Passage 3
The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics.At this time,many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games.The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on,publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were sewn(缝制)on the front of the sportswear.It was the first time that the rings appeared 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 the 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.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics are ________.
题干大意:白色奥运会的冬季奥运会是________。根据第一段第一句“The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics.”可知,冬季奥运会也被称为白色奥运会,所以白色奥运会和冬季奥运会是同一种事物。故选 A。
The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the Olympics Games ________.
题干大意是:________为纪念奥运会而发行邮票在世界上成为惯例。根据第一段最后两句 “The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on……became a rule. ”可知,在 1932 年 1 月 25 日, 美国为第三届白色奥运会发行了第一批纪念开幕式的邮票,从那时起,在白色奥运会期间发行邮票成了惯例。故选 B。
The Winter Olympics are held once every________years.
题干大意是:冬季奥运会每________年举行一次。根据第一段倒数第二句“……on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. ”可知,第三届冬季奥运会于 1932 年举行。根据第二段第一句“During the 4th Winter Games……in November 1936.”可知,第四届冬季奥运会于 1936 年举行。第三届冬季奥运会和第四届冬季奥运会相差四年。由此可推知,冬季奥运会每四年举行一次。故选 C。
Which of the following is TRUE?
题干大意是:以下哪项选择是对的?根据第三段第二句“When the White Olympics came,the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games”可知,主办国和非主办国都可以发行邮票来纪念冬季奥运会,故选项 C 正确,选项 A、B 均不正确。根据第三段最后一句“China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics. ”可知,在 1980 年 2 月,当中国运动员开始参加白色奥运会时,中国也发行了四枚邮票,所以选项 D 不正确。故选 C。
What may probably appears on the stamps of the White Olympics?
题干大意是:什么最有可能出现在白色奥运会的邮票上?通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了纪念冬季奥运会而发行邮票的历史。由此可推知,邮票上的运动应当是冬季奥运会所涉及项目。根据常识可知,篮球、乒乓球、足球均不是冬季奥运会所涉的运动项目,只有选项 D(滑冰)是冬季奥运会的运动项目。故选 D。