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2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals takes place from 30 September to 9 October in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. It’s the long-awaited return of the World Team Championships, after the 2020 edition was lost to the global COVID pandemic, and is the only other major international sporting competition after the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to be held in China this year.

Some 32 men’s and 28 women’s teams challenge for two of the sport’s oldest trophies, the Swaythling and Corbillon Cups. Unsurprisingly, Chinese teams are heavy favorites to win both cups. China has won each event 21 times. Chinese teams have won 11 of the last 12 men’s World Team Championship crowns dating back to the 1995 World Championships in Tianjin. They have also won 20 of the last 22 women’s titles since winning gold in Kolkata in 1975. This year, China sends its best players to keep its titles in both men’s and women’s events. Headlined by current world No. 1 Fan Zhendong, the men’s team is composed of world champions Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan. While the women’s team features Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong.

As the highest level of international sporting event held on the Chinese mainland after the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year, the Championships are held behind closed doors and host organized spectators(观众). The 32 men’s and 28 women’s teams are drawn into seven men’s and six women’s groups for single-round-robin(单循环) play. Round-robin matches take place from 30 September and run through 4 October. Knockout(淘汰制的) rounds begin on 5 October, with the women’s final on 8 October and men’s final on 9 October.

Qin Zhijian, head coach of the men’s team, said they aimed for a clean sweep, saying, “The Chengdu Championships is the most important competition this year, and it is the men’s top goal to win the Swaythling Cup.”

1.Why was the 2020 World Table Tennis Championships canceled?

A The climate changed abruptly.

B There weren’t enough spectators.

C The organizers were short of funds.

D The COVID pandemic broke out globally.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的“after the 2020 edition was lost to the global COVID pandemic”可知，由于当时全球性的新冠病毒疫情爆发，2020年的国际乒联世界乒乓球团体锦标赛被取消。故选D。

2.The statistics in Paragraph 2 show that __________.

A table tennis has been a popular sport in China

B China is traditionally dominant in table tennis

C the event has been held many times in China

D Chinese table tennis players won games easily

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段中出现的数据可知，中国乒乓球队在男女团比赛中都赢得了21次冠军；自1995年以来中国男子乒乓球队获得了12个世锦赛冠军中的11个；自1975年以来中国女子乒乓球队获得了22个女子冠军中的20个。这些数据表明，长期以来中国队在乒乓球比赛中一直占有绝对优势。故选B。

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Chengdu Championships?

A More than 60 countries compete for the title of champion.

B It’s the highest level of international event in China this year.

C Tickets to the games are not available to the public.

D Each team will finish their competition on 9 October.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“Some 32 men’s and 28 women’s teams”可知是60支队伍参赛，不是60个多国家；根据第一句的“As the highest level of international sporting event held on the Chinese mainland after the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year”可知之前还有一次高级别的国际赛事北京冬奥会；根据第三段第一句的“the Championships are held behind closed doors and host organized spectators”可知，本届比赛将以有限组织观众的形式进行现场观赛，并不对外公开售票；根据第三段最后一句可知，比赛采取单循环和淘汰制，因此有的队伍会在一开始就被淘汰掉，并不能一直坚持到本届比赛的最后一天。故选C。

4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A Sports.

B Entertainment.

C Science.

D Education.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要向我们介绍了2022年成都世界乒乓球团体锦标赛（决赛）的相关情况，属于体育运动类，因此读者可以在“运动”版块读到本文。故选A。