Question

The Winter Olympics is 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 25th，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 l936. The five Olympics rings were drawn 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(主辦國) 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．

Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics．Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting．

Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps．People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

1.The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics_________．

A．are the same thing B．are different games

C．are not held in winter D．are held in summer

2.The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games_______．

A．after the year 1936

B．after the 3rd White Olympics

C．before the 3rd White Olympics

D．before the year 1932

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．

B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．

C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．

D. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games

4.What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A．Basketball． B．Table tennis．

C．Football． D．Skating．

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了很多不同的郵票被出版來紀念冬奧會。不同種類的運動被畫在這些小郵票上，人們可以享受一些運動員的精彩動作的美。

1. 細節題。根據文章第一句The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics.說明兩者就是同一個，故A正確。

2. 細節題。根據第一段3,4行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.說明在第三屆冬奧會以來印刷郵票就成了規則。故B正確。

3. 細節題。根據第二段2,3行the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games.說明不僅是東道主，任何國家都可以印刷郵票紀念冬奧會，故C正確。

4.推理題。冬奧會的郵票上應該是在冬奧會上舉行的運動，ABC三項都是夏季奧運會上的運動項目，只有D項是冬奧會項目。故D正確。

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