TOKYO, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games held a promotion event in the Japanese capital, Tokyo on Saturday to introduce the latest developments in preparation for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The promotion event, which used an exhibition wall and the "Charming Beijing" photo exhibition to showcase the preparations of Beijing 2022, was part of "Beijing Week", a series of activities to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of sister-city relations between Beijing and Tokyo.
On the exhibition wall with an area of 33 square meters, Beijng 2022 organizers show cased five aspects including the Beijing Winter Olympics vision, Beijing's winter sports tradition,emblem( 2 í) of Beijing 2022, competition planning and the National Speed Skating Oval.
At the same time, old photos of the Chinese and Japanese ice hockey teams echoed the 40th anniversary of the establishment of sister-city relations between the two cities and the theme of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The promotion videos of the Beijing 2022 emblems, as well as other related video clips,drew great interest of the audience.
The "Charming Beijing" photo exhibition displayed some of the Winter Olympic venues,showing the progress of the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Meanwhile, sand table, VR glasses and the "Beijing Winter Olympics Brochure" are also provided to let the audience visually experience the unique charm of the National Speed Skating Oval and the features of other competition venues.
Chang Yu Director General of the Media and Communications Department of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, introduced the progress of the preparations 2022 and the vision of cooperation between Beijing 2022 and Tokyo 2020.
Chang Yu said that the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee stays committed to with the aim of delivering a hosting the Games in a green, inclusive, open and clean manner, with an aim of delivering a fantastic, extraordinary and excellent Olympic event to the world.
The Beijing Winter Olympics will open on February 4, 2022. which will feature 7 sports, 15 disciplines and 109 events.
1. How was the promotion event carried out?A.By advertising on TV in Beijing and Tokyo. |
B.By sending off brochures to citizens in Tokyo. |
C.By providing various visual experiences |
D.Through tours all around Tokyo. |
A.celebrate | B.appreciate |
C.compare | D.combine |
A.Beijing will host the Olympics earlier than Tokyo. |
B.Beijing is well prepared for the 2022 event |
C.Beijing 2022 proves a great success. |
D.Beijing 2022 will be environmental-friendly. |
A.The Sister-City Anniversary between Beijing and Tokyo |
B.Beijing 2022 Promotion Event in Tokyo |
C.Beijing and Tokyo, Friendship Forever |
D.Preparations for Beijing 2022 Olympic |
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【推荐1】As the Forbidden City approaches its 600th anniversary next year, a great change has been taking place, with dark and dusty corners of the palace brought back to their former glory for all to see. As recently as 2012, only 30 percent of the vast palace was open to the public. Now, 80 percent is accessible ― quickly filling with exhibition spaces, stylish restaurants and cafes, bookstores and highly profitable gift stores, as well as quiet walkways. Besides, great walls around it are now mostly open, allowing an overhead view of the grounds.
But even all that new space is not nearly enough to showcase(陈列) the treasures collected over the centuries by emperors. Now the Forbidden City can display only about 30,000 objects at a time, or 2 percent of its total.
By 2022, a new campus in the university district of Haidian, about 18 miles to the northwest, is scheduled to open to the public, a 153-acre area that will have room to show imperial carriages, carpets and regalia (礼服).
The museum staff members have also become more creative in using the space. During a visit, there was a show on how the imperial family celebrated the Chinese New Year, including reproductions of New Year’s couplets written by the Emperor Kang Xi, whose six-decade rule ended in 1722.
The new gift stores, which earned $220 million in sales in 2017, have also lifted their offerings. They once featured little more than key chains and ugly dolls; now, they have reproductions of porcelain (瓷器), textiles (织物) and even furniture.
Lisa Tan, a 38-year-old editor at a Beijing publishing house, said the new shops were attractive because they offered traditional porcelain made by government-recognized masters using traditional methods.
“It’s good that the Forbidden City is taking a lead in keeping these traditional practices alive,” Ms Tan said. “The gift store has even become fashionable in some circles.” And some of the more commercial activities are being limited, including photo studios where people can dress up like an emperor or empress.
Most visitors are still part of package tours that make people travel quickly through the central part of the palace. But taking a slower, more winding path through the Forbidden City is a better way to soak up the history and discover some of its secrets.
1. What’s the great change in the Forbidden City?A.The great walls around it are open to the public. |
B.The gift stores are a new visiting spot there. |
C.It welcomes visitors on a large scale. |
D.The new space is mainly for displaying treasures. |
A.They bring in huge profits. |
B.They focus on key chains and dolls. |
C.They sell reproductions of furniture. |
D.They offer a good variety of traditional items. |
A.They create some quiet walkways. |
B.They use the space for holding shows. |
C.They manage the new gift stores successfully. |
D.They guide visitors to find out history and secrets. |
A.The Emperor Kang Xi ruled the country for 60 years. |
B.The district of Haidian covers an area of 153 acres. |
C.One can explore the Forbidden City fully on package tours. |
D.About 1,500,000 objects are on display now. |
【推荐2】Marcelo Toledo usually creates works of art out of metal. Now the Argentine artist is working with a new material: waste masks from the COVID-19 pandemic(流行病)to create an exhibition exploring the painful impact of the virus.
Toledo, who has made decorations for the musical “Evita” on Broadway,was among the first in Argentina to be infected(感染)by COVID-19,which left him in hospital for eight days. The experience led to a series of artworks, including a 14-meter mask with the Argentine flag that he placed on the famous Obelisk in Buenos Aires to raise awareness of organ donation(器官捐赠)during the pandemic.
For his new exhibition, the "Museum of the After,"Toledo is collecting recycled coronavirus waste which is sent by hospitals, laboratories and people,including old material parts and newspapers about the pandemic. “I am excited to be able to change pain into beauty and this exhibition is just recording everything that is happening to us as a society,” Toledo said. The artworks,which will go on show from September in a public space, will all be made from waste materials or garbage that people send him.
In the exhibition,there will be a real ship that will symbolically(象征地) cross a“storm”to raise awareness of the importance caring for the environment. “The exhibition will tell the story of this ship that went on sailing after the storm, which is a great symbol for what is happening to us.This pandemic is a great global storm,” Toledo said.
As with the huge mask, which was copied in countries such as the United States and Japan, the artist hopes to copy the exhibition in other cities around the world.
1. What caused Toledo to make the 14-meter mask?A.His stay in hospital. |
B.His fear of COVID-19. |
C.His experiences in Broadway. |
D.His research on organ donation. |
A.They were collected by people. |
B.They were exhibited in hospitals. |
C.They were made out of used things. |
D.They were produced in public places. |
A.Humans are fighting against the storms bravely. |
B.We should make every effort to beat the pandemic. |
C.Our irresponsible behavior leads to natural disasters. |
D.The COVID-19 pandemic brings us a lot of suffering. |
A.A real ship turns pain into beauty |
B.A lucky artist survives COVID-19 |
C.An exhibition displays a huge mask |
D.An artist turns pandemic waste into art |
【推荐3】Throughout history, people have been traders. In the early 1800s, a group of trappers called “mountain men” would venture into mountains for days and weeks at a time. They’d return with animal furs that people could use for clothing. At an event called a “rendezvous”, the mountain men would trade the furs with people who lived nearby. When the rendezvous was over, the mountain men would go back into the wild to collect more furs.
At the annual Trappers’ Rendezvous, an event hosted in Kansas, hundreds of children gather for a weekend of exciting activities. One of the highlights; trading, of course. At most camps, trading is just a side activity. At the Trappers’ Rendezvous, it’s part of the learning process. “One of the craziest things I traded was five multi-tools for a lighter and a knife,” says 12-year-old Gabriel Rodgers.
The Trappers’ Rendezvous also features a series of stations where children can practice skills that could be applied to the old days of the mountain men or to a modern campout. They learned how to start fires without matches, and how to throw tomahawks (战斧) at wooden targets, “I had never thrown a tomahawk before,” says Jaden Bernard, 12. “You have to learn how to hold it and how hard to throw it. I had one bounce right off the target.”
Throughout the event, participants also learned about rea-life mountain men. Adults dressed in period clothing were available to tell old adventure stories. Take, for example, Hugh Glass, a mountain man who was attacked by a bear in 1823. His companions thought there was no way he’d survive his injuries, so they left him in the woods to die. But Glass didn’t die. Instead, he made his way to safety over the next six weeks, traveling 200 miles in spite of his serious injuries. “It takes you back in time to how they had to hunt, how they built their shelters and how things happened back then,” 14-year-old Chris Cooper says.
1. What did the mountain men do at the “rendezvous” event?A.They collected animal furs. | B.They bought clothes to wear. |
C.They trapped animals for food. | D.They exchanged furs for other things. |
A.Modern. | B.Difficult. | C.Boring. | D.Comforting. |
A.By hunting a bear the way he did. | B.By building a shelter similar to his. |
C.By listening to a story happening to him. | D.By wearing period clothing to act out his story. |
A.To explain the history of trading. | B.To describe mountain men’s life. |
C.To introduce a youth gathering event. | D.To teach some survival skills in the wild. |
【推荐1】The 2022 Winter Olympics is scheduled to be held from February 4 to February 20, 2022 in Beijing, China
The Opening Ceremony will be held on February 4(the fourth day of Chinese New Year 2022)at the Beijing National Stadium(also known as the Bird's Nest). Preliminary competition(预赛)will begin in some sports two days earlier from February 2 to 3. The Closing Ceremony will take place on February 20 also at the Beijing National Stadium.
The venues(场馆)for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have been divided into three clusters(场馆群): Beijing Cluster, Yanqing Cluster and Zhangjiakou Cluster. 13 venues will be used for 109 events. Here are the events and venues in Beijing cluster:
Events | Venues | |
Curling | National Swimming Center | |
Ice hockey | National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Sports Center | |
Short track | Capital Indoor Stadium | |
speed skating | Capital Indoor Stadium | |
Figure skating | National Speed Skating Oval | |
Speed skating | Big Air Shougang | |
Freestyle skiing | Big Air Shougang |
According to the bidding report published by the Beijing Winter Olympic Bid Committee in 2015, ticket prices for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics range from US$118 to US$787(RMB732 to RMB4,882). Tickets for popular events are about US$24 to US$236(RMB149 to RMB1,464), and US$8 to US$79(RMB50 to RMB490)for general events.
1. What do we know about the 2022 Winter Olympics?A.Preliminary competition will last 18 days. | B.The events can be enjoyed on New Year's Day. |
C.All the events will take place in Beijing cluster. | D.The Closing Ceremony will be held at the Bird's Nest. |
A.Ice hockey. | B.Figure skating. | C.Speed skating. | D.Freestyle skiing. |
A.RMB 72 | B.RMB 354. | C.RMB 447. | D.RMB 708. |
【推荐2】This year’s Winter Olympics were held in two areas, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. The areas get cold in winter but get little natural snow. That meant some serious changes were needed to hold the Winter Olympics. The Winter Olympics took place on almost 100% artificial (人工的) snow and it was the first time in Olympic history.
China took water from a reservoir (水库) which helps supply Beijing’s drinking water and sent it to a nearby river. To carry the water to the mountains for making snow, the country ran miles and miles of pipes.
China hired an Italian company called TechnoAlpin to create the snow. TechnoAlpin created artificial snow at several earlier Winter Olympics. For the snow in this year’s Olympics, TechnoAlpin laid over 64 kilometers of pipe and brought in hundreds of snow-making machines. Even with all of those machines, making the snow for this year’s Games took seven weeks.
It’s useful to be able to make snow when nature doesn’t provide enough. But artificial snow isn’t the same as natural snow, which has more air and less water. An athlete used to natural snow might have to change their style on man-made snow.
Still, the machines that make artificial snow are quite advanced. They can make several different kinds of snow depending on what’s needed for each sport. For example, the snow they make for downhill skiing is different from the snow made for cross-country skiing.
In recent years, it has become more and more common to use artificial snow at winter sports events. That’s true even in places that used to have a lot of snow naturally. Some artificial snow was used in the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 because of warm weather. In the 2018 Games in South Korea, nearly 90% of the snow was man-made.
As the world warms because of climate change, problems like this are expected to become far more common. Michael Mayr, who leads TechnoAlpin, says, “You couldn’t have winter sports now without man-made snow.”
1. Where was the artificial snow in this year’s Winter Olympics created?A.In a river. | B.In the mountains. |
C.In the pipes. | D.In a reservoir. |
A.It has more air and less water. | B.It is more environmentally-friendly. |
C.It can improve athletes’ performance. | D.It can be made for the need of each sport. |
A.Advanced technology. | B.A shortage of water. |
C.Air pollution. | D.Climate change. |
A.The Future of the Winter Olympic Games |
B.The History of Man-Made Snow for Winter Sports |
C.The Man-Made Snow Behind China’s Winter Olympics |
D.The Secret to Creating Artificial Snow for Winter Sports |
【推荐3】In May 2020, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games(BOCOG) solicited(征集) medal designs worldwide. Hang Hai and his team set about preparing designs to submit to the BOCOG. Medals reflect the culture and creativity of the host country, and the team set two basic principles for their design:
First, it should continue to adopt the jade(玉) culture incorporated into the design of the Beijing 2008 medals to highlight Beijing’s status as the world’s first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games; second, it should be innovative.
“The medals of both the Beijing 2008 and 2022 Games are to honor the athletes and the Olympic spirit with traditional jade culture, ”said Hang. Jade was chosen because it has been treasured in China and symbolizes good virtue. “The difference is that the 2008 medals used the jade as a material, while the 2022 medals represent the spirit of China’s jade culture,” he added.
In the process of designing the medals, one team member, Lin Fan, conducted extensive research into China’s ancient bi. Lin finally chose a five-ring one associated with Fu Hao — a Shang Dynasty queen — as the prototype(原型) for the medals. In the final design, the opposite side of the medals has the Olympic rings engraved in the center, surrounded by five big concentric(同心的) rings. Auspicious(吉祥的) cloud patterns, as well as snowfakes and ice patterns are engraved between the circles. The cloud patterns are intended to maintain a cultural connection with the 2008 Games, while the snowflakes and ice patterns speak to the characteristics of the Winter Olympics.
The cases holding the medals are made of bamboo. “The International Olympic Committee inquired about the growth and processing of the bamboo to ensure it meets the requirements of a green Olympics and follows the concept of sustainable(可持续的) development,” Hang said.
The medals passed the quality test and were accepted by the Games’ organizing committee on January 7, 2022. The medals are officially named Tongxin and they are the result of many people’s efforts. However, the smile on the athletes’ faces as they wear them makes it all worthwhile.
1. What does paragraph 2 focus on?A.The history of the Olympic medals. |
B.The purpose of the 2022 Winter Olympics. |
C.The basic requirements of the 2022 medal designs. |
D.The significance of the 2008 medal patterns. |
A.2022 medals use the jade as a material. |
B.2022 medals strengthen the idea of environmental protection. |
C.2022 medals make no difference in the medal designs. |
D.2022 medals reflect the spirit of China’s jade culture. |
A.To present harmony between human and nature. |
B.To stress the bond with the 2008 Games. |
C.To combine with the features of the Winter Olympics. |
D.To highlight the charm of Chinese traditional culture. |
A.Their production shows the concept of green Olympics. |
B.They were solicited by BOCOG. |
C.They symbolize good virtue. |
D.They spent a lot of time processing. |