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Breakdancing is set to make its first debut(亮相)as an Olympic sport at Paris 2024, Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris organizing committee, said on February 21st. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, which have already been added to the programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, have been invited to return in Paris four years later.
Tony Estanguet said the choices responded to a need to make the Olympics “more urban” and “more artistic”. We have chosen to present the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the four sports because they are creative, appealing to youth and completely in line with our vision. They reflect perfectly Paris 2024’s identity.
Breakdancing is an example of a sport “Which can be played anywhere and anytime in urban and other environment. ” It appeared at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in the form of head-to-head “battles”. In competitive breakdancing, “breakers” face off in “battles” against each other, either as individuals or teams. Breakdancers use a mix of physical and artistic skills combining elements from gymnastics or acrobatics (杂技).
The IOC had announced that the number of competitors at Paris 2024 would be restricted to 10, 500, which limited the opportunity to add sports. But the organizers said the inclusion of the four sports in Paris would not necessitate the construction of permanent facilities and would involve just 248 competitors, of which 32 would be in breakdancing. The surfing events are likely to be held in established surf centres such as Biarritz or Lacanau in southwest France.
The inclusion still need to be rubber stamped by the IOC, which is expected to decide on which sports to add in Paris after next year’s Tokyo Games.
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。巴黎组委会主席托尼·埃斯特古2月21日表示, 霹雳舞将在2024年巴黎奥运会上首次亮相。文章介绍了将霹雳舞等运动纳入奥运会的原因、意义等相关信息。
1. What do we know about breakdancing?
A. It involves multiple skills.
B. It’s limited to group competition.
C. It will show up in Paris 2024.
D. It never appeared in the world events.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段中Breakdancers use a mix of physical and artistic skills combining elements from gymnastics or acrobatics. 可知, 霹雳舞者既使用体操又使用艺术技能, 将来自体操或杂技的因素结合在了一起。由此可知, 霹雳舞需要多重技能, 故A项正确。
2. Why have Paris organizers chosen the four sports?
A. Because they attract young people.
B. Because they perfectly reflect Paris’ identity.
C. Because they make Paris more urban and artistic.
D. Because they can be played anytime and anywhere.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中We have chosen to present the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the four sports because they are creative, appealing to youth and completely in line with our vision. 可知, 因为这四项运动具有创造性, 吸引年轻人, 完全符合委员会的愿景, 故选A项。
3. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. 10, 500 competitors will compete for the new sports.
B. More surf centers will be specially designed for Paris 2024.
C. The IOC will reject the proposal because of inadequate facilities.
D. The inclusion won’t require additional competition space to be built.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段中But the organizers said the inclusion of the four sports in Paris would not necessitate the construction of permanent facilities and would involve just 248 competitors, of which 32 would be in breakdancing. The surfing events are likely to be held in established surf centres such as Biarritz or Lacanau in southwest France. 可知, 这项计划不需要建造永久性设施, 只涉及248名参赛者, 其中包括32名霹雳舞参赛者。冲浪比赛很可能在法国西南部的比亚里茨或拉卡诺等既定的冲浪中心举行。由此推知, 这项计划不会再需要重建额外的场地, 故选D项。
4. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined words “rubber stamped” in the last paragraph?
A. approved B. canceled
C. submitted D. designed
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据which is expected to decide on which sports to add in Paris after next year’s Tokyo Games可知, 国际奥委会将在明年东京奥运会后决定在巴黎(奥运会)增加哪些体育项目。由此推知, 前面应该指“增加这些比赛项目仍然需要国际奥委会的同意”。故划线词应表示“同意, 认可”这样的意思, 故选A项。
【知识拓展】长难句分析
The IOC had announced that the number of competitors at Paris 2024 would be restricted to 10, 500, which limited the opportunity to add sports.
分析: 本句为主从复合句。that引导宾语从句; which引导非限制性定语从句。
翻译: 国际奥委会已经宣布2024年巴黎奥运会的参赛人数将被限制在10, 500人以内, 这限制了增加体育项目的机会。
