《2025年5年中考3年模拟九年级英语全一册译林版》

Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分,共6分)
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The track of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Grey for the turns at the end of the bend (弯道)
Darker purple for the service areas
Lighter purple for the track (跑道)
Green for the field
Why do people choose the color purple?
Different colors bring different feelings to people. Purple makes people feel excited and helps reduce stress at the same time. This color can help runners do their best and achieve good results. What’s more, purple can make people pay more attention to runners. It can also remind people of lavender (薰衣草) in Provence (普罗旺斯) of France.
Some facts about the Olympics:
*The Olympics started in Greece over 2,000 years ago.
*The colors of the Olympic rings are blue, green, yellow, black and red.
*The modern Olympics started in 1896 with 13 countries attending.
*From 1912 to 1948, artists like musicians and writers also took part in the Olympics.
21.What color did the 2024 Paris Olympic Games choose for the service areas?
A.Grey.
B.Green.
C.Darker purple.
D.Lighter purple.
22.Why did the 2024 Paris Olympic Games choose the purple track?
A.Because it could help runners do their best.
B.Because it could make people feel stressed.
C.Because it could make runners pay more attention to the audience.
D.Because it could make people learn more about the Olympics.
23.Which of the following can we learn from the passage?
A.When the modern Olympics began.
B.Why people held the first Olympics.
C.How many countries have held the modern Olympics till now.
D.How people chose the colors of the Olympic rings.

答案： 21.C 细节理解题。根据“Darker purple for the service areas”可知，服务区使用了深紫色。故选 C。
22.A 细节理解题。根据“This color can help runners do their best and achieve good results.”可知，紫色可以帮助赛跑运动员做到最好，这正是使用紫色跑道的原因之一。故选 A。
23.A 细节理解题。根据“The modern Olympics started in 1896”可知，现代奥运会始于 1896 年。故选 A。