La’eeb, the mascot of the 2022 Qatar World Cup in Doha, with its special look, is popular all over the world. La’eeb may be an idea born in the Middle East, but it grows up in Dongguan, Guangdong.
The design of La’eeb is a kind of traditional clothing of Arab, with a snow-white body, traditional headgear, and red printed Qatari patterns at the corner of the cloth. When it runs after a football, it looks like a jumping dumpling.
La’eeb’s special shape made the toy design slow and hard. The production of La’eeb faced two challenges: one was to make La’eeb, a mascot with no arms and legs, stand up. And the other was to make the toy fly freely. Double Train Culture, a company from Dongguan took the order. They designed decided the shape of La’eeb, then 3D printed the toy and improved it, and finally made a model.
The first toy was made in 2020, and the company improved it many times. Finally, La’eeb was accepted by Qatar 2022 Local Organizing Committee and FIFA after eight changes. “Winning the chance of producing the soccer match’s mascot feels like winning the chance of holding the FIFA World Cup,” Chen Leigang, the CEO of the company said.
With La’eeb’s popularity, the Chinese town Dongguan is successful in getting a place in World Cup history.
【小题1】The toys of La’eeb are made by people in ________.| A．Qatar | B．Doha | C．Arab | D．Dongguan |
| A．what La’eeb can do | B．what color La’eeb is |
| C．what La’eeb looks like | D．what sport La’eeb likes |
| A．difficulties | B．choices | C．differences | D．situations |
| A．The Success of La’eeb’s Special Shape | B．Meet La’eeb and Know the Story Behind |
| C．Improve La’eeb and Hold the World Cup | D．The Meaning of La’eeb You Need to Know |
The biggest race is in San Francisco, the USA. More than 100,000 people run the 12 kilometers in the race. Another famous race is in London every year. This race is longer and harder, it is more than 42 kilometers, but 25,000 people usually finish it.
The youngest international player
The youngest international player in any sport was Jamaica. Her name was Joy Foster. She was the Jamaican table tennis champion (冠军) in1958 when she was 8 years old.
The strongest superlative (最佳者)
Have you ever tried walking backwards? The world record for walking backwards is 12,875 kilometers. A man from Texas, the USA, walked backwards for 18 months in 1931—1032. Nobody else has ever broken this record (打破记录).
The most popular sport
The popular sport team game in the world is football. People play football in villages, streets and stadiums all over the world. The most famous football competition is the World Cup. It happens every four years, and nearly 2,000,000,000 people watch it on TV. The first Women’s World Cup was in 1991.
【小题1】The San Francisco race is not as _______ as the London race.
| A．easy | B．big | C．popular | D．long |
| A．1950 | B．1952 | C．1958 | D．1966 |
| A．Few people | B．Nobody else |
| C．One man has | D．Many people |
| A．Enjoy your sport | B．Different sports |
| C．Sport superlatives | D．Strange sport |
Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On September 17, 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are.
Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the colour of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The red heart shape in its left hand means welcoming the friends from other countries. The bright colours of the circles around its face stand for ice and snow sport tracks, meaning connectivity and advanced technologies.
Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern (灯笼)? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the colour of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games (残奥会).
Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.
【小题1】________ is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.| A．“Fuwa” dolls | B．Bing Dwen Dwen | C．An astronaut |
| A．It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s face. |
| B．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s neck. |
| C．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s left hand. |
| A．Because it is easy to make red lanterns. |
| B．Because people think red lanterns can bring good luck. |
| C．Because people think red lanterns are very lovely. |
| A．“Bing Dwen Dwen” can skate very well. |
| B．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” likes ice sports and is good at them. |
| C．The two lovely mascots were first showed on TV on September 16. |
| A．The sports in Olympic Games. |
| B．Two Olympic mascots come to life. |
| C．2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. |
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colourful stamps are published out to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games, a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of the Olympics were drawn on the front of sportswear. It was the first time that the rings had appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colourful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14.5 billion stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
【小题1】The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ________ .| A．are the same thing | B．are different games | C．are not held in winter | D．are held in summer |
| A．after the year 1936 |
| B．during the 3rd White Olympics |
| C．during the 2nd White Olympics |
| D．before the year 1932 |
| A．every two years | B．every three years | C．every four years | D．every five years |
| A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
| B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
| C．All countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
| D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games. |
| A．Basketball. | B．Table tennis. | C．Football. | D．Skating. |
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