Created after Beijing successfully became an Olympic candidate (候选人), the Beijing 2022 Education Program is part of the host's wider efforts to encourage its people to participate in winter sports. The program has already gone beyond its original target of engaging 300 million people in snow and ice activities. And by involving schools, children and young people, the program ensures that its Olympic legacy (遗产) will continue to reach the young audience long after the Games.
In a push to engage the younger generation in ice and snow sports, schools and educational authorities have developed a curriculum (课程) that includes winter sports knowledge and history, practical classes for beginners, and an introduction to becoming a winter sports coach. Winter sports clubs have also been set up in schools all around the country, allowing children to develop ice and snow sports skills in the warmer south as well as the cold north.
Sports education is proved to have a positive effect on physical and mental health. It also helps to reduce stress, and build team and organizational skills. When COVID-19 made outdoor participation harder, organizers made sure that children and teenagers could follow a digital Olympic curriculum. Some classes were conducted through websites and broadcasters, with the online materials viewed more than 140 million times. Videos, courses and games were all part of digital efforts to bring the Olympic Games and winter sports closer to the young. Short videos have gone popular, attracting more than 70 million viewers online.
Thanks to sports education, more and more young people have expressed interest in becoming professional athletes. To keep them practising ahead of the next Olympic Winter Games, Mini Winter Olympics will be organized every year. The last ones attracted more than 1, 700 children and seemed to keep growing.
12. What was the original aim of the Beijing 2022 Education Program?
A.To make Beijing become an Olympic candidate. |
B.To include sports knowledge into school education. |
C.To spread the spirit of the Olympic Games to the world. |
D.To get 300 million people involved in snow and ice sports. |
13. How do schools and educational authorities involve young people in winter sports?
A.They have set up special courses about sports. |
B.The best sports coaches have been asked to teach. |
C.Winter sports clubs have been limited to the cold north. |
D.Practical classes have been developed for skilled students. |
14. Which of the following can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A.Sports education was completely stopped by COVID-19. |
B.The Internet contributed to sports education during COVID-19. |
C.Fewer than 1,700 kids received sports education during COVID-19. |
D.Mini Winter Olympics were the only ways of sports during COVID-19. |
15. What is the best title for the text?
A.The 2022 Winter Olympic Games Is a Great Success |
B.Chinese Old People Carry Forward the Olympic Games |
C.Educational Organizations Spread Winter Sports Education |
D.More Young People Benefit From Online Sports Education |