01.奥运会的运动项目-2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版)

2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 01.奥运会的运动项目 1 The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11. Find out more about these popular matches: Shooting, Basketball, Football, and Cycling! There are some rules you should know before watching these matches. Shooting Sit at the back or on either side of the stadium (体育场). Above all, keep quiet during the match. Do not use the flash on your camera. When the players are shooting, keep your voice down. Basketball & Football You cannot bring drinks in glass cups. Keep the cheering down at important moments. Do not use the camera flash. If you easily get too excited, bring some food. Keep your mouth moving to cool yourself down. Cycling (骑自行车) You are not allowed to take your pet with you. You can use the flash to take photos but remember to keep yourself away from the player. Players might look tired, but do not hand them water or anything else. Again, if a runner hurts, do not run over to help. The best thing to do is to call our doctors for help. 1．How long will the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last? A．For 13 days. B．For 16 days. C．For 17 days. D．For 19 days. 2．If you are watching the Olympic Games, in which match can you use the flash to take photos? A．Cycling. B．Basketball. C．Shooting. D．Ping-pong. 3．According to the passage, who does the right thing? A．Nancy, who brings cola in a glass cup in the football match. B．Mike, who cheers the players on loudly in the shooting match. C．Peter, who takes his pet dog to watch the cycling match. D．Anna, who calls a doctor to help the player in the cycling match. 4．What sport is not mentioned in the passage? A． B． C． D． 2 Here is some “breaking” news: the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added breaking (霹雳舞) to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games! Breaking might be one of the very unusual sports to be added to the Games, as it’s often seen as more of an art form than a sport. The dance style first appeared on the streets of New York in the1970s. Performers dance to hip-hop music while using different movements. In the1980s, breaking swept around the world when it was adopted by pop stars such as Michael Jackson. Jackson’s moonwalk became popular among teenagers worldwide. Why did the IOC choose breaking? Over the past few years, the Olympics has become less interesting to young people. The IOC is trying to make the Games more “youthful”, with sports that young people actually do in their spare time. “We want to take sports to the youth,” said IOC President. To be added to the Olympics, a sport must be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and by women in no fewer than 40 countries. Breaking certainly meets this standard (标准), according to The Sydney Morning Herald. It is also competitive and requires strict training just like other sports. Dancers need to have the strong upper body and core (核心) strength. “I train at least 10hours a week, and I’ve been training since I was a young kid,” top Australian break dancer Lowe said. “It’s great that it gives us more recognition as a sport,” said British break dancer Karam. “Now, the efforts of break dancers are gradually accepted and even admired by a growing number of people. And for the Olympics, it will attract young people who may not follow some of the traditional sports.” 5．In 2024, the Olympic Games will be held in _______. A．Japan B．Canada C．France 6．From the third paragraph, we can know that _______. A．breaking was very popular in the1970s B．there are different movements in breaking C．Michael Jackson gave lessons of breaking to teenagers 7．The IOC chose breaking because _______. A．the sport has been popular with only young people for a long time B．it wants to make the Olympics more popular with young people C．there are top break dancers in many countries, such as Australia and England 8．What does the underlined word “recognition” mean in the last paragraph? A．认可 B．讨论 C．识别 9．What does the passage mainly talk about? A．Breaking has been added to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. B．Breaking is interesting and good for people’s health. C．Break dancers have trained hard for the Olympic Games. 3 Beach volleyball is one of the most interesting sports in the world. In the 1920s, people first played it for fun in California, USA．At that time, only men played beach volleyball. The first two-man beach volleyball game was in 1930. It became an Olympic sport for both men and women in 1996. To play beach volleyball, you need a ball, a net, and lots of sand. In a game, two players play on the sand for each team. If the team gets two sets, they will win the game. Players need to move very fast to hit the ball. It is very challenging to run and jump on the sand because it is not easy to play the game with the sun in your eyes and hot sand under your feet. Players usually jump about 300 times in one game. That’s why they are really strong and healthy. Playing beach volleyball is never boring because it brings a lot of fun. It also helps people keep healthy and make more friends with sports lovers. So what are you waiting for? Go and play this exciting game! 10．What kind of sport is the passage about? A． B． C． D． 11．Women first played beach volleyball in the Olympic Games in ________. A．1910 B．1920 C．1930 D．1996 12．The underlined word “challenging” means ________. A．fun B．easy C．difficult D．special 13．The benefits(好处) of playing beach volleyball are ________. ①bringing a lot of fun ②making more friends ③running on the sand ④keeping people healthy A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④ 14．How does the writer like beach volleyball? A．Easy and boring. B．Easy and interesting. C．Exciting and boring. D．Exciting and interesting. 4 Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise. It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even in factories. Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When he was at college, his teacher asked the class to think of a game that can be played in the winter. Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game. The purpose of the game is for players to get a ball into the “basket”. Players on the same team must work together to help each other get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket. It is believed that on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an event at the Olympics. Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, it has also become a more popular sport to watch. Although America’s NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming popular in China. The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. And there are also more and more foreign players in the CBA．Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them. These stars encourage them to work hard to achieve their dreams. 15．Why did the teacher want the class invent a game? A．The teacher wanted the class play against each other. B．The teacher wanted the class help each other. C．The teacher wanted them play a game in winter. D．The teacher wanted them divide into two teams. 16．When was the first basketball game played in history? A．1861. B．1891. C．1936. D．Over 100 years ago. 17．What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? A．The development of the basketball. B．The introduction of the basketball. C．The popularity of the basketball. D．The importance of the basketball. 18．What does the underlined word “them” refer to? A．Some famous basketball players. B．Young people. C．Basketball players. D．Some foreign players. 19．What’s the best title of the passage? A．History of basketball. B．Dr. Naismith was very important. C．Why basketball is so popular? D．There are more and more foreign players in the CBA． 5 Are the Olympic Games outdated? That might seem like a strange question. But it’s exactly what the International Olympic Committee (国际奥林匹克委员会) is considering. At the 2012 London Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach noticed something. “You could see that the younger people did not have interest in watching the Games any more. They were not there.” To change this, the IOC wants to make the Summer Olympics younger. But that isn’t as simple as just adding more sports. It’s impossible to always add new sports to the Olympics. It would become too much for host cities to deal with. The IOC asks host cities to choose the new sports and then the committee decides which ones can finally be added to that year’s games. The new sports would be included in that year’s Olympics only. The IOC has agreed to add baseball / softball, karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Though the 2020 Olympics have been postponed until next year because of COVID-19, we are still looking forward to them, especially to the new sports. People are wondering what makes up an Olympic sport. Some people would like to see e-sports at the Olympics, because they are really popular. President Bach thinks video games with killing are not acceptable. One of the main principles (原则) of the Olympics is to encourage world peace. At the moment, the future of e-sports is still unclear. What about the Winter Olympics? Not to worry. The IOC has already added seven new sports for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Winter Olympics’ situation is a little different. The Winter Olympics have less than half the sports of the Summer Olympics, so they have room to grow. 20．What did Thomas Bach notice after the 2012 London Olympics? A．Some sports were less popular. B．There were fewer young players at the Olympics. C．Young people were not interested in the Olympics. 21．What does the underlined word “postponed” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A．延期 B．取消 C．整改 22．What is Paragraph 2 mainly talking about? A．What the influence of COVID-19 is. B．How a new sport is added to the Olympics. C．Why the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are put off. 23．What does Thomas Bach think of video games with killing? A．They fail to encourage world peace. B．They are becoming more popular. C．They are for young people only. 6 Welcome to the 2016 Olympic Games! Archery Archery has a 10, 000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972. Did you know? In the 14th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practise it. Badminton This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poona, the same name as the town in which they lived. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best. Did you know? The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of a goose. Football There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932. Did you know? Hungary has won three football gold medals-more than any other country. Taekwondo This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games. Did you know? Hundreds of thousands of people from about 200 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport. 24．Who invented the sport of badminton? A．Indians. B．British. C．Chinese. D．Koreans. 25．Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics? A．Archery. B．Badminton. C．Taekwondo. D．Football. 26．Which sport was first named after a town? A．Badminton. B．Football. C．Taekwondo. D．Archery. 27．Which of the following pictures shows the sport of “Taekwondo”? A． B． C． D． 7 The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece, in the year 1896. Athletes(运动员) from only 13 countries participated in the Games that year. They competed (比赛) in 43 different events in just 9 sports (track and field, swimming, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, tennis, weight lifting, and wrestling). In 2004 the summer Olympic Games took place once again in Athens, Greece. This time, athletes from 202 countries competed in 300 events in 28 sports. Only five sports have been in every Olympic Games. They are track and field, swimming, fencing, cycling, and gymnastics. Other sports come and go in the Olympic Games. For example, tennis was an Olympic sport from 1896 until 1924. Then it disappeared (消失) from the Olympics until 1988. Baseball, badminton, and taekwondo are more recent additions (增加) to the Olympic Games. It is the job of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add and remove sports from the Olympic Games. A sport has to be popular in at least 50 countries on three continents before it can be added. However, the IOC doesn’t want to add more sports to the Olympic Games without eliminating others. The IOC is afraid that there will be too many sports in the Olympics. Artistic events were also a part of the Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948. There were contests in architecture, music, literature, and painting. Today some people think that artistic events and games such as chess should be part of the Olympics. However, many people oppose this idea. The Olympic Games today are very different from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. These differences reflect the changing definition and popularity of sports. 28．The purpose of the passage is to introduce _________. A．how sports come and go in Olympic Games B．who adds and removes sports from the Olympic Games C．which sports are popular in modern Olympic Games D．why some sports events were a part of Olympic Games 29．The underlined word “eliminating” in paragraph 3 means _________. A．adding B．removing C．taking place D．competing 30．Which of the following is NOT true? A．There are more athletes and sports in the Olympic Games in 2004 than in the year 1896. B．There weren’t any tennis matches in the Olympic Games in 1980. C．The recently added Olympic sports are popular in at least 50 countries on three continents. D．The IOC believes that the more sports in the Olympic Games, the better. 8 Four new sports will be added to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: breaking (霹雳舞), skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. These events are for the first time or continue to appear in the Olympic Games, so that more young people can be interested in the Olympic Games, and people can also pay attention to urban (城市的) sports. The breaking competition will take place at the Place de la Concorde in Paris on August 9 and 10, 2024. Sixteen B-Boys and sixteen B-Girls will compete against each other in a one-on-one “battle” with music played by a DJ. Skateboarding first became popular in the United States in the 1950s. After the Tokyo Olympies, skateboarding will make its second appearance. American, Brazilian and Japanese players have strong abilities in this event. The competition will be held in the same place as the breaking event. Sport climbing has become widely popular over the past 20 years. It is a young, mixed sport. 39% of climbers under 18 years old practise both outdoors and indoors. In Paris 2024, people will compete in two events. Sports lovers can watch the event at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue (场馆). It also cares for natural protection. It is believed that fishermen in ancient Peru began surfing. It spread to Polynesia in 400 AD．Two to four players compete in groups, and they need to surf in 20 to 30 minutes. The competition will be held on the island of Tahiti. 31．________ events above will be held at the Place de la Concorde. A．One B．Two C．Three 32．Sport climbing ________. A．is practised by people of all ages B．will be held outdoors in Paris 2024 C．reminds people of protecting nature 33．According to the passage, ________ has the longest history. A．surfing B．sport climbing C．skateboarding 34．We can learn that ________. A．players from Brazil may compete in skateboarding B．sixteen B-Boys and B-Girls will compete in breaking C．the four events will appear at the Olympics for the first time 35．The purpose of the article is ________. A．to show the history of Olympic events B．to encourage young people to take risks C．to introduce the four new sports in Paris 2024 Olympic Games 9 Water polo（水球）is an interesting sport. Water polo long ago had few rules. Now there are many rules. Today water polo is in the Olympics. Water polo started in England. It began in the 19th century. The players were rough. Sometimes, the players held each other under water. The player drank a lot of water and didn’t know anything around him. And the water wasn’t clean. Today, people do this sport in a clean pool. At first, the ball is in the middle of（在……中间）the pool. And then the players swim to the ball. Each team has seven players. There are six swimmers. How do people tell the teams apart（区分）when they are watching the game? The players wear swimming caps. One team wears blue caps. The other team wears white caps. Today water polo is also rough, but water polo makes a big slash（飞溅）in the Olympic Games. People all over the world like to play and watch it. 36．Long ago water polo had __________ rules. A．few B．many C．some D．no 37．Water polo started in __________. A．America B．China C．England D．Canada 38．There are __________ players in each team. A．fourteen B．twelve C．six D．seven 39．The underlined word “rough” means __________ in the text. A．粗暴的 B．温和的 C．彬彬有礼的 D．有气魄的 40．How do people tell the teams apart in this sport? A．By the color of their swimming clothes. B．By the color of their swimming caps. C．By the color of their players’ hair. D．None of the above（以上都不是）. 10 As a symbol of Chinese traditional culture, the dragon boat race is known as a traditional custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of poet Qu Yuan（340 BC-278BC）. The traditional festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. Dragon boat races are held in many parts of China every year. Many dragon boat paddlers（船浆手）have hoped the sport can be one of the Olympic events for a long time. Everything seems to be moving towards the dream. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the dragon boat race was held as an Olympics demonstration sport（表演项目）. Though it’s just a ten minute performance for every team at the Sea Forest Waterway, the race is really getting closer to the Olympics. Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee（IOC）, also came to watch the boat race. Just as the race ended, the China Canoe Association gave Bach a model of the dragon boat as a gift. This is the first time that the dragon boat race showed up at the Olympics. It has greatly introduced ancient Chinese culture to the world. “I think that for the dragon boat performance at the Tokyo Olympics this time, we have taken a big step forward for the dragon boat to enter the Olympic Games,” said Yang Guang, head of the Chinese dragon boat performance team for the Tokyo Olympics. According to the plans of the International Canoe Federation (ICF), this sport will be spread in many countries. It is believed that the Olympics will treat the dragon boat race as an official sport soon. 41．The dragon’ boat race is ________. A．a symbol of Chinese traditional culture B．a hobby of poet Qu Yuan C．a custom of the Spring Festival D．an event of the Olympic Games 42．Who is Thomas Bach? A．A player. B．The president’ of the IOC． C．A dragon boat lover. D．The head of the ICF. 43．Which of the following statements is TRUE? A．Yang Guang doesn’t think the boat races will enter the Olympics. B．The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. C．There was a 5-minute dragon boat performance at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. D．Chinese people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival to remember Shen Nong. 44．What can you infer from the last paragraph? A．The dragon boat race has been accepted by most countries. B．Officials and players won’t take the dragon boat race seriously. C．The dragon boat race may be an event in the Olympic Games soon. D．The dragon boat race will attract more officials to enjoy the activity. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 2024-2025学年九年级英语阅读热点话题(通用版) 01.奥运会的运动项目 1 The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11. Find out more about these popular matches: Shooting, Basketball, Football, and Cycling! There are some rules you should know before watching these matches. Shooting Sit at the back or on either side of the stadium (体育场). Above all, keep quiet during the match. Do not use the flash on your camera. When the players are shooting, keep your voice down. Basketball & Football You cannot bring drinks in glass cups. Keep the cheering down at important moments. Do not use the camera flash. If you easily get too excited, bring some food. Keep your mouth moving to cool yourself down. Cycling (骑自行车) You are not allowed to take your pet with you. You can use the flash to take photos but remember to keep yourself away from the player. Players might look tired, but do not hand them water or anything else. Again, if a runner hurts, do not run over to help. The best thing to do is to call our doctors for help. 1．How long will the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last? A．For 13 days. B．For 16 days. C．For 17 days. D．For 19 days. 2．If you are watching the Olympic Games, in which match can you use the flash to take photos? A．Cycling. B．Basketball. C．Shooting. D．Ping-pong. 3．According to the passage, who does the right thing? A．Nancy, who brings cola in a glass cup in the football match. B．Mike, who cheers the players on loudly in the shooting match. C．Peter, who takes his pet dog to watch the cycling match. D．Anna, who calls a doctor to help the player in the cycling match. 4．What sport is not mentioned in the passage? A． B． C． D． 2 Here is some “breaking” news: the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added breaking (霹雳舞) to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games! Breaking might be one of the very unusual sports to be added to the Games, as it’s often seen as more of an art form than a sport. The dance style first appeared on the streets of New York in the1970s. Performers dance to hip-hop music while using different movements. In the1980s, breaking swept around the world when it was adopted by pop stars such as Michael Jackson. Jackson’s moonwalk became popular among teenagers worldwide. Why did the IOC choose breaking? Over the past few years, the Olympics has become less interesting to young people. The IOC is trying to make the Games more “youthful”, with sports that young people actually do in their spare time. “We want to take sports to the youth,” said IOC President. To be added to the Olympics, a sport must be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and by women in no fewer than 40 countries. Breaking certainly meets this standard (标准), according to The Sydney Morning Herald. It is also competitive and requires strict training just like other sports. Dancers need to have the strong upper body and core (核心) strength. “I train at least 10hours a week, and I’ve been training since I was a young kid,” top Australian break dancer Lowe said. “It’s great that it gives us more recognition as a sport,” said British break dancer Karam. “Now, the efforts of break dancers are gradually accepted and even admired by a growing number of people. And for the Olympics, it will attract young people who may not follow some of the traditional sports.” 5．In 2024, the Olympic Games will be held in _______. A．Japan B．Canada C．France 6．From the third paragraph, we can know that _______. A．breaking was very popular in the1970s B．there are different movements in breaking C．Michael Jackson gave lessons of breaking to teenagers 7．The IOC chose breaking because _______. A．the sport has been popular with only young people for a long time B．it wants to make the Olympics more popular with young people C．there are top break dancers in many countries, such as Australia and England 8．What does the underlined word “recognition” mean in the last paragraph? A．认可 B．讨论 C．识别 9．What does the passage mainly talk about? A．Breaking has been added to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. B．Breaking is interesting and good for people’s health. C．Break dancers have trained hard for the Olympic Games. 3 Beach volleyball is one of the most interesting sports in the world. In the 1920s, people first played it for fun in California, USA．At that time, only men played beach volleyball. The first two-man beach volleyball game was in 1930. It became an Olympic sport for both men and women in 1996. To play beach volleyball, you need a ball, a net, and lots of sand. In a game, two players play on the sand for each team. If the team gets two sets, they will win the game. Players need to move very fast to hit the ball. It is very challenging to run and jump on the sand because it is not easy to play the game with the sun in your eyes and hot sand under your feet. Players usually jump about 300 times in one game. That’s why they are really strong and healthy. Playing beach volleyball is never boring because it brings a lot of fun. It also helps people keep healthy and make more friends with sports lovers. So what are you waiting for? Go and play this exciting game! 10．What kind of sport is the passage about? A． B． C． D． 11．Women first played beach volleyball in the Olympic Games in ________. A．1910 B．1920 C．1930 D．1996 12．The underlined word “challenging” means ________. A．fun B．easy C．difficult D．special 13．The benefits(好处) of playing beach volleyball are ________. ①bringing a lot of fun ②making more friends ③running on the sand ④keeping people healthy A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④ 14．How does the writer like beach volleyball? A．Easy and boring. B．Easy and interesting. C．Exciting and boring. D．Exciting and interesting. 4 Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise. It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even in factories. Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When he was at college, his teacher asked the class to think of a game that can be played in the winter. Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game. The purpose of the game is for players to get a ball into the “basket”. Players on the same team must work together to help each other get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket. It is believed that on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an event at the Olympics. Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, it has also become a more popular sport to watch. Although America’s NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming popular in China. The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. And there are also more and more foreign players in the CBA．Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them. These stars encourage them to work hard to achieve their dreams. 15．Why did the teacher want the class invent a game? A．The teacher wanted the class play against each other. B．The teacher wanted the class help each other. C．The teacher wanted them play a game in winter. D．The teacher wanted them divide into two teams. 16．When was the first basketball game played in history? A．1861. B．1891. C．1936. D．Over 100 years ago. 17．What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? A．The development of the basketball. B．The introduction of the basketball. C．The popularity of the basketball. D．The importance of the basketball. 18．What does the underlined word “them” refer to? A．Some famous basketball players. B．Young people. C．Basketball players. D．Some foreign players. 19．What’s the best title of the passage? A．History of basketball. B．Dr. Naismith was very important. C．Why basketball is so popular? D．There are more and more foreign players in the CBA． 5 Are the Olympic Games outdated? That might seem like a strange question. But it’s exactly what the International Olympic Committee (国际奥林匹克委员会) is considering. At the 2012 London Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach noticed something. “You could see that the younger people did not have interest in watching the Games any more. They were not there.” To change this, the IOC wants to make the Summer Olympics younger. But that isn’t as simple as just adding more sports. It’s impossible to always add new sports to the Olympics. It would become too much for host cities to deal with. The IOC asks host cities to choose the new sports and then the committee decides which ones can finally be added to that year’s games. The new sports would be included in that year’s Olympics only. The IOC has agreed to add baseball / softball, karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Though the 2020 Olympics have been postponed until next year because of COVID-19, we are still looking forward to them, especially to the new sports. People are wondering what makes up an Olympic sport. Some people would like to see e-sports at the Olympics, because they are really popular. President Bach thinks video games with killing are not acceptable. One of the main principles (原则) of the Olympics is to encourage world peace. At the moment, the future of e-sports is still unclear. What about the Winter Olympics? Not to worry. The IOC has already added seven new sports for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Winter Olympics’ situation is a little different. The Winter Olympics have less than half the sports of the Summer Olympics, so they have room to grow. 20．What did Thomas Bach notice after the 2012 London Olympics? A．Some sports were less popular. B．There were fewer young players at the Olympics. C．Young people were not interested in the Olympics. 21．What does the underlined word “postponed” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A．延期 B．取消 C．整改 22．What is Paragraph 2 mainly talking about? A．What the influence of COVID-19 is. B．How a new sport is added to the Olympics. C．Why the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are put off. 23．What does Thomas Bach think of video games with killing? A．They fail to encourage world peace. B．They are becoming more popular. C．They are for young people only. 6 Welcome to the 2016 Olympic Games! Archery Archery has a 10, 000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972. Did you know? In the 14th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practise it. Badminton This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poona, the same name as the town in which they lived. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best. Did you know? The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of a goose. Football There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932. Did you know? Hungary has won three football gold medals-more than any other country. Taekwondo This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games. Did you know? Hundreds of thousands of people from about 200 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport. 24．Who invented the sport of badminton? A．Indians. B．British. C．Chinese. D．Koreans. 25．Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics? A．Archery. B．Badminton. C．Taekwondo. D．Football. 26．Which sport was first named after a town? A．Badminton. B．Football. C．Taekwondo. D．Archery. 27．Which of the following pictures shows the sport of “Taekwondo”? A． B． C． D． 7 The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece, in the year 1896. Athletes(运动员) from only 13 countries participated in the Games that year. They competed (比赛) in 43 different events in just 9 sports (track and field, swimming, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, tennis, weight lifting, and wrestling). In 2004 the summer Olympic Games took place once again in Athens, Greece. This time, athletes from 202 countries competed in 300 events in 28 sports. Only five sports have been in every Olympic Games. They are track and field, swimming, fencing, cycling, and gymnastics. Other sports come and go in the Olympic Games. For example, tennis was an Olympic sport from 1896 until 1924. Then it disappeared (消失) from the Olympics until 1988. Baseball, badminton, and taekwondo are more recent additions (增加) to the Olympic Games. It is the job of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add and remove sports from the Olympic Games. A sport has to be popular in at least 50 countries on three continents before it can be added. However, the IOC doesn’t want to add more sports to the Olympic Games without eliminating others. The IOC is afraid that there will be too many sports in the Olympics. Artistic events were also a part of the Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948. There were contests in architecture, music, literature, and painting. Today some people think that artistic events and games such as chess should be part of the Olympics. However, many people oppose this idea. The Olympic Games today are very different from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. These differences reflect the changing definition and popularity of sports. 28．The purpose of the passage is to introduce _________. A．how sports come and go in Olympic Games B．who adds and removes sports from the Olympic Games C．which sports are popular in modern Olympic Games D．why some sports events were a part of Olympic Games 29．The underlined word “eliminating” in paragraph 3 means _________. A．adding B．removing C．taking place D．competing 30．Which of the following is NOT true? A．There are more athletes and sports in the Olympic Games in 2004 than in the year 1896. B．There weren’t any tennis matches in the Olympic Games in 1980. C．The recently added Olympic sports are popular in at least 50 countries on three continents. D．The IOC believes that the more sports in the Olympic Games, the better. 8 Four new sports will be added to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: breaking (霹雳舞), skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. These events are for the first time or continue to appear in the Olympic Games, so that more young people can be interested in the Olympic Games, and people can also pay attention to urban (城市的) sports. The breaking competition will take place at the Place de la Concorde in Paris on August 9 and 10, 2024. Sixteen B-Boys and sixteen B-Girls will compete against each other in a one-on-one “battle” with music played by a DJ. Skateboarding first became popular in the United States in the 1950s. After the Tokyo Olympies, skateboarding will make its second appearance. American, Brazilian and Japanese players have strong abilities in this event. The competition will be held in the same place as the breaking event. Sport climbing has become widely popular over the past 20 years. It is a young, mixed sport. 39% of climbers under 18 years old practise both outdoors and indoors. In Paris 2024, people will compete in two events. Sports lovers can watch the event at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue (场馆). It also cares for natural protection. It is believed that fishermen in ancient Peru began surfing. It spread to Polynesia in 400 AD．Two to four players compete in groups, and they need to surf in 20 to 30 minutes. The competition will be held on the island of Tahiti. 31．________ events above will be held at the Place de la Concorde. A．One B．Two C．Three 32．Sport climbing ________. A．is practised by people of all ages B．will be held outdoors in Paris 2024 C．reminds people of protecting nature 33．According to the passage, ________ has the longest history. A．surfing B．sport climbing C．skateboarding 34．We can learn that ________. A．players from Brazil may compete in skateboarding B．sixteen B-Boys and B-Girls will compete in breaking C．the four events will appear at the Olympics for the first time 35．The purpose of the article is ________. A．to show the history of Olympic events B．to encourage young people to take risks C．to introduce the four new sports in Paris 2024 Olympic Games 9 Water polo（水球）is an interesting sport. Water polo long ago had few rules. Now there are many rules. Today water polo is in the Olympics. Water polo started in England. It began in the 19th century. The players were rough. Sometimes, the players held each other under water. The player drank a lot of water and didn’t know anything around him. And the water wasn’t clean. Today, people do this sport in a clean pool. At first, the ball is in the middle of（在……中间）the pool. And then the players swim to the ball. Each team has seven players. There are six swimmers. How do people tell the teams apart（区分）when they are watching the game? The players wear swimming caps. One team wears blue caps. The other team wears white caps. Today water polo is also rough, but water polo makes a big slash（飞溅）in the Olympic Games. People all over the world like to play and watch it. 36．Long ago water polo had __________ rules. A．few B．many C．some D．no 37．Water polo started in __________. A．America B．China C．England D．Canada 38．There are __________ players in each team. A．fourteen B．twelve C．six D．seven 39．The underlined word “rough” means __________ in the text. A．粗暴的 B．温和的 C．彬彬有礼的 D．有气魄的 40．How do people tell the teams apart in this sport? A．By the color of their swimming clothes. B．By the color of their swimming caps. C．By the color of their players’ hair. D．None of the above（以上都不是）. 10 As a symbol of Chinese traditional culture, the dragon boat race is known as a traditional custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of poet Qu Yuan（340 BC-278BC）. The traditional festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. Dragon boat races are held in many parts of China every year. Many dragon boat paddlers（船浆手）have hoped the sport can be one of the Olympic events for a long time. Everything seems to be moving towards the dream. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the dragon boat race was held as an Olympics demonstration sport（表演项目）. Though it’s just a ten minute performance for every team at the Sea Forest Waterway, the race is really getting closer to the Olympics. Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee（IOC）, also came to watch the boat race. Just as the race ended, the China Canoe Association gave Bach a model of the dragon boat as a gift. This is the first time that the dragon boat race showed up at the Olympics. It has greatly introduced ancient Chinese culture to the world. “I think that for the dragon boat performance at the Tokyo Olympics this time, we have taken a big step forward for the dragon boat to enter the Olympic Games,” said Yang Guang, head of the Chinese dragon boat performance team for the Tokyo Olympics. According to the plans of the International Canoe Federation (ICF), this sport will be spread in many countries. It is believed that the Olympics will treat the dragon boat race as an official sport soon. 41．The dragon’ boat race is ________. A．a symbol of Chinese traditional culture B．a hobby of poet Qu Yuan C．a custom of the Spring Festival D．an event of the Olympic Games 42．Who is Thomas Bach? A．A player. B．The president’ of the IOC． C．A dragon boat lover. D．The head of the ICF. 43．Which of the following statements is TRUE? A．Yang Guang doesn’t think the boat races will enter the Olympics. B．The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. C．There was a 5-minute dragon boat performance at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. D．Chinese people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival to remember Shen Nong. 44．What can you infer from the last paragraph? A．The dragon boat race has been accepted by most countries. B．Officials and players won’t take the dragon boat race seriously. C．The dragon boat race may be an event in the Olympic Games soon. D．The dragon boat race will attract more officials to enjoy the activity. 参考答案 1 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．C 【解析】本文主要介绍了2024年巴黎奥运会举行的时间，以及观看射击、篮球、足球和自行车赛时应遵守的规则。 1．细节理解题。根据“The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11.”可知，2024年巴黎奥运会将于7月26日至8月11日举行，持续17天。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据Cycling (骑自行车)下的内容中“You can use the flash to take photos but remember to keep yourself away from the player.”可知，观看自行车赛时，你可以打开闪光灯拍照。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“Again, if a runner hurts, do not run over to help. The best thing to do is to call our doctors for help.”可知，如果跑步者受伤了，不要跑过去帮忙，最好的办法是打电话给医生寻求帮助；由此推知，D选项“安娜，她打电话给医生来帮助自行车比赛中的选手。”符合文意。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据“Find out more about these popular matches: Shooting, Basketball, Football, and Cycling!”可知，没有提到滑冰。故选C。 2 5．C 6．B 7．B 8．A 9．A 【解析】本文是说明文，介绍了霹雳舞成为2024年巴黎奥运会运动项目，以及霹雳舞的历史、成为奥运项目的原因和成为奥运项目的标准。 5．细节理解题。根据“the 2024 Paris Olympic Games!”可知，2024年的奥运会在法国巴黎举办，故选C。 6．推理判断题。根据“Performers dance to hip-hop music while using different movements.”可知，表演者用不同的动作随着嘻哈音乐跳舞，所以霹雳舞中有不同的动作，故选B。 7．细节理解题。根据第四段“ The IOC is trying to make the Games… said IOC President.”可知，国际奥委会正试图让奥运会更“年轻”，让年轻人在业余时间参加一些体育项目，也就是吸引年轻人，故选B。 8．词义猜测题。根据“ the efforts of break dancers are gradually accepted”可知，现在，霹雳舞的努力逐渐被越来越多的人所接受，所以空处指的是霹雳舞作为一种运动被人们认可，划线单词的意思是认可，故选A。 9．主旨大意题。根据“the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added breaking (霹雳舞) to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games!”可知，本文主要介绍了霹雳舞成为2024年巴黎奥运会运动项目，故选A。 3 10．D 11．D 12．C 13．B 14．D 【解析】本文主要介绍一种很受人们欢迎的体育项目——沙滩排球，具体介绍了它的一些信息和详细情况。 10．细节理解题。根据“Beach volleyball is one of the most interesting sports in the world.”可知，这是一篇关于沙滩排球的文章，结合图片，D选项符合文章的主题，故选D。 11．细节理解题。根据“It became an Olympic sport for both men and women in 1996.”可知，男子和女子沙滩排球在1996年就成为一种奥林匹克运动了。故选D。 12．词义猜测题。根据“because it is not easy to play the game with the sun in your eyes and hot sand under your feet.”可知，在刺眼的阳光和火热的沙子上打比赛是不容易的，这说明在沙子上跑和跳是困难的，可推测challenging与difficult意思相近。故选C。 13．细节理解题。根据“it brings a lot of fun”和“keep healthy and make more friends with sports lovers”可知，玩沙滩排球能带来乐趣，帮助人们保持健康，还能交到朋友，故选B。 14．细节理解题。根据“Go and play this exciting game”和“Beach volleyball is one of the most interesting sports in the world”可知，作者认为沙滩排球有趣、刺激，故选D。 4 15．C 16．B 17．B 18．B 19．A 【解析】本文主要介绍了篮球的历史。 15．细节理解题。根据“When he was at college, his teacher asked the class to think of a game that can be played in the winter.”可知是因为老师想让他们在冬天玩一个游戏。故选C。 16．细节理解题。根据“It is believed that on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played.”可知历史上第一场篮球比赛是在1891年12月21日举行的。故选B。 17．段落大意题。根据“Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861.”可知第二段介绍了篮球的发明过程，故选B。 18．词义猜测题。根据“Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them. These stars encourage them to work hard to achieve their dreams.”可知许多年轻人尊敬这些篮球英雄，并希望成为像他们一样的人。这些明星鼓励他们为实现梦想而努力工作。因此them指的是年轻人，故选B。 19．最佳标题题。根据全文可知，本文主要介绍了篮球的历史，故选A。 5 20．C 21．A 22．B 23．A 【解析】本文讲述的是国际奥委会想通过增加比赛项目的方式来吸引年轻人的关注，并具体描述了怎么添加比赛项目。 20．细节理解题。根据“At the 2012 London Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach noticed something. ‘You could see that the younger people did not have interest in watching the Games any more. They were not there.’”可知，国际奥委会主席注意到年轻人不再对奥运会感兴趣。故选C。 21．词句猜测题。根据“Though the 2020 Olympics have been postponed until next year because of COVID-19, we are still looking forward to them, especially to the new sports.”可知，由于新冠的影响，2020年奥运会被延期了。故选A。 22．主旨大意题。根据“But that isn’t as simple as just adding more sports…The IOC asks host cities to choose the new sports and then the committee decides which ones can finally be added to that year’s games”可知，本段讲述了新的奥运项目怎么被添加到奥运会比赛上的。故选B。 23．细节理解题。根据“President Bach thinks video games with killing are not acceptable. One of the main principles (原则) of the Olympics is to encourage world peace.”可知，国际奥委会主席认为带有杀戮的电子游戏违背了奥运会的鼓励世界和平的原则。故选A。 6 24．B 25．A 26．A 27．C 【解析】本文介绍了2016奥运会的比赛项目：射击、羽毛球、足球和跆拳道。文中包括了它们第一次出现在奥运会的时间，比赛规则等信息。 24．细节理解题。根据Badminton一栏中第一句“This sport was invented by British soldiers in India这项运动是由驻印度的英国士兵发明的”可知，羽毛球是英国人发明的。故选B。 25．细节理解题。根据Archery一栏中第二句“Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900.”可知，射箭最早出现在1900年巴黎奥运会上；根据Badminton一栏中第二句“It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona.”可知，羽毛球最早出现在1992年巴塞罗那奥运会上；根据Football一栏中“There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games”可知，1908年奥运会上首次踢足球；根据Taekwondo一栏中第一格最后一句“Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.”可知，跆拳道最早出现在2000年悉尼奥运会上。所以最早的项目为射箭。所以A项符合题意。故选A。 26．细节理解题。根据Badminton一栏中第一句“This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poona, the same name as the town in which they lived.”可知，Badminton是根据一个小镇命名的。故选A。 27．推理判断题。根据Taekwondo一栏中第二句“The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only.”可知，跆拳道应是只用身体攻击对方的运动。故C项符合题意。故选C。 7 28．A 29．B 30．D 【解析】这是一篇说明文，文章讲述奥运会上各种运动项目的选入与去除。 28．主旨大意题。根据第二段“Only five sports have been in every Olympic Games. They are track and field, swimming, fencing, cycling, and gymnastics. Other sports come and go in the Olympic Games”及第三段“It is the job of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add and remove sports from the Olympic Games”可知，文章主要是为了介绍奥运会上运动项目是如何选入与去除的。故选A。 29．词义猜测题。根据第三段“It is the job of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add and remove sports from the Olympic Games”及“add more sports to the Olympic Games”可知，句子表达增加更多的项目的同时不去除其他的项目。“eliminating”表达“去除”相当于“removing”。故选B。 30．推理判断题。根据第三段“The IOC is afraid that there will be too many sports in the Olympics”国际奥委会害怕奥运会上将有太多的运动项目，D选项“the more sports in the Olympic Games, the better奥运会的运动项目越多，越好”表述错误。故选D。 8 31．B 32．C 33．A 34．A 35．C 【解析】本文主要介绍了2024年巴黎奥运会新增加的四个项目。 31．细节理解题。根据表格第一行中“The breaking competition will take place at the Place de la Concorde in Paris on August 9 and 10, 2024.”以及表格第二行中“The competition will be held in the same place as the breaking event.”可知，霹雳舞比赛和滑板比赛将在巴黎协和广场举行。故选B。 32．细节理解题。根据表格第三行中“It also cares for natural protection.”可知，运动攀岩提醒人们保护自然。故选C。 33．推理判断题。根据表格第二行中“Skateboarding first became popular in the United States in the 1950s.”以及表格第三行中“Sport climbing has become widely popular over the past 20 years.”以及表格第四行中“It spread to Polynesia in 400 AD.”可知，20世纪50年代，滑板运动首次在美国流行起来；在过去的20年里，运动攀岩已经广泛流行起来；冲浪运动于公元400年传播到波利尼西亚，历史最悠久。故选A。 34．推理判断题。根据表格第二行中“American, Brazilian and Japanese players have strong abilities in this event.”可知，美国、巴西和日本选手在滑板运动上都有很强的能力；所以我们可以了解到，来自巴西的选手可能会参加滑板比赛。故选A。 35．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Four new sports will be added to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing.”可知，本文旨在介绍2024年巴黎奥运会的四个新项目。故选C。 9 36．A 37．C 38．D 39．A 40．B 【解析】本文主要介绍了水球这种运动，起源于19世纪英国，现在是奥运会的一种比赛项目。 36．细节理解题。根据“Water polo long ago had few rules.”可知，很久以前，水球几乎没有规则。故选A。 37．细节理解题。根据“Water polo started in England.”可知，起源于英国。故选C。 38．细节理解题。根据“Each team has seven players.”可知，每个队有7个运动员。故选D。 39．词义猜测题。根据“The players were rough. Sometimes, the players held each other under water.”可知，他们是粗暴的，因此rough的意思是“粗暴的”。故选A。 40．细节理解题。根据“The players wear swimming caps. One team wears blue caps. The other team wears white caps.”可知，根据他们泳帽的颜色。故选B。 10 41．A 42．B 43．B 44．C 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了端午节习俗——赛龙舟。 41．细节理解题。根据“As a symbol of Chinese traditional culture, the dragon boat race is known as a traditional custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of poet Qu Yuan（340 BC-278BC）.”可知，赛龙舟是中国传统文化的代表之一。故选A。 42．细节理解题。根据“Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee（IOC）, also came to watch the boat race.”可知，Thomas Bach是IOC的主席。故选B。 43．细节理解题。根据“The traditional festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar Chinese calendar.”可知，端午节在农历五月初五。故选B。 44．推理判断题。根据“It is believed that the Olympics will treat the dragon boat race as an official sport soon.”可知，奥运会可能会把赛龙舟作为一项正式运动。故选C。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$