The 2025 Chengdu World Games will begin tonight with an opening ceremony unlike any other. Instead of a traditional stadium, the event will take place in a large open-air space featuring the impressive Tianfu Eaves structure, a vast lake, and surrounding green areas. This unique setting, organizers explained, truly reflects Chengdu’s identity as a “park city.”
The ceremony aims to show Chengdu’s endless energy and a China full of colorful dreams. Its creative team, led by experienced scriptwriter Qiao Wei, chose “colorful” as the central theme. This idea will go beyond bright lights and fireworks. It will include the natural beauty of the lake, green grass, the city skyline, and the changing sky from sunset to stars. Performances will blend perfectly into this park city background, creating a special Chengdu feeling. “It was challenging,” Qiao admitted, “but the open space offered amazing creative freedom.”
This “colorful” theme will also celebrate diversity and youth. The opening act will feature hundreds of young street dancers expressing pure joy. Athletes will enter the area in a relaxed “city walk” style, enjoying the lakeside atmosphere. Performances will highlight local culture, including Sichuan Opera face-changing and Sanxingdui archaeological finds. Even the audience will contribute to the lively spirit, with some watching from camping chairs by the lake. “We want expressions close to people’s daily lives,” said deputy director Huang Peiling. The historic torch-lighting, for example, will involve Chengdu-born athletes on a powerboat and water skiers.
The ceremony will focus on the fun spirit of sport found in everyday life – like evening frisbee (飞盘) or weekend climbing. Sports such as street dance, cycling, and water sports will be shown as pure enjoyment. Athletes will parade along a “starlit path” among the audience, under the open sky. “In a more confident China and Chengdu,” Qiao observed, “we see ourselves in international sport.” Young people will form the heart of this celebration, both on stage and in the creative team planning sessions. Their energy will bring the ancient city’s youthful passion to life, perfectly matching the World Games spirit where sport is effort, challenge, and life itself.
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1.1.The opening ceremony will be held in ______.
A a traditional stadium
B an indoor space
C a city square
D an open-air site
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段“large open-air space”和“a vast lake, and surrounding green areas”以及“park city”可知，开幕式在大型露天空间举行。故选D。
2.2.The word “colorful” (Paragraph 2) is mainly used to describe the ______.
A visual effects
B cultural performances
C diverse elements
D natural scenery
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。第二段明确说明“colorful”不仅是灯光烟花（A项），更包含自然景观（湖泊/草地）、城市天际线、日夜天空变化等多维度元素（“will include the natural beauty... changing sky”），且第三段延伸至文化多样性（街舞/川剧/考古）。故选C。
3.3.Why does the writer mention the historic torch-lighting?
A To show expressions of daily life.
B To show Chengdu’s athlete training system.
C To stress the ceremony’s historical value.
D To highlight water-based performances.
解析：选A。A 推理判断题。火炬点燃描述前有导演的直接引语：“We want expressions close to people’s daily lives”；火炬环节用“for example”明确举例功能，且方式创新（摩托艇+滑水）颠覆传统仪式，体现“生活化”理念。故选A。
4.4.What philosophy does the ceremony emphasize?
A Youthful energy.
B Global sportsmanship.
C Sport as life’s essence.
D Urban innovation.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。末段核心句定义运动是“努力、挑战与生活本身”（“sport is effort, challenge, and life itself”），且通过“日常飞盘/攀岩”（everyday life）和“公园城市场景”反复印证运动与生活的融合。故选C。
