Unit 1 学霸新视野时文阅读-【拔尖特训】2023-2024学年九年级上册英语 人教版

学霸新视野 时文阅读 ▶ “答案与解析”见P4 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可 以填入空白处的最佳选项。 [热点素材](2023·原创) 弗里吉向世界问好 Do you know the mascots(吉祥物) of the Paris 2024 Olympics? These French symbols have different and unique values. On November 14, 2022, the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics unveiled(公布) their official mascots—the Phryges. The Phryges are smal cone-shaped(锥形 的) caps. 1 They also have the golden Paris 2024 logo across their chests(胸口). The two mascots share the motto(座 右 铭) of “Alone we go faster, but together we go further”. The difference between the two mascots is that the Paralympic mascot wears a prosthetic (假体的) leg. 2 With her prosthetic leg, the Paralympic Phryge can “run at lightning speed”, according to the official website of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. The design of the Phryges drew its idea from smal Phrygian caps. 3 This kind of cap could be found in many big events in France. More specificaly, it􀆳s the red bonnet(旧式 女帽) famously worn by Marianne, the national personification(化 身) of the free French Republic. Now it has become a symbol of revolution(革命) and freedom, and of striving (奋斗) in the country. According to Paris 2024 Brand Director Julie Matikhine, “ 4 It􀆳s also an ideal that carries the values of our country, a part of our history and a singular(非凡的) point of view on the world.” As happens when a national spirit combines with the Olympic spirit, the mascots are also being packaged into nearly 10,000 types of products. 5 The Olympic Games wil be held in 2024 from July 26 to August 11 a