中考英语阅读理解专项练习：体育运动

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专题09体育运动

一、阅读单选

TheMonkeyKing,NeZha,SnowChild,andtheCalabashBrothers-theyaresomeofChina'smost

beloved（深受喜爱的）cartooncharacters（角色）.Nowtheyallshowupinashortvideo,playingdifferentkinds

ofwintersports.TheShanghaiAnimationFilmStudiomadethevideotocelebratetheBeijing2022Winter

OlympicGames.Manypeoplesaidthevideo“bringsbacktheirchildhood^^.

The"SteelRoses“bloomed（盛开）again!OnApril13,China9swomen'ssoccerteamwonatickettothis

summer'sTokyoOlympics.Theywon2-1againstSouthKoreainthefirstlegandhada2-2drawinthesecond

leg.Theywonintheendwithanoverallscore（总成绩）of4-3.

AnewHarryPottergameispopularinChina.HarryPotter:MagicAwakenedcameoutonSept9.NetEase

madethegame.FanscantrytheSortingHat（分院帽）tojoinahouse.Theycanteamupforclassesandtravelin

themagicworld.However,notallfansarehappyaboutthegame.Forexample,evilcurses（牙B恶咒语）shouldbe

banned（禁止）,butinthegame,playerscanpaymoneytousethem.

1.AccordingtoText1,whichcartooncharacterisnotshowedupintheshortvideo?

A.NeZha.B.HarryPotter.C.TheMonkeyKing.D.TheCalabashBrothers.

2.AccordingtoText1,whafsthepurposeoftheshortvideo?

A.TocelebratetheBeijing2022WinterOlympicGames.B.Todrawcartoonfans9attention.

C.Tobringbackpeople'schildhood.D.Tomakemuchmoney.

3.AccordingtoText2,whafstheoverallscoreofChina'swomen'ssoccerteamintheend?

A.2-1.B.2-2.C.3-4.D.4-3.

4.Wherewerethissummer'sOlympicsheld?

A.Tokyo.B.Beijing.C.SouthKorea.D.Shanghai.

5.AccordingtoText3,whomadethenewHarryPottergame?

A.HarryPotter.B.NetEase.C.MagicAwakened.D.FilmStudio.

AttheTokyo2020Olympics,Chinagot38goldmedals.12ofthemwerewonbypost-2000s（00后）athletes.

Theyshoneinthegameswiththeirstrengthandskills.Theyalsoshowedthemselvestotheworld.Lefsmeet

someofthem.

Lishowedhersupremacy（统治地位）inthewomen'sweightlifting（举重）+87kg

division（级另lj）.ShesetthreenewOlympicrecords.Lihasarmpainandjustwentthrough

thedeathofhergrandfather,butshedidn'tletthesethingsgetherdown.Everytimeshe

■Mwenttolift,sheshoutedtocheerforherself.Afterwinning,shesharedherhappinesswitha

LiWenwen,21

“heart"gesture（比心）.

QuanwastheyoungestmemberoftheChineseteam.Inthewomen's10-meterplatform

final,shewowed（惊讶）theworldbyscoringperfect10pointsthreetimestowinthegold

medal.Shesaidshejustdidwhatshedideveryday.Duringtraining,shewoulddivemore

QuanHongchan,than300timeseveryday.Inherfreetime,sheisjustlikeothergirls.Shelikestoplay

14computergamesandeatlatiao.

Unlikehismoreoutgoingpeers（同龄人），thegoldwinnerofthemen's50-meterrifle

SKothreepositions（50米步枪三姿）iscalm.Zhangjustsmiledafterwinningthegold."This

calmalsomakesagoodshooter（射手）”,hiscoachMaJunsaid.64Itaketherifleasmylover,

Zhang

Zhangsaid.t4EverytimeIshoot,Idoitwithmywholeheart.^^

Changhong,21

6.Post-2000sathleteswongoldmedalsattheTokyo2020Olympics.

A.21B.38C.12D.14

7.WecanlearnfromLiWenwenthatweshould.

A.begoodtoourgrandparentsB.faceproblemsbravely

C.protectourarmsD.exercisebylifting

8.QuanHongchan5sexperiencetellsus.

A.10pointsisperfectB.divingisjustforchildren

C.successneedspracticeD.computergameshelpherpractise

9.ZhangChanghongwontheshootingeventwiththehelpofhis.

A.calmB.peersC.smileD.rifle

10.Post-2000sathletesshoneattheTokyo2020Olympicsbecause.

A.theyarereallyyoungB.theyarestrongandskilled

C.theyarelovelyD.theyliketalkingtoothers

Name:KatelynBlock,19

Theproblem:Attheendofhermiddleschool,shefellintoaseriouseating

idisorder.

僵Thechange:Shewasasportswoman,butwhileshewassick,shestopped

符running.Later,shedecidedtogetbackintorunning.Withafewmonthsofhard

work,shegraduatedfromhighschoolwithahealthybodyandahealthymind.

Name:AmaliaBiro,24

Theproblem:Amaliawasahorseriderwhodreamedofattendingthe

Olympics,untilonedayshewasthrownoffahorse,leavingherleftkneebadly

hurt.

1■Thechange:Sherana5Kwiththehelpofherfriend.Runningletsherclearher

head.Shefoundherselfstartingtoturntorunninginsteadofbreakingawayfrom

hersociallife.

Name:SarahJaneParker,28

Theproblem:Shehadalotoffearaboutdifferentthings.

Thechange:Shetriedindoorrockclimbingwithherfriend^support.Whenshe

finallymanagedtoclimbtothetop,shefellinlovewiththesport.Finallyshe

翁couldbreakawayfromherfear.

Name:KimberlyWhittaker,25

Theproblem:TwocaraccidentsinonemonthmadeKimberlyhaveproblemsin

bothkneesandpaininherlowerback.

[Thechange:Sheworkedwithaphysicaltrainerthreetimesaweektohelpher

becomehealthyagain.Shetookspinclassesthemostoftenbecauseshefeltlike

Ishewasfullofenergyandhappyintheclasses.

11.HowdidKatelynbecomehealthyagain?

A.Bychangingherdiet.B.Byseeingadoctor.

C.Byrunning.D.Bystudying.

12.WhatdoAmaliaandSarahhaveincommon（共同的）？

A.Theyhadthesamedream.B.TheyattendedtheOlympics.

C.Theydidn'ttrustthemselves.D.Theyshouldthanktheirfriends.

13.WhatdidKimberlythinkofthespinclasses?

A.Theywereboring.B.Theywerecheerful.

C.Theyweredifficult.D.Theyweretiring.

14.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthetext?

A.HowexercisingchangedtheirlifeB.Howtosolveproblemsinlife

C.HowtoexerciseinacorrectwayD.Howtobeanenergeticperson

LanceArmstrongisagreatathlete（运动员）fromTexas!ThisAmericanbicyclistwontheTourdeFrance

BicycleRace（环法自行车大赛）inthesummerof1999.Hewentontowinitagainin2000,2001,and2002.

Afterthathecontinuedtowintheraceforanotherthreetimesfrom2003to2005.WhatmakesArmstrongeven

moreamazingisthathewasbattling（抗争）cancerbeforecompetinginthe1999TourdeFranceRace.

In1996,Armstrongfoundhehadcancer.Thischallengingdiseasewasdevelopingrapidly.Hehadonlya50%

chancetolive.Armstronghadtodoseriousoperations.In1997,Armstrongreceivedgreatnews-hehadwonthe

raceagainstcancer!

Theraceistheworld'stopcyclingevent.IttakesitsathletesalloverFrance,eventhroughtheAlpstothe

PyreneesMountains.Thecoursechangeseachyearbutifsalwaysover2,000mileslongandalwaysendsin

Paris.

15.HowmanytimeshasArmstrongwontheTourdeFranceBicycleRaceinthetext?

A.3.B.4.C.6.D.7.

16.WheredoestheTourdeFranceBicycleRaceend?

A.InParis.B.InTexas.C.InAlps.D.InPyrenees.

17.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TourdeFranceBicycleRaceB.Adisease-cancer

C.CyclingtourinFranceD.AnAmericanbicyclist-Armstrong

InordertohosttheOlympics,acitymustsubmitaproposaltotheIOC.Afterallproposalshavebeen

submitted,theIOCvotes.Ifnocitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated,thevotingcontinues,untilamajority

winnerisdetermined.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsinadvance,allowingthewinningcitytime

topreparefortheGames.

InselectingthesiteoftheOlympicGames,theIOCconsidersanumberoffactors,andchieflyamongthem

iswhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostlikelytostagetheGameseffectively.TheIOCalsoconsiderswhich

partsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.Forinstance,Tokyo,thehostofthe1964SummerGames,and

Beijing,thatofthe2008Games,werechoseninparttopopularizetheOlympicmovementinAsia.Becauseof

growingimportancetelevisionworldwide,theIOCinrecentyearshasalsotakenintoaccountthehostcity'stime

zone.WhenevertheGamestakeplaceintheUSAorCanada,forexample,Americantelevisionnetworksare

willingtopayspeciallyhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthe

bestviewinghours.

OncetheGameshavebeenawarded,itisthedutyofthelocalorganizingcommittee-nottheIOCorthe

NOCofthehostcity'scountrytoprovidethemwithmoney.ThisisoftendonewithapartoftheOlympic

televisionrevenues,andcorporatesponsorships,ticketssales,andothersmallerrevenuesources.Inmanycases

thereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.

AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedamountsofmoneybyhostingtheGames,theOlympicscanbe

financiallyrisky.WhenthefinancialgainsfromtheGameswerelessthanexpected,thecitywasleftwithlarge

debts.

18.Duringvoting,thecitywillwinhostofOlympics.

A.gettingmostvotesinthefirstvoteB.gettingmorethanhalfvotes

C.beingsupportedbyamajorcityD.goingaroundsuccessfully

19.Inselectingthehostcity,theIOCwillconsiderseveralfactorsEXCEPT.

A.thetimezoneofthehostcityB.theexistingfacilitiesofthehostcity

C.whethertheareahashostedtheGamesD.whetherprofitcouldbemadebythehostcity

20.Accordingtothepassage,oneofthereasonsforTokyotobethehostofOlympicsin1964maybe.

A.it'samajorcityofJapanB.ifsafamouscity

C.it'sacityinAsiaD.it'sniceandcoolinsummer

21.EveryOlympicGamesisfinancedby.

A.thelocalgovernmentandthefinancialorganizations

B.thelocalgovernmentandtheorganizingcommittee

C.theIOCandtheNationalOlympicCommittee

D.thelocalcompaniesandthelocalmedia

Therearemanykindsofmarathonsheldeachyear,fromtheNorthPoletotheSaharaDesertaroundthe

world.Hereissomeinformationaboutsomeofthem.

LondonMarathon

TheLondonMarathonwasfirstrunonMarch29,1981andhasbeenheldinspringeveryyearsincethen.

Thelatesteventwasthe2018LondonMarathononApril22,2018.TheLondonMarathonisthebestinraising

money.Sinceitstarted,ithasraisedover70million.

NewYorkCityMarathon

TheNewYorkCityMarathonhasgrownfromaracewith55finisherstotheworld'sbiggestandmost

popularmarathon.50,229runnersjoinedintheeventin2015.Theracehasbeenorganizedeveryyearsince1970,

withtheexceptionof2012.

BostonMarathon

Thisistheoldestmarathonintheworld.Startedin1897,itwasinspiredbythemarathonheldattheSummer

OlympicsinAthenstheyearbefore.TheBostonMarathonwasheldinGreaterBostoninthestateof

MassachusettsinAmerica.

NorthPoleMarathon

Foranyonewhodoesn'tmindfreezingconditions,theNorthPoleMarathonhasknownastheworld'scoolest

marathon——takesplaceonthetopoftheworld,aroundtheNorthPole.ThefirstofficialracewasheldonApril

17,2003.

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22.Accordingtothetext,theLondonMarathonmaybe.

A.thebiggestB.thecoolest

C.theoldestD.therichest

23.Howmanypeopleraninthe2015NewYorkCityMarathon?

A.About5,000.B.About8,000.

C.Nearly10,000.D.Over50,000.

24.TheideaoftheBostonMarathonwasformedthankstothemarathonin.

A.1896B.1897C.1898D.1900

25.Accordingtothetext,theNorthPoleMarathonisheldforpeoplewho.

A.wanttomakemoremoneyB.areinterestedintheNorthPole

C.canstandfreezingconditionsD.arethelocalpeople

26.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Ageographybook.B.Asportsmagazine.

C.Anewsreport.D.Aschoolnotice.

Peopledonotoftenthinkaboutthewomen'snationalteamwhenitcomestoChinesefootball.Thatwasuntil

theladiescompletedanamazingsecond-halfcomebackinthefinalofthe2022AFCWomen'sAsianCupon

February6.

TheladieswereplayingagainstSouthKorea.Thehalftimescore（2-0）cameasabigdisappointment.

However,theChineseladiesonthefielddidn'tloseheart.Instead,theyfoughtback.Inthesecondhalfofthe

match,TangJiali,ZhangLinyanandXiaoYuyieachscoredagoalandbeatSouthKorea3-2.

TheirfinalwinsenttheteamtotheheadlinesofalmosteverynewspaperinChina.Butifshardtosayhow

longthisspotlight（聚光灯）willlast.Willpeoplecontinuetocareaboutthesefemale（女）playersandthe

successorswhocomeafterintheyearstocome?Therehaslongbeenabeliefthatfootballisonlyforboys.Pu

Wei,nowretired（退休）,isoneofthebestfemalefootballersinChinesehistory.Whenshewasalittlegirl,her

fatherwantedhertobecomeadancerorapianist.Hecouldhardlyimaginehislittlegirlchasingafteraball.Pu

hadtofoolherfatherintobelievingthatshewasjustgoingjogging（慢跑）when,infact,shewasgoingtoplay

football.Manyfemalefootballershadsimilarexperienceswhentheywereyoung.

Apartfromtheabsenceofsupportandattention,femalefootballersfacemanyotherchallenges.Theyare,for

example,oftenpaidmuchlessthanmalefootballers.Intermsofincome（收入）,noneofthetopteninternational

footballersisafemale.

Whenwecongratulatethefemalefootballersontheirhistoricwin,weshouldn'tforgetallofthedifficulties

theyhavebravelyovercometogetwheretheyaretoday.ThenexttimeyoutalkaboutChinesenationalfootball,

besuretomentiontheteamthathaswontheAsianCup.Thegirlsdeserve（值得）moreofourattentionand

support.

27.Accordingtothepassage,tocompletethesecond-halfcomebackwas.

A.surprisingB.luckyC.impossibleD.uneasy

28.Whatdoweknowaboutthefinalfromthepassage?

A.Chineseladieslosttwoscoresonpurpose.

B.Thecoachwasverydisappointedatfirst.

C.Chinesefemalefootballersneverbackedaway.

D.Thefinalwinmadetheladiesappearoneverynewspaper.

29.Theunderlinedword“successors“inParagraphThreeprobablyrefersto.

A.教练B.继承者C.支持者D.足球迷

30.Wecaninferthatthewriter'swritingpurposeisto.

A.makefootballmorepopularB.voiceforwomen?srights

C.collectmorefootballfollowersD.drawattentiontowomen?sfootball

Theyear2022willbeabigyearforsportsinChina,foritwillholdnotonlythe24thWinterOlympicsin

Beijing,butalsothe19thAsianGames（亚运会）inHangzhou.

OnAugust6th,2018,theofficialemblem（会徽）fortheHangzhouAsianGamescameout.Thecitywonthe

hostingrightsforthe2022AsianGamesin2015.ItwillbethethirdChinesecitytohosttheGamesafterBeijing

andGuangzhouin1990and2010.

Firstheldin1951,theAsianGamesisthelargestmulti-sporteventinAsia.ItalsomeansalottoChina.

TheBeijingAsianGameswasthefirstlargeinternationalsportseventhostedbyChina.TomaketheGames

agreatsuccess,Chinesepeopleworkedhardtoprepare.Beijingbuiltagreatnumberofroadsandstadiums（体育

馆）,includingthefamousBeijingOlympicSportsCentreandAsianGamesVillage.TheGameshelpedtheworld

seeChinaanditsachievements.Sincethen,Chinahasimproveditsglobalimage.

Fortheupcoming2022AsianGames,Hangzhouhasalreadystartedbuilding33sportsvenues（场所）.The

themesfortheHangzhouAsianGamesareatgreen,smart,economical（节俭）andcivilized（文明）AlltheGames9

buildingswillbeenvironmentallyfriendly.

31.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,China_______in2015.

A.hostedtheBeijingandGuangzhouAsianGames

B.hadtwocitiesfortheinternationalsportsevents

C.wonthehostingrightsforthe2022AsianGames

D.toldpeopletheemblemforthe2022AsianGames

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheBeijingAsianGames?

A.Chinahelditin1951forthefirsttime.B.Beijingbuiltlotsofroadsandstadiumsforit.

C.IthelpedtheworldknowChinabetter.D.ItwasChina'sfirstlargeinternationalsportsevent.

33.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthelastparagraph?

A.HangzhouisthebestplacetoholdtheAsianGames.

B.AlargenumberoftouristswillvisitHangzhouin2022.

C.MoreandmorepeoplewillliveandworkinHangzhou.

D.The2022AsianGameswillcarealotabouttheenvironment.

34.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Howtoprepareforthe2022AsianGames.B.ThehistoryoftheAsianGamesinChina.

C.WhyChinawantstohosttheAsianGames.D.HowtodesigntheAsianGamesemblem.

Alotofpeopleplaysports,butveryfewpeoplebecomesportsprofessionals.Thenwhyshouldyouplay

sportsiftheyaren,tgoingtobeyourfuture?

Thereareactuallyalotofgoodreasonstoplaysports.Firstofall,sportsareagreatwaytoexercise.

Exercisingkeepsyouhealthyandstrong.Italsohelpsyoustayinagoodstate.Whenyouexercise,yourbody

producesendorphins（内啡肽）.Endorphinsgiveyoumoreenergyandmakeyoufeelhappier.

Sportsareimportantforeveryone,buttheyareespeciallyimportantforyoungpeople.Theyteachyoung

peopleaboutwinningandlosing.Also,theyteachyoungpeoplehowtocommunicateandworkasateam.For

example,whenyouplayfootball,youmustlearnhowtocommunicatewithyourteammatesandworktogether.

Sportsteachyoungpeopletorespecttheircoaches,teammates,andpeopletheyfightagainstaswell.

Manyreportssaythatsportshelpyoungpeoplestayoutoftrouble.Ifayoungpersonplayssports,heorshe

islesslikelytohaveproblems.Thisisbecausesportsteachpeopleaboutrules.Theyalsohelppeopleknowthatif

theyworkhard,theymightsucceed.

Anothergoodwayofsportsisthattheymakepeopleleavetheirhouses.Thesedays,alotofpeoplespendtoo

muchtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames.Whenyouplaysports,yougooutsideandexerciseinthe

sun.Youtakeinfreshair.Allofthesethingsareimportant.

Whetherornotyouwillbecomeasportsprofessionaldoesn'tmatter.Sportswillhelpyoubecomeabetter

andhappierperson.Sportswillhelpyoumakefriendsandstayhealthy.Hereisanothergoodreasontoplaysports:

Sportsarefun.

35.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.

A.encouragereaderstothinkaboutplayingsportsB.makeasurveyonplayingsports

C.shareknowledgeofsportsD.askforadvicefromreaders

36.Theunderlinedphrase“inagoodstate“inParagraph2means.

A.ingoodtimeB.ingoodorderC.inhighspiritsD.ingoodcondition

37.Inthewriter'sopinion,sportscanbringpeople.

A.happiness,health,friendshipandfunB.fashion,health,friendshipandfun

C.happiness,wealth,healthandcourageD.health,courage,friendshipandvalue

38.Whichofthefollowingisthemostlikelytobetrueaccordingtothewriter'sopinion?

A.Peopleshouldspendmostoftheirtimedoingsports.

B.Ifyouplaysports,youwillprobablybeinagoodstate.

C.Respectingothersisthemostimportantinsports.

D.Ifpeopleworkhardinplayingsports,theywillsurelysucceedintheirlives.

39.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.SportsareveryinterestingB.Sportsteachpeoplerules

C.SportsmakepeoplegooutsideD.Sportsaregoodforeveryone

Asurveyaskedkidstwoquestions:Whatmakesplayingsportsfunforyouthemost?Whydoyouwantto

keeponyoursports?Thesurveyisimportantbecauseithelpsusknowmoreaboutstudents9loveforfootballand

someothergroupsports.

Areportaboutkids'playingfootball

BasicInformation

QI:Whatmakesplayingsportsfunforyouthemost?

Whatisasked?

Q2:Whydoyouwanttokeeponyoursports?

Whois

200soccerplayersofkidsfrom10schools;

interviewed?

ResultandConclusion

◊Tryingyourbest(45%);

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OExercising(31%);,w-***

theanswerstoQ1

八.」心—

◊Gettingalongwithyourteammates(20%);...

OGettingthefeelingofwinning(4%);

◊Toplayatthenextlevel(48%);

◊Tocopytricksandsmartideas(32%);

theanswerstoQ2

OTotrydifferentpositions(15%);

◊Totraveltootherplacestojoininthematches(5%);

Whenkidsplaygroupsports,theyjustwanttohavegreatfunanditisthemostimportant

conclusion

thing.

40.Howmanykidsthink“tryingyourbest“makesplayingsportsfunthemost?

A.90.B.62.C.40.D.8.

41.Whydothemostkidswanttokeepontheirsports?

A.Totraveltootherplaces.B.Toplayatthenextlevel.

C.Tocopytricksandideas.D.Totrydifferentpositions.

42.Whatisthemostimportantforkidswhentheyjoiningroupsports?

A.Kindsofthegames.B.Thetimeofsports.

C.Teamworkwithfriends.D.Theirgreatfun.

DoyouknowsomethingaboutWinterOlympics?WhenandwherewerethefirstwinterOlympicsheld?

Readon,andyou'llgettheanswer.

ThehistoryoftheWinterOlympicscanbetraced（追溯）backtothe1920s.OnJanuary25,1924,thefirst

gamesgotunderwayinFrance.Thecompetition,however,wasthenknownnotastheWinterGamesbutasthe

""InternationalWinterSportsWeek”.Nomatterwhatitwascalled,peopleenjoyeditverymuch.Theirexcitement

ledtheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC,国际奥林匹克委员会）toofficiallysetuptheWinterGamesin

1928.

The"InternationalWinterSportsWeek”,however,wasn'tthefirstinternationalcompetitiontohaveincluded

wintersports.FiveyearsafterthebirthofthemodemOlympicGamesin1896,SwedensetuptheNordic（北欧的）

Games.LiketheOlympics,thewintersportscompetitionwasstagedeveryfouryears.Butasitsnamesuggests,

onlyNordiccountriestookpartinit.TheIOCwantedtoorganizewintersportscompetitions,too.Atthe1908

LondonGame,figureskating（花样滑冰）madeitswayintotheOlympics.Thecontest,however,washeldin

October-longaftertheothereventswereover.

In1911,theIOCsuggestedSwedenincludewintersportsatits1912StockholmGames.TheNordiccountry

refused.ItwantedtoprotectthepopularityoftheNordicGames.Organizersofthe1916BerlinGamesplannedto

includewintersports.Unfortunately,thatyear'sOlympicswereforcedtobecancelledbecauseofWorldWarI.In

1920,icehockey（冰球运动）joinedfigureskatingasanOlympicevent.Twoyearslater,theIOCfinallyreached

anagreementwiththeNordiccountriestoholdthe^InternationalwinterSportsWeek”.Nowyouknowthestory

ofhowtheWinterOlympicscametobe.

Sofar,therehavebeen23WinterOlympics.MostofthemwereheldintheWest.Now,Chinahasbecome

thethirdAsiancountrytohostthecompetition.AndBeijinghasbecometheworld'sfirstcitytohaveeverheld

boththeSummerandtheWinterOlympicGames.

43.WherewasthefirstInternationalWinterSportsWeekheld?

A.InFrance.B.InLondon.C.InBerlin.D.InChina.

44.Whichoffollowingisright?Putthefollowingeventsinthecorrectorder,

a.Icehockeyjoinedfigureskating.

b.InternationalWinterSportsWeekwasheldinFrance.

c.TheWinterGameswassetupofficially.

d.SwedensetuptheNordicGames.

e.FigureskatingmadeitswayintotheOlympics.

A.e-d-a-c-bB.e-d-a-b-cC.d-e-a-b-cD.d-e-b-c-a

45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThehistoryoftheWinterOlympics.B.TheSummerOlympicGames.

C.TheInternationalWinterSportsweek.D.TheInternationalOlympicCommittee.

46.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

barrel

MaldonisatowninEssex,England.Everyspring,thesmalltowncatchesmanypeople'seyesthanksto"one

oftheworld'sdirtiestsportingevents^^there——MaldonMudRace.

ThepopularraceisheldinthelocalPromenadePark.Startedin1973,itseesrunnerscompetewitheach

othertocrossamuddy（泥泞的）river.Inthepast,eachcompetitorhadtopassthroughsome200metersofmud,

drinksomebeerfromabarrelandthenreturntothestartingpoint.Nowthebarrelofbeerhaslongdisappeared

andtheracehasbecomeacharity（慈善）eventwhichpeopleoftenwearfancyclothe