4.Winter Olympic Events
The International Olympic Committee has picked Beijing,China,as the host(主人)city for
the 2022Winter Olympic Games.Let's learn about some of the sports competing at Winter
Olympic Games.
Curling is a team sport played by two teams of four players each team on a rectangular (矩形)area of ice.The game is played with 16large granite (大理石)stones.Each stone weights 19.96kg.The team with the most points wins the game. |
Players ski down ramps (坡道)to reach distance (距離)up to 115yards on the normal hill.Players must hold their skis in a V-shape before landing.Five judges rate (評判)each jump on distance,form and landing. |
Teams cannot have more than six players on the ice during the game.That's five skaters and one goalkeeper.Games include three 20-minute periods,with a break after the first and second periods. |
Snowboarding first became an event at the Winter Olympic Games in 1998.It was developed in the U.S in the 1960s.It is a fast-growing sport.Snowboarding had ten events at the 2014Olympics. |
41.Curling is a team sport played by two teams,and each team hasB•
A.three players
B.four players
C.five players
D.six players
42.When players ski down ramps,five judges rate each jump onC
A.cross,shape and landing
B.speed,form and cross
C.distance,form and landing
D.distance,weight and shape
43.In ice hockey the games include threeD.
A.15-minute periods
B.16-minute periods
C.19-minute periods
D.20-minute periods
44.Dfirst became an event at the Winter Olympic Games in 1998.
A.Curling
B.Ski Jumping
C.Ice Hockey
D.Snowboarding.