四、阅读理解。（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

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四、阅读理解。（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colourful stamps are published 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 Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950’s, 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 14,500 million 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.

56. The White Olympics is _______________.

A. the Games whose color is white.

B. the Olympic Games that is held in winter.

C. the winter when the stamps are published.

D. the Games held in turn by each country.

57. When did the Chinese first participate in the Winter Olympics?

In 1932      B. In 1950       C. In 1936        D. In 1980

58. We can inferred from the passage that _________________.

Stamps are published only to mark the Winter Olympics during the Games.

Only host countries publish stamps.

Japan is the only one of the countries in Asia published stamps to mark the Games.

China hasn’t hosted the White Olympics so far.

59. Which one is the best title of the passage?

A. the Winter Olympic Games         B. Stamps for the White Olympics

C. Olympic Countries                D. the History of the Stamps