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(主办国) 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.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了很多不同的邮票被出版来纪念冬奥会。不同种类的运动被画在这些小邮票上，人们可以享受一些运动员的精彩动作的美。

1. 细节题。根据文章第一句The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics.说明两者就是同一个，故A正确。

2. 细节题。根据第一段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.说明在第三届冬奥会以来印刷邮票就成了规则。故B正确。

3. 细节题。根据第二段2,3行the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games.说明不仅是东道主，任何国家都可以印刷邮票纪念冬奥会，故C正确。

4.推理题。冬奥会的邮票上应该是在冬奥会上举行的运动，ABC三项都是夏季奥运会上的运动项目，只有D项是冬奥会项目。故D正确。

考点：考查运动类短文阅读