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1、江苏如皋市2016高考英语阅读理解【二轮】演练（5）及答案2016高考英语阅读理解一一人物传记/故事类LONDON—TheInternationalTableTenniesFederation(ITTF)planstoworkwithBillGates,thechairmanofMicrosoftCorporation,topromote(促进)tabletennisintheUnitedStates,ITTFPresidentAdhamShararasaid.TheplanwasputforwardafterGatescametoLondontowatchth
2、egamebetweenUSteenplayerArielHsingandChineseUXiaoxiaonSunday,ShararatoldXinhuainaninterview.Shararadidn’tdisclosethedetails,butsaidthatGatesofferedtohelpafterwatchingHsing'smatch,inwhichthe16-year-oldgirlnearlypulledoffoneofthebiggestupsetsinOlympictabletennishistory,pushingNo.2seedL
3、itothelimitbeforelosing4-2insixtightsets."GateswassurprisedtoseetheyoungAmericangirlplayedsowellHeaskedmewhathecandotohelppromotetabletennisintheUnitedStates.Ithinkwe’llworkwithhim.IftheUnitedStatesbecomesverystrongintabletennis,it'salsogoodforChina,"Shararasaid.Shararasaidthecaseisa
4、"goodexample"whichshowsthatITTF’seffortsinpromotingthepopularity.TheITTFhaschangeditsrulesfortheLondonGames,allowingonlytwoplayersfromonenationtoenterthesinglesevents.ThreeplayersfromeachNationalOlympicCommittee(NOC)wereallowedtoenterthesinglesinpreviousGames."Thereasonwedothisistohe
5、lpmoreNOCstojoininourgame.Ifwegivemorechancestothetopcountries,someonelikeHsingwillnotcometotheOlympicGames.Theyhavenochance.Butifwegivethemthechance,wecanseewhattheycando,"Shararasaid.Shararasaidthechangeincreasedthepressureonstrongteams,likeChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandGermany."Butthey
6、understandnowbecausetheysawotherNOCsattending.Somecountriesbeforehadnochancetoplayintabletennis,butnowtheyarejoiningintabletennis/'OtherchangesmadetotheOlympicGamesincludethecoloroffloor(fromredtoblue)andnewtabledesign."Asfaraspresentationisconcerned,wetrytochangeallthetime,especiall
7、yintheOlympicGames.Wehopetogiveaudiencessomethingnew,excitingandcool.〃TabletennishaslongbeenthestrengthsofAsia,especiallyChina.SincethesportwasintroducedintotheOlympicsin1988,Chinahastaken20of24goldmedalsavailable.FouryearsagoinBeijing,itclaimedsixmedalsinthemen'sandwomen'ssingles.Ta
8、lkingaboutth
