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【题目】As the host city of the next Winter Games, Beijing held a wonderful eight-minute show at the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Sunday, sending a warm invitation to the whole world.

The show was directed by Zhang Yimou, a famous Chinese director who was also responsible for the eight-minute summer handover in Athens in 2004 as well as the opening and closing ceremonies in Beijing in 2008 that had a big success in the world.

Unlike Athens which focused on showing Chinese history with traditional culture like red lantern and jasmine,“Beijing 8 Minutes” gave special importance to the Chinese people’s sincere welcome to the world by using modern technology.

Leading the team were two dancers in costumes of panda puppets（布偶） that are the world’s largest but the lightest at the same time.To reduce the pressure on the two dancers, researchers had tried hundreds of different materials until ending up with high-technology ones.

During the whole performance, the dancers and robots both wore LED lights on them that could be fit for the cold weather at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium without the risks of breaking.

The costumes were also made with a kind of special material to keep the dancers warm. Performers danced with 24 intelligent robots – standing for Beijing hosting the 24th Winter Olympics. They showed scenes of sports such as skating and skiing.

Pictures were projected to the icy floor while dancers skated across it, making a sense of augmented reality( 增 强 现 实 ). A number of moving screens in the middle of the field were also controlled by artificial intelligence(人工智能).

【1】Which city will host the 24th Winter Olympics?

A. Pyeong Chang B. Athens C. Tokyo D. Beijing

【2】According to the passage, how many Olympic projects has Zhang Yimou directed？

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

【3】Which things did Athens use to show Chinese traditional culture?

A. B. C. D.

【4】What do the dancers and robots both wear on them in the show. ?

A. Red lanterns and jasmines. B. Sport suits.

C. LED lights. D. Moving screens.

【5】What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Athens 8 Minutes. B. Beijing 8 Minutes.

C. The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. D. The 2018 Beijing Olympics.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】本文主要介绍了在2018年平昌冬奥会的闭幕式上表演的“北京8分钟”。

【1】D

细节理解题。根据Performers danced with 24 intelligent robots – standing for Beijing hosting the 24th Winter Olympics.可知北京将举行第24届冬奥会，故选D。

【2】D

推理判断题。根据Beijing held a wonderful eight-minute show at the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Sunday, sending a warm invitation to the whole world.

和The show was directed by Zhang Yimou, a famous Chinese director who was also responsible for the eight-minute summer handover in Athens in 2004 as well as the opening and closing ceremonies in Beijing in 2008 that had a big success in the world.可知张艺谋在2018年平昌冬奥会的闭幕式导演了八分钟节目，在2004年在雅典导演了八分钟的夏季奥运会的交接仪式，在2008年在北京导演了盛大的开幕式和闭幕式，因此共导演了四次奥运表演，故选D。

【3】A

细节理解题。根据Unlike Athens which focused on showing Chinese history with traditional culture like red lantern and jasmine,可知在雅典奥运会上展示中国的历史，用红灯笼和茉莉花这些传统的中国文化来展示，故选A。

【4】C

细节理解题。根据During the whole performance, the dancers and robots both wore LED lights on them that could be fit for the cold weather at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium without the risks of breaking. 可知在节目中舞者和机器人都穿着LED灯，故选C。

【5】B

概括归纳题。根据As the host city of the next Winter Games, Beijing held a wonderful eight-minute show at the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Sunday, sending a warm invitation to the whole world.可知本文主要介绍了在2018年平昌冬奥会的闭幕式上表演的“北京8分钟”，故选B。