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1、Summer Olympics Events Summer Olympics EventsA Reading AZ Level Q Leveled BookWord Count:771Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Written by Terry Miller Shannonwww.readinga-LEVELED BOOK QHKQSummer Olympics EventsWritten by Terry Miller ShannonSummer Olympics EventsLevel Q Leveled

2、 Book Learning AZWritten by Terry Miller ShannonAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover,back cover,title page,pages 3,6,8(bottom),9(center left,bottom left,bottom right),10(all):ArtToday;page 5:Ales Fevzer/Corbis;page 7(top left):Tatiana Morozova/D;page 7(top right):123RF;page 7(b

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6、ationLEVEL QN3030Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRASummer Olympics Events Level Q 34Table of ContentsThe Summer Olympic Games.4The Olympic Torch .5Events .7Water Sports.8Track and Field .11Gymnastics.15Fencing .16Pentathlon .17Event Categories .19Glossary .20Index .20The Summer Olympic GamesThe mode

7、rn Summer Olympic Games began over 100 years ago in 1894.They were inspired by athletic competitions held in ancient Greece.The Games are intended to promote understanding and friendship among people from all countries.The Summer Olympics are held every four years.Each Olympics is held in a differen

8、t city around the world.Athletes compete in hundreds of events and try their best to win gold,silver,or bronze medals for their home countries.Montreal 1976Moscow 1980Los Angeles 1984Seoul 1988Barcelona 1992Atlanta 1996Sydney 2000Athens 2004Beijing 2008London 2012Places where past games have been he

9、ld:Summer Olympics Events Level Q 34Table of ContentsThe Summer Olympic Games.4The Olympic Torch .5Events .7Water Sports.8Track and Field .11Gymnastics.15Fencing .16Pentathlon .17Event Categories .19Glossary .20Index .20The Summer Olympic GamesThe modern Summer Olympic Games began over 100 years ago

10、 in 1894.They were inspired by athletic competitions held in ancient Greece.The Games are intended to promote understanding and friendship among people from all countries.The Summer Olympics are held every four years.Each Olympics is held in a different city around the world.Athletes compete in hund

11、reds of events and try their best to win gold,silver,or bronze medals for their home countries.Montreal 1976Moscow 1980Los Angeles 1984Seoul 1988Barcelona 1992Atlanta 1996Sydney 2000Athens 2004Beijing 2008London 2012Places where past games have been held:Summer Olympics Events Level Q 56The Olympic

12、TorchThe Summer Olympics start with an opening ceremony.The ceremony usually includes a parade of the participating athletes.An important part of the ceremony is the lighting of the Olympic flame by a person carrying the Olympic torch.The torch is lit in Greece several months before the start of the

13、 games.It is then carried to the host city by a series of runners.It arrives at the Olympic stadium on the opening day of the games.By this time,it has been handed off from one runner to the next many times during its long journey.At the opening ceremony,the final runner enters the stadium carrying

14、the torch.He or she uses it to light the Olympic flame.The Olympic flame burns throughout the Olympics and is not put out until the closing ceremony.Athletes walk in a parade at the start of the Games.The Olympic flame remains lit throughout each Olympics.Summer Olympics Events Level Q 56The Olympic

15、 TorchThe Summer Olympics start with an opening ceremony.The ceremony usually includes a parade of the participating athletes.An important part of the ceremony is the lighting of the Olympic flame by a person carrying the Olympic torch.The torch is lit in Greece several months before the start of th

16、e games.It is then carried to the host city by a series of runners.It arrives at the Olympic stadium on the opening day of the games.By this time,it has been handed off from one runner to the next many times during its long journey.At the opening ceremony,the final runner enters the stadium carrying

17、 the torch.He or she uses it to light the Olympic flame.The Olympic flame burns throughout the Olympics and is not put out until the closing ceremony.Athletes walk in a parade at the start of the Games.The Olympic flame remains lit throughout each Olympics.Summer Olympics Events Level Q 78EventsThe

18、Summer Games include team sports such as basketball,soccer,volleyball,and field hockey.They also include many individual events.Lets look at some of the events.Water SportsWater sports include water polo,diving,and swimming competitions.Some of the swimming races are short,and swimmers swim only two

19、 lengths of the pool.Other races are longer and sometimes include more than one swimmer in a relay.soccerbasketballfield hockeyvolleyballwater poloswimmingSummer Olympics Events Level Q 78EventsThe Summer Games include team sports such as basketball,soccer,volleyball,and field hockey.They also inclu

20、de many individual events.Lets look at some of the events.Water SportsWater sports include water polo,diving,and swimming competitions.Some of the swimming races are short,and swimmers swim only two lengths of the pool.Other races are longer and sometimes include more than one swimmer in a relay.soc

21、cerbasketballfield hockeyvolleyballwater poloswimmingSummer Olympics Events Level Q 910Many swimming races allow swimmers to use only one kind of stroke.But in the freestyle event,swimmers can choose the stroke they want to use.The breaststroke,backstroke,and the butterfly are all used in different

22、races.In diving events,divers jump from high above the water.Divers do complicated twists,flips,and turns while in the air.They get points for the difficulty of the dive and how small a splash they make when they hit the water.relay racebreaststrokebackstrokefreestylebutterfly strokeDivers twist and

23、 flip before hitting the water.divingSummer Olympics Events Level Q 910Many swimming races allow swimmers to use only one kind of stroke.But in the freestyle event,swimmers can choose the stroke they want to use.The breaststroke,backstroke,and the butterfly are all used in different races.In diving

24、events,divers jump from high above the water.Divers do complicated twists,flips,and turns while in the air.They get points for the difficulty of the dive and how small a splash they make when they hit the water.relay racebreaststrokebackstrokefreestylebutterfly strokeDivers twist and flip before hit

25、ting the water.divingSummer Olympics Events Level Q 1112Track and FieldTrack and field events include running,throwing,and jumping competitions.The marathon,the longest running event,is over 42 kilometers(26 mi)long.The shortest races are called dashes.Runners often train for the Olympic Games by ru

26、nning in locations high in the mountains.This training helps their bodies become better at delivering oxygen to their muscles to create energy.Summer Olympics Events Level Q 1112Track and FieldTrack and field events include running,throwing,and jumping competitions.The marathon,the longest running e

27、vent,is over 42 kilometers(26 mi)long.The shortest races are called dashes.Runners often train for the Olympic Games by running in locations high in the mountains.This training helps their bodies become better at delivering oxygen to their muscles to create energy.Summer Olympics Events Level Q 1314

28、In jumping events,athletes are judged on the height or distance of their jumps.In the high jump,athletes leap over a bar.The bar is raised higher until only one person can jump it.In the long jump,athletes leap as far as they can.In the pole vault,athletes use a pole to help them leap over a very hi

29、gh bar.In throwing events,the objective is to throw a hammer,discus,javelin,or shot put as far as possible.Athletes competing in these events must be very strong.hammer throwdiscusshot putjavelinhigh jumplong jumpSummer Olympics Events Level Q 1314In jumping events,athletes are judged on the height

30、or distance of their jumps.In the high jump,athletes leap over a bar.The bar is raised higher until only one person can jump it.In the long jump,athletes leap as far as they can.In the pole vault,athletes use a pole to help them leap over a very high bar.In throwing events,the objective is to throw

31、a hammer,discus,javelin,or shot put as far as possible.Athletes competing in these events must be very strong.hammer throwdiscusshot putjavelinhigh jumplong jumpSummer Olympics Events Level Q 1516FencingOlympic fencers duel with practice swords.They score points by touching their opponents with thei

32、r swords on different parts of the body.Fencers wear protective masks and clothing and use special swords so that the competition is safe.Fencers are allowed to move forward and backward as they fight,but they can only move a little from side to side.Fencers use three different kinds of swords in th

33、eir competitions.GymnasticsGymnasts leap,flip,and twirl through the air.They demonstrate their timing,balance,flexibility,strength,and skill.Only women compete on the balance beam and in the uneven bars events.In the balance beam events,they must turn and flip on the narrow beam.Only men compete in

34、the rings,pommel horse,and parallel bars events.In the rings event,they hold onto the rings and flip their bodies in circles.Fencing mask and sabersfencingmens ringswomens balance beamSummer Olympics Events Level Q 1516FencingOlympic fencers duel with practice swords.They score points by touching th

35、eir opponents with their swords on different parts of the body.Fencers wear protective masks and clothing and use special swords so that the competition is safe.Fencers are allowed to move forward and backward as they fight,but they can only move a little from side to side.Fencers use three differen

36、t kinds of swords in their competitions.GymnasticsGymnasts leap,flip,and twirl through the air.They demonstrate their timing,balance,flexibility,strength,and skill.Only women compete on the balance beam and in the uneven bars events.In the balance beam events,they must turn and flip on the narrow be

37、am.Only men compete in the rings,pommel horse,and parallel bars events.In the rings event,they hold onto the rings and flip their bodies in circles.Fencing mask and sabersfencingmens ringswomens balance beamSummer Olympics Events Level Q 1718PentathlonOne event created specifically for the Olympics

38、is the pentathlon.The founder of the modern Games,Baron Pierre de Coubertin,created this event.He was inspired by the pentathlon in the Ancient Olympics.The name pentathlon comes from the Greek words for five and contest.The pentathlon is based on an imaginary scenario of a soldier who is trapped be

39、hind enemy lines.The athlete must ride a horse,shoot targets with a pistol,fight with a sword,run,and swim.The competitor with the best total score in all five events wins.Both men and women compete in the pentathlon.Baron Pierre de Coubertin also designed the Olympic emblem with five interlocking r

40、ings.Summer Olympics Events Level Q 1718PentathlonOne event created specifically for the Olympics is the pentathlon.The founder of the modern Games,Baron Pierre de Coubertin,created this event.He was inspired by the pentathlon in the Ancient Olympics.The name pentathlon comes from the Greek words fo

41、r five and contest.The pentathlon is based on an imaginary scenario of a soldier who is trapped behind enemy lines.The athlete must ride a horse,shoot targets with a pistol,fight with a sword,run,and swim.The competitor with the best total score in all five events wins.Both men and women compete in

42、the pentathlon.Baron Pierre de Coubertin also designed the Olympic emblem with five interlocking rings.Summer Olympics Events Level Q 1920Glossaryathletes(n.)people who play sports(p.4)dashes(n.)short running events(p.11)duel(v.)to fight one-on-one(p.16)gymnasts(n.)people who leap,flip,and twirl thr

43、ough the air(p.15)marathon(n.)a very long running race(p.11)pentathlon(n.)an athletic competition that involves five different events(p.17)scenario(n.)a possible situation or sequence of events(p.17)IndexEvent CategoriesThe Summer Olympics include twenty-seven sports with hundreds of events.To find

44、out more about the Olympics,go to www.olympic.org.De Coubertin,Baron Pierre,17,18diving,8,10fencing,16gymnasts,15jumping events,14marathon,11Olympic emblem,18Olympic flame,5Olympic torch,5pentathlon,17,18rings,15stroke,9Summer Olympic Sports in 2012 ArcheryRowingBadmintonSailingBasketballShootingBox

45、ingTable TennisCanoe/KayakTaekwondoCyclingTennisEquestrianTrack and FieldFencingTrampolineField HockeyTriathlonFootballVolleyballGymnasticsWater sportsHandballWeightliftingJudoWrestlingModern PentathlonSummer Olympics Events Level Q 1920Glossaryathletes(n.)people who play sports(p.4)dashes(n.)short

46、running events(p.11)duel(v.)to fight one-on-one(p.16)gymnasts(n.)people who leap,flip,and twirl through the air(p.15)marathon(n.)a very long running race(p.11)pentathlon(n.)an athletic competition that involves five different events(p.17)scenario(n.)a possible situation or sequence of events(p.17)In

47、dexEvent CategoriesThe Summer Olympics include twenty-seven sports with hundreds of events.To find out more about the Olympics,go to www.olympic.org.De Coubertin,Baron Pierre,17,18diving,8,10fencing,16gymnasts,15jumping events,14marathon,11Olympic emblem,18Olympic flame,5Olympic torch,5pentathlon,17

48、,18rings,15stroke,9Summer Olympic Sports in 2012 ArcheryRowingBadmintonSailingBasketballShootingBoxingTable TennisCanoe/KayakTaekwondoCyclingTennisEquestrianTrack and FieldFencingTrampolineField HockeyTriathlonFootballVolleyballGymnasticsWater sportsHandballWeightliftingJudoWrestlingModern Pentathlo

49、nSummer Olympics EventsWritten by Terry Miller ShannonSummer Olympics EventsLevel Q Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Terry Miller ShannonAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover,back cover,title page,pages 3,6,8(bottom),9(center left,bottom left,bottom right),10(all):ArtToday;pag

50、e 5:Ales Fevzer/Corbis;page 7(top left):Tatiana Morozova/D;page 7(top right):123RF;page 7(bottom left):iS Nikada;page 7(bottom right):Shariff Che Lah/D;page 7(bottom left inset):iS Pchemyan;page 8(top):Douglas Schwartz/Corbis;page 9(top):iS McDermott;page 9(center right):REUTERS/David Gray;page 11:D