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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

2 . 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.

4 . Do you know the two lovely mascots ? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On September 17 of 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 color 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.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern’s name is “Shuey RhonRhon”. 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. “Shuey RhonRhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.

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．Shuey Rhon Rhon

2. “Bing Dwen Dwen” is ________.

A．a panda

B．an astronaut

C．an ice shell

D．a lantern

3. What do we know about “Shuey Rhon Rhon” from the passage?

A．It’s red because red is the color of the olympic Games.

B．It is the mascot of Chinese New Year.

C．It can bring players hope and good luck.

D．It’s always the mascot of Winter Paralympic Games.

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．The two lovely mascots first showed on TV on September 1, 2019.

B．“Bing Dwen Dwen” and “Shuey Rhon Rhon” are good at ice sports.

C．We call it “Bing Dwen Dwen” because it wears an ice shell and looks fat.

D．The two mascots are in different colors and shapes.

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

A．People in different countries like the two mascots.

B．“Fuwa”, “Bing Dwen Dwen” and “Shuey Rhon Rhon”.

C．Two olympic mascots come to life.

D．2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

5 . Did you watch the opening ceremony (开幕式) of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 at the National Stadium in Beijing? It is totally different from that of the 2008 Summer Games. Because there were no stars, no famous people or professional (专业的) performers. Just common people showed the world who they are.

“It is time to show a modern China and common Chinese people, especially the younger people, to the world instead of always paying attention to the country’s 5,000-year history,” said Zhang Yimou, director of the opening ceremony. He also directed the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ceremony. It offered people a look of China’s ancient and wonderful history.

At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, there were about 3,000 people from all walks of life. More than 90 percent of them are students between the ages of 5 and 25. Did you remember the children singing the Olympic Anthem? They were primary school students who came from Fuping, a small county in Hebei. Many live in villages and their parents are either farmers or migrant workers. It was the first time the 44 little singers had left home to perform in Beijing. Although most didn’t have any singing experience, their songs touched people’s hearts. It will be a meaningful experience for their whole lives.

Besides, square dancing is a popular national activity in China, where it’s seen as a form of daily exercise. So the square dancers from the ages of 5 to over 70 performed in the 30-minute warm-up show before the ceremony.

From the opening ceremony, the world got to know a modern China and the lives of common people. There were no famous performers, but everyone was sincere and wore a big smile. That warms people’s hearts.

1. Who showed at the 2022 opening ceremony?

A．Excellent Chinese stars.	B．Famous Chinese people.
C．Professional Chinese performers.	D．Common Chinese people.

2. How many students took part in the 2022 opening ceremony?

A．Over 700 students.	B．About 3,000 students.
C．Less than 90 students.	D．Over 2,700 students.

3. What is the closest meaning to the underlined word “sincere”?

A．Rich.

B．Brave.

C．Honest.

D．Funny.

6 . Know More about the Winter Olympic Games

In 1921, the International Olympic Committee (委员会) decided to hold the 1924 International Winter Sports Week in Chamonix, and two years after the event ended, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the event as the first Winter Olympic Games.        The athlete Charles Jutlau from the United States won the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics in the men’s 500-meter speed skating.

The last Winter Olympic Games were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018. Short track speed skater Wu Dajing won the only gold medal for China.        The Chinese delegation (代表团) won a total of nine medals, second only to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Chinese athletes have achieved the best results in history in many sports.

The 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022 was held in Beijing. Beijing is the first city to host the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The ice project was held in Beijing. The image ambassador (大使) for this Winter Olympic Games was Shen Xue. The opening ceremony was held at the Bird’s Nest.        China’s first participation (参加) in the Winter Olympics was the U. S. Lake Placid Winter Olympics. China’s first gold medalist at the Winter Olympics was Yang Yang.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.
1. ________ won the only gold medal for China at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

A．Wu Dajing

B．Zhou Yang

C．Yang Yang

2. ________ is the first city to host the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

A．Beijing

B．Tokyo

C．Chamonix

3. China took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in ________.

A．South Korea

B．Canada

C．America

4. The image ambassador for Beijing Winter Olympic Games was ________.

A．Wu Dajing

B．Shen Xue

C．Yang Yang

7 . 阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

offer        give        story        learn        thank        way        ready        as        spirit        well

Taking time to help others is meaningful. March is the month to learn from Lei Feng in China. Lei was an common soldier who was always     1     to help others. He died of an accident at the age of 22 in 1962. But his     2     still inspires (激励) people to do volunteer work.

The Youth Team is one of the volunteer groups during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The 192 young volunteers worked for 66 days. They     3     more than 15,000 hours of service.

It is not an easy job to work     4     a volunteer. Liu Junyu is one of the volunteers in the team and he designed the routes (设计路线) around the venues (场馆). With his design, people really had an easy time. They could get in and out the venues quickly and safely. Other volunteers helped clean up the ice and snow each day.     5     to their hard work, the tracks (赛道) were clean and tidy. It made sure that the games went     6    .

Also, a volunteer needs to     7     a lot. According to a volunteer from the Shougang Group, volunteers needed to know all about the venues. They also remember the history and     8     behind them. In this     9    , they could show the beauty of Shougang and Beijing to guests better.

“People say volunteering is about     10    . However, I’ve learned a lot through being a volunteer-the growing personal skills,” said Jiang.

8 . Winter sports in China

◆347 million people across the country take part in winter sports ◆46 million of them are under 18

A survey 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 Northen China?

A．347 million.

B．186 million.

C．161 million.

D．46 million.

2. According to the survey, what do the most people do?

A．Take part in winter sports training.	B．Take winter sports trips around China.
C．Buy winter sports clothes and tools.	D．Cheer for players at the Beijing Winter Games.

3. Where can we probably read the text in a newspaper?

A．Star Stories.

B．Sports World.

C．School Life.

D．Science Study.

9 . During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, there were 10 flower beds (花坛). One of the high-lights (亮点) of these flower beds was to make good use of garden waste.

One of them was in Tian’anmen Square. Its topic was “Wonderful Winter Olympics”. The five Olympic rings and the snowflake shape were at the bottom of the flower bed. To our surprise, all of these were made from garden waste. This could not only save resources but also bring people more beauty. It was generally praised by the public.

Green Olympics is one of the four main ideas of Beijing Winter Olympics. It took more than six years to prepare for the Games. In this process, the designers put the idea of green Olympics into every part. They integrated (融合) green Olympics with the city and its surroundings (环境). Green Olympics can not only make good use of waste and protect the environment, but also be good for the future development of the city. There’s no doubt that the Winter Olympics theme flower beds, which showed the “simple, safe and wonderful” requirements for the competition, added points to the unique charm (独特魅力) of the “City of the Two Olympics”.

As waste is considered as a resource that is put in a wrong place, the designers made the waste in the right place for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Besides, thrift (节俭) and hard work are the tradition of the Chinese nation. We also should save energy and make good use of waste in our daily life.

1. What is special about the flower beds?

A．The size.

B．The material.

C．The space.

D．The number.

2. What is at the bottom of the flower bed in Tian’anmen Square?

A．Bing Dwen Dwen and The snowflake shape

B．Bing Dwen Dwen and The Olympic flag

C．The Olympic flag and The five Olympic rings

D．The snowflake shape and The five Olympic rings

3. What tone (语气) does the writer use to write this passage?

A．boring

B．surprising

C．proud

D．serious

4. What is the correct structure of the passage?
(①=Paragraph 1②=Paragraph 2, …)

A．

B．

C．

D．

10 . The Beijing Winter Games saw many young athletes (运动员) shine on the biggest stage for winter sports. Let’s take a look at three Olympic medalists (奖牌得主) at Beijing 2022.

Su Yiming

At just 18, snowboarder Su Yiming made history by winning China’s first gold medal in men’s snowboarding. Also, he won a silver medal in the slope style (坡面障碍技巧). Su started snowboarding when he was just 4 years old. At that time, his parents couldn’t find a snowboard in China that would fit him. But he set his heart on snowboarding in 2015 after Beijing got the chance to host the 2022 Winter Games. “I want to say to all Chinese snowboarders that they should keep working hard and never give up, so their dreams can come true!” said Su after his win.

Gu Ailing

One of the most talked-about athletes at Beijing 2022 is two-time free ski (自由式滑雪) world champion Gu Ailing. It was a difficult jump that she had never done before. Her mother told her to play it safe. “But I didn’t listen to her and gave it a go, not trying to beat anyone but to elevate (提升) myself to the next level,” said Gu.

“I love feeling nervous and then overcoming it. That, I think, is the love that got me into skiing,” Gu told the New York Times.

Li Wenlong

Li Wenlong won a silver medal in the men’s 1,000m short track speed skating. It was Li’s first Winter Olympics. He skated behind his teammates (队友) as a team tactic (战术). It means that he tried to help his teammates to win. With his help, teammate Ren Ziwei won the gold medal. And Li himself crossed the line in second place. It was a big surprise!

1. According to the text, how many Olympic medals has Su Yiming won?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

2. Why didn’t Gu Ailing follow her mother’s advice?

A．Because she wanted to ski better than her mother.

B．Because she wanted to show her mother was wrong.

C．Because she wanted to challenge (挑战) herself.

3. What was Li Wenlong’s job in the short track race?

A．To help his teammates win.

B．To beat Ren Ziwei.

C．To skate before his teammates.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Don’t take advice from others.

B．People should dream big and never give up.

C．Anyone can make history by a winning gold medal.