Question

Hangzhou， capital of Zhejiang Province， China， was chosen to be the host city of the 19th Asian Games(亚运会). However， some people say that the 19th Asian Games will be held in 2022， while some say 2023. Which is true?

To make it clear， we need to have a better understanding of Asian Games first.

The Asian Games is a multi-sport event. It is held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. It is the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

The Asian Games are always held at the same year as the World Cup， which is also held every four years. Many people around the world pay more attention to the World Cup. This really makes the Olympic Council of Asia(OCA) worried. So， the OCA decides to postpone the 18th Asian Games for a year. That is in 2019. In this way， the Asian Games won’t be held in the same year as the World Cup. So Hangzhou will hold the event in 2023.

Hanoi(河内)， capital of Vietnam(越南)， is the host city of the 18th Asian Games. However， Vietnamese government announced in 2014 that Hanoi gave up the right to host the Asian Games because they don’t have enough money.

Luckily， Djakarta(雅加达)， capital of Indonesia(印度尼西亚)， was willing to be the host city instead of Hanoi. But then came another problem. Djakarta will hold presidential election(总统选举) in 2019， so the government wanted to change the holding time of the Asian Games back to 2018. The OCA agreed.

1.The 19th Asian Games is to be held in Hangzhou， capital of Zhejiang in       .

A. 2023         B. 2022         C. 2019          D. 2018

2.What does the underlined word “postpone” mean in the passage?

A. do something earlier            B. do something on time  

C. do something later              D. do something right now

3.Why did the government of Indonesia wanted to change the holding time of the Asian Games back to 2018?

A. Because they don’t have enough money.

B. Because the World Cup will be held in 2018.

C. Because the OCA has advised them to change the time.

D. Because Djakarta will hold presidential election in 2019.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了有关亚运会的相关常识，亚运会是一项综合性运动会，每四年举办一次，亚运会与世界杯在同一年举行，亚洲奥林匹克理事会担心世界上许多人更加关注世界杯，从而决定将第十八届亚运会推迟一年举行。中国的杭州将举办第十九届亚运会。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“So Hangzhou will hold the event in 2023.”可知，第19届亚运会将在2023年中国的杭州举行，故答案为A。

2.C 词意猜测题。根据短文的第三段的内容可知，亚运会与世界杯在同一年举行，亚洲奥林匹克理事会担心世界上许多人更加关注世界杯，从而决定将第十八届亚运会推迟一年举行。故答案C符合题意。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“Djakarta will hold presidential election(总统选举) in 2019， so the government wanted to change the holding time of the Asian Games back to 2018.”可知，雅加达将在2019年举行总统选举，所以政府希望亚运会的举行时间改回2018。故答案为D。

考点：文化类短文阅读。