The city Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The Games     1     on July 26. The opening parade (游行) will take place      2      the river Seine. There will be about 160 boats. It will be the first time that the Olympic ceremony hasn’t      3     in a stadium (体育场). It will also be the largest opening ceremony.

The Summer Olympics happen    4    four years. This year, some 10,000 sportsmen and sportswomen will      5     . They’ll come from 206 nations. Paris landmarks, like the Eiffel Tower, will be used as sports venues (场地).

     6     , there will be 32 sports at the Games. You can expect to see the      7      summer events, such as swimming and gymnastics. But some are new to the Olympics. These are skateboarding, climbing, and surfing. Breakdancing will also make its     8     appearance at the Olympics. 

Paris is getting ready. The Seine is being      9     . Swimming events will take place in the river. That hasn’t happened since 1900. Paris first hosted the Olympics that year. Shortly after,      10      in the Seine was not allowed because of pollution. Now the Paris Olympics will get back their old charm (魅力).

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1.1.

A have

B end

C play

D begin

解析：选D。D 考查动词辨析。根据文章第一句“The city Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics.”巴黎将举办2024年夏季奥运会，以及后一句中的“The opening parade...”开幕式游行，可知，奥运会将于7月26日“开始”。故选D。

2.2.

A on

B down

C up

D off

解析：选A。A 考查介词辨析。根据后一句“There will be about 160 boats.”届时将会有大约160艘船，可知开幕式游行在塞纳河“上”举行。故选A。

3.3.

A held

B holds

C holding

D been held

解析：选D。D 考查动词辨析。the first time that...结构中用完成时；结合句意可知，奥运会开幕式是被举办，用被动语态。故选D。

4.4.

A each

B all

C every

D both

解析：选C。C 考查限定词辨析。结合句意可知，“奥运会每四年举办一次”，表示“每四年”用“every four years”。故选C。

5.5.

A compete

B talk

C argue

D compare

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。根据前面的“some 10,000 sportsmen and sportswomen”大约1万名运动员可知，他们会进行“比赛”。故选A。

6.6.

A In all

B After all

C At all

D For all

解析：选A。A 考查短语辨析。In all总共，after all 毕竟，at all根本（不），for all尽管如此。结合语境可知，本句表示“本次奥运会总共有32个项目”。故选A。

7.7.

A special

B different

C usual

D same

解析：选C。C 考查形容词辨析。根据后面的“such as swimming and gymnastics. But some are new to the Olympics.”比如游泳和体操。但有些项目对奥运会来说是新的，可知“你可以观看到常规的夏季比赛项目”。故选C。

8.8.

A second

B first

C last

D least

解析：选B。B 考查形容词辨析。结合前面的“But some are new to the Olympics. These are skateboarding, climbing, and surfing.”但有些项目对奥运会来说是新的，它们是滑板、攀岩和冲浪。并结合题空前的also可知，Breakdancing（霹雳舞）也是本次奥运会的新项目，即“第一次”出现。故选B。

9.9.

A built up

B cleaned up

C fixed up

D made up

解析：选B。B 考查动词短语辨析。根据后一句“Swimming events will take place in the river.”这条河里将举行游泳比赛，以及后面的“because of pollution”由于污染问题，可知塞纳河正在被“清理干净”。故选B。

10.10.

A fishing

B boating

C sailing

D swimming

解析：选D。D 考查名词辨析。结合前文提到塞纳河里将举行游泳比赛，以及最后一句“Now the Paris Olympics will get back their old charm (魅力).”现在巴黎奥运会将重拾昔日的魅力，可知自从1900之后，在塞纳河游泳就不被允许了。故选D。