When athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics coll...

When athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics collect their medals, they'll not only be wearing something that celebrates their sporting performance, but something that symbolizes lastingness. For both the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, organizers aim to make all of the gold, silver, and bronze medals out of used electronics. This strong message about how to make use of e-waste has gotten a lot of Japan involved.

Starting in April 2017, the Japanese Olympic Committee began collecting old laptops, digital cameras, smartphones, and other abandoned electronics. The initiative(倡议）has achieved great success. Already, the quantity needed for bronze medals has been met, and they're in the homestretch for silver and gold medals, meaning the collection process can pack up at the end of March.

When looking just at the number of cell phones collected, the amount of waste is shocking. In a period of about 18 months, a little over 5 million smartphones were collected thanks to cooperation with NTT DOCOMO. Japan's largest mobile phone operator allowed the public to turn in phones at their shops, which counted a lot in the project’s success.

After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics underwent a smelting process to extract(提炼）all the gold, silver，and　 bronze elements. Thanks to this initiative, the worldwide struggle with e-waste will have a global platform. According to a study published by the United Nations University—44.7 million metric tons of e-waste were made in 2016. Only 20% of that was actually recycled. Unfortunately, this figure is set to rise significantly in the coming years, moving to 52.2 million metric tons by 2021. So while the Tokyo Olympics initiative might be just a drop in the bucket, it’s a good start in showing what the public can do if they're made more aware of the issue.

1.What can be learnt about Tokyo Olympics initiative from the passage?

A. E-waste in the world is increasing significantly.

B. It is easy to get elements needed from the used electronics.

C. Only producers of electronics participated in the project.

D. NTT DOCOMO contributed to the success of the project.

2.Which can best replace the underlined word “homestretch” in Paragraph 2?

A. starting period B. collection effort

C. final stage D. hard search

3.What influence does the Tokyo Olympics initiative have?

A. It offers an effective method to solve the problem of e-waste.

B. It shows the power of advanced technology in daily life.

C. It saves the expense spent in making all the medals.

D. It encourages the public’s involvement in dealing with e-waste.

4.What is the writer’s attitude to the Tokyo Olympics initiative?

A. Positive B. Negative

C. Ambiguous D. Indifferent

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The Tokyo Summer Olympics is going green. The 5,000 medals Japan has made are more special than most.

One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be“sustainable”—to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics.

Almost all electronics are made with small amounts of "precious metals", like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5,000 medals was a huge challenge. That's because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just 1 kilogram of gold.

Beginning in April 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative, turning in smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1,621 local governments had helped out with the collection process.

Then came the job of breaking those devices down into smaller pieces. After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics were smelted (熔炼) to get all the gold, silver, and bronze elements. This is a tricky job, which calls for careful attention and good skill. It's also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things aren't safe for people to touch or breathe.

By the end of March, 2019, the organizers had hit their targets of getting enough metal for the medals. They had collected around3xkilograms of gold, 4,100 kilograms of silver and 2,200 kilograms of bronze. And now all the 5,000 medals are available for the would-be winners.

1.What can we know about the Tokyo Olympics medals?

A.They are hugely valuable.

B.They are of high quality.

C.They are designed uniquely.

D.They are made from e-waste.

2.What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

A.The difficulty of making the medals.

B.The process of collecting old electronics.

C.The initiative to recycle used smartphones.

D.The classification of the collected devices.

3.The underlined word “tricky”in Paragraph 5 means“　　　　 ”.

A.creative B.well-paid

C.demanding D.time-consuming

4.What's the purpose of Tokyo's way of making the medals?

A.To advocate sustainable use of resources.

B.To promote the spirit of Olympic Games.

C.To introduce a new technique to make medals.

D.To call people's attention to environmental damage.

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Two years after announcing strict volunteer requirements for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and1.（realize） they could not get enough help for free， the Japanese ministry has instead turned to university and their vast human2.（resource）．

In the past few weeks， to encourage students to volunteer for the Olympics， a large number of universities3.（begin） to offer academic credits． According to a survey， 49 percent of universities in Tokyo-both 4.（nation） and private-are now considering that option．

While rewarding student volunteers 5.credits to advance their undergraduate programs6.（be） a nice gesture， the move also makes clear that the Olympic Committee does not want to pay for highly-skilled individuals7.must speak a foreign language， and work over ten full days--- Not to mention that they must pass 8.interview．

The move also raises the question of what it means to volunteer． It's quite obvious by now that there isn't enough people9.（fill） the 110，000 vacant positions．

Offering academic credits to Japanese students seems like the wrong way to encourage volunteerism， but precious time is going by for the Olympic Committee． If they cannot get the10.（require） 110，000 volunteers soon， an army of emotionless robots might just work．

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Olympic and Paralympic medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made from recycled mobile phones donated by the public.

Olympic host cities have 1. (tradition) obtained the metal from mining firms. But Japan, 2. lacks its own mineral resources, is keen on taking the theme of a sustainable future a step 3. (far).

“A project which allows the people of Japan 4. (participate) in creating the medals is really good, and helps raise the environmental awareness of our citizens,” said Tokyo 2020 sports 5. (direct) Koji Murofushi. “6. the resources of our earth are limited, we need to recycle more and avoid waste. This program is setting an example.”

Collection boxes have been placed in local offices and telecom stores and they will remain there until the metal required 7. (collect).

Members of the organizing committee put forward the idea to government officials and companies earlier this year and won their support.

As a result, the medals hanging around Olympic winners’ necks will carry even more meaning 8. usual. People’s personal memories, once 9. (store) in their smart phones and other handheld devices, will take the round shape of an Olympic medal, one of the most precious 10. (prize) in sport.

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The athlete’s years of hard training　　　　　 when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

A. went on　　　　   B. got through　　　　  C. paid off　　　　  D. ended up

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The athlete’s years of hard training ______ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

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The athlete’s years of hard training　　　　　 when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

A. went on　　　　         B. got through　　　　     C. paid off　　　　     D. ended up

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The athlete’s years of hard working _______ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

A．went on                              B．got over

C．paid off                               D．ended up

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The athlete's years of hard working________when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

A. went on                            B. got over

C. ended up                           D. paid off

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After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes have gone home and

the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympies will not be taking part.

She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Crey-Thormpson. Born with spine

hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist down. Tanni used a

wheelchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from

horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking

sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she

found athletics, and never looked back.

Indeed, Tanni's athletic career took off. In 1984, whenshe was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 metres at the Junior National Wheelehair Games. In 1988,Tanui went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved she first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon

victories.

Tanni's enduring success had been part motivation, part preparation, "The

training I do enables me to be a good sprinter (短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever

distance I want to race  I am still competing at a very high lever, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart."

Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her

wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid

life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series

of Paralympics--a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the

London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has

set over thirty world records.

What advice does she have for young athletes? "Work hard at your studies, and

then train, train and train again."

46. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A. Basketball      B. Swimming.      C. Tennis.     D. Horse-riding.

47. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?_

A. In 1984.         B. In 1988.         C. In 1992.      D. In 2007.

48. The underlined word "that" in the 5th paragraph refers to______________.

A. fifty weeks' training           B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day        D. part motivation and part preparation

49. What's the right order of the events related to Tanni?

a. She works as a coach.

b. She took up athletics.

c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona.

d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

e. She achieved a victbry in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

A. b, d, c, e, a      B. a, d, b, c ,e       C. A,d,c,e,b     D.b.d.a.e.c

50. What can we learn from Tanui's success?

A. Union is strength.             B. Never too late to learn.

C. Well begun is half done.        D. No pains, no gains.

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