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【题目】People call the Winter Olympics the White Olympics. At this time, they publish(发行) many stamps to mark(标志) the great games. The first stamps came out on January 25th, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on(从那时起), publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.

During the 4th Winter Olympics, people published a group of stamps in November 1936. They drew five rings of Olympics. It was the first time that the rings appeared(出现) on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as non-host countries published stamps to mark those games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

In Asia, Japan was the only country to hold the White Olympics. They sold 14,500 million stamps during the Olympics.

People drew different kinds of sports on these small stamps, and they enjoyed the wonderful sports and some excellent players.

【1】The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ____.

A. are the same thingB. are different games

C. are not held in winterD. are held in summer

【2】 The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games ____.

A. after the year 1936

B. after the 3rd White Olympics

C. before the 3rd White Olympics

D. before the year 1932

【3】The Winter Olympics is held(被举行) once ____.

A. every two yearsB. every three years

C. every four yearsD. every five years

【4】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

D. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those games.

【5】 What may appear(出现)on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball.B. Table tennis.

C. Football.D. Skating

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

试题这篇短文主要介绍了人们把冬季奥运会称为白色奥运会。届时发行许多的邮票以标志伟大的比赛。第一批是美国在1932年第三届奥林匹克运动会上发行的。在亚洲日本是唯一一个举行过白色奥运会的国家，在奥运会时他们卖了145000000000张邮票。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段People call the Winter Olympics the White Olympics.，可知冬季奥运会和白色奥运会是一回事，故选A.

【2】细节理解题。根据第一段The first stamps came out on January 25th, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on(从那时起), publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.可知是在1932年的第三届奥运会后成为一种规矩，故选B

【3】推理判断题。根据第一段第三届是1932年，第二段第四届是1936年举行，可知是每四年举行一次，故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据第三段When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as non-host countries published stamps to mark those games.可知东道主或非东道主都可以发行邮票，故选C。

【5】推理判断题。根据是冬季奥运会，所以有可能滑冰会出现，故选D。