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(5)A Japanese mayor apologized Thursday for biting the Olympic gold medal of a softball player. Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura had praised athlete Miu Goto during a public media event. He asked her to put the medal around his neck. Kawamura then bit into it.
Biting a medal in front of journalists and photographers has become a common pose for Olympic medalists. However, it is only for the winners themselves, not others.
“I’m really sorry that I hurt the treasure of the gold medalist,” Kawamura told reporters Thursday.
(6)The mayor said the medal was undamaged, though he offered to pay for the cost of a new one.
Goto, however, has accepted the International Olympic Committees’ offer of a replacement, according to Japanese media reports.
The scene broadcast on television prompted thousands of complaints to city hall. (7)Some Olympians said they treat their medals as treasures, and that it was disrespectful and unacceptable for Kawamura to bite one.
“I would cry if that happened to me.” said another athlete, Naohisa Takato. “I handle my own gold medal so gently that I would not scratch it.”
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5. What does the news reports say about the Japanese mayor Takashi Kawamura?
C)。细节辨认题。新闻开头提到,日本一位市长星期四为咬了一名球运动员的奥运金牌道歉。接着具体指出这位市长是河村隆之,他在一次公共媒体活动中表扬了运动员后,让运动员把奖牌挂在了他的脖子上,并接着咬了一口奥运金牌。因此,答案为C)。
6. What did Mayor Takashi Kawamura offer to do?
D)。细节辨认题。新闻中提到,河村隆之市长表示,金牌完好无损,但他提出愿意支付新金牌的费用。因此,答案为D)。
7. What did some Olympians say they would do with their medals?
C)。细节辨认题。新闻最后提到，一些奥运选手说他们把自己的奖牌视为珍宝,河村隆之咬金牌是失礼的,也是不能接受的。因此,答案为C)。