Question

    The Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are a major international sport festival held every four years. The Games are separated into Summer and Winter editions, and new mascots (吉祥物) appear at each Games as colourful and cheerful representations (代表) of the country and culture in which the Games are held.

We finally know the mascots of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are two robots with traditional Japanese designs.

The blue and white mascot is for the Olympic Games. It has a strong sense of justice (正义感) and has the power to move around very quickly. The other mascot is for the Paralympic Games. It is pink and white. It also has a special power to talk with stones and the wind and move things with its mind, the BBC reported.

Three sets of mascots were shown to primary school students. They decided the final mascots. More than 205,000 classes helped to select them. It was the first time in Olympic history to ask primary school students to pick the mascots. The mascots will get their names this summer. The winning Mascots will take part in all kinds of events up to and throughout the Tokyo 2020 Games.

1.What are the mascots of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games?

A.Two animals. B.Two robots.

C.Two stones. D.Two students.

2.What can you infer (推断) from the third paragraph?

A.The blue and white mascot is for the Paralympic Games.

B.The pink and white mascot is for the Olympic Games.

C.The pink and white mascot also has a special power.

D.The blue and white mascot has a strong sense of direction.

3.What does the underlined word “select” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A.Describe. B.Pick. C.Watch. D.Touch.

4.Which sentence is TRUE according to the article?

A.Japan will hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2022.

B.More than 20,500 classes helped to decide the final mascots.

C.We haven’t known the names of the mascots yet.

D.The pink and white mascot has a sense of a strong sense of justice.

5.Where does the article probably come from?

A.A newspaper. B.A history magazine.

C.A storybook. D.A photo album.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

每届奥运会都会出现新的吉祥物，2020年东京奥运会和残奥会的吉祥物已经确定，获胜方案是由日本小学生选出来的，今年夏天将会为吉祥物命名。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段“They are two robots with traditional Japanese designs.”可知2020年东京奥运会和残奥会的吉祥物是两个带有传统日本设计的机器人，故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段“It is pink and white. It also has a special power to talk with stones and the wind and move things with its mind”可知粉红色和白色的吉祥物也有一种特殊力量，能和石头、风交谈，用意念使东西移动，故选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据上文“They decided the final mascots.”及后文进一步的介绍“It was the first time in Olympic history to ask primary school students to pick the mascots.”这是奥林匹克史上第一次让小学生选吉祥物，可知“More than 205,000 classes helped to select them”意思为：超过20.5万个班级帮助选择了他们，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据“We finally know the mascots of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.”可知日本东京将要在2020年举行奥运会和残奥会，故填A错误；根据“More than 205,000 classes helped to select them.”可知超过20.5万个班级帮助选择吉祥物，故填B错误；根据“The mascots will get their names this summer.”可知我们还不知道吉祥物的名字；根据第三段“The blue and white mascot is for the Olympic Games. It has a strong sense of justice (正义感)”可知蓝色和白色的吉祥物有强烈的正义感，故填D错误。结合题干，故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据短文主要介绍了东京奥运会及残奥会的吉祥物确定过程，今年夏天将会为吉祥物命名。A. A newspaper.报纸；B. A history magazine历史杂志；C. A storybook.故事书；D. A photo album相册。对比选项，故选A。