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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 (韩国平昌) 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 (交接) 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 (茉莉花), “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 that are the world’s largest but the lightest at the same time, each weighing only about 10 kilograms. 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】________will host the 24th Winter Olympics.

A.Pyeong ChangB.AthensC.TokyoD.Beijing

【2】What’s the purpose of the eight minutes in Athens in 2004?

A.To spread Chinese traditional culture.

B.To show advanced science and technology in China.

C.To improve our living standards.

D.To carry forward the spirit of sports.

【3】What does the underlined word “puppets” probably mean in Chinese in this passage?

A.木偶B.模特C.机器人D.复制品

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A.Athens 8 MinutesB.The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics

C.Beijing 8 MinutesD.The 2018 Beijing Olympics

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍在 2018 年平昌冬奥会闭幕式上，“北京 8 分钟” 惊艳亮相，为观众奉上高科技的交接演出，冬奥会正式进入北京时间。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段“As the host city of the next Winter Games, Beijing”和倒数第二段“Beijing hosting the 24th Winter Olympics ”可知北京将举办第 24 届冬奥会。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Unlike Athens which focused on showing Chinese history with traditional culture like red lantern and jasmine(茉莉花)”可推知2004年雅典奥运会的“八分钟”的目的是弘扬中国传统文化。故选 A。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第四段“Leading the team were two dancers in costumes of panda”可知两位身穿熊猫木偶服装的表演者领舞，木偶服装全球最大但重量也最轻，每套服装仅重约 10 公斤；“puppets”意思是木偶。故选 A。

【4】主旨大意题。第一段“Beijing held a wonderful eight-minute show”介绍了关键词 “北京 8 分钟”，后面的段落在详细的介绍表演蕴涵着 “中国智慧”和“中国制造”主题的内容；综合概括文章的主题是北京八分钟。 故选C。