01.巴黎奥运会-2025年高考英语一轮复习阅读热点话题

2025年高考英语一轮复习阅读热点话题 2025年高考英语一轮复习阅读热点话题 01.巴黎奥运会 1 Officials have unveiled the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded at this summer’s Olympic games in Paris, and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower. “It’s the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,” Thierry Reboul, creative director of Paris 2024, told reporters last week. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.” The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 and during the later repair work, some of the original iron was cut off and preserved over time. Now, some of those preserved metal fragments have found new homes. Each new Olympic medal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron—though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown” paint has been removed. These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形),which is the “shape of France”. Besides, there are words “Paris 2024”, the Olympic rings and the Games logo, which looks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut. How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin, head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press, “We talked about the design many times and realized that there’s one symbol known across the world, which is the Eiffel Tower. We said to ourselves,’ ‘Hey, what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if it’s possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal?” When the Eiffel Tower Operating Company agreed to volunteer pieces of original iron, “the dream became reality,” adds Roncin. The medals, designed by the luxury Paris jewelry house Chaumet, make people think of the Eiffel Tower in several other ways. The pieces of iron are secured by what looks like special nails that hold the structure together, and the medals’ ribbons are decorated with patterns of the tower’s latticework structure. The iron fragments are set in recycled silver, gold and bronze disks. Over 5,000 medals are being made. 1．What does Thierry mean by saying “bring back a piece of Paris”? A．Part of the athletes’ medal is from the symbol of Paris. B．The athletes will take many photos of Paris. C．The athletes will buy souvenirs about Paris. D．The Eiffel Tower will be left in the athletes’ memory. 2．What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4? A．The processing technique of the Eiffel Tower iron pieces. B．The shape and material of the Olympic medal. C．The design of the Eiffel Tower iron fragment on the medal. D．The symbolic meaning of the hexagons. 3．How did the designers get the idea of adding the waste iron? A．The Eiffel Tower Operating Company put forward the idea. B．The Olympic committee approved of this design. C．Some volunteers considered it to be a good idea. D．They got the inspiration while having discussion. 4．What can we infer about the new Olympic medals? A．They take the shape of the Eiffel Tower. B．They are innovative and typical of French feature. C．They represent a combination of different cultures. D．They illustrate the idea of sustainable development. 2 Want to know all the ins-and-outs regarding the Paris 2024 Olympics? Then you’ve come to the right place! Below you will find all the information about the new Olympic sports. Olympic skateboarding Who will follow in the footsteps of Momiji Nishiya, the first Olympic skateboarding champion, who was crowned at the last Games at the age of 13? The answer will be revealed in Paris this summer. Speed, technique, mastery of the board will be required to successfully perform the most beautiful tricks. Olympic sports climbing With its second time entering the Olympics, sports climbing has three branches: Speed, Bouldering (抱石攀岩) and Lead. Speed is all about the speed of climbing. Bouldering is all about climbing a boulder on a wall and Lead requires athletes to climb a difficult route 20 meters high. Olympic surfing The Olympics will be held in Paris, but what about Olympic surfing? There is one venue (场地) that is literally on the other side of the world. The location Teahupoo, on the island of Tahiti, is where Olympic surfing will take place. This island is part of French Polynesia, between Australia and South America. Olympic breakdancing Breakdancing is the new Olympic sport that will make its first appearance in Paris 2024. How to establish a grading system without taking away the artistic freedom at the same time? The points should be based on creativity and musicality, a gray area that depends a lot on feeling and thus has a lot of subjectivity to it. Looking for a handy list of all sports? Click here! Throughout Paris there are all kinds of stadiums and arenas (竞技场) where sporting events are held. Not only Paris itself, but also the surrounding suburbs of the capital of France set the stage for the Olympic Games! 5．Which sport is entering the Olympics for the first time in Paris 2024? A．Olympic skateboarding. B．Olympic sports climbing. C．Olympic surfing. D．Olympic breakdancing. 6．Which of the following statements is correct? A．Olympic skateboarding requires a high level of physical strength. B．Three branches of Olympic sports climbing evaluate various sides of skills. C．All the above four Olympic events will be held in Paris. D．The scoring of Olympic breakdancing is highly objective. 7．Where is the text probably taken from? A．A sports website. B．A health magazine. C．A travel brochure. D．An Olympic news report. 3 The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch (火炬) was shown on July 25, marking almost a year until the opening ceremony (典礼) of the Paris Olympic Games. The torch, measuring 70 centimeters and weighing 3.3 pounds, is made with lightweight radiant steel and is known for its champagne color, a color of French white wine. Mathieu Lehanneur, the designer of the torch said that he drew inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols-equality, water and  peacefulness. Equality is shown by perfect balance. Peacefulness is shown by the gentleness of the curves. The lower half features a relief pattern that copies the movement of the River Seine, along which the opening ceremony will be held. It will be the first torch in the history of the Games to be used for both the Olympics and Paralympics. Past designs have shared similarities but are different in shape and color. This is part of the organizing committee’s plan to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games”, Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement. Equality means putting the same ambition into organising the Paralympic Games as the Olympic Games. Following on from the medals to the mascots, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will share the same torch design. Equality in the Paris 2024 project is also reflected in the strong promise to equality in the Olympic Games: For the first time in the history of the Games, as many women as men will take part in the competitions. Reflecting this desire for peace, the torch, with its curves and rounded lines, is filled with  gentleness. The design of the torch delivers generosity and unity. “Such a project is a dream for a designer, because it’s a project that connects something symbolic and technical in one, for a big moment,” Lehanneur said. 8．What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A．The shape of the torch. B．The inspiration of the torch. C．The ceremony of the Games. D．The location of the opening ceremony. 9．What is special about the torch? A．It is very heavy. B．It is perfect in shape. C．It copies the movement of the River Seine D．It will be used in the Olympics and Paralympics 10．What can we infer from what Lehanneur said in the last paragraph? A．He had a passion for sports. B．He wanted to be a well-known designer. C．He felt a sense of achievement and pride. D．He wished to connect everything together. 11．What can be the best title for the text? A．A designer realized his dream B．Inspiration of the 2024 Games C．Paris 2024 showed torch design D．Equality, water and peacefulness 4 Booksellers have run their trade along the banks of the River Seine for about 450 years, their time-beaten green boxes a Paris tradition as treasured as freshly baked baguettes (法棍面包). But this piece of French history is now at the center of a storm after the city’s police ordered that the booksellers and their stalls (排位) be relocated for “safety reasons” to make way for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in 2024. One plan was for booksellers’ boxes to remain in place but they must be examined by the police first and sealed off (封锁) during the Olympic event, which would attract millions of visitors to the city—including many who would potentially visit their stalls. Another plan, considered even worse by booksellers, was to move the boxes elsewhere. As booksellers pit on, many bores have been is place for 30 or 40 years. Most are mused and all their parts are not strong enough. Although the city’s government has offered to relocate the bookstalls and cover the cost of the move as well as repairing damaged stalls, booksellers say the lack of consultation over a decision affecting a Paris landmark has left them fearful about the future. Plus, there’s concern about what will happen when the Olympics are over. “Are they even going to offer us the same spots again after the games?” asked a bookseller. “I’m afraid that we get our boxes back either in a year, or maybe never, or with someone else’s things in them,” he said. Booksellers worried that not only would moving the boxes be much more expensive for the capital, but a relocated book market wouldn’t work. “The stalls only make sense when they are on the banks of the Seine,” they said. The attraction and culture of the boxes is their age-worn character, their poetic shades of green. 12．What trouble are Paris booksellers facing now? A．Their stalls are considered as a risk for Paris. B．They have to join in the Olympic opening ceremony. C．Their stalls must be sealed off for the city’s development. D．They may have to move their bookstalls for some reason. 13．Which is a measure of the government for bookstall? A．Covering the cost of repairing old bookstalls. B．Building a new landmark for the bookstalls. C．Replacing old bookstalls with new ones for free. D．Attracting more customers for the bookstalls. 14．What idea do booksellers hold about their stalls? A．They are much too expensive. B．They must lie along the Seine. C．They must be painted green. D．They are not a Paris landmark. 15．What is the best title for the text? A．Paris Bookstalls Being Moved for Safety Reasons B．Paris Bookstalls Make the Banks of Seine Attractive C．Arguments over the Location of Paris Bookstalls D．Paris’s Preparation for Olympic Games 2024 5 ONE CEREMONY, SEVERAL FIRSTS The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games will be bold, original and unique. On 26 July 2024, Paris 2024 will offer an Opening Ceremony that is certain to join the most memorable moments in Olympic history. A ceremony outside a stadium For the first time in the history of the Olympic Summer Games, the Opening Ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Paris 2024 is breaking new ground by bringing sports and the Opening Ceremony into the city, set to be held in the heart of the city along its main river: the Seine (塞纳河). A ceremony on the river Taking on a new look, the parade of athletes will be held on the Seine with boats for each national delegation (代表团). These boats will be equipped with cameras to allow television and online viewers to see the athletes up close. Winding their way from east to west, the 10,500 athletes will cross through the centre of Paris. A ceremony with free admission for many spectators Holding a ceremony open to a large audience, with no admission fee for most of its spectators, is a major first. Fans won’t need tickets to access the upper quays (码头), but those wishing to access the lower quays will need to buy tickets. Eighty giant screens and strategically placed speakers will allow everyone to enjoy the magical atmosphere of this show throughout Paris. A ceremony designed for and by athletes By opening with the parade of athletes, Paris 2024 is breaking with tradition. Athletes will be featured on stage during the introduction to and throughout the ceremony as part of Paris 2024’s constant aim to hold Games created for and by athletes. 16．Where will the Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024 be held? A．On the quays beside the Seine. B．In the city center along the Seine. C．In a stadium near the heart of Paris. D．On the eastern and western ends of Paris. 17．What do we know about the admission fee? A．No admission fee is required. B．Access to the lower quays is free. C．Tickets should be bought for the upper quays. D．Some viewers pay for watching the ceremony. 18．What is the main idea of this text? A．The history of the Olympics. B．The procedure of Paris 2024. C．The novel points of a ceremony. D．The charging rules of a ceremony. 6 The Games are the world’s largest sporting event and almost 10 million tickets are set to go on sale for the 2024 Olympics, with 2.8 million for the Paralympics. Spectators will experience the 2024 Games alongside the greatest sporting champions in a unique atmosphere―celebrating with the whole world. A number of different options for attending the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be available, but they will all be sold via a single site. For the first time in the history of the Games, ticket sales will be online only and accessible worldwide. Tickets for the Olympic Games are now available without any draw(抽签). Tickets for various sessions may go on sale at anytime up until the Olympic Games, so stay tuned! For the Paralympic Games, single tickets and day passes for several Paralympic sports are on sale. The Summer 2024 Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 and the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from 28 August to 8 September 2024. Please note that Paris 2024 reserves the right to modify or adapt its sales policy for tickets and hospitality at anytime. By buying tickets or hospitality packages (贵宾套票) outside the official channels, the buyer runs the risk that tickets or packages are not delivered to them or the access will be denied by the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee in accordance with the terms and conditions, In addition, all buyers are informed that unauthorized sale or resale of tickets outside the official channels, constitutes(构成) an offense under French law. 19．What is special about the ticket sales of the 2024 Games? A．Draw-based tickets. B．Online-only sales. C．In-person sales only. D．Unlimited tickets. 20．When can a sports fan attend the 2024 Games? A．26 June to 11 July 2024. B．28 July to 12 August 2024. C．11 August to 28 August 2024. D．30 August to 8 September 2024. 21．What may a person risk when buying tickets outside the official channels? A．Access denial. B．Guaranteed delivery. C．Higher prices. D．Special privileges. 7 During the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, there was a lot of talk about the environmental efforts taken. Athletes slept on beds made from recycled cardboard. The medals were produced out of old appliances such as smartphones and laptops. Over 90% of Japanese cities, towns and villages participated in the two-year effort to collect recycled materials to produce 5000 medals. Eighty tons of small electrical devices were collected to make this project successful. With the 2024 Olympics Games underway in Paris, new environmental efforts are coming into play. Observers will sit on chairs made of plastic recycled from local bins. This decision was made due to a lack of unused raw materials to make new seats, so the eco-construction firm Le Pave turned to make the seats out of waste. Around 11,000 seats will be made from recycled materials. The plastic collection for Paris 2024 has been carried out in the region’s schools, and over five million coloured bottle caps have been recovered. Moreover, 80% of the 100 tons of recycled plastic needed to make the seats come from the yellow bins collections. This is all part of the Paris 2024 “zero waste” strategy to limit single-use plastic usage and encourage a circular economy. The Olympic Games organizers are planning to make the Paris 2024 Games the greenest Olympic Games yet. They intend to employ a carbon-neutral approach that will lessen the climate impact of the Games by predicting, avoiding, reducing and balancing emissions and encouraging others to get involved. The Summer Games have emitted 3.6 million tons of carbon emissions in previous years. The Paris 2024 Games has set a carbon budget of 1.5 million tons which includes the emissions from construction, transportation and operations of the Games. These plans are ambitious but are achievable. If Paris 2024 successfully reduces emissions and promotes a circular economy, it might set the standard for future Olympic and Paralympic Games, regardless of where they are held. 22．What were the 2020 Olympics medals made from? A．Raw metal. B．Recycled cardboard. C．Reused plastic. D．Used electronic devices. 23．What is the purpose of the Paris 2024 “zero waste” strategy? A．To stop carbon emissions. B．To make seats for athletes. C．To collect coloured bottle caps. D．To restrict single-use plastic usage. 24．What do the underlined words “carbon neutral approach” in paragraph 4 refer to? A．Limitation to single-use plastics. B．Reduction of carbon emissions. C．Promotion of recycling in school. D．Encouragement of a circular economy. 25．What is the author’s attitude to the plans for the Paris 2024 Games? A．Favorable. B．Intolerant. C．Doubtful. D．Unclear. 8 It’s time for people to pick up their boom boxes and dust off their sneakers. Breaking, or competitive break dancing, is going for the gold. On Dec 7, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that breaking would be an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. It will be the latest modern sport to be added to the Games. IOC President Thomas Bach said that the new addition of breaking could help the Olympics event be “more youthful”. “We had a clear priority, and this was to introduce sports particularly popular among the younger generation,” Bach said. “And also to take into consideration the urbanization of sport.” Breaking was originally part of early hip-hop culture in New York in the 1970s. In the decades since, it has spread globally, enjoying huge popularity beyond the US and particularly across Europe and Asia. Though breaking is often categorized as a style of street dance, it more easily lends itself to the field of sports than other styles for the competitive nature. “Back in the Bronx in New York, when it first started, it was always neighborhoods of kids just battling each other,” 26-year-old break-dancer Victor Montalvo told USA Today. “That’s how they did it back in the day.” “Breaking competitions typically consist of one-on-one battles in which one competitor challenges his or her rival with different moves and the other responds. It’s a sport/art just as physically demanding as high-intensity dancing and acrobatics”, Montalvo added. But as an art, breaking also features coordination and creativity. Some combinations of moves can be practiced, but much of a round is improvised. Combining vitality and creativity, breaking is accepted by young dancers across the world who are motivated by the prospect of representing their countries at the world’s biggest sporting event. 26．What does the underlined words “the gold” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．golden color. B．the gold medal. C．big wealth. D．great importance. 27．Why does the author mention the dancing in New York in Paragraph 4? A．To show breaking is loved by neighborhoods’ kids. B．To explain why breaking is more like a sport. C．To prove breaking has a long history. D．To show Bronx is the birthplace of breaking. 28．What does the underlined word “improvised” mean in the last paragraph? A．without any preparation. B．physically challenging. C．popular among the youth. D．fierce and competitive. 29．What’s the purpose of the text? A．To stress the importance of breaking. B．To introduce a new Olympic event — breaking. C．To throw light on the rules of breaking. D．To make a brief historical review of breaking. 9 People in Paris, France are growing concerned about a problem that has worried people for centuries: bedbugs, which are small, flat insects that live in beds and other places. With more and more reports of bedbugs being found, the French government is worried about the problem. Millions of people will be traveling to Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympics. France doesn’t want the country to leave a bad impression by letting its visitors get bitten by bedbugs. No one likes bedbugs, but it’s important to remember that they can be upsetting and leave itchy bites behind, but they do not spread diseases. They’ve been around for thousands of years, and even found in old Egyptian tombs. After World War II, people began using dangerous chemicals to kill them, which caused bedbugs and many other pests to become much less common. But in the past 20 or 30 years, bedbugs have become common again. For one thing, now many bedbugs aren’t affected by most of the chemicals that used to kill them. Some people think that the bedbugs that are left may be ones that the chemicals don’t work on. For another, people are traveling more these days. Bedbugs can hide in tiny spaces, including inside suitcases. When people bring their suitcases to new places, bedbugs can spread to new areas — or from those areas back home. In France, bedbugs are a long-standing problem. Jean-Michel Berenger, a scientist who studies insects in Marseille, says, “Every late summer we see a big increase in bedbugs.” That’s mainly from people returning after traveling. And now, in addition to reports of bedbugs in hotels and apartments, there’re also reports of them being found in other places: on seats at movie theaters, on long-distance trains, on the Paris subway, and at the country’s busiest airport. French officials are making sure Paris’ apartments, along with hotels and other places where tourists stay, are safe and clean. 30．Why does the French government start dealing with bedbugs? A．They are spreading diseases. B．They may affect a big event. C．They bite more and more people. D．They exist in France for too long. 31．What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A．The places where bedbugs often live. B．The ways that bedbugs travel globally. C．The reasons why bedbugs come back. D．The fact that bedbugs beat chemicals. 32．What’s Jean-Michel’s opinion about bedbugs? A．Bedbugs can be easily got rid of. B．The bedbug problem is getting worse and worse. C．Bedbugs live mainly in hotels and apartments. D．The number of bedbugs decreases sharply in late summer. 33．Where is the text most probably taken from? A．A local newspaper. B．A travel brochure. C．A sports magazine. D．A research report. 10 Some events have been added to the 2024 Olympics, with surfing, breakdancing and sport climbing among the recent additions. With them come a group of terms that are foreign to the French language. For some French-language purists, it’s too much to bear to rely on English to praise surfers on their “noseriding”-standing on the front of the board. They’ve decided they need a French solution. The French government has created a team of language experts devoted to promoting the national language. They will meet periodically over the next couple of years to identify and define new sports terms. The French battle against the influence of other languages isn’t new. In 1994, the Toubon law was passed, forcing the use of French in all government publications, contracts and advertisements. Yet it contained several loopholes, which allow brands and companies to extensively use English. As a result, anglicisms are becoming more obvious. Julie Neveux, linguistics professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, said anglicisms are “sometimes estimated at just under 5% of the present vocabulary, but they are disturbing because they show that we follow an economic and cultural model other than our own.” They are particularly present in sports competitions and events, during which athletes from around the world are used to communicating in English.  “Sport was one of the first areas to be globalized,” said sports historian Michael Attali, “This phenomenon has strengthened English as the official language.” Despite their best efforts, no committee has successfully prevented English from infiltrating everyday language. By the time French officials agreed on a translation and its definition, the English version has already spread throughout the nation, “Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far,” said Attali. “There are far fewer anglicisms in French than there are French words in English.” said Neveux, adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. “All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity.” 34．What will a team of language experts do? A．Promote the spread of French in the world. B．Decide upon some new sports terms. C．Bring English and French together. D．Make French much purer. 35．What’s the result of previous efforts to stop English from infiltrating French? A．Unimportant. B．Successful. C．Fruitless. D．Unmentioned. 36．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．English is more popular than French. B．All languages should be preserved. C．The exchanges between two languages can be avoided. D．Neveux is positive about the impurity of language. 37．Where can we probably read the passage? A．In a newspaper. B．In a travel guide. C．In a biography. D．In a fiction novel. 11 The Summer Olympic Games this year are in Paris, France, which does not have an ocean. So, how do organizers plan to present competition in the sport of surfing? They are taking that Olympic event in a small coastal village called Teahupo’o in the South Pacific country of French Polynesia. Hundreds of people are expected to visit Teahupo’o to watch the sport, as the surfers go out onto the famous waves from July 27 to August 4． Proposed preparations for the event included building temporary housing, roads, and even a large structure out on the water. The work called for drilling into a coral reef. However, opposition to the plans quickly grew. Environmentalists, locals and surfers joined forces to protect Teahupo’o’s culture, its corals and other sea life. For locals, Teahupo’o beach was a“secret spot” with a special energy known as “mana”, and they want that special quality protected. There are concerns that a week of Olympic competition there could destroy the “mana”.“It was too much for us, a big change,” said Levy, a Tahitian surfer and a volunteere on a local environmental organization. Some people worry that the drilling into the reef will disrupt the ecosystem and attract a dangerous algae (海藻). If fish eat the algae, people who eat the fish can become sick.“The water is where we get our dinner,” 22-year-old Maitei, a spearfisher catching fish to feed his family, said. Local Tahitians’ worry were confirmed when a boat working on some Olympic construction hit a piece of the reef and broke it. “In Polynesian culture, gods are everywhere in nature, in the coral, in the ocean. If we break a coral, we break a home,” Cindy Otcenasek, a local official, said. No new buildings or roads are welcome for the locals. And the organizers are adjusting their plans as a result. For example, they will not be building any Olympic housing. Instead, athletes will stay on a nearby boat. Homes of locals will serve other Olympic housing needs. Judges will watch the competition from the platform. The whole world is ready for the great events and the impact. 38．Why is the 2024 Olympics surfing to be held in Teahupo’o? A．It is the sister city of Paris. B．It is the best choice for the sport. C．It aims to develop its tourism. D．It has favorable geographic location. 39．What makes Teahupo’o beach special to local Tahitians? A．The rich fishing resources. B．The surfing spots. C．The power of mana. D．The unique corals. 40．Why are some local people opposed to the Olympic plans in Teahupo’o? A．They are worried the event will damage the environment. B．They want more construction and development in the area. C．They think the event will bring too many tourists. D．They don’t like the sport of surfing. 41．What are the organizers doing to address the local concerns in Teahupo’o? A．Building new roads and housing for the event. B．Cancelling the Olympic surfing competition. C．Relocating the event to a different location. D．Adjusting their plans to minimize the impact. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$2025年高考英语一轮复习阅读热点话题 2025年高考英语一轮复习阅读热点话题 01.巴黎奥运会 1 Officials have unveiled the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded at this summer’s Olympic games in Paris, and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower. “It’s the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,” Thierry Reboul, creative director of Paris 2024, told reporters last week. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.” The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 and during the later repair work, some of the original iron was cut off and preserved over time. Now, some of those preserved metal fragments have found new homes. Each new Olympic medal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron—though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown” paint has been removed. These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形),which is the “shape of France”. Besides, there are words “Paris 2024”, the Olympic rings and the Games logo, which looks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut. How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin, head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press, “We talked about the design many times and realized that there’s one symbol known across the world, which is the Eiffel Tower. We said to ourselves,’ ‘Hey, what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if it’s possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal?” When the Eiffel Tower Operating Company agreed to volunteer pieces of original iron, “the dream became reality,” adds Roncin. The medals, designed by the luxury Paris jewelry house Chaumet, make people think of the Eiffel Tower in several other ways. The pieces of iron are secured by what looks like special nails that hold the structure together, and the medals’ ribbons are decorated with patterns of the tower’s latticework structure. The iron fragments are set in recycled silver, gold and bronze disks. Over 5,000 medals are being made. 1．What does Thierry mean by saying “bring back a piece of Paris”? A．Part of the athletes’ medal is from the symbol of Paris. B．The athletes will take many photos of Paris. C．The athletes will buy souvenirs about Paris. D．The Eiffel Tower will be left in the athletes’ memory. 2．What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4? A．The processing technique of the Eiffel Tower iron pieces. B．The shape and material of the Olympic medal. C．The design of the Eiffel Tower iron fragment on the medal. D．The symbolic meaning of the hexagons. 3．How did the designers get the idea of adding the waste iron? A．The Eiffel Tower Operating Company put forward the idea. B．The Olympic committee approved of this design. C．Some volunteers considered it to be a good idea. D．They got the inspiration while having discussion. 4．What can we infer about the new Olympic medals? A．They take the shape of the Eiffel Tower. B．They are innovative and typical of French feature. C．They represent a combination of different cultures. D．They illustrate the idea of sustainable development. 2 Want to know all the ins-and-outs regarding the Paris 2024 Olympics? Then you’ve come to the right place! Below you will find all the information about the new Olympic sports. Olympic skateboarding Who will follow in the footsteps of Momiji Nishiya, the first Olympic skateboarding champion, who was crowned at the last Games at the age of 13? The answer will be revealed in Paris this summer. Speed, technique, mastery of the board will be required to successfully perform the most beautiful tricks. Olympic sports climbing With its second time entering the Olympics, sports climbing has three branches: Speed, Bouldering (抱石攀岩) and Lead. Speed is all about the speed of climbing. Bouldering is all about climbing a boulder on a wall and Lead requires athletes to climb a difficult route 20 meters high. Olympic surfing The Olympics will be held in Paris, but what about Olympic surfing? There is one venue (场地) that is literally on the other side of the world. The location Teahupoo, on the island of Tahiti, is where Olympic surfing will take place. This island is part of French Polynesia, between Australia and South America. Olympic breakdancing Breakdancing is the new Olympic sport that will make its first appearance in Paris 2024. How to establish a grading system without taking away the artistic freedom at the same time? The points should be based on creativity and musicality, a gray area that depends a lot on feeling and thus has a lot of subjectivity to it. Looking for a handy list of all sports? Click here! Throughout Paris there are all kinds of stadiums and arenas (竞技场) where sporting events are held. Not only Paris itself, but also the surrounding suburbs of the capital of France set the stage for the Olympic Games! 5．Which sport is entering the Olympics for the first time in Paris 2024? A．Olympic skateboarding. B．Olympic sports climbing. C．Olympic surfing. D．Olympic breakdancing. 6．Which of the following statements is correct? A．Olympic skateboarding requires a high level of physical strength. B．Three branches of Olympic sports climbing evaluate various sides of skills. C．All the above four Olympic events will be held in Paris. D．The scoring of Olympic breakdancing is highly objective. 7．Where is the text probably taken from? A．A sports website. B．A health magazine. C．A travel brochure. D．An Olympic news report. 3 The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch (火炬) was shown on July 25, marking almost a year until the opening ceremony (典礼) of the Paris Olympic Games. The torch, measuring 70 centimeters and weighing 3.3 pounds, is made with lightweight radiant steel and is known for its champagne color, a color of French white wine. Mathieu Lehanneur, the designer of the torch said that he drew inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols-equality, water and  peacefulness. Equality is shown by perfect balance. Peacefulness is shown by the gentleness of the curves. The lower half features a relief pattern that copies the movement of the River Seine, along which the opening ceremony will be held. It will be the first torch in the history of the Games to be used for both the Olympics and Paralympics. Past designs have shared similarities but are different in shape and color. This is part of the organizing committee’s plan to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games”, Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement. Equality means putting the same ambition into organising the Paralympic Games as the Olympic Games. Following on from the medals to the mascots, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will share the same torch design. Equality in the Paris 2024 project is also reflected in the strong promise to equality in the Olympic Games: For the first time in the history of the Games, as many women as men will take part in the competitions. Reflecting this desire for peace, the torch, with its curves and rounded lines, is filled with  gentleness. The design of the torch delivers generosity and unity. “Such a project is a dream for a designer, because it’s a project that connects something symbolic and technical in one, for a big moment,” Lehanneur said. 8．What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A．The shape of the torch. B．The inspiration of the torch. C．The ceremony of the Games. D．The location of the opening ceremony. 9．What is special about the torch? A．It is very heavy. B．It is perfect in shape. C．It copies the movement of the River Seine D．It will be used in the Olympics and Paralympics 10．What can we infer from what Lehanneur said in the last paragraph? A．He had a passion for sports. B．He wanted to be a well-known designer. C．He felt a sense of achievement and pride. D．He wished to connect everything together. 11．What can be the best title for the text? A．A designer realized his dream B．Inspiration of the 2024 Games C．Paris 2024 showed torch design D．Equality, water and peacefulness 4 Booksellers have run their trade along the banks of the River Seine for about 450 years, their time-beaten green boxes a Paris tradition as treasured as freshly baked baguettes (法棍面包). But this piece of French history is now at the center of a storm after the city’s police ordered that the booksellers and their stalls (排位) be relocated for “safety reasons” to make way for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in 2024. One plan was for booksellers’ boxes to remain in place but they must be examined by the police first and sealed off (封锁) during the Olympic event, which would attract millions of visitors to the city—including many who would potentially visit their stalls. Another plan, considered even worse by booksellers, was to move the boxes elsewhere. As booksellers pit on, many bores have been is place for 30 or 40 years. Most are mused and all their parts are not strong enough. Although the city’s government has offered to relocate the bookstalls and cover the cost of the move as well as repairing damaged stalls, booksellers say the lack of consultation over a decision affecting a Paris landmark has left them fearful about the future. Plus, there’s concern about what will happen when the Olympics are over. “Are they even going to offer us the same spots again after the games?” asked a bookseller. “I’m afraid that we get our boxes back either in a year, or maybe never, or with someone else’s things in them,” he said. Booksellers worried that not only would moving the boxes be much more expensive for the capital, but a relocated book market wouldn’t work. “The stalls only make sense when they are on the banks of the Seine,” they said. The attraction and culture of the boxes is their age-worn character, their poetic shades of green. 12．What trouble are Paris booksellers facing now? A．Their stalls are considered as a risk for Paris. B．They have to join in the Olympic opening ceremony. C．Their stalls must be sealed off for the city’s development. D．They may have to move their bookstalls for some reason. 13．Which is a measure of the government for bookstall? A．Covering the cost of repairing old bookstalls. B．Building a new landmark for the bookstalls. C．Replacing old bookstalls with new ones for free. D．Attracting more customers for the bookstalls. 14．What idea do booksellers hold about their stalls? A．They are much too expensive. B．They must lie along the Seine. C．They must be painted green. D．They are not a Paris landmark. 15．What is the best title for the text? A．Paris Bookstalls Being Moved for Safety Reasons B．Paris Bookstalls Make the Banks of Seine Attractive C．Arguments over the Location of Paris Bookstalls D．Paris’s Preparation for Olympic Games 2024 5 ONE CEREMONY, SEVERAL FIRSTS The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games will be bold, original and unique. On 26 July 2024, Paris 2024 will offer an Opening Ceremony that is certain to join the most memorable moments in Olympic history. A ceremony outside a stadium For the first time in the history of the Olympic Summer Games, the Opening Ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Paris 2024 is breaking new ground by bringing sports and the Opening Ceremony into the city, set to be held in the heart of the city along its main river: the Seine (塞纳河). A ceremony on the river Taking on a new look, the parade of athletes will be held on the Seine with boats for each national delegation (代表团). These boats will be equipped with cameras to allow television and online viewers to see the athletes up close. Winding their way from east to west, the 10,500 athletes will cross through the centre of Paris. A ceremony with free admission for many spectators Holding a ceremony open to a large audience, with no admission fee for most of its spectators, is a major first. Fans won’t need tickets to access the upper quays (码头), but those wishing to access the lower quays will need to buy tickets. Eighty giant screens and strategically placed speakers will allow everyone to enjoy the magical atmosphere of this show throughout Paris. A ceremony designed for and by athletes By opening with the parade of athletes, Paris 2024 is breaking with tradition. Athletes will be featured on stage during the introduction to and throughout the ceremony as part of Paris 2024’s constant aim to hold Games created for and by athletes. 16．Where will the Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024 be held? A．On the quays beside the Seine. B．In the city center along the Seine. C．In a stadium near the heart of Paris. D．On the eastern and western ends of Paris. 17．What do we know about the admission fee? A．No admission fee is required. B．Access to the lower quays is free. C．Tickets should be bought for the upper quays. D．Some viewers pay for watching the ceremony. 18．What is the main idea of this text? A．The history of the Olympics. B．The procedure of Paris 2024. C．The novel points of a ceremony. D．The charging rules of a ceremony. 6 The Games are the world’s largest sporting event and almost 10 million tickets are set to go on sale for the 2024 Olympics, with 2.8 million for the Paralympics. Spectators will experience the 2024 Games alongside the greatest sporting champions in a unique atmosphere―celebrating with the whole world. A number of different options for attending the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be available, but they will all be sold via a single site. For the first time in the history of the Games, ticket sales will be online only and accessible worldwide. Tickets for the Olympic Games are now available without any draw(抽签). Tickets for various sessions may go on sale at anytime up until the Olympic Games, so stay tuned! For the Paralympic Games, single tickets and day passes for several Paralympic sports are on sale. The Summer 2024 Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 and the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from 28 August to 8 September 2024. Please note that Paris 2024 reserves the right to modify or adapt its sales policy for tickets and hospitality at anytime. By buying tickets or hospitality packages (贵宾套票) outside the official channels, the buyer runs the risk that tickets or packages are not delivered to them or the access will be denied by the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee in accordance with the terms and conditions, In addition, all buyers are informed that unauthorized sale or resale of tickets outside the official channels, constitutes(构成) an offense under French law. 19．What is special about the ticket sales of the 2024 Games? A．Draw-based tickets. B．Online-only sales. C．In-person sales only. D．Unlimited tickets. 20．When can a sports fan attend the 2024 Games? A．26 June to 11 July 2024. B．28 July to 12 August 2024. C．11 August to 28 August 2024. D．30 August to 8 September 2024. 21．What may a person risk when buying tickets outside the official channels? A．Access denial. B．Guaranteed delivery. C．Higher prices. D．Special privileges. 7 During the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, there was a lot of talk about the environmental efforts taken. Athletes slept on beds made from recycled cardboard. The medals were produced out of old appliances such as smartphones and laptops. Over 90% of Japanese cities, towns and villages participated in the two-year effort to collect recycled materials to produce 5000 medals. Eighty tons of small electrical devices were collected to make this project successful. With the 2024 Olympics Games underway in Paris, new environmental efforts are coming into play. Observers will sit on chairs made of plastic recycled from local bins. This decision was made due to a lack of unused raw materials to make new seats, so the eco-construction firm Le Pave turned to make the seats out of waste. Around 11,000 seats will be made from recycled materials. The plastic collection for Paris 2024 has been carried out in the region’s schools, and over five million coloured bottle caps have been recovered. Moreover, 80% of the 100 tons of recycled plastic needed to make the seats come from the yellow bins collections. This is all part of the Paris 2024 “zero waste” strategy to limit single-use plastic usage and encourage a circular economy. The Olympic Games organizers are planning to make the Paris 2024 Games the greenest Olympic Games yet. They intend to employ a carbon-neutral approach that will lessen the climate impact of the Games by predicting, avoiding, reducing and balancing emissions and encouraging others to get involved. The Summer Games have emitted 3.6 million tons of carbon emissions in previous years. The Paris 2024 Games has set a carbon budget of 1.5 million tons which includes the emissions from construction, transportation and operations of the Games. These plans are ambitious but are achievable. If Paris 2024 successfully reduces emissions and promotes a circular economy, it might set the standard for future Olympic and Paralympic Games, regardless of where they are held. 22．What were the 2020 Olympics medals made from? A．Raw metal. B．Recycled cardboard. C．Reused plastic. D．Used electronic devices. 23．What is the purpose of the Paris 2024 “zero waste” strategy? A．To stop carbon emissions. B．To make seats for athletes. C．To collect coloured bottle caps. D．To restrict single-use plastic usage. 24．What do the underlined words “carbon neutral approach” in paragraph 4 refer to? A．Limitation to single-use plastics. B．Reduction of carbon emissions. C．Promotion of recycling in school. D．Encouragement of a circular economy. 25．What is the author’s attitude to the plans for the Paris 2024 Games? A．Favorable. B．Intolerant. C．Doubtful. D．Unclear. 8 It’s time for people to pick up their boom boxes and dust off their sneakers. Breaking, or competitive break dancing, is going for the gold. On Dec 7, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that breaking would be an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. It will be the latest modern sport to be added to the Games. IOC President Thomas Bach said that the new addition of breaking could help the Olympics event be “more youthful”. “We had a clear priority, and this was to introduce sports particularly popular among the younger generation,” Bach said. “And also to take into consideration the urbanization of sport.” Breaking was originally part of early hip-hop culture in New York in the 1970s. In the decades since, it has spread globally, enjoying huge popularity beyond the US and particularly across Europe and Asia. Though breaking is often categorized as a style of street dance, it more easily lends itself to the field of sports than other styles for the competitive nature. “Back in the Bronx in New York, when it first started, it was always neighborhoods of kids just battling each other,” 26-year-old break-dancer Victor Montalvo told USA Today. “That’s how they did it back in the day.” “Breaking competitions typically consist of one-on-one battles in which one competitor challenges his or her rival with different moves and the other responds. It’s a sport/art just as physically demanding as high-intensity dancing and acrobatics”, Montalvo added. But as an art, breaking also features coordination and creativity. Some combinations of moves can be practiced, but much of a round is improvised. Combining vitality and creativity, breaking is accepted by young dancers across the world who are motivated by the prospect of representing their countries at the world’s biggest sporting event. 26．What does the underlined words “the gold” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．golden color. B．the gold medal. C．big wealth. D．great importance. 27．Why does the author mention the dancing in New York in Paragraph 4? A．To show breaking is loved by neighborhoods’ kids. B．To explain why breaking is more like a sport. C．To prove breaking has a long history. D．To show Bronx is the birthplace of breaking. 28．What does the underlined word “improvised” mean in the last paragraph? A．without any preparation. B．physically challenging. C．popular among the youth. D．fierce and competitive. 29．What’s the purpose of the text? A．To stress the importance of breaking. B．To introduce a new Olympic event — breaking. C．To throw light on the rules of breaking. D．To make a brief historical review of breaking. 9 People in Paris, France are growing concerned about a problem that has worried people for centuries: bedbugs, which are small, flat insects that live in beds and other places. With more and more reports of bedbugs being found, the French government is worried about the problem. Millions of people will be traveling to Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympics. France doesn’t want the country to leave a bad impression by letting its visitors get bitten by bedbugs. No one likes bedbugs, but it’s important to remember that they can be upsetting and leave itchy bites behind, but they do not spread diseases. They’ve been around for thousands of years, and even found in old Egyptian tombs. After World War II, people began using dangerous chemicals to kill them, which caused bedbugs and many other pests to become much less common. But in the past 20 or 30 years, bedbugs have become common again. For one thing, now many bedbugs aren’t affected by most of the chemicals that used to kill them. Some people think that the bedbugs that are left may be ones that the chemicals don’t work on. For another, people are traveling more these days. Bedbugs can hide in tiny spaces, including inside suitcases. When people bring their suitcases to new places, bedbugs can spread to new areas — or from those areas back home. In France, bedbugs are a long-standing problem. Jean-Michel Berenger, a scientist who studies insects in Marseille, says, “Every late summer we see a big increase in bedbugs.” That’s mainly from people returning after traveling. And now, in addition to reports of bedbugs in hotels and apartments, there’re also reports of them being found in other places: on seats at movie theaters, on long-distance trains, on the Paris subway, and at the country’s busiest airport. French officials are making sure Paris’ apartments, along with hotels and other places where tourists stay, are safe and clean. 30．Why does the French government start dealing with bedbugs? A．They are spreading diseases. B．They may affect a big event. C．They bite more and more people. D．They exist in France for too long. 31．What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A．The places where bedbugs often live. B．The ways that bedbugs travel globally. C．The reasons why bedbugs come back. D．The fact that bedbugs beat chemicals. 32．What’s Jean-Michel’s opinion about bedbugs? A．Bedbugs can be easily got rid of. B．The bedbug problem is getting worse and worse. C．Bedbugs live mainly in hotels and apartments. D．The number of bedbugs decreases sharply in late summer. 33．Where is the text most probably taken from? A．A local newspaper. B．A travel brochure. C．A sports magazine. D．A research report. 10 Some events have been added to the 2024 Olympics, with surfing, breakdancing and sport climbing among the recent additions. With them come a group of terms that are foreign to the French language. For some French-language purists, it’s too much to bear to rely on English to praise surfers on their “noseriding”-standing on the front of the board. They’ve decided they need a French solution. The French government has created a team of language experts devoted to promoting the national language. They will meet periodically over the next couple of years to identify and define new sports terms. The French battle against the influence of other languages isn’t new. In 1994, the Toubon law was passed, forcing the use of French in all government publications, contracts and advertisements. Yet it contained several loopholes, which allow brands and companies to extensively use English. As a result, anglicisms are becoming more obvious. Julie Neveux, linguistics professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, said anglicisms are “sometimes estimated at just under 5% of the present vocabulary, but they are disturbing because they show that we follow an economic and cultural model other than our own.” They are particularly present in sports competitions and events, during which athletes from around the world are used to communicating in English.  “Sport was one of the first areas to be globalized,” said sports historian Michael Attali, “This phenomenon has strengthened English as the official language.” Despite their best efforts, no committee has successfully prevented English from infiltrating everyday language. By the time French officials agreed on a translation and its definition, the English version has already spread throughout the nation, “Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far,” said Attali. “There are far fewer anglicisms in French than there are French words in English.” said Neveux, adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. “All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity.” 34．What will a team of language experts do? A．Promote the spread of French in the world. B．Decide upon some new sports terms. C．Bring English and French together. D．Make French much purer. 35．What’s the result of previous efforts to stop English from infiltrating French? A．Unimportant. B．Successful. C．Fruitless. D．Unmentioned. 36．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．English is more popular than French. B．All languages should be preserved. C．The exchanges between two languages can be avoided. D．Neveux is positive about the impurity of language. 37．Where can we probably read the passage? A．In a newspaper. B．In a travel guide. C．In a biography. D．In a fiction novel. 11 The Summer Olympic Games this year are in Paris, France, which does not have an ocean. So, how do organizers plan to present competition in the sport of surfing? They are taking that Olympic event in a small coastal village called Teahupo’o in the South Pacific country of French Polynesia. Hundreds of people are expected to visit Teahupo’o to watch the sport, as the surfers go out onto the famous waves from July 27 to August 4． Proposed preparations for the event included building temporary housing, roads, and even a large structure out on the water. The work called for drilling into a coral reef. However, opposition to the plans quickly grew. Environmentalists, locals and surfers joined forces to protect Teahupo’o’s culture, its corals and other sea life. For locals, Teahupo’o beach was a“secret spot” with a special energy known as “mana”, and they want that special quality protected. There are concerns that a week of Olympic competition there could destroy the “mana”.“It was too much for us, a big change,” said Levy, a Tahitian surfer and a volunteere on a local environmental organization. Some people worry that the drilling into the reef will disrupt the ecosystem and attract a dangerous algae (海藻). If fish eat the algae, people who eat the fish can become sick.“The water is where we get our dinner,” 22-year-old Maitei, a spearfisher catching fish to feed his family, said. Local Tahitians’ worry were confirmed when a boat working on some Olympic construction hit a piece of the reef and broke it. “In Polynesian culture, gods are everywhere in nature, in the coral, in the ocean. If we break a coral, we break a home,” Cindy Otcenasek, a local official, said. No new buildings or roads are welcome for the locals. And the organizers are adjusting their plans as a result. For example, they will not be building any Olympic housing. Instead, athletes will stay on a nearby boat. Homes of locals will serve other Olympic housing needs. Judges will watch the competition from the platform. The whole world is ready for the great events and the impact. 38．Why is the 2024 Olympics surfing to be held in Teahupo’o? A．It is the sister city of Paris. B．It is the best choice for the sport. C．It aims to develop its tourism. D．It has favorable geographic location. 39．What makes Teahupo’o beach special to local Tahitians? A．The rich fishing resources. B．The surfing spots. C．The power of mana. D．The unique corals. 40．Why are some local people opposed to the Olympic plans in Teahupo’o? A．They are worried the event will damage the environment. B．They want more construction and development in the area. C．They think the event will bring too many tourists. D．They don’t like the sport of surfing. 41．What are the organizers doing to address the local concerns in Teahupo’o? A．Building new roads and housing for the event. B．Cancelling the Olympic surfing competition. C．Relocating the event to a different location. D．Adjusting their plans to minimize the impact. 参考答案 1 1．A 2．C 3．D 4．B 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了巴黎奥运会奖牌的新颖设计、创意的来源以及其他的背景知识等。 1．词句猜测题。根据第二段““It’s the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,” Thierry Reboul, creative director of Paris 2024, told reporters last week. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.””（巴黎2024年奥运会创意总监蒂埃里•雷布尔(Thierry Reboul)上周告诉记者：“对运动员来说，这是一个把巴黎的一部分带回来的机会。”“埃菲尔铁塔是巴黎和法国的绝对象征。”）可知，奖牌上有埃菲尔铁塔上面的碎铁，而埃菲尔铁塔是巴黎的标志性建筑，由此可知，蒂埃里说“带回一片巴黎”指的是运动员的奖牌上有一部分来自巴黎的象征。故选A项。 2．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Each new Olympic medal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron—though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown” paint has been removed. These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形),which is the “shape of France”. Besides, there are words “Paris 2024”, the Olympic rings and the Games logo, which looks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut.”（每一枚新的奥运奖牌上都有一块埃菲尔铁塔的铁——尽管标志性的“埃菲尔铁塔棕色”油漆已经被去掉了。这些碎片被塑造成六边形，这是“法国的形状”。此外，还有“巴黎2024”字样、奥运五环和奥运会徽，会徽看起来像一束火焰，或者是一个短发女人的脸。）可知，本段介绍了新的巴黎奥运奖牌上的埃菲尔铁塔碎片设计。故选C项。 3．推理判断题。根据第五段“How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin, head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press, “We talked about the design many times and realized that there’s one symbol known across the world, which is the Eiffel Tower. We said to ourselves,’ ‘Hey, what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if it’s possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal?””（他们是怎么想到这个主意的？巴黎奥组委设计负责人约阿希姆·朗辛告诉媒体：“我们多次讨论设计方案，并意识到有一个世界闻名的标志，那就是埃菲尔铁塔。我们对自己说，“嘿，如果我们联系埃菲尔铁塔运营公司，看看是否有可能把埃菲尔铁塔的一部分融入到奖牌中呢？”）可推知，设计者们是在讨论在中得到将埃菲尔铁塔的一部分融入到奖牌中这个想法的。故选D项。 4．推理判断题。根据文章内容以及第一段“Officials have unveiled the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded at this summer's Olympic games in Paris, and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower.”（官方公布了将在今年夏季巴黎奥运会上颁发的金、银、铜牌，每一枚奖牌都有一个独特的纪念品：埃菲尔铁塔上的废铁碎片。）可知，法国把埃菲尔铁塔的碎片经过加工设计镶嵌到了奥运奖牌中，这是其他国家没有的，因此推断新的奥运奖牌是独特、新颖的。故选B项。 2 5．D 6．B 7．A 【解析】本文体裁为应用文。文章结构清晰地介绍了2024年巴黎奥运会中新增的几个体育项目，包括奥运滑板、攀岩、冲浪和霹雳舞，提供了每个项目的基本规则、特点及注意事项等信息，旨在为读者提供关于巴黎奥运会的新项目概况。 5．细节理解题。由文章Olympic breakdancing部分中“Breakdancing is the new Olympic sport that will make its first appearance in Paris 2024 (霹雳舞是新的奥运项目，将在2024年巴黎奥运会上首次亮相。)”可知，奥运霹雳舞将在2024年巴黎奥运会上首次亮相。故选D。 6．细节理解题。由文章Olympic sports climbing部分“With its second time entering the Olympics, sports climbing has three branches: Speed, Bouldering (抱石攀岩) and Lead. Speed is all about the speed of climbing. Bouldering is all about climbing a boulder on a wall and Lead requires athletes to climb a difficult route 20 meters high. (第二次进入奥运会的运动攀岩有三个分支：速度攀岩、抱石攀岩和难度攀岩。速度与攀岩的速度有关。抱石就是在墙上爬一块巨石，而难度攀岩则要求运动员爬一条20米高的高难度路线。)”可知，攀岩运动有三个项目：速度攀岩、抱石攀岩和难度攀岩，分别评估了攀岩速度、技巧和难度等多方面的技能。故选B。 7．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是由文章第一段“Want to know all the ins-and-outs regarding the Paris 2024 Olympics? Then you’ve come to the right place! Below you will find all the information about the new Olympic sports. (想知道关于2024年巴黎奥运会的所有细节吗？那你来对地方了！下面你会发现所有关于新奥运项目的信息。)”可知，该文主要介绍了2024年巴黎奥运会中的新项目，包括滑板、攀岩、冲浪和霹雳舞等，提供了这些项目的具体信息。这显然是与体育赛事相关的介绍，因此最有可能来源于一个体育网站。故选A。 3 8．B 9．D 10．C 11．C 【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍了巴黎2024年奥运会和残奥会火炬的设计和意义。 8．主旨大意题。根据第三段“Mathieu Lehanneur,the designer of the torch said that he drew inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols-equality, water and   peacefulness. Equality is shown by perfect balance. Peacefulness is shown by the gentleness of the curves. The lower half features a relief pattern that copies the movement of the River Seine, along which the opening ceremony will be held.(火炬设计师Mathieu Lehanneur表示，他的灵感来自2024年巴黎奥运会的三个象征——平等、水和和平。完美的平衡是平等的表现。柔和的曲线显示出宁静。下半部分的浮雕图案模仿了塞纳河的运动，开幕式将沿着塞纳河举行)”可知，本段主要讲述了巴黎奥运火炬的灵感来源。故选B项。 9．细节理解题。根据第四段“It will be the first torch in the history of the Games to be used for both the Olympics and Paralympics.(这将是奥运会历史上第一个同时在奥运会和残奥会上使用的火炬)”可知，巴黎奥运火炬特别之处是它将用于奥运会和残奥会。故选D项。 10．推理判断题。根据最后一段““Such a project is a dream for a designer, because it’s a project that connects something symbolic and technical in one, for a big moment,” Lehanneur said.(Lehanneur说：“这样的项目是设计师的梦想，因为它是一个将象征和技术联系在一起的项目，在一个重要的时刻。”)”可知，对于能设计奥运火炬，他感到一种成就感和自豪感，故选C项。 11．主旨大意题。根据第一段“The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch (火炬) was shown on July 25, marking almost a year until the opening ceremony (典礼) of the Paris Olympic Games.(巴黎2024年奥运会和残奥会火炬的设计于7月25日展出，距离巴黎奥运会开幕式还有近一年的时间)”以及纵观全文可知，本文主要讲述了巴黎2024年奥运会和残奥会火炬的设计和意义，所以C项“Paris 2024 showed torch design(巴黎2024年展示了火炬设计)”是本文最好的标题。故选C项。 4 12．D 13．A 14．B 15．A 【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了目前巴黎警方以“安全为由”，要求位于巴黎塞纳河畔拥有450年历史的书摊搬迁，以便为2024年巴黎夏季奥运会的开幕式让路，这引起了书商们的不满。 12．细节理解题。根据第二段“But this piece of French history is now at the center of a storm after the city’s police ordered that the booksellers and their stalls (排位) be relocated for “safety reasons” to make way for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in 2024.(但这段法国历史现在正处于一场风暴的中心，此前该市警方以“安全原因”为由，命令书商及其摊位搬迁，以便为2024年夏季奥运会开幕式让路。)”可知，巴黎的书商现在面临的麻烦是：他们可能因为某些原因而不得不将他们的书摊搬走，故选D。 13．细节理解题。根据第四段“Although the city’s government has offered to relocate the bookstalls and cover the cost of the move as well as repairing damaged stalls, booksellers say the lack of consultation over a decision affecting a Paris landmark has left them fearful about the future.(尽管巴黎市政府已提出重新安置这些书摊，并承担搬迁费用以及修复受损的书摊，但书商们表示，在影响巴黎一个地标性建筑的决定上缺乏协商，让他们对未来感到担忧。)”可知，政府对于书摊采取的措施是：承担旧书摊的维修费用。故选A。 14．细节理解题。根据最后一段中““The stalls only make sense when they are on the banks of the Seine,” they said. (他们表示:“只有在塞纳河岸边，摊位才有意义”。)”可知，书商认为他们的摊位必须位于塞纳河边，故选B。 15．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段“But this piece of French history is now at the center of a storm after the city’s police ordered that the booksellers and their stalls (排位) be relocated for “safety reasons” to make way for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in 2024.(但这段法国历史现在正处于一场风暴的中心，此前该市警方以“安全原因”为由，命令书商及其摊位搬迁，以便为2024年夏季奥运会开幕式让路。)”可知，文章主要介绍了目前巴黎警方以“安全为由”，要求位于巴黎塞纳河畔拥有450年历史的书摊搬迁，以便为2024年巴黎夏季奥运会的开幕式让路，这引起了书商们的不满。A项“巴黎书摊因安全原因搬迁”适合做文章标题，故选A。 5 16．B 17．D 18．C 【解析】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了2024 巴黎奥运会开幕式的创新点。 16．细节理解题。根据A ceremony outside a stadium部分中“Paris 2024 is breaking new ground by bringing sports and the Opening Ceremony into the city, set to be held in the heart of the city along its main river: the Seine (塞纳河). (2024年巴黎奥运会开创了新的局面，将体育和开幕式带入城市，将在城市中心的主要河流塞纳河沿岸举行。)”可知， 2024 巴黎奥运会在城市中心、塞纳河畔举行。故选B。 17．细节理解题。根据第三个小标题“A ceremony with free admission for many spectators (许多观众可以免费入场的仪式)”以及A ceremony with free admission for many spectators部分中“Fans won’t need tickets to access the upper quays (码头), but those wishing to access the lower quays will need to buy tickets. (球迷不需要门票进入上层码头，但那些希望进入下层码头的人将需要购买门票。)”可知， 部分观众需要支付费用观看开幕式。故选D。 18．主旨大意题。根据文章标题“ONE CEREMONY, SEVERAL FIRSTS (一个仪式，几个第一)”及文章中各个小标题“A ceremony outside a stadium (体育场外的仪式)”、“A ceremony on the river (河上的仪式)”、“A ceremony with free admission for many spectators (许多观众可以免费入场的仪式)”、“A ceremony designed for and by athletes (为运动员设计的仪式)”可知，本文介绍了2024 巴黎奥运会开幕式的新颖点。故选C。 6 19．B 20．D 21．A 【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了关于2024年夏季奥运会和残奥会的门票销售及相关信息的报道。 19．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“A number of different options for attending the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be available, but they will all be sold via a single site. For the first time in the history of the Games, ticket sales will be online only and accessible worldwide.(参加2024年巴黎奥运会和残奥会的方式将有多种选择，但门票都将通过一个网站出售。这是奥运会历史上第一次，门票销售将只在网上进行，并在全球范围内进行。)”可知，2024年奥运会的门票销售的特别之处在于其只在网上销售。故选B。 20．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“The Summer 2024 Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 and the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from 28 August to 8 September 2024.(2024年夏季奥运会将于2024年7月26日至8月11日举行，2024年夏季残奥会将于2024年8月28日至9月8日举行。)”可知，在选项D“30 August to 8 September 2024.( 2024年8月30日至9月8日。)”的时间内，一个体育迷可观看残奥会比赛。故选D。 21．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“By buying tickets or hospitality packages(贵宾套票) outside the official channels, the buyer runs the risk that tickets or packages are not delivered to them or the access will be denied by the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee in accordance with the terms and conditions.(通过在官方渠道之外购买门票或贵宾套票，购买者将面临门票或套餐无法送达的风险，或者2024年巴黎奥组委将根据条款和条件拒绝入场。)”可知，如果一个人在官方渠道外购票，巴黎奥组委极有可能根据条款和条件拒绝其入场。故选A。 7 22．D 23．D 24．B 25．A 【解析】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了2024年巴黎奥运会的环保理念和计划。 22．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The medals were produced out of old appliances such as smartphones and laptops.(奖牌是由旧电器制作而成的，比如说手机和平板电脑。)”可知，东京奥运会的奖牌是由废旧电器制作的，是由二手的电子设备制作而成的，故选D。 23．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“This is all part of the Paris 2024 “zero waste” strategy to limit single-use plastic usage and encourage a circular economy.(这都是来自2024巴黎奥运会的“零废弃”策略，其目的是为了限制一次性塑料的使用，并鼓励循环经济。)”可知，“零废弃”策略的目的是为了限制一次性塑料的使用，故选D。 24．词句猜测题。根据文章第四段划线短语carbon-neutral approach后的内容“that will lessen the climate impact of the Games by predicting, avoiding, reducing and balancing emissions and encouraging others to get involved.(通过预测、避免、减少和平衡碳排放，并鼓励其他国家参与的方式来减轻奥运会对气候的影响。)”对划线短语carbon-neutral approach的解释可知，这一方法是通过减少碳排放的方式来减轻奥运会对气候的影响，carbon-neutral approach故指的是“减少碳排放”，故选B。 25．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“These plans are ambitious but are achievable. If Paris 2024 successfully reduces emissions and promotes a circular economy, it might set the standard for future Olympic and Paralympic Games, regardless of where they are held.(这些计划雄心勃勃，但却是可以实现的。如果2024年巴黎奥运会成功地减少了碳排放，促进了循环经济，无论在哪里举行奥运会，它可能就为以后的奥运会和残奥会制定了标准。)”可知，在作者看来2024年巴黎奥运会的这些计划雄心勃勃的，但却是可实现的，而且作者还期待它为以后的奥运会指定标准，故作者对2024巴黎奥运会的这些计划是支持的，故选A。 8 26．B 27．B 28．A 29．B 【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要报道的是国际奥委会主席宣布2024年巴黎奥运会将把霹雳舞列为奥运会的比赛项目，同时介绍了这一举措的原因和霹雳舞的相关知识。 26．词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“On Dec 7, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that breaking would be an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.(12月7日，国际奥委会(IOC)宣布，在2024年巴黎夏季奥运会上，霹雳舞将成为正式比赛项目。)”可知，国际奥委会主席宣布将霹雳舞列为奥运会的正式比赛项目，由此可以推断，此处应指的是运动员们可以争夺这块“金牌”，所以划线短语指的是“金牌”。故选B项。 27．推理判断题。根据第四段中的““Breaking competitions typically consist of one-on-one battles in which one competitor challenges his or her rival with different moves and the other responds. It’s a sport/art just as physically demanding as high-intensity dancing and acrobatics”, Montalvo added.( “霹雳舞通常包括一对一的战斗，其中一个竞争者用不同的动作挑战他或她的对手，另一个做出回应。这是一项和高强度舞蹈和杂技一样需要体力的运动或艺术。”)”可知，此处分析了霹雳舞的运动规则，并用它与高强度的舞蹈和杂技进行比较，所以本段提到舞蹈是为了解释为什么霹雳舞更像一项运动。故选B项。 28．词义猜测题。根据尾段中的“But as an art, breaking also features coordination and creativity. Some combinations of moves can be practiced(但作为一门艺术，霹雳舞也具有协调性和创造性。一些动作组合可以练习，)”可知，霹雳舞是具有协调性和创造性，很多动作组合可以进行训练，结合but可知，该单词所在的句子与but前的内容为转折关系，所以此处的意思应与训练相对应，也就是大部分动作应该是没有经过训练的，结合选项可知，该单词的意思应为“没有准备的”。故选A项。 29．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“On Dec 7, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that breaking would be an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.(12月7日，国际奥委会(IOC)宣布，在2024年巴黎夏季奥运会上，霹雳舞将成为正式比赛项目。)”可知，国际奥委会主席宣布将霹雳舞列为奥运会的正式比赛项目，结合下文中对霹雳舞的相关知识的介绍和做出这一决定的原因的分析可知，本文的目的是介绍一种新的奥运比赛项目——霹雳舞。故选B项。 9 30．B 31．C 32．B 33．A 【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。法国巴黎越来越关注困扰了人们几个世纪的臭虫问题。随着越来越多关于臭虫的报道，官员们开始考虑如何在2024年夏天巴黎举办奥运会之前解决臭虫的问题。 30．细节理解题。根据第二段“With more and more reports of bedbugs being found, the French government is worried about the problem. Millions of people will be traveling to Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympics. France doesn’t want the country to leave a bad impression by letting its visitors get bitten by bedbugs. (随着越来越多的臭虫报告被发现，法国政府对这个问题感到担忧。今年夏天将有数百万人前往巴黎参加2024年奥运会。法国不想让游客被臭虫叮咬，给这个国家留下不好的印象。)”可知，法国政府开始处理臭虫是害怕它们会在奥运会期间叮咬游客，而导致给法国留下不好的印象，即它们会影响一个重大事情。故选B。 31．主旨大意题。根据第三段“But in the past 20 or 30 years, bedbugs have become common again. For one thing, now many bedbugs aren’t affected by most of the chemicals that used to kill them. Some people think that the bedbugs that are left may be ones that the chemicals don’t work on. For another, people are traveling more these days. Bedbugs can hide in tiny spaces, including inside suitcases. When people bring their suitcases to new places, bedbugs can spread to new areas-or from those areas back home. (但在过去的二三十年里，臭虫再次变得普遍起来。首先，现在许多臭虫没有受到大多数用来杀死它们的化学物质的影响。有些人认为剩下的臭虫可能是化学物质不起作用的。另一方面，人们现在旅行的次数越来越多。臭虫可以躲在狭小的空间里，包括行李箱里。当人们把行李箱带到新的地方时，臭虫会传播到新的地区或从这些地区传播回家。)”可知，这一段主要介绍臭虫再次变得普遍起来的原因。故选C。 32．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Jean-Michel Berenger, a scientist who studies insects in Marseille, says, “Every late summer we see a big increase in bedbugs.”(马赛研究昆虫的科学家Jean-Michel Berenger说：“每年夏末，我们都会看到臭虫的大量增加。”)”可知，在Jean-Michel Berenger看来，臭虫问题正在变得越来越糟糕。故选B。 33．推理判断题。根据第一段“People in Paris, France are growing concerned about a problem that has worried people for centuries: bedbugs, which are small, flat insects that live in beds and other places. (法国巴黎的人们越来越担心一个困扰人们几个世纪的问题：臭虫，一种生活在床上和其他地方的小而扁平的昆虫。)”和第二段“With more and more reports of bedbugs being found, the French government is worried about the problem.( 随着越来越多的臭虫报告被发现，法国政府对这个问题感到担忧。)”可知，这篇文章应该是选自于法国巴黎当地的报纸报道。故选A。 10 34．B 35．C 36．D 37．A 【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了法国政府成立了一个语言专家团队，致力于推广法语。他们将在未来几年定期开会，以确定和定义新的体育术语。文章还介绍了历史上法语对抗其他语言影响的事件以及人们对的看法。 34．细节理解题。根据第二段中“They will meet periodically over the next couple of years to identify and define new sports terms.(他们将在未来几年定期开会，以确定和定义新的体育术语)”可知，一群语言专家会决定一些新的体育术语。故选B项。 35．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far(过去也有类似的委员会，但到目前为止没有任何改变)”可知，以前阻止英语渗透到法语的努力结果是徒劳的。故选C项。 36．推理判断题。根据最后一段“‘There are far fewer anglicisms in French than there are French words in English.’ said Neveux, adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. ‘All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity.’(‘法语中的英语词汇远远少于英语中的法语单词。’Neveux补充说，这些交换不应被视为威胁。‘所有现存的语言都是通过相互借鉴而存在的。语言之所以存在，是因为它们存在不纯性。’)”可推知，Neveux对语言的不纯性持肯定态度。故选D项。 37．推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要说明了法国政府成立了一个语言专家团队，致力于推广法语，以及历史上法语对抗其它语言影响的事件以及人们对的看法，文章是关于语言和历史知识的，我们可能会在报纸上读到这篇文章。故选A项。 11 38．D 39．C 40．A 41．D 【解析】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述2024年奥运会在没有海的法国巴黎举行，组织者将把冲浪比赛带到一个沿海小村庄举行，当地人担心这会破坏环境。 38．细节理解题。根据第一段中“They are taking that Olympic event in a small coastal village called Teahupo’o in the South Pacific country of French Polynesia.(他们将在南太平洋国家法属波利尼西亚的一个名为Teahupo’o的沿海小村庄举行奥运会)”可知，2024年奥运会冲浪在Teahupo’o举行是由于其优越的地理位置，故选D。 39．细节理解题。根据第三段中“For locals, Teahupo’o beach was a ‘secret spot’ with a special energy known as ‘mana’(对当地人来说，Teahupo’o海滩是一个‘秘密地点’，拥有一种被称为‘mana’的特殊能量)”可知，一种被称为‘mana’的特殊能量使得Teahupo’o海滩对于当地大溪地人来说很特殊，故选C。 40．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Environmentalists, locals and surfers joined forces to protect Teahupo’o’s culture, its corals and other sea life.(环保人士、当地人和冲浪者联合起来保护Teahupo’o的文化、珊瑚和其他海洋生物)”、第三段中“There are concerns that a week of Olympic competition there could destroy the ‘mana’.(有人担心，为期一周的奥运比赛可能会破坏这种‘mana’)”以及第四段中“Some people worry that the drilling into the reef will disrupt the ecosystem and attract a dangerous algae (海藻).(一些人担心钻入珊瑚礁会破坏生态系统，并吸引危险的藻类)”可知，当地人反对在Teahupo’o举行奥运会赛事是因为他们担心这会破坏环境，故选A。 41．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“And the organizers are adjusting their plans as a result.(因此，组织者正在调整他们的计划)”可知，为解决Teahupo’o当地人的担心，组织者调整他们的计划，以使影响最小化，故选D。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$