专题03 阅读理解-冲刺2022年中考英语必考题型终极押题（北京专用）

2022年中考英语必考题型终极押题（北京专用）-阅读理解 （2022·山东·东平县实验中学一模）The Olympic flame (火焰) has been put out, bringing down the curtain (帷幕) on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. But passion lingers (继续存留) for a sporting event that has inspired the world during the pandemic, said Xinhua. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach called the Games “truly exceptional” in his closing ceremony speech at the National Stadium. “The Olympic spirit could only shine so brightly because the Chinese people set the stage in such an excellent way and in a safe way,” he said. At Beijing 2022, a total of 2,877 athletes (运动员) from 91 countries and regions competed for 109 gold medals. Through 17 days of outstanding performances on the ice and snow, 17 Olympic records, including two world records, were broken. “This is a real example of the Olympic motto (口号): Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together,” said Cai Qi, president of the Beijing organizing committee. As the first city to ever host both the Summer an