2021英语时文阅读训练专题-东京奥运会

2021英语时文阅读训练专题一一东京奥运会

篇目一阅读理解

TokyoOlympicflameisthefirstpoweredbyhydrogen

Inspiredbythesun,theTokyoOlympiccauldron（大锅）isdesignedtobebetter

fortheplanet.

TheflameatTokyo'sNationalStadiumandanothercauldronburningalongthe

waterfrontnearTokyoBaythroughoutthegameswillbesustainedinpartbyhydrogen

（氢气）,thefirsttimesuchafuelsourceisusedtopoweranOlympicflame.Previous

flameshaveusuallyrunonpropane（丙烷）,althoughmagnesium,gunpowder,resinand

oliveoilhavealsobeenusedsincethefirstmodemcauldronwaslitfortheAmsterdam

Gamesin1928.

TheOlympictorchrelaywasintroducedeightyearslaterforBerlin.Unlikepropane,

hydrogendoesnotproducecarbondioxidewhencombusted.

TheTokyocauldronisfueledbyhydrogenproducedbyafactoryintheFukushima

（福岛）prefecture（辖区）thatrunsonrenewableenergy.Propaneandhydrogen

werebothusedduringthetorchrelay.OrganizersfortheLondonGamesin2012touted

plansforalow-carbontorchbutcouldn'tgetthedesignrightintime.Theyinsteaduseda

mixofpropaneandbutane（丁烷）.

BrazilianofficialscommissionedasmallercauldronforRioin2016toreducethe

amountoffuelneeded.TheTokyocauldronwasdesignedbyCanadianarchitectOki

Sato.Hissun-inspiredorbunfoldslikepetals（花瓣）fromaflower,whichorganizers

saynembodyvitalityandhope."

TennisplayerNaomiOsakalitthetorchat11:48pm,withperformersfrom

throughoutthenight'sceremonyholdingsunflowers-famousforbloomingtowardthe

sun.

1.TheTokyoOlympiccauldronisdesignedto.

A.bebeneficialfortheearth.B.beworsefortheplanet.

C.helppeopletosaveresources.D.helpplanettomorebeautiful.

2.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.HydrogenisthefirsttimeisusedtopoweranOlympicflam已

B.Hydrogencanproducecarbondioxidewhenitwasburned.

C.PropanewasusedduringthetorchrelayintheLondonGamesin2012.

D.Hydrogenisakindofnon-renewableenergy.

3.Themeaningofunfoldsis.

A.openupB.developC.releaseD.bloom

4.TheTokyocauldronwasdesignedtoembody,

A.livelyB.vitalityC.hopeD.B&C

5.Thepassagecan'tbein/on,

A.JulylOthnewsp叩ersB.TVC.InternetD.Radios

篇目二完形填空

FireworksilluminatedtheskyoverJapansNationalStadiuminTokyoasthe

OlympicopeningceremonycametoanendFridaynight.

Theopeningceremoniesofthepandemic-delayedGameswereheldwithout

spectatorsasameasuretopreventthespreadofthecoronavirusalthoughsome

dignitariesandinvitedguestsattended,includingUSfirstladyJillBiden.

IOCPresidentThomasBachcalleditadayofhope."itisverydifferentfromwhat

allofushadimagined,butletuscherishthismoment.Finallyweareallheretogether."

OfficialsbannedspectatorsfromallvenuesintheTokyoarea,withlimitedaudiences

allowedatafewoutlyingsites,inasteptakenbytheauthoritiestotrytocurbthespread

ofthevirus.Infectionshavebeensurging,withTokyohittingasix-monthhighof1,979

dailycasesonThursday.

()1.A.amongB.overC.betweenD.on

()2.A.anB.aC.theD./

()3.A.withB.withoutC.insteadD.insteadof

()4.A.pretendB.presentC.helpD.prevent

()5.A.attendedB.toattendC.joinedD.tojoin

()6.A.thatB.thisC.itD.its

()7.A.athletesB.audiencesC.coachesD.people

()8.A.whatB.whereC.whichD.that

()9.A.curbB.curbingC.tocurbD.curbs

()1().A.surgingB.decreasingC.disappearingD.bombing

篇目三语法填空

(介词)theeveoftheTokyoOlympics,organizers(fire)thedirector

oftheopeningceremonyoverajokehemadeabouttheholocaust(大屠杀).Thejoke

was(make)byKentaroKobayashiinthe1990sbutresurfacedinlocalmedia.

Tokyo2020chiefSeikoHashimotoapologizedonThursdayfor

(cause)anytroubleandworryafterKobayashigottheboot.Hours(early),

localnewsoutletsalsoreportedthatformerPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,astaunch

advocatefortheTokyoGames,(will)notshowupattheshowpieceevent.

Earlierthisweek,awell-(know)musicianwhogoesbythestagename

Cornelius(be)alsoforcedtostepdownascomposeroftheeventafter

old(report)ofhisbullyingandabusivebehaviortooldclassmateswas

(cover).

篇目四：任务型阅读

Theopeningceremonyfbrthe2020TokyoOlympicGameswillbeheldatthe

OlympicStadiuminTokyoonJuly23afterayearofwaitingduetothepandemic.Let^

takealookatthehighlightswhichmakethisopeningceremonyunique.

Nospectators

Therewillbenospectatorsduringtheopeningceremonyinanefforttocurbthe

spreadofthecoronavirus(冠状病毒)infections.About950people,includingofficials

andjournalists,willwatchinthemainstadium,organizerssaid.Fewerathletesare

expectedtoattendtheceremonybecausemanyarenotallowedtostayfortheentire

GamesduetoCOVID-19restrictions.

Maleandfemaleflag-bearers

TheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasactivelyencouragedalldelegations(代

表团)toselecttwoflag-bearersthistimearound,includingonewoman,aswomen*s

participationintheTokyoGameswillreach48.8percent,makingitthemostgender-

balancedOlympicsinthehistoryoftheevent.Designatedtomarchintotheopening

ceremonyas111thamongthedelegations,TeamChinawillbeledbytwoflag-bearers-

women*svolleyballstarZhuTingandreigningmen'staekwondochampionZhaoShuai.

Oathsessionupdated

Oneofthemostsymbolicpartsoftheopeningceremony-theOlympicoath（宣

誓）-hasbeensignificantlyadaptedinorderto"highlighttheimportanceof

solidarity,inclusion,non-discriminationandequalityn.Thenumberofoath-takerswillalso

beextendedfromthreetosix-twoathletes,twocoachesandtwojudges.

Simplifiedceremony

Inthe30-secondvideoshowingtherehearsal（排练）oftheopeningceremony

releasedtothepublic,theperformanceswillbeintegratedwithdances,sceneryandother

displayelementsusedinJapanesetraditionalfestivalsactivities.Inordertopreventand

controltheCOVID-19pandemicandmanagethecost,theTokyo2020Organizing

Committeesaidthat①theperfoirnancnsoftheceremonywillbegreatlysimpli行ed,with

morelightandshadowtechnologyusedinsteadofrealdecorationsatthescene.

LightingofOlympicCauldronkeptsecret

Inthe2020TokyoOlympics,howwilltheOlympicCauldronbelit?Whowillbethe

finaltorch-bearertoignitethe"fireofhopeH?Arenownedformerathletewillmostlikely

serveasthefinaltorch-bearerand,giventhethemeofequalityfortheGames,the

individualwillprobablybeawoman,accordingtoJapanesemedia.

Whowillshowup?

（开幕式的嘉宾名单还没有被确定）Worldleadersandseniorfigureswhohave

alreadypromisedtheirattendanceintheopeningceremonyareFrenchPresident

EmmanuelMacron,MongolianPrimeMinisterLuvsannams