Winter sports in China
| • 346 million people across the country take part in winter sports • 46 million of them are under 18  |
 China Youth Daily surveyed 1, 212 people： ①Cheering for players at the Beijing Winter Games ②Trying out skiing (滑雪) or skating ③Buying winter sports clothes and tools ④Taking winter sports trips around China ⑤Taking part in winter sports training |
| Some important years 1953: China’s first National Ice Sports Games took place in Harbin. 1957: China’s first National Ski Games were held in Tonghua, Jilin. 2002: China won its first gold medal (奖牌) in the Winter Olympics． 2022: China held the Winter Olympics in Beijing and Zhangjiakou for the first time and won 9 gold medals. |
1. How many people take part in winter sports in southern China? ________
| A．346 million. |
| B．161 million. |
| C．186 million. |
| D．46 million. |
| A．Cheer for players at the Beijing Winter Games. |
| B．Take winter sports trips around China. |
| C．Buy winter sports clothes and tools. |
| D．Take part in winter sports training. |
| A．Star Stories. |
| B．Science Study. |
| C．School Life. |
| D．Sports World. |
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【推荐1】The 19th Asian Games, took place in September, 2023 in Hangzhou, China. At the Games, China finished first on the medal tally (奖牌榜) and got the most gold medals and the most silver medals. Three lovely Mascots (吉祥物) come to Hangzhou Asian Games. Do you want to make friends with them? Let’s know more about them.
The blue one is Chenchen, standing for (代表) the Beijing-Hang Grand Canal (京杭大运河). Its color is a symbol of science and technology (科技). Its name is from the Gongchen Bridge. It is good at ball games.
Congcong stands for Liangzhu City. Its name comes from Jade Cong (玉琮). Its yellow color is the color of earth and harvests (丰收). It is good at power projects (项目).
Lianlian is green, the color of life and nature. During the Games, Lianlian will take us around West Lake, because it stands for West Lake. Its name comes from the lotus leaf (莲). It does well in water sports.
1. Where did the The 19th Asian Games take place?| A．In New York. | B．In Beijing. | C．In Hangzhou. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. |
| A．Ball games. | B．Power projects. | C．Water sports. |
| A．Mascots of Hangzhou Asian Games | B．The 19th Asian Games |
| C．Gold medals and silver medals | |
【推荐2】The FIFA World Cup (国际足联世界杯) is upon us in Qatar (卡塔尔) and excitement is truly kicking in. It’s the world’s biggest international soccer tournament (比赛) and also the most-watched sporting event in the world. There are 32 teams competing to win. This year’s tournament looks to be particularly (尤其) special. What makes it different from the ones before?
For starters, it’s the first time the tournament has been held in the Middle East after Qatar beat other host competitors—the US, South Korea, Japan and Australia back in 2010. It’s also the first time in history the tournament is happening during the Northern Hemisphere (北半球) winter months, from Nov. 20th to Dec. 18th.
That’s because Qatar is a desert (沙漠) country and in summer the temperature can be as high as 42℃. That’s way too hot to play outdoor sports. But it will still be pretty warm in winter. The temperature in the stadium (体育场) is expected to be around 20℃ to 30℃. Air conditioning (空调) will help to keep it cooler.
There maybe new challenges for many players, too. Aside from (除……之外) the hot weather for European teams like England, France, Germany and Spain, it’s only just over a year since their last big international tournament the UEFA Champions League (欧联杯).
According to FIFA’s rankings (排名) the favorites to win the tournament this year are Brazil, followed by Argentina and France.
1. When did Qatar win the right to hold the FIFA World Cup ?| A．In 2010. | B．In 2014. | C．In 2018. | D．In 2022. |
| A．Half a month. | B．A week. | C．Twenty days. | D．Around a month. |
a. It’s the first country to build a stadium in a desert.
b. It’s the first country in the Northern Hemisphere to hold the games in winter.
c. It’s the first country in the Middle East to hold the tournament.
d. It’s the smallest nation by area to host the cup.
| A．abc | B．abd | C．bcd | D．acd |
| A．Hot weather won’t influence players in the game. |
| B．Qatar is facing the challenge of dealing with hot weather. |
| C．European teams haven’t had long to recover since last big tournament. |
| D．European teams haven’t had a proper game for a long time. |
| A．The people’s expectations of Qatar. |
| B．The countries which are followed by Qatar. |
| C．The Qatar people’s opinion toward the game. |
| D．The writer’s guess of who will win the tournament. |
WeChat users can use stickers(表情、贴纸) of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games mascots(吉祥物)to express themselves.
A group working for the Beijing Olympic Games and a design team created the stickers of panda Bing Dwen Dwen and red lantern(灯笼)Shuey Rhon Rhon. They are really lively.
WeChat, is China’s most popular social networking app. Its users can search for “冰墩墩和雪容融” in the “Sticker Gallery” to download. Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon sometimes speak Chinese and sometimes English.
Bing Dwen Dwen, a cute panda mascot, stands for winter sports. “Bing” is the Chinese character for ice, which symbolizes purity and toughness(坚韧). It matches the spirit of the Olympics. Dwen Dwen (墩墩) is a common name in China for children that suggests health and cleverness. Shuey Rhon Rhon looks like a Chinese red lantern commonly seen on doors and streets during Chinese New Year. The mascot has the meanings of happiness, harvest, brightness and so on. The Spring Festival in 2022 fell on February 1st, just three days before the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony(开幕式).
1. The underlined word “they” in paragraph 2 refer to(指) ________.| A．The spirit of the Olympics | B．The stickers |
| C．The group and the team | D．The mascots |
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Chinese and English | D．I don’t know |
| A．The way to create mascots. | B．2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony. |
| C．The meaning of the mascots’ names. | D．The idea of creating the mascots. |
| A．January 29th | B．February 1st | C．February 4th | D．January 1st |
| A．show names and meanings | B．Let us know the designers |
| C．ask us to use the stickers | D．Introduce online use |
Do you know what a couchpotato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. The American couchpotato becomes maybe even a part of American tradition. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch(沙发) watching TV. As there are many programs to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive(上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours without stop. They do nothing else but watch TV. These people are called couchpotatoes.
In America, when one watches TV, he is most often sitting on a couch. While watching TV, most of these people look so frozen that they almost look dull(呆滞的). Everyone is sitting quietly with eyes looking right into the same black box. Also, because these people are addictive to TV, they don't exercise and usually get very fat. In many ways, they look so quiet and fat, and watch TV on a sofa, so they are all called couchpotatoes.
Now you know what a couchpotato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couchpotato！”
1. If a person is called a couchpotato, he or she ________.| A．likes sitting on a couch watching TV | B．does nothing all day |
| C．must be very fat | D．only watches TV and eats potatoes |
| A．doesn't like taking exercise and does nothing | B．likes eating potatoes on a couch all day |
| C．almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat | D．is looking right into the same black box |
| A．Looking at the same black box. | B．Watching TV without moving all day. |
| C．Watching TV and eating potatoes. | D．Eating potatoes on a couch all day. |
| A．How to watch TV in America. | B．Why couchpotatoes are fat. |
| C．Why people like watching TV. | D．What a couchpotato means. |
【推荐2】Air pollution comes from factories, power stations and cars.Chemicals in the smoke from power stations cause a lot of damage(损害;毁坏) They can travel hundreds of miles in the wind before falling to the ground in the rain.And this "chemical rain" gradually destroys trees in the forests and kills fish in the lakes.In Germany, over 50% of the country's trees had been damaged by the year 1986.
Time and time again there are serious accidents that pollute the air.In 1986 there was a serious accident at a nuclear power station in Russia.A cloud of radiation flew across the whole Europe.It is said that 125, 000 people died in Russia as a result of illness caused by this accident.
In 1984 there was a serious accident at a factory in India and a cloud of dangerous gas covered the town of Bhopal.Over 2, 500- people were killed that night, and hundreds of thousands of people were injured(受伤的). Many of the injured lost their sight.
1. Air pollution comes from__________.| A．factories | B．power stations | C．cars | D．all of the above |
| A．“Chemical rain” is good for the trees. |
| B．Chemicals in the smoke from power stations are very safe. |
| C．“Chemical rain” is bad for our environment. |
| D．Chemicals in the smoke from power stations can't travel far in the wind. |
| A．a quarter | B．A half | C．Three quarters. | D．A third. |
| A．the gas covered the town of Bhopal at that -time was poisonous(有毒的) |
| B．gradually the injured could see everything |
| C．many of the injured couldn't see anything any more |
| D．Both A and C |
【推荐3】Hi, I am Mary. I am a middle school student. My school is a very beautiful place. There is a big library with books of all subjects in my school. There are a lot of storybooks and newspapers in the library too. It is in the classroom building.
In the library, there are rows(排) of tables and chairs. It looks very clean. And it’s easy for students to find books. We can sit there to read books or borrow books from it. We can take two or five books at a time and we must give back the books in a week.
Our library teacher is a nice woman. She is friendly to all students. We all like her. She always helps us find books. When we ask her some questions about book, she is happy to answer.
I like reading books. Every day, I go to the library to read books. I love to visit my school library. It’s a good place to read and study.
1. What kind of books we can’t find in the library?| A．Storybooks. | B．History books. | C．English books | D．E-books. |
| A．寻找 | B．借 | C．归还 | D．租 |
| A．2 days | B．5 days | C．7 days | D．15 days |
| A．students can take six books at a time | B．Mary loves reading in the library |
| C．the library is in the office building | D．the library teacher is a nice man |
| A．My library teacher | B．The books in the library |
| C．Rules in the library | D．My school library |
【推荐1】From the Summer Olympics in 2008 to the Winter Olympics in 2022, it took Beijing less than 14 years to become the first city to host both. How much do you know about the 2022 Olympic Winter Games?
| The Motto “Together for a Shared Future” is the official motto of the Olympic Winter Games. It represents the power of the Games to take on global challenges as a community, with a shared future for mankind. |
| The Mascot The mascot is Bing Dwen Dwen, like a cute baby panda. It wears a transparent “shell”. It looks like an astronaut in a space suit, showing a perfect mixing of winter sports and modern technology. A series of colored floating lines around its head look like the tracks on an ice rink(冰场). The colorful lines also stand for fast 5G signals(信号). |
| The Opening Ceremony The opening ceremony was held on Feb. 4, 2022, or Lichun (Beginning of Spring), the first of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. They are used to count down the last seconds before the ceremony and show the Chinese people’s understanding of time. |
| Great Achievements The Chinese athletes got 9 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, which made us proud. China’s “Snow Princess” Eileen Gu got the historic gold in the women’s freestyle skiing. |
| A．a transparent “shell” | B．the tracks on a real ice rink |
| C．a space suit | D．colored floating lines around the arms |
| A．the motto | B．the mascot |
| C．the opening ceremony | D．Chinese athletes’ great achievements |
| A．The 24 solar terms show the Chinese people’s understanding of time. |
| B．Eileen Gu got the historic gold in the women’s freestyle skating. |
| C．We couldn’t watch the 2022 Winter Olympics on January 28, 2022. |
| D．Beijing is the first city to host both the Summer and the Winter Olympics. |
【推荐2】Have you got “Bing Dwen Dwen” or “Shuey Rhon Rhon”? On September 17th, 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s meet these two lovely mascots (吉祥物) in different colors.
It’s a black and white panda. It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the color of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” is good at ice sports. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. “Bing Dwen Dwen” shows the spirit of the Olympics, including a strong mind and a healthy body. |
Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. Have a look at its head. There are paper cuttings of doves (鸽子). They make up a circle. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. |
The idea behind these two mascots is to connect (连接) traditional Chinese culture with the Games. Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.
1. “Bing Dwen Dwen” looks like a/an ________.| A．dove | B．astronaut | C．lantern | D．shell |
| A．the two mascots have different colors |
| B．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” can play ice sports well |
| C．“Bing Dwen Dwen” has paper cuttings on its head |
| D．the two lovely mascots first showed on TV on September 27th, 2019 |
| A．tell the spirit of the Olympics | B．introduce the dreams of Chinese people |
| C．show traditional Chinese culture | D．celebrate China’s Spring Festival |
【推荐3】China impresses (给……留下深刻印象) the world in the year 2022. In the past months, we have seen several important events that showed the world a strong China. Here we take a look back at them.
The 16-day Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games closed on February 20. Themed “Together for a Shared Future”, the Games drew attention of the world successfully. Athletes (运动员) competed bravely on the ice and snow, achieving their dreams. They encouraged people around the world with their spirits. Behind stage, Chinese food and culture impressed international athletes. Many shared photos and videos of their life on social media, telling Chinese stories to the world. Bejing2022gave the world a window on China.
While Beijing 2022 reflects rich Chinese culture, the great progress in science and technology shows the ability to innovate (创新). On April 16, China welcomed three heroic astronauts home. After flying around Earth for six months, they came back home safely. During the stay in space, they gave lively science lessons from the Tiangong space station. That made millions of children fall in love with space science. What’s more, on June 5, the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft rose into space and another three astronauts were sent into the space station. They will make a further step in the exploration (探索) of space.
All these great achievements show the power of China. We’re proud of our country. We strongly believe that China will surely move forward to an even brighter future.
1. When did the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games open?| A．On February 20. | B．On April 16. |
| C．On February 4. | D．On April 1. |
| A．More and more athletes took part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. |
| B．People from other countries can know more about China from social media. |
| C．“Together for a Shared Future” is one of the Chinese stories. |
| D．The athletes disliked Chinese food and culture. |
| A．enjoy | B．give | C．show | D．realize |
| A．The Beijing 2022. |
| B．Great Achievements in China 2022. |
| C．I’m novation of Science and Technology 2022. |
| D．A Brighter Future in China. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
