1、2021英语时文阅读训练专题一一东京奥运会篇目一阅读理解TokyoOlympicflameisthefirstpoweredbyhydrogenInspiredbythesun,theTokyoOlympiccauldron（大锅）isdesignedtobebetterfortheplanet.TheflameatTokyo,sNationalStadiumandanothercauldronburningalongthewaterfrontnearTokyoBaythroughoutthegameswillbesustainedinpartbyhydrogen（氢气）,thefirstti
2、mesuchafuelsourceisusedtopoweranOlympicflame.Previousflameshaveusuallyrunonpropane（丙烷）,althoughmagnesium,gunpowder,resinandoliveoilhavealsobeenusedsincethefirstmodemcauldronwaslitfortheAmsterdamGamesin1928.TheOlympictorchrelaywasintroducedeightyearslaterforBerlin.Unlikepropane,hydrogendoesnotproduce
3、carbondioxidewhencombusted.TheTokyocauldronisfueledbyhydrogenproducedbyafactoryintheFukushima（福岛）prefecture（辖区）thatrunsonrenewableenergy.Propaneandhydrogenwerebothusedduringthetorchrelay.OrganizersfortheLondonGamesin2012toutedplansforalow-carbontorchbutcouldntgetthedesignrightintime.Theyinsteaduseda
4、mixofpropaneandbutane（丁烷）.BrazilianofficialscommissionedasmallercauldronforRioin2016toreducetheamountoffuelneeded.TheTokyocauldronwasdesignedbyCanadianarchitectOkiSato.Hissun-inspiredorbunfoldslikepetals（花瓣）fromaflower,whichorganizerssay,embodyvitalityandhope.TennisplayerNaomiOsakalitthetorchat11:48
5、pm,withperformersfromthroughoutthenight,sceremonyholdingsunflowers-famousforbloomingtowardthesun.1. TheTokyoOlympiccauldronisdesignedto.A.bebeneficialfortheearth.B.beworsefortheplanet.C.helppeopletosaveresources.D.helpplanettomorebeautiful.2. Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.A.Hydrogenisthefirsttimeisu
6、sedtopoweranOlympicflam已B.Hydrogencanproducecarbondioxidewhenitwasburned.C. PropanewasusedduringthetorchrelayintheLondonGamesin2012.D. Hydrogenisakindofnon-renewableenergy.3. Themeaningofunfoldsis.A.openupB.developC.releaseD.bloom4. TheTokyocauldronwasdesignedtoembody,A.livelyB.vitalityC.hopeD.B&C5.
7、 Thepassagecan,tbein/onA.Julylthnewsp叩ersB.TVC.InternetD.Radios篇目二阅读理解The2020TokyoOlympicGamesmaybecomeknownastheRobotGames,.OrganizersshowedthatrobotswillbeusedatthenewNationalStadiumtoprovideassistanceforvisitorsusingwheelchairs.TokyoOlympicofficialMasakiKomiyapointedoutthatJapanisknownforitsrobot
8、technology,andthe2020SummerGamesareagoodchancetoshowit.tRobotsshouldnotdefeatpeople,saidKomiya.tRobotsaresomethingthathasafriendlyrelationshipwithhumanbeingsandcanworktogetherwiththem.TherobotsaremadebyamajorOlympicsponsor（赞助商）ToyotaMotorCorporation.Toyotaofficialssaid16oftheso-calleduhumansupportro
9、botswillbeusedattheNationalStadiumwithfiveother“delivery（递送）supportrobotsandmediasupportrobots“alsobeingavailable.MinoruYamauchiofToyota,thegeneralmanagerfor2020RobotDevelopment,saidToyotaisopeningupanewfieldandbecomingamobilitycompany.Wehavebeenlookingathowwecansupportpeople,sdailylifeandhowwecande
10、veloprobotsthatcanpartnerwithdailylife,Yamauchisaid.IntheTokyoOlympics,therewillbemanyguestsinwheelchairsandwehopetheycanenjoythegameswithoutworryingabouttheirmobility,PanasonicCorporation-alsoamajorOlympicsponsor-showeditspowerassistsuit,.Whenworn,thesuitofferssupporttothebackandbottomareaandallows
11、heavyobjectstobeliftedwithlesseffort.Panasonicsaid2（）ofthesuitswillbeusedintheTokyoOlympicsandcanhelpguestswiththeirluggage（彳亍李）.PanasonicalsoplannedtodevelopentertainmentrobotstohelpvisitorsenjoytheirstayinJapan.YoshifumiUchida,generalmanagerofPanasonic,saiditspowerassistsuittechnologywasdevelopedp
12、artlybecauseofJapan,sagingpopulation.Thiscouldhelpgetmorewomenandtheelderlyintotheworkingpopulation.4Wewouldliketohaveasocietywherepeoplecanworkwithoutcaringaboutsexdifferencesoragedifferences/9Uchidasaid.6. WhatcanbelearnedfromYamauchi,swords?A. Moredisabledpeoplewillattendthe20TokyoOlympics.B. Rob
13、otsofToyotaarethemostadvancedintheworld.C. Yamauchiinventedanewkindofwheelchair.D.Toyotaisconstantlyimprovingtheirrobotics.7. ThepowerassistsuitisdesignedtoA.keeppeople9sbodywarmB.liftupentertainmentrobotC.treatguestsinwheelchairsD.helpvisitorscarryheavyobjects8. Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A
14、. WomeninJapanusuallystayathome.B. TheemploymentrateinJapanisverylow.C. Robottechnologyservesthedevelopmentofsociety.D. Powerassistsuitshelpelderlypeopletobecomeyounger.9. Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A. Robottechnologytobeusedinthe2020TokyoOlympicGames.B. MajorOlympicsponsorsofthe2020TokyoOlym
15、picGames.C. Theeffectsofrobotsonpeoplesdailylife.D. Japan,sfuturerobottechnology.篇目三语法填空(介词)lheeveoftheTokyoOlympics,organizers(fire)thedirectoroftheopeningceremonyoverajokehemadeabouttheholocaust(大屠杀).Thejokewas(make)byKentaroKobayashiinthe1990sbutresurfacedinlocalmedia.Tokyo2020chiefSeikoHashimoto
16、apologizedonThursdayfor(cause)anytroubleandworryafterKobayashigottheboot.Hours(early),localnewsoutletsalsoreportedthatformerPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,astaunchadvocatefortheTokyoGames,(will)notshowupattheshowpieceevent.Earlierthisweek,awell-(know)musicianwhogoesbythestagenameCornelius(be)alsoforcedtoste
17、pdownascomposeroftheeventafterold(report)ofhisbullyingandabusivebehaviortooldclassmateswas(cover).篇目四：任务型阅读Theopeningceremonyfbrthe2020TokyoOlympicGameswillbeheldattheOlympicStadiuminTokyoonJuly23afterayearofwaitingduetothepandemic.Let,stakealookatthehighlightswhichmakethisopeningceremonyunique.Nosp
18、ectatorsTherewillbenospectatorsduringtheopeningceremonyinanefforttocurbthespreadofthecoronavirus(冠状病毒)infections.About950people,includingofficialsandjournalists,willwatchinthemainstadium,organizerssaid.FewerathletesareexpectedtoattendtheceremonybecausemanyarenotallowedtostayfortheentireGamesduetoCOV
19、ID-19restrictions.Maleandfemaleflag-bearersTheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasactivelyencouragedalldelegations(代表团)toselecttwoflag-bearersthistimearound,includingonewoman,aswomen,sparticipationintheTokyoGameswillreach48.8percent,makingitthemostgender-balancedOlympicsinthehistoryoftheevent.Designated
20、tomarchintotheopeningceremonyas111thamongthedelegations,TeamChinawillbeledbytwoflag-bearers-women,svolleyballstarZhuTingandreigningmen,staekwondochampionZhaoShuai.OathsessionupdatedOneofthemostsymbolicpartsoftheopeningceremony-theOlympicoath（宣誓）-hasbeensignificantlyadaptedinordertohighlighttheimport
21、anceofsolidarity,inclusion,non-discriminationandequalityn.Thenumberofoath-takerswillalsobeextendedfromthreetosix-twoathletes,twocoachesandtwojudges.SimplifiedceremonyInthe3（）-secondvideoshowingtherehearsal（排练）oftheopeningceremonyreleasedtothepublic,theperformanceswillbeintegratedwithdances,sceneryan
22、dotherdisplayelementsusedinJapanesetraditionalfestivalsactivities.InordertopreventandcontroltheCOVID-19pandemicandmanagethecost,theTokyo2020OrganizingCommitteesaidthattheperfonancnsoftheceremonywillbegreatlysimpli行ed,withmorelightandshadowtechnologyusedinsteadofrealdecorationsatthescene.LightingofOl
23、ympicCauldronkeptsecretInthe2020TokyoOlympics,howwilltheOlympicCauldronbelit?Whowillbethefinaltorch-bearertoignitethefireofhope,7Arenownedformerathletewillmostlikelyserveasthefinaltorch-bearerand,giventhethemeofequalityfortheGames,theindividualwillprobablybeawoman,accordingtoJapanesemedia.Whowillsho
24、wup?（开幕式的嘉宾名单还没有被确定）WorldleadersandseniorfigureswhohavealreadypromisedtheirattendanceintheopeningceremonyareFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron,MongolianPrimeMinisterLuvsannamsraiOyun-ErdeneandUSfirstladyJillBiden,amongothers.Japan,sEmperorNaruhitoisexpectedtoattendtheopeningceremonyaloneandannouncetheopeningoftheTokyoOlympicGames.1 .Howmanyhighlightsmakeopeningceremonyunique?2 .Whyaren,tthespectatorsallowedtogoduringtheopeningceremony?3 .将处翻译成汉语。4 .找出该文章的中心句。5 .将处翻译成英语。
