北京冬奥会冬残奥会总结表彰大会隆重举行
Some 150 personalities in the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing were awarded medals in the Chinese capital. Among those invited to the ceremony in the “Great Hall of the People” was the skier Gu Ailing, winner of two gold medals and one silver.
In the 50-minute speech, President Xi Jinping mentioned the importance of the Games in promoting Chinese culture, including its variety of local snacks popular with athletes. “Gu Ailing loves to eat Chinese cakes,” Xi said. The mention of the athlete caused applause in the auditorium.
It was showed that the ski champion sat in the audience, wearing her anti-covid mask. Gu Ailing competed for the United States where she was born, until June 2019, to then represent China, her mother’s country of origin, a decision that was very well received by the official Chinese media.
Xi Jinping urged to take advantage of “the valuable experience” in the process of seven years of preparation and celebration of the two Olympic mega-events. With China currently struggling with COVID-19 outbreaks, the Chinese president thought highly of the health protection during the Games. “With a positive rate of COVID-19 of only 0.45 percent in the closed circuit of the Winter Games, China provided a beneficial experience for the response to the pandemic and the organization of international events,” Xi said.
The ceremony and Xi’s speech came a day after a letter of appreciation from IOC President Thomas Bach to the Chinese volunteers. “You can be very proud of the fact that when Beijing made history as the first city in the world to host the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games, you were an essential part of this great chapter in Olympic history,” Bach wrote.
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1.What did President Xi Jinping mean when mentioning Chinese cakes?
A All local snacks could be found by athletes.
B The athletes would like to promote cultures.
C The Games promoted Chinese local snacks.
D Gu Ailing was very popular during the Games.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“President Xi Jinping mentioned the importance of the Games in promoting Chinese culture, including its variety of local snacks popular with athletes”可知，习近平主席提到了奥运会对于推广中国文化和地方小吃的重要性，因此他提到谷爱凌喜欢吃馅饼是为了说明奥运会推广了中国的地方小吃。故选C。
2.The underlined “the ski champion” may refer to ________.
A the auditorium
B Gu Ailing
C Xi Jinping
D Thomas Bach
解析：选B。B 词意指代题。根据文章文章第一段的“the skier Gu Ailing, winner of two gold medals and one silver”以及第三段中第二句的“Gu Ailing competed for the United States where she was born”可知，the ski champion指的是谷爱凌。故选B。
3.What did Xi Jiping think of the health protection in Winter Olympics?
A It was influential.
B It was confusing.
C It was disappointing.
D It was wonderful.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“With China currently struggling with COVID-19 outbreaks , the Chinese president thought highly of the health protection during the Games”可知，习近平主席高度评价冬奥会期间的安全保护工作。故选D。
4.According to Bach, what could Beijing be proud of in sports?
A It protected athletes well from COVID-19.
B It shared some valuable experiences.
C It provided a lot of helpful volunteers.
D It held both summer and winter Games.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“You can be very proud of the fact that when Beijing made history as the first city in the world to host the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games”可知，北京是第一个举办夏季和冬季奥运会的城市，中国人值得为此骄傲。故选D。