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Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On September 17, 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the colour of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The red heart shape in its left hand means welcoming the friends from other countries. The bright colors of the circles around its face stand for ice and snow sport tracks (跑道), meaning connectivity (连通性) and advanced (先进的) technologies.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern (灯笼)? The lantems name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the colour of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games (残奥会).

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

1. ______ is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

A．“Fuwa” dolls

B．Bing Dwen Dwen

C．An astronaut

D．A lantern

2. Where is the red heart?

A．It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s face.	B．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s neck.
C．It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s lantern.	D．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s left hand.

3. Why do people make or buy red lanterns when the Chinese New Year comes?

A．Because it is easy to make red lanterns.

B．Because “Shuey Rhon Rhon” is a mascot.

C．Because people think red lanterns are very lovely.

D．Because people think red lanterns can bring good luck.

4. From the passage. we can learn ______.

A．“Bing Dwen Dwen” can skate very well

B．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” likes ice sports and is good at them

C．the two lovely mascots were first showed on TV on September 16

D．everybody likes the two mascots and shows his love on the Internet

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Sports in Olympic Games	B．Two Olympic Mascots
C．2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games	D．2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games

5 . The Beijing 2022 Olympics was the most gender-balanced (性别平衡的) Winter Olympic Games in history, with more than 1,300 female athletes—a record number—competing at the events, making up more than 45 percent of all athletes. Here are some female athletes whose achievements in Beijing amazed the world.

Team China’s teenage hero Gu Ailing, 18, is the youngest athlete to win three medals at a Winter Olympics. The freeski player won two gold medals and a silver in three events.

Russia’s skating silver medalist Alexandra Trusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳) during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has ever finished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.

British women’s curling (冰壶) team won the country’s only gold medal by having a 10-3 win against Japan on the last day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. This was also the country’s first curling gold after 2002.

Almida de Val, a 24-year-old Swedish IT engineer, together with her teammate, took the third place in curling mixed doubles. She took a leave from her company to take part in the Olympics.

How many athletes took part in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games?

A．Around 1,300.

B．Around 1,580.

C．Around 2,880.

D．Around 4,460.

6 . Jordan had his eye on a scoring record. Jordan took a deep breath as he stood in the doorway, looking in at the basketball court. Maybe today I’ll make history, he thought.

The city’s youth basketball league was holding a celebration. Today’s championship game marked 50 years since the league’s first title game (冠军争夺赛).

Before the game, Jordan looked over a special program. It listed the winners of each championship game and the top scorers.

Jordan stopped when he read the name of the top scorer from a game 30 years before. “Devin, look!” he said to his friend, “You see who has the all-time record? My dad! Twenty-four points. But he never told me that.”

“Twenty-four points,” Devin said. “That’s great.”

Jordan’s best was 19 points. He was the league’s top scorer.

When his parents showed up at the gym, Jordan brought the program over to them.

His dad laughed. “I had quite a game that day,” he said. “But look at the score. I prefer to trade all my points for a win.”

Jordan hadn’t noticed that his dad’s team had lost by one point.

“That was great group of teammates,” Dad said. “I’m still friends with a lot of them.”

As game time came near, Jordan slapped hands with his teammate Tara and then started to warm up. The courts filled up quickly.

Jordan felt strangely calm. He’d played so many games in this gym that it was like his own home. Jordan had led his team to a victory over the Lions last season. Why shouldn’t today be like that?

Jordan grew even more confident when he hit the first 2 shots (投篮).

The Lions called a break. Jordan ran to the bench and jumped up and down with excitement.

“Great start,”Coach said. “But those guys are tough. They’ll come back on us.”

He was right. By half time, the Lions had pulled ahead, 27-24.

Jordan looked up at his parents. His dad nodded and called, “Great work!”

But Jordan didn’t feel quite as confident as he had before.

The teams traded baskets throughout the second half, with neither building a lead.

Eleven seconds left. The scoreboard was clear: LIONS 51. BADGERS 51.

Coach told Jordan to bring the ball up the court. “Look for Devin inside, but take the shot if you’re open,” he said.

Jordan glanced at his dad again. His dad pointed to Jordan, then held up two fingers on one hand and three fingers on the other.

“Me?” Jordan mouthed.

Dad nodded. Jordan had scored 23 points. Another basket would break the record. And it was the right time to do it!

Jordan ran right, then left, but he was still a long way from the basket.

The viewers started counting the seconds. “Four... three... two.”

Jordan rose to shoot. As the Lions rushed toward him, he passed the ball to Devin—wide open near the basket.

Devin turned and shot. The ball fell cleanly through the net for the winning points.

“Yes!” Jordan shouted. After celebrating with his team, he ran to hug his parents. “You still have the record,” he told his dad.

Dad smiled. “You have something more important. A championship. And great teammates. Congratulations on your history!”

1. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Team’s celebration

B．Dad’s record

C．Friend’s encouragement

D．Jordan’s history

7 . 根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A: Hi, Ma Li. Are you reading the newspaper now?
B:     1    .
A: Is there any news about the 2024 Paris Olympics?
B: Yes. The slogan (口号) for the 2024 Paris Olympics has come out.
A:     2    ?
B: Games Wide Open. IOC (国际奥委会) hopes that this slogan can become a power to open people’s hearts and minds.
A:     3    . Sports can indeed bring people closer.
B: I agree.
A:     4    ?
B: Yes. I enjoy all ball games and I also enjoy swimming and cycling.     5    ?
A: Well, I’m not good at sports.
B: Just exercise for fun and for health.
A: You’re right.

8 . Are you a fan of the FIFA (国际足联) World Cup? The international football competition (比赛) is held every four years. In 2022, the 22nd World Cup was held in Qatar. It’s the first time that FIFA moved the competition from its traditional summer to winter. Let’s look at some interesting facts about the World Cup!

Mascots (吉祥物)

There is an official (官方的) mascot for each World Cup. The design of the mascot often shows the culture of the host country. World Cup Willie was the first mascot at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Willie was a lion with grey hair, wearing the national flag of the UK. The mascot for Russia in 2018 was Zabivaka, a wolf with red shorts and a blue and white T-shirt. Its name means “the goal scorer”. The mascot for the 2022 World Cup La’eeb looked like the white headscarf worn by many Arabic people.

Paul the octopus (章鱼)

Paul was an octopus. Before the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Paul’s keeper gave it two food boxes with flags (旗帜) on it. Paul chose one of them to open and ate it first. People saw the first one as his prediction (预测) for the winner. Surprisingly, its eight predictions for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were 100% correct!

1. When will be the next FIFA World Cup?

A．In 2023.

B．In 2025.

C．In 2026.

D．In 2027.

2. Traditional World Cup is usually held in __________.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

3. Which country held the 1966 FIFA World Cup?

A．The UK.

B．Russia.

C．Qatar.

D．Arabia.

4. From the last paragraph, we can know __________.

A．the octopus’ keeper was called Paul

B．each box stood for (代表) a football team

C．the octopus knew which football team would win

D．Paul predicted successfully for the 2022 World Cup

5. Why does the writer write this passage?

A．To share the fun facts about the World Cup.

B．To tell us the 22nd World Cup took place in Winter.

C．To get more people to watch the games during the World Cup.

D．To tell us that Qatar was the host country of the 22nd World Cup.