时文阅读：北京2022年冬奥会奖牌——“同心”
近日，北京2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会官方奖牌正式精彩亮相，奖牌以中国玉饰品为灵感，上面浅刻着祥云纹和冰雪纹。你知道这样的设计蕴含何种理念吗？让我们一起走近奖牌的设计团队，探索奖牌背后的故事吧。
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In May 2020, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) solicited medal designs worldwide. Hang Hai and his team set about preparing designs to submit to the BOCOG.
Medals reflect the culture and creativity of the host country, and the team set two basic principles for their design: First, it should continue to adopt the jade（玉）culture incorporated into the design of the Beijing 2008 medals to highlight Beijing’s status as the world’s first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games; second, it should be innovative.
“The medals of both the Beijing 2008 and 2022 Games are to honor the athletes and the Olympic spirit with traditional jade culture,” said Hang. Jade was chosen because it has been treasured in China and symbolizes good virtue. “The difference is that the 2008 medals used the jade as a material, while the 2022 medals represent the spirit of China’s jade culture,” he added.
In the process of designing the medals, one team member, Lin Fan, conducted extensive research into China’s ancient bi. Lin finally chose a five-ring one associated with Fu Hao — a Shang Dynasty queen — as the prototype（原型）for the medals. In the final design, the opposite side of the medals has the Olympic rings engraved in the center, surrounded by five big concentric（同心的）rings. Auspicious cloud patterns, as well as snowflakes and ice patterns are engraved between the circles. The cloud patterns are intended to maintain a cultural connection with the 2008 Games, while the snowflakes and ice patterns speak to the characteristics of the Winter Olympics.
The cases holding the medals are made of bamboo. “The International Olympic Committe
e inquired about the growth and processing of the bamboo to ensure it meets the requirements of a green Olympics and follows the concept of sustainable development,” Hang said.
The medals passed the quality test and were accepted by the Games’ organizing committee on January 7, 2022. The medals are officially named Tongxin and they are the result of many people’s efforts. However, the smile on the athletes’ faces as they wear them makes it all worthwhile.
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The history of the Olympic medals.
B. The inspiration for the 2008 medal patterns.
C. The significance of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
D. The essential requirements of the 2022 medal designs.
2. How are the 2022 medals different from the 2008 medals?
A. 2022 medals use the jade as a material.
B. 2022 medals reflect the spirit of China’s jade culture.
C. 2022 medals mark an innovation in the medal designs.
D. 2022 medals follow the concept of environmental protection.
3. Why did the designers add cloud patterns to the 2022 medals?
A. To strengthen the bond with the 2008 Games.
B. To show the charm of Chinese traditional culture.
C. To stand for harmony between human and nature.
D. To match with the features of the Winter Olympics.
4. What do we know about the cases holding the medals?
A. They took a lot of time to process.
B. They are decorated with a smiling pattern.
C. Their materials were finally chosen by BOCOG.
D. Their production spreads the idea of green Olympics.
答案：DBAD
生词
1. solicit v. 征求
2. incorporate v. 将……包括在内；使并入
3. engrave v. 在……上雕刻（字或图案）
4. auspicious adj. 吉利的；吉祥的
5. snowflake n. 雪花；雪片
语块
1. host country 东道国
2. sustainable development 可持续发展
知识拓展
1. BOCOG
第29届奥林匹克运动会组织委员会（简称北京奥组委）成立于2001年12月13日，它承担着北京奥运会和北京残奥会各项筹办任务的组织工作。北京奥组委的执行机构为执委会，执委会由主席、副主席、执行主席、执行副主席和执委组成。
2. bi
璧，古玉器名。扁圆形，正中有孔。璧是古代汉民族用于祭祀的玉质环状物，凡半径是空半径的三倍的环状玉器称为璧。
32022冬奥会奖牌榜排名. Fu Hao
妇好是我国有历史记录的最早的女政治家和军事家，中国历史上第一位有据可查的女英雄。她是商王武丁60多位妻子中的一位，死后庙号“辛”，生活于公元前13世纪后半叶武丁重整商王朝时期。
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