1,500yearsbeforeanothersuchinternationalathleticgatheringtookplaceinAthensin1896.Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountriesinturn.Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilities,includingastadium,swimmingpoolsandlivingaccommodation,butcompetin