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After months of expectation and secrecy, the official mascot (吉祥物) of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games－a giant panda-inspired cartoon character－made its first public debut with cheers at Beijing's Shougang Ice Hockey Arena.
The panda is named “Bing Dwen Dwen” in Chinese. Bing means “ice” in Chinese, while Dwen Dwen suggests “health and cleverness”－characteristics also shared by pandas. Pandas are perhaps the most recognized animal species in China, organizers said.
“Pandas combine China's traditional culture and its modern appearance together with winter sports elements in a fascinating image (形象) that shows our great expectations for the Games and shows that we welcome the world,” said Beijing Mayor Chen Jining, who also serves as an executive president on the organizing committee.
“I have already seen the mascot and from what I've seen, it's a wonderful choice,” IOC President Thomas Bach said before introducing the character. “The mascot really takes in the best elements and characteristics of China and the Chinese people. It will be a great ambassador (大使) for the country and the 24th Winter Olympics.”
The ring of light surrounding the mascot's face is suggestive of ice and snow tracks, as well as the flowing “ribbons” of the National Speed Skating Oval. The oval is one of two new competition sites in downtown Beijing expected to become a landmark of the Games, according to its chief designer Cao Xue.
The introduction of the mascots marks the key point of a journey that began in August 2018, when Beijing organizers started a global design competition for the mascots. A total of 5,816 designs were received from 35 countries, and were reviewed by Chinese and international experts in a comprehensive evaluation and selection process.
The new mascot will serve as spirited symbol of the Games that will take place in the three zones of downtown Beijing, the suburban district of Yanqing and co-host city Zhangjiakou in surrounding Hebei province.
1．What does the underlined word “debut” in Paragraph 1 mean
A．Design. B．Appearance. C．Understanding. D．Attention.
2．What does Bach think of the mascot
A．Surprising. B．Entertaining. C．Satisfying D．Interesting.
3．What's Paragraph 5 mainly about
A．The origin of the mascot image. B．The introduction to the mascot designer.
C．The hard work behind the mascot design. D．The hidden meaning of the mascot image.
4．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．The Mascot of the 24th Winter Olympic Games
B．A Historical Moment of the Winter Olympic Games
C．Bing Dwen Dwen: a Lovely Panda Welcomes the World
D．Comments on the Mascot of the 24th Winter Olympics
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Beijing, with co－host Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei Province, will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. That will benefit the capital as well as its residents (居民), so the below are something to be expected from the Winter Olympic Games.
Blue skies
It is highly expected that hosting the Winter Olympic Games will push Beijing to reduce pollution and improve the air quality more effectively.
Beijing began carrying out a five－year plan from 2013 that cost 130 billion US dollars to upgrade heating systems, cut car emissions (排放) and close heavy－polluting factories. Such efforts will not only be made in Beijing but in a neighboring Hebei and Tianjin as well, as suggested by a development action plan to integrate (结合) the three places. Hopefully, blue skies will become a regular feature even after the Games.
Transportation
Although Beijing is the host city of the 2022 Winter Games, Chongli county of Zhangjiakou will host some of the snow events.
The capital region is likely to benefit from investments in infrastructure (基础设施), including the Beijing－Zhangjiakou intercity railways, expansion of Beijing subway systems, upgraded highway networks and another regional airport.
Winter sports
Beijing's vision is to develop a winter sports market for more than 300 million people in northern China.
With a rich legacy left by the summer Olympics, China plans to reuse 11 of 12 venues built for the 2008 Olympics and only needs to build a new rink for speed skating, effectively easing possible problems of facilities (设施) being left idle after the Games.
Transformation (转变)
On the back of the Winter Olympics, the Beijing municipal government is looking at fostering sports－related industry as a new growth driver to power its economy.
The goal is to integrate the Winter Games with sustainable development plans for the wider region, focusing on clean energy, green technology, and improvement in ecology and air quality.
Tourism
The country's plan to develop a winter sports industry will enhance Zhangjiakou's reputation as a tourist destination by upgrading its transportation system and facilities, such as hotels and restaurants.
5．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．How Important the 2022 Winter Games Is
B．What Have Been Done for the 2022 Winter Games
C．When and Where to Hold the 2022 Winter Games
D．What to Expect from the 2022 Winter Games
6．What does the underlined word “idle” probably mean in the text
A．Lazy. B．Not in use. C．Not serious. D．Not working hard.
7．“By 2025, around 600,000 new jobs will appear.” can be an example for “________”.
A．Transportation B．Winter sports C．Transformation D．Tourism
C
Beijing set a target to hold “high-tech Winter Games” after it won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Soon after, China's Ministry of Science and Technology was made the leading party to provide technical support for the Games. In collaboration with relevant parties, it drew up the “Action Plan for Science and Technology at the Winter Olympics,” the results of which were applied in this year's test events.
“During the test events in February and April this year, we tested and applied 133 types of techs in a number of key areas. Since October, another 228 pieces of technologies have been tested and applied in test events, athlete training schedules and prep work for the winter games,” said Wu Yuanbin, director of the ministry's Social Scientific Development Department, during a press conference.
For the Games next year, high-tech will be applied for four proposes: support COVID-19 measures, reduce carbon emissions, ensure the safety of the events and create a better viewing experience for the viewers. To achieve these results, a number of new and experimental techs will be used, including 5G and hydrogen vehicles.
“The much-anticipated 5G signals will cover all venues, including the roads that connect them. This will provide network connectivity for applications such as ultra-high-definition video and smart services. Eighty hydrogen vehicles were tested in Zhangjiakou. And during the Winter Games, more than 700 hydrogen buses will be stationed in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou to provide transportation,” said Yu Hong, director of the Technical Department of Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.
The target of hosting high-tech Olympics isn't just for the convenience of thousands of participants during this event. The organizing committee once said they wish to use the Games as an experimental model that could help the world build future smart cities that would benefit residents, industries and the environment.
8．Which department is chiefly responsible to provide technical support
A．Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.
B．The Social Scientific Development Department.
C．The Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
D．The Technical Department of Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.
9．According to Wu, how many kinds of technologies have been tested and applied
A．95. B．228. C．361. D．456.
10．Which scene is LEAST likely to be seen during the coming event
A．The athletes take hydrogen buses to and from the Olympic sites.
B．Accurate COVID-19 Testing is made with the support of high-tech.
C．The carbon emissions rise greatly as a result of the application of high-tech.
D．The audience enjoy a better view of games with ultra-high-definition videos.
11．What is the main idea of the text
A．5G signals will cover all venues at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
B．Beijing 2022 organizers promise high-tech, green, safe event.
C．Beijing set a target to hold the best Winter Games with full passion.
D．The world will build more smart cities with the help of Beijing 2022.
D
Although the weather is very hot now, the carnival of ice and snow is getting closer. The preparation work for Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which are expected to begin on Feb 4, 2022, has entered its final stage. In January, 2021, the ice-making work on the Ice Ribbon, a landmark venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics, was completed.
In the Winter Olympics, where races can be won or lost by a small-time gap, tiny imperfections in the ice can make a big difference. “It's not just a hunk of ice like you'd normally think of, like ice cubes sitting in your freezer,” told Kenneth Golden, a US mathematician who studies the structures of ice. “It's a much more fascinating and complex substance than people would normally think.”
The first step for building any ice rink is to purify the water to remove dissolved solids like salts and minerals. Such impurities don't fit in the regular hexagonal (六边形的) structure of ice that forms as water freezes. The purer the water is, the more consistent the ice surface.
In addition to the need for excellence in the raw materials of ice-making, technology is also very important. As one of the most advanced technologies for winter sports venues, a carbon dioxide（CO2）cooling technology has been applied on a large scale for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. CO2 is not new when it comes to ice-making. However, it has been gradually replaced by the man-made refrigerant (制冷剂) like Freon.
With increasing attention toward climate change, the old refrigerant has come into use again. As an element of the atmosphere, CO2 doesn't damage the ozone layer. Although CO2 is a greenhouse gas, its greenhouse effect is much lower than that of other man-made refrigerants. The Winter Olympics venues adopted CO2 instead of Freon as a refrigerant in ice-making, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions greatly.
“We believe these technological innovations will bring Beijing 2022 to spectators all over the world in a more impressive way,” told Gao Bo from the Media Operations Department of the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
12．What is the result of impurities in water for ice-making
A．The water isn't able to freeze completely.
B．The quality of the ice will be affected.
C．The ice surface will be more consistent.
D．It's likely for athletes to fall on the ice.
13．Why has CO2 cooling technology been applied for the Winter Olympic Games
A．It's the most advanced technologies for ice-making.
B．CO2 is more efficient than other refrigerants.
C．CO2 is more environmentally-friendly than Freon.
D．CO2 has already existed in the atmosphere.
14．What is Gao's attitude to CO2 being applied to ice-making
A．Unclear. B．Opposed. C．Doubtful. D．Favourable.
15．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A．The Beijing Winter Olympic Games Is Coming. B．Beneath Olympic Ice.
C．The Use of Refrigerants in Olympic Games. D．The Structure of Ice.
E
The Pyeong Chang 2018 Winter Olympics ran from 9 to 25 February. As the next host city of the Winter Olympics, Beijing presented a show for the handover ceremony. Beijing's eight-minute show at the closing ceremony of Pyeong Chang 2018 demonstrated a confident and modern China and extended China's warm welcome to the whole world in a high-tech way, said Zhang Yimou, chief director of the show.
“Modern China is not the same as it used to be ten years ago. We have held the Olympics and told the world our history of five thousand years. This time at Pyeong Chang 2018, we prefer to present to the world the new achievements of contemporary China rather than repeat the story long before," said Zhang.
“The show has combined high technology and traditional performance together. In order to highlight winter sports, we have adopted the gestures of skating and skiing. Our performers are not the traditional dancers or singers, but they can manage both winter sports and performances," added Zhang.
One of the biggest challenges both performers and high-tech equipment needed to overcome was the extreme temperature. The closing ceremony of Pyeong Chang 2018 Winter Olympics was held in the Pyeong Chang Olympic Stadium, which is an outdoor stadium, and the temperature was freezing cold during the Games.
16．The underlined word "demonstrated" in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “________”.
A．achieved B．showed C．repeated D．challenged
17．What was one of the main difficulties for Beijing's eight-minute show in PyeongChang 2018 according to the passage
A．To combine high technology and traditional performance together.
B．The time for performers to prepare.
C．The extreme temperature for both performers and high-tech equipment to withstand.
D．The theme of the show.
18．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A．Performers should be familiar with the gestures of skating and skiing.
B．China has told the world our history of five thousand years.
C．Zhang Yimou directed the opening ceremony of Pyeong Chang 2018.
D．China will be the next host country of the Winter Olympics.
19．Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of the passage
A．Beijing's eight-minute show at Pyeong Chang 2018 demonstrated a modern China.
B．Performers of Beijing's eight-minute show were busy preparing.
C．Beijing's eight-minute show was performed in cold weather.
D．The closing ceremony of Pyeong Chang 2018 was held in the Pyeong Chang Olympic Stadium.