體育運動-2023年中考英語之閱讀理解專項練（?？?話題）（原卷版）

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備戰(zhàn)2023年中考英語之閱讀理解專項練（?？?熱門話題）

一、閱讀單選

TheMonkeyKing,NeZha,SnowChild,andtheCalabashBrothers-theyaresomeof

China'smostbeloved（深受喜愛的）cartooncharacters（角色）.Nowtheyallshowupina

shortvideo,playingdifferentkindsofwintersports.TheShanghaiAnimationFilmStudio

madethevideotocelebratetheBeijing2022WinterOlympicGames.Manypeoplesaidthe

video“bringsbacktheirchildhood”.

The"SteelRoses^^bloomed（盛開）again!OnApril13,China'swomen'ssoccerteam

wonatickettothissummer'sTokyoOlympics.Theywon2-1againstSouthKoreainthefirst

legandhada2-2drawinthesecondleg.Theywonintheendwithanoverallscore（,總成績）

of4-3.

AnewHarryPottergameispopularinChina.HarryPotter:MagicAwakenedcameout

onSept9.NetEasemadethegame.FanscantrytheSortingHat（分院帽）tojoinahouse.

Theycanteamupforclassesandtravelinthemagicworld.However,notallfansarehappy

aboutthegame.Forexample,evilcurses（邪惡咒語）shouldbebanned（禁止）,butinthe

game,playerscanpaymoneytousethem.

1.AccordingtoText1,whichcartooncharacterisnotshowedupintheshortvideo?

A.NeZha.B.HarryPotter.

C.TheMonkeyKing.D.TheCalabashBrothers.

2.AccordingtoText1,whafsthepurposeoftheshortvideo?

A.TocelebratetheBeijing2022WinterOlympicGames.B.Todrawcartoonfans5attention.

C.Tobringbackpeople'schildhood.D.Tomakemuchmoney.

3.AccordingtoText2,whafstheoverallscoreofChina'swomen?ssoccerteamintheend?

A.2-1.B.2-2.C.3-4.D.4-3.

4.Wherewerethissummer'sOlympicsheld?

A.Tokyo.B.Beijing.C.SouthKorea.D.Shanghai.

5.AccordingtoText3,whomadethenewHarryPottergame?

A.HarryPotter.B.NetEase.C.MagicAwakened.D.FilmStudio.

AttheTokyo2020Olympics,Chinagot38goldmedals.12ofthemwerewonby

post-2000s（00后）athletes.Theyshoneinthegameswiththeirstrengthandskills.Theyalso

showedthemselvestotheworld.Lefsmeetsomeofthem.

Lishowedhersupremacy（統(tǒng)治地位）inthewomen's

weightlifting（舉重）+87kgdivision（級別）.ShesetthreenewOlympic

解records.Lihasarmpainandjustwentthroughthedeathofher

grandfather,butshedidn'tletthesethingsgetherdown.Everytime

1shewenttolift,sheshoutedtocheerforherself.Afterwinning,she

Wenwen,21

sharedherhappinesswitha"heart“gesture（比心、）.

QuanwastheyoungestmemberoftheChineseteam.Inthe

women's10-meterplatformfinal,shewowed（驚訝）theworldby

scoringperfect10pointsthreetimestowinthegoldmedal.Shesaid

由shejustdidwhatshedideveryday.Duringtraining,shewoulddive

c）uanHongchan,14morethan300timeseveryday.Inherfreetime,sheisjustlikeother

girls.Shelikestoplaycomputergamesandeatlatiao.

Unlikehismoreoutgoingpeers（同齡人），thegoldwinnerofthe

men's50-meterriflethreepositions（50米步槍三姿）iscalm.Zhang

1justsmiledafterwinningthegold."Thiscalmalsomakesagood

5shooter（射手）“，hiscoachMaJunsaid."Itaketherifleasmylover,

ZllangChanghorig,21

Zhangsaid."EverytimeIshoot,Idoitwithmywholeheart.^^

6.Post-2000sathleteswongoldmedalsattheTokyo2020Olympics.

A.21B.38C.12D.14

7.WecanlearnfromLiWenwenthatweshould.

A.begoodtoourgrandparentsB.faceproblemsbravely

C.protectourarmsD.exercisebylifting

8.QuanHongchan5sexperiencetellsus.

A.10pointsisperfectB.divingisjustforchildren

C.successneedspracticeD.computergameshelpherpractise

9.ZhangChanghongwontheshootingeventwiththehelpofhis.

A.calmB.peersC.smileD.rifle

10.Post-2000sathletesshoneattheTokyo2020Olympicsbecause.

A.theyarereallyyoungB.theyarestrongandskilled

C.theyarelovelyD.theyliketalkingtoothers

Name:KatelynBlock,19

Theproblem:Attheendofhermiddleschool,shefellintoa

seriouseatingdisorder.

Thechange:Shewasasportswoman,butwhileshewassick,she

stoppedrunning.Later,shedecidedtogetbackintorunning.Witha

fewmonthsofhardwork,shegraduatedfromhighschoolwitha

healthybodyandahealthymind.

Name:AmaliaBiro,24

I1Theproblem:Amaliawasahorseriderwhodreamedofattending

theOlympics,untilonedayshewasthrownoffahorse,leavingher

leftkneebadlyhurt.

Thechange:Sherana5Kwiththehelpofherfriend.Runninglets

iherclearherhead.Shefoundherselfstartingtoturntorunning

insteadofbreakingawayfromhersociallife.

Name:SarahJaneParker,28

Theproblem:Shehadalotoffearaboutdifferentthings.

Thechange:Shetriedindoorrockclimbingwithherfriend^

support.Whenshefinallymanagedtoclimbtothetop,shefellin

lovewiththesport.Finallyshecouldbreakawayfromherfear.

Name:KimberlyWhittaker,25

Theproblem:TwocaraccidentsinonemonthmadeKimberly

haveproblemsinbothkneesandpaininherlowerback.

Thechange:Sheworkedwithaphysicaltrainerthreetimesaweek

tohelpherbecomehealthyagain.Shetookspinclassesthemost

oftenbecauseshefeltlikeshewasfullofenergyandhappyinthe

iclasses.

11.HowdidKatelynbecomehealthyagain?

A.Bychangingherdiet.B.Byseeingadoctor.

C.Byrunning.D.Bystudying.

12.WhatdoAmaliaandSarahhaveincommon（共同的）？

A.Theyhadthesamedream.B.TheyattendedtheOlympics.

C.Theydidn^trustthemselves.D.Theyshouldthanktheirfriends.

13.WhatdidKimberlythinkofthespinclasses?

A.Theywereboring.B.Theywerecheerful.

C.Theyweredifficult.D.Theyweretiring.

14.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthetext?

A.HowexercisingchangedtheirlifeB.Howtosolveproblemsinlife

C.HowtoexerciseinacorrectwayD.Howtobeanenergeticperson

LanceArmstrongisagreatathlete（運動員）fromTexas!ThisAmericanbicyclistwonthe

TourdeFranceBicycleRace（環(huán)法自行車大賽）inthesummerof1999.Hewentontowinit

againin2000,2001,and2002.Afterthathecontinuedtowintheraceforanotherthreetimesfrom

2003to2005.WhatmakesArmstrongevenmoreamazingisthathewasbattling（抗?fàn)帲ヽancer

beforecompetinginthe1999TourdeFranceRace.

In1996,Armstrongfoundhehadcancer.Thischallengingdiseasewasdevelopingrapidly.

Hehadonlya50%chancetolive.Armstronghadtodoseriousoperations.In1997,Armstrong

receivedgreatnews-hehadwontheraceagainstcancer!

Theraceistheworld'stopcyclingevent.IttakesitsathletesalloverFrance,eventhrough

theAlpstothePyreneesMountains.Thecoursechangeseachyearbutifsalwaysover2,000

mileslongandalwaysendsinParis.

15.HowmanytimeshasArmstrongwontheTourdeFranceBicycleRaceinthetext?

A.3.B.4.C.6,D.7.

16.WheredoestheTourdeFranceBicycleRaceend?

A.InParis.B.InTexas.C.InAlps.D.InPyrenees.

17.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TourdeFranceBicycleRaceB.Adisease-cancer

C.CyclingtourinFranceD.AnAmericanbicyclist-Armstrong

InordertohosttheOlympics,acitymustsubmitaproposaltotheIOC.Afterallproposals

havebeensubmitted,theIOCvotes.Ifnocitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated,thevoting

continues,untilamajoritywinnerisdetermined.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsin

advance,allowingthewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.

InselectingthesiteoftheOlympicGames,theIOCconsidersanumberoffactors,and

chieflyamongthemiswhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostlikelytostagetheGames

effectively.TheIOCalsoconsiderswhichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.For

instance,Tokyo,thehostofthe1964SummerGames,andBeijing,thatofthe2008Games,were

choseninparttopopularizetheOlympicmovementinAsia.Becauseofgrowingimportance

televisionworldwide,theIOCinrecentyearshasalsotakenintoaccountthehostcity'stimezone.

WhenevertheGamestakeplaceintheUSAorCanada,forexample,Americantelevision

networksarewillingtopayspeciallyhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycan

broadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghours.

OncetheGameshavebeenawarded,itisthedutyofthelocalorganizingcommittee-notthe

IOCortheNOCofthehostcity'scountrytoprovidethemwithmoney.Thisisoftendonewitha

partoftheOlympictelevisionrevenues,andcorporatesponsorships,ticketssales,andother

smallerrevenuesources.Inmanycasesthereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.

AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedamountsofmoneybyhostingtheGames,theOlympics

canbefinanciallyrisky.WhenthefinancialgainsfromtheGameswerelessthanexpected,the

citywasleftwithlargedebts.

18.Duringvoting,thecitywillwinhostofOlympics.

A.gettingmostvotesinthefirstvoteB.gettingmorethanhalfvotes

C.beingsupportedbyamajorcityD.goingaroundsuccessfully

19.Inselectingthehostcity,theIOCwillconsiderseveralfactorsEXCEPT.

A.thetimezoneofthehostcityB.theexistingfacilitiesofthehostcity

C.whethertheareahashostedtheGamesD.whetherprofitcouldbemadebythehostcity

20.Accordingtothepassage,oneofthereasonsforTokyotobethehostofOlympicsin1964

maybe.

A.ifsamajorcityofJapanB.ifsafamouscity

C.it'sacityinAsiaD.it'sniceandcoolinsummer

21.EveryOlympicGamesisfinancedby.

A.thelocalgovernmentandthefinancialorganizations

B.thelocalgovernmentandtheorganizingcommittee

C.theIOCandtheNationalOlympicCommittee

D.thelocalcompaniesandthelocalmedia

Therearemanykindsofmarathonsheldeachyear,fromtheNorthPoletotheSaharaDesert

aroundtheworld.Hereissomeinformationaboutsomeofthem.

LondonMarathon

TheLondonMarathonwasfirstrunonMarch29,1981andhasbeenheldinspringevery

yearsincethen.Thelatesteventwasthe2018LondonMarathononApril22,2018.TheLondon

Marathonisthebestinraisingmoney.Sinceitstarted,ithasraisedover70million.

NewYorkCityMarathon

TheNewYorkCityMarathonhasgrownfromaracewith55finisherstotheworld'sbiggest

andmostpopularmarathon.50,229runnersjoinedintheeventin2015.Theracehasbeen

organizedeveryyearsince1970,withtheexceptionof2012.

BostonMarathon

Thisistheoldestmarathonintheworld.Startedin1897,itwasinspiredbythemarathon

heldattheSummerOlympicsinAthenstheyearbefore.TheBostonMarathonwasheldinGreater

BostoninthestateofMassachusettsinAmerica.

NorthPoleMarathon

Foranyonewhodoesn'tmindfreezingconditions,theNorthPoleMarathonhasknownasthe

world'scoolestmarathon——takesplaceonthetopoftheworld,aroundtheNorthPole.Thefirst

officialracewasheldonApril17,2003.

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inspire啟發(fā)

22.Accordingtothetext,theLondonMarathonmaybe.

A.thebiggestB.thecoolest

C.theoldestD.therichest

23.Howmanypeopleraninthe2015NewYorkCityMarathon?

A.About5,000.B.About8,000.

C.Nearly10,000.D.Over50,000.

24.TheideaoftheBostonMarathonwasformedthankstothemarathonin_________.

A.1896B.1897C.1898D.1900

25.Accordingtothetext,theNorthPoleMarathonisheldforpeoplewho.

A.wanttomakemoremoneyB.areinterestedintheNorthPole

C.canstandfreezingconditionsD.arethelocalpeople

26.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Ageographybook.B.Asportsmagazine.C.Anewsreport.D?Aschoolnotice.

Peopledonotoftenthinkaboutthewomen'snationalteamwhenitcomestoChinesefootball.

Thatwasuntiltheladiescompletedanamazingsecond-halfcomebackinthefinalofthe2022

AFCWomen'sAsianCuponFebruary6.

TheladieswereplayingagainstSouthKorea.Thehalftimescore（2-0）cameasabig

disappointment.However,theChineseladiesonthefielddidn'tloseheart.Instead,theyfought

back.Inthesecondhalfofthematch,TangJiali,ZhangLinyanandXiaoYuyieachscoredagoal

andbeatSouthKorea3-2.

TheirfinalwinsenttheteamtotheheadlinesofalmosteverynewspaperinChina.Butit's

hardtosayhowlongthisspotlight（聚光燈）willlast.Willpeoplecontinuetocareaboutthese

female（女）playersandthesuccessorswhocomeafterintheyearstocome?Therehaslongbeen

abeliefthatfootballisonlyforboys.PuWei,nowretired（退休），isoneofthebestfemale

footballersinChinesehistory.Whenshewasalittlegirl,herfatherwantedhertobecomeadancer

orapianist.Hecouldhardlyimaginehislittlegirlchasingafteraball.Puhadtofoolherfather

intobelievingthatshewasjustgoingjogging（慢跑）when,infact,shewasgoingtoplayfootball.

Manyfemalefootballershadsimilarexperienceswhentheywereyoung.

Apartfromtheabsenceofsupportandattention,femalefootballersfacemanyother

challenges.Theyare,forexample,oftenpaidmuchlessthanmalefootballers.Intermsofincome

（收入）,noneofthetopteninternationalfootballersisafemale.

Whenwecongratulatethefemalefootballersontheirhistoricwin,weshouldn'tforgetallof

thedifficultiestheyhavebravelyovercometogetwheretheyaretoday.Thenexttimeyoutalk

aboutChinesenationalfootball,besuretomentiontheteamthathaswontheAsianCup.Thegirls

deserve（值得）moreofourattentionandsupport.

27.Accordingtothepassage,tocompletethesecond-halfcomebackwas.

A.surprisingB.luckyC.impossibleD.uneasy

28.Whatdoweknowaboutthefinalfromthepassage?

A.Chineseladieslosttwoscoresonpurpose.

B.Thecoachwasverydisappointedatfirst.

C.Chinesefemalefootballersneverbackedaway.

D.Thefinalwinmadetheladiesappearoneverynewspaper.

29.Theunderlinedword“successors“inParagraphThreeprobablyrefersto.

A.教練B.繼承者C.支持者D.足球迷

30.Wecaninferthatthewriter'swritingpurposeisto.

A.makefootballmorepopularB.voiceforwomen'srights

C.collectmorefootballfollowersD.drawattentiontowomen'sfootball

Theyear2022willbeabigyearforsportsinChina,foritwillholdnotonlythe24thWinter

OlympicsinBeijing,butalsothe19thAsianGames（亞運會）inHangzhou.

OnAugust6th,2018,theofficialemblem（會徽）fortheHangzhouAsianGamescameout.

Thecitywonthehostingrightsforthe2022AsianGamesin2015.ItwillbethethirdChinesecity

tohosttheGamesafterBeijingandGuangzhouin1990and2010.

Firstheldin1951,theAsianGamesisthelargestmulti-sporteventinAsia.Italsomeansa

lottoChina.

TheBeijingAsianGameswasthefirstlargeinternationalsportseventhostedbyChina.To

maketheGamesagreatsuccess,Chinesepeopleworkedhardtoprepare.Beijingbuiltagreat

numberofroadsandstadiums（體育館）,includingthefamousBeijingOlympicSportsCentreand

AsianGamesVillage.TheGameshelpedtheworldseeChinaanditsachievements.Sincethen,

Chinahasimproveditsglobalimage.

Fortheupcoming2022AsianGames,Hangzhouhasalreadystartedbuilding33sports

venues（場所）.ThethemesfortheHangzhouAsianGamesareatgreen,smart,economical（節(jié)儉）

andcivilized（文明）AlltheGames9buildingswillbeenvironmentallyfriendly.

31.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,Chinain2015.

A.hostedtheBeijingandGuangzhouAsianGames

B.hadtwocitiesfortheinternationalsportsevents

C.wonthehostingrightsforthe2022AsianGames

D.toldpeopletheemblemforthe2022AsianGames

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheBeijingAsianGames?

A.Chinahelditin1951forthefirsttime.

B.Beijingbuiltlotsofroadsandstadiumsforit.

C.IthelpedtheworldknowChinabetter.

D.ItwasChina'sfirstlargeinternationalsportsevent.

33.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthelastparagraph?

A.HangzhouisthebestplacetoholdtheAsianGames.

B.AlargenumberoftouristswillvisitHangzhouin2022.

C.MoreandmorepeoplewillliveandworkinHangzhou.

D.The2022AsianGameswillcarealotabouttheenvironment.

34.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Howtoprepareforthe2022AsianGames.

B.ThehistoryoftheAsianGamesinChina.

C.WhyChinawantstohosttheAsianGames.

D.HowtodesigntheAsianGamesemblem.

Alotofpeopleplaysports,butveryfewpeoplebecomesportsprofessionals.Thenwhyshould

youplaysportsiftheyaren'tgoingtobeyourfuture?

Thereareactuallyalotofgoodreasonstoplaysports.Firstofall,sportsareagreatwayto

exercise.Exercisingkeepsyouhealthyandstrong.Italsohelpsyoustayinagoodstate.When

youexercise,yourbodyproducesendorphins（內(nèi)啡肽）.Endorphinsgiveyoumoreenergyand

makeyoufeelhappier.

Sportsareimportantforeveryone,buttheyareespeciallyimportantforyoungpeople.They

teachyoungpeopleaboutwinningandlosing.Also,theyteachyoungpeoplehowtocommunicate

andworkasateam.Forexample,whenyouplayfootball,youmustlearnhowtocommunicate

withyourteammatesandworktogether.Sportsteachyoungpeopletorespecttheircoaches,

teammates,andpeopletheyfightagainstaswell.

Manyreportssaythatsportshelpyoungpeoplestayoutoftrouble.Ifayoungpersonplays

sports,heorsheislesslikelytohaveproblems.Thisisbecausesportsteachpeopleaboutrules.

Theyalsohelppeopleknowthatiftheyworkhard,theymightsucceed.

Anothergoodwayofsportsisthattheymakepeopleleavetheirhouses.Thesedays,alotof

peoplespendtoomuchtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames.Whenyouplaysports,

yougooutsideandexerciseinthesun.Ybutakeinfreshair.Allofthesethingsareimportant.

Whetherornotyouwillbecomeasportsprofessionaldoesn'tmatter.Sportswillhelpyou

becomeabetterandhappierperson.Sportswillhelpyoumakefriendsandstayhealthy.Hereis

anothergoodreasontoplaysports:Sportsarefun.

35.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.

A.encouragereaderstothinkaboutplayingsports

B.makeasurveyonplayingsports

C.shareknowledgeofsports

D.askforadvicefromreaders

36.Theunderlinedphrase“inagoodstate“inParagraph2means.

A.ingoodtimeB.ingoodorderC.inhighspiritsD.ingoodcondition

37.Inthewriter'sopinion,sportscanbringpeople.

A.happiness,health,friendshipandfunB.fashion,health,friendshipandfun

C.happiness,wealth,healthandcourageD.health,courage,friendshipandvalue

38.WhichofthefollowingisthemostHkelytobetrueaccordingtothewriter'sopinion?

A.Peopleshouldspendmostoftheirtimedoingsports.

B.Ifyouplaysports,youwillprobablybeinagoodstate.

C.Respectingothersisthemostimportantinsports.

D.Ifpeopleworkhardinplayingsports,theywillsurelysucceedintheirlives.

39.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.SportsareveryinterestingB.Sportsteachpeoplerules

C.SportsmakepeoplegooutsideD.Sportsaregoodforeveryone

Asurveyaskedkidstwoquestions:Whatmakesplayingsportsfunforyouthemost?Whydo

youwanttokeeponyoursports?Thesurveyisimportantbecauseithelpsusknowmoreabout

students5loveforfootballandsomeothergroupsports.

Areportaboutkids9playingfootball

BasicInformation

QI:Whatmakesplayingsportsfunforyouthemost?

Whatisasked?

Q2:Whydoyouwanttokeeponyoursports?

Whois

200soccerplayersofkidsfrom10schools;

interviewed?

ResultandConclusion

?Tryingyourbest(45%);

?Exercising(31%);

theanswersto?Gettingalongwithyour

Qiteammates(20%);

>1J'

OGettingthefeelingofwinning

(4%)；

?Toplayatthenextlevel(48%);

theanswerstoOTocopytricksandsmartideas(32%);

Q2?Totrydifferentpositions(15%);

?Totraveltootherplacestojoininthematches(5%);

Whenkidsplaygroupsports,theyjustwanttohavegreatfunanditisthe

conclusion

mostimportantthing.

40.Howmanykidsthink“tryingyourbest“makesplayingsportsfunthemost?

A.90.B.62.C.40.D.8.

41.Whydothemostkidswanttokeepontheirsports?

A.Totraveltootherplaces.B.Toplayatthenextlevel.

C.Tocopytricksandideas.D.Totrydifferentpositions.

42.Whatisthemostimportantforkidswhentheyjoiningroupsports?

A.Kindsofthegames.B.Thetimeofsports.

C.Teamworkwithfriends.D.Theirgreatfun.

DoyouknowsomethingaboutWinterOlympics?Whenandwherewerethefirstwinter

Olympicsheld?Readon,andyou'llgettheanswer.

ThehistoryoftheWinterOlympicscanbetraced(追溯)backtothe1920s.OnJanuary25,

1924,thefirstgamesgotunderwayinFrance.Thecompetition,however,wasthenknownnotas

theWinterGamesbutasthe"'InternationalWinterSportsWeek”.Nomatterwhatitwascalled,

peopleenjoyeditverymuch.TheirexcitementledtheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC,國

際奧林匹克委員會)toofficiallysetuptheWinterGamesin1928.

The""InternationalWinterSportsWeek”,however,wasn'tthefirstinternationalcompetition

tohaveincludedwintersports.FiveyearsafterthebirthofthemodernOlympicGamesin1896,

SwedensetuptheNordic(北歐的)Games.LiketheOlympics,thewintersportscompetitionwas

stagedeveryfouryears.Butasitsnamesuggests,onlyNordiccountriestookpartinit.TheIOC

wantedtoorganizewintersportscompetitions,too.Atthe1908LondonGame,figureskating（花

樣滑冰）madeitswayintotheOlympics.Thecontest,however,washeldinOctober-longafter

theothereventswereover.

In1911,theIOCsuggestedSwedenincludewintersportsatits1912StockholmGames.The

Nordiccountryrefused.ItwantedtoprotectthepopularityoftheNordicGames.Organizersofthe

1916BerlinGamesplannedtoincludewintersports.Unfortunately,thatyear'sOlympicswere

forcedtobecancelledbecauseofWorldWarI.In1920,icehockey（冰球運動）joinedfigure

skatingasanOlympicevent.Twoyearslater,theIOCfinallyreachedanagreementwiththe

Nordiccountriestoholdthe"InternationalwinterSportsWeek”.Nowyouknowthestoryofhow

theWinterOlympicscametobe.

Sofar,therehavebeen23WinterOlympics.MostofthemwereheldintheWest.Now,China

hasbecomethethirdAsiancountrytohostthecompetition.AndBeijinghasbecometheworld's

firstcitytohaveeverheldboththeSummerandtheWinterOlympicGames.

43.WherewasthefirstInternationalWinterSportsWeekheld?

A.InFrance.B.InLondon.C.InBerlin.D.InChina.

44.Whichoffollowingisright?Putthefollowingeventsinthecorrectorder,

a.Icehockeyjoinedfigureskating.

b.InternationalWinterSportsWeekwasheldinFrance,

c.TheWinterGameswassetupofficially.

d.SwedensetuptheNordicGames.

e.FigureskatingmadeitswayintotheOlympics.

A.e-d-a-c-bB.e-d-a-b-cC.d-e-a-b-cD.d-e-b-c-a

45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThehistoryoftheWinterOlympics.

B.TheSummerOlympicGames.

C.TheInternationalWinterSportsweek.

D.TheInternationalOlympicCommittee.

46.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

barrel

MaldonisatowninEssex,England.Everyspring,thesmalltowncatchesmanypeople's

eyesthanksto“oneoftheworld'sdirtiestsportingevents^^there-MaldonMudRace.

ThepopularraceisheldinthelocalPromenadePark.Startedin1973,itseesrunners

competewitheachothertocrossamuddy（泥^寧的）river.Inthepast,eachcompetitorhadtopass

throughsome200metersofmud,drinksomebeerfromabarrelandthenreturntothestarting

point.Nowthebarrelofbeerhaslongdisappearedandtheracehasbecomeacharity（慈善）event

whichpeopleoftenwearfancyclothestotakepartin.

MaldonMudRaceusedtotakeplaceinwinter.Butsince2010theracewasputoffbecause

ofthecoldweather.Theeventhaschangedfromwintertospring.Theorganizersoftheevent

thinkthechangedoesn'tmakeanydifferencetotheraceitselfbecausepeoplestillgetc