话题03 北京冬奥会-2024年初中英语中考话题热点阅读训练

2024年初中英语中考话题热点阅读训练 话题03北京冬奥会 (一) On the evening of February 4, when the last two torchbearers(火炬手)ran to the center of the Bird’s Nest with the “flying” torch, the whole audience was silent and attracted attention. The stage appeared slowly and the torch was gently put into the base. At this time, the “flying” began to change into a butterfly, and the crystal clear display screen turned into a “snowflake”, holding the flame(火焰)in the air. In the history of the Olympic Games, the lighting ways of the main torch have been creative. But the main torch of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games is still displayed in an unexpected way in front of hundreds of millions of audiences around the world--- low fire, screen display and dancing in the air. With the support of science and technology, the main torch of the Winter Olympic Games put ice and fire together perfectly! Three inventions create a fantastic main torch. “The biggest creation in the Research and Design of the main torch of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games is the low fire design, video display and the complete form over the Bird’s Nest by the controlling system, which is fantastic in the 100-year history of the Olympic Games.” Liu Yue, the technical director of the main torch of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, said in an interview with the science and technology daily. Why use low fire design? It is to better show the idea of green, low-carbon(低碳)and sustainable development. The Olympic torch before was always using fire with huge energy waste. The Beijing Winter Olympic Games used green energy—hydrogen(氢气)as fuel. On the evening of February 4, the main torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics was successfully lit. Liu Yue, who experienced the main torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics from birth to appear amazingly, can’t hide his pride and joy. At this time, he and his team members finished their task and successfully made a difference to the Beijing Winter Olympics. 1．What did the writer want to show in Pa