Famous Stadiums in the World

Camp Nou

Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. It is the largest stadium in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Many international matches are played there. There is a museum in the stadium - the FC Barcelona Museum. It is considered the best football museum in the world. There are multi-media displays (多媒体展示) about the Barcelona Club and its history as well as a fantastic view of the stadium. Camp Nou is also a place where you can enjoy major concerts and other non-football events.

Beijing National Stadium

Beijing National Stadium, also called the Bird's Nest, is located in China. It was designed for use during the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It is the world's largest steel structure (钢结构). The stadium has recently been transformed (改造) so that it can be used for winter sports.

Maracana Stadium

Maracana Stadium is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was opened in 1950 for the FIFA World Cup. Since then, it has mainly been used for football matches between the major football clubs in Rio de Janeiro. It is the largest stadium in South America.

Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium is located in Wembley Park in London, England. The England national football team play most of their home matches there. The stadium is also used for other sporting events. It is the second largest stadium in Europe (after Camp Nou) and one of the largest and the tallest in the world, with every seat under a roof. It was very expensive to build.

1.Where is the Camp Nou?

A.In China. B.In Brazil. C.In England. D.In Spain.

2.Which stadium has been changed for winter sports recently?

A.Camp Nou. B.Beijing National Stadium.

C.Maracana Stadium. D.Wembley Stadium.

3.What was Maracana Stadium opened for in 1950?

A.The Olympics. B.Major concerts.

C.Multi-media displays. D.The FIFA World Cup.

Only a few days ago, the first-ever China Huafu Day was held to encourage young Chinese people to wear and take pride in hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group (汉民族). The organizers said, “Traditional culture is the lifeblood of China. We hope young Chinese people can wear our traditional clothing during festivals to show China’s unusual culture to the world. This will also make them understand the culture better and feel proud of being a Chinese.” The event invited people to post their pictures in traditional clothes. By April 22nd, it had already got over 155 million page views, with thousands of people sharing their pictures.

Historically, hanfu has influenced many of the neighboring cultural clothing including the Japanese Kimono and Korean Hanbok. However, hanfu started to fade when Manchu people took control of China. Luckily, there has been a rise in popularity over recent years. According to Hanfu Information (HI), a hanfu promotion (宣传) group, over 21,000 sets of hanfu were sold online earlier this year. Another online survey by HI in 2017 showed that over 88% of people believe that wearing hanfu is a good way to learn about Chinese culture. It’s true that the number of hanfu fans is growing.

The organizers say they will make China Huafu Day a yearly event and they have set the third day of the third month of the traditional Chinese calendar as the date of the event.

(2018.4.22 13:20 By Wu Tao)

1.The first China Huafu Day took place in ___________.

A.February B.March C.April D.January

2.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.The event achieved little success. B.Few people had heard of the event.

C.Few people were interested in the event. D.The event was enjoyed by many people.

3.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.

A.the types of traditional clothing

B.the development of hanfu in China

C.wearing hanfu is a good way to learn about China

D.HI is a popular group among young people

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Hanfu is very popular with foreigners.

B.The 4th China Huafu Day will take place in 2021.

C.The young like to wear hanfu during festivals.

D.Hanfu has a strong influence on people’s everyday life.

5.In which column of a newspaper can we most probably find the passage?

A.EDUCATION B.OPINION

C.LIFESTYLE D.CULTURE

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