Top Five Youngest Olympics Gold Medal Winners of All-Time
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci is from Romania and a five-time Olympic gold medalist. She was merely 14 years old when she secured the Gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and was the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10. Interestingly, back then, a gymnast had to be 14 to participate but later the age limit went up to 16 years. Therefore, Nadia's record cannot be broken.
Fu Mingxia
Chinese female diver Fu Mingxia is popular for being one of the youngest Olympic diving champions. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games when she was just 13 years and 345 days old. She dominated the sport throughout the 1990s with her extremely difficult dives.
Nishiya Momiji
The event of skatchoarding is making its debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Japan's Nishiya Momiji became the first ever women's Olympic skateboarding champion. The athlete is merely 13 years and 330 days old, one of the youngest individual Olympic gold medal winners.
Klaus Zerta
Klaus Zerta was only 13 years and 283 days old when he won a gold medal at the 1960 0lympics in Rome in the coxed pairs event (赛艇双人有舵手项目). Moreover, he is the youngest confirmed male athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Olympics.
Marjorie Gestring
Marjorie Gestring of the USA was only 13 years and 268 days old when she won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games in diving and became the youngest individual Olympic gold medalist. She would have won more gold medals considering her talent if not for the coming of World War Ⅱ.
1. Why can't Nadia's record be broken?| A．Her performance was extremely difficult. |
| B．She was the first gymnast to get a full mark. |
| C．The age limit of a gymnast was increased to 16. |
| D．She has won the Olympic gold medal for 5 times. |
| A．Marjorie Gestring. | B．Klaus Zerta. |
| C．Nishiya Momiji. | D．Fu Mingxia. |
| A．Five. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．Two. |
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【推荐1】Four Wonderful Films Recommended to Watch
Labyrinth
The Museum of Fine Art, Houston first offers an outdoor movie viewing experience. Enjoy the beloved classic Labyrinth (《迷宫》) as Sarah (played by Jennifer Connelly) must solve a labyrinth to rescue her brother from the Goblin King (played by David Bowie).
The Peasants
The Oscar-nominated (奥斯卡提名的) film The Peasants tells the story of Jagna, a young woman who decides to find her way in a late 19th-century Polish village. When Jagna finds herself caught between the community’s neighbours, her struggle puts her on a hard course of life.
Created by more than 100 oil painters, The Peasants is based on Wadysaw Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning 1904 novel. As filmmaker Dorota Kobiela (DK Welchman) said, “I felt a strong need to tell a story about women: to show their struggles, kindness and strength.”
Caravaggio
Caravaggio tells the story of the life of the famous 17th-century painter through his wonderful paintings and his struggle with the society.
David McGee has had his exhibitions at many places, and his work is collected by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University; and the Menil Collection.
Chinatown
Nominated for 11 Oscars, Chinatown is a filmmaking masterpiece, with John Huston playing an unforgettable role and director Roman Polanski. Chinatown is a description of Los Angeles in the 1930s, when the city deals with a growing water crisis (危机) that threatens its future.
1. Why does Sarah have to deal with a labyrinth?| A．To win a prize. | B．To run for her life. |
| C．To save a family member. | D．To have an exciting experience. |
| A．They praise deep friendship. | B．They present the life of artists. |
| C．They show personal experiences. | D．They introduce great achievements. |
| A．Labyrinth. | B．The Peasants. | C．Caravaggio. | D．Chinatown. |
【推荐2】Which is your favorite museum? You can send letters to us and share it with others. Here are some readers’ letters about their favorite museums.
Tullie House Museum
“My two sons love it. We go there every few weeks and they are always very happy. My older son especially enjoys the Roman part, where he can learn a lot about Roman history. The restaurant there also provides a good choice of food for grown-ups and children,” Lindsey Bradley said.
Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway Museum
“It has the largest collection of railway memorabilia (纪念展品) in Scotland and is a great hit with my five-year-old grandson. He loves getting on and touching all the railway engines and carriages. It is a dream playground for any little boy. A visit with a journey on the steam train is a perfect day out for any family,” Ronald Dingwall said.
The Collection Museum
“The play area at The Collection Museum is an exciting free activity centre for younger visitors, encouraging learning through play. You can create a work of art to take home or hang on the masterpiece wall. Not only does my four-year-olds on love the play area and the interesting games there, but he is also attracted by the helmets and swords on show. When he grows up, he wants to be a knight!” Angela Driver said.
Chertsey Museum
“Every month they hold a Friday morning game called Museum Monkeys for children under the age of five. There, the children can do singing, handicraft activities and go on a treasure hunt, followed by a story. I take my daughter to this game every month. She loves it,” Chloe Mayes said.
1. Which museum provides well-chosen food for children?| A．Chertsey Museum. | B．Tullie House Museum. |
| C．The Collection Museum. | D．Bo’ ness and Kinneil Railway Museum. |
| A．It is the largest museum in Scotland. |
| B．It is a wonderful place for little boys. |
| C．It is a good place to learn how to drive a train. |
| D．It is not allowed to touch anything in this museum. |
| A．To call on people to visit museums. |
| B．To call on people to protect museums. |
| C．To encourage people to share their favorite museums. |
| D．To give advice to parents on taking their children out. |
【推荐3】Tiantan Award is the official competition section of the Beijing International Film Festival（BJIFF）. Its aim is to discover and present recent outstanding films from across the globe, and encourage diversity in cinema. Besides the final grand ceremony, several forums（论坛）also attract the attention of film lovers from the world.
●China Film Development Forum September 22, 2021
From the perspectives of “reviewing the past, building on the present and looking into the future”, the forum will review classics, salute film veterans（老手）and film art, sum up the experience and outcomes of Chinese filmmakers over the century and look into the future, so as to continue pushing forward China’s film industry.
●Arthouse Film Forum September 27, 2021
This forum will bring talented creators and experts with a lot of experience in the industry together. They will discuss how the new generation of filmmakers can carry forward the great values of the arthouse film traditions and grasp the historical opportunities that belong to them.
●China Animation Film Forum September 28, 2021
The forum is themed with “New Era, New Consumption and New Scenes of China’s Animation Film Industry”. It mainly brings together world-known animation filmmakers, industry professionals, senior experts as well as IP related business operation and marketing specialists to explore the present situation of animation film industrialization, and its future.
All forums will be broadcast on the platforms such as xuexi.cn, yangshipin.cn and iQIYI（“Online BJIFF” section）.
1. Who are most likely to be interested in these forums?| A．Film producers. | B．Drama lovers. | C．Singing artists. | D．TV viewers. |
| A．They will be held on the same day. |
| B．They both focus on the young filmmakers. |
| C．The same type of films will be discussed. |
| D．Experts will share their opinions on both forums. |
| A．Fashion. | B．Economy. | C．Entertainment. | D．Culture. |
【推荐1】Halfway through the women’s slalom (障碍滑雪赛) event at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia,18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin held a commanding lead over the greatest women’s slalom skiers in the world. On her final run, she burst from the start house at breakneck speed, zigzagging(曲折前进) around the poles in crazy rhythm.
Skiing has always been a big part of Mikaela’s life. Her dad ski raced all through college and her mom raced and coached skiing. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At two and a half years old, Mikaela made her first ski run on plastic skis. From ages 8 to 11, she worked hard,repeating hundreds of training runs on small hills to learn the correct techniques of slalom skiing.
When Mikaela was 11, she attended the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing crazily. According to Burke Mountain Academy headmaster Kirk Dwyer, “What separated Mikaela from others was the degree of her effort to be the best. Her commitment to conditioning, getting proper sleep, eating correctly, doing the drills, and watching video was unusual for an 11-to 13-year-old. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and believed in herself then and now.”
By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race.
For Mikaela, working hard is a full-time job. Even her off-season is work time. In the summer, when Mikaela is off the ski slopes and in the gym, her daily training consists of six to seven hours of weight lifting core body work, and biking to improve her strength and flexibility. She does all of this so that she can dash down a mountain at speeds topping 50 miles per hour while cutting back and forth around gates with astonishing precision.
“If you’re passionate about your goals, whatever they are,” she says, “there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Give it your all!”
1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?| A．Mikaela came from a skiing family. | B．Mikaela’s mother taught her to ski first. |
| C．Mikaela trained harder than her brother. | D．Mikaela’s father coached skiing in colleges. |
| A．To praise the good students in his school. |
| B．To stress the great importance of practice. |
| C．To show Mikaela’s difference from others. |
| D．To highlight Mikaela’s great devotion to training. |
| A．Competent and smart. | B．Confident and creative. |
| C．Aggressive and optimistic. | D．Committed and self-disciplined. |
| A．A textbook. | B．A novel. | C．A magazine. | D．A brochure. |
【推荐2】They are drawing the attention of the world. They are the ones who are going to shape our future. Who are they? They are the young generation who were born after 2000. This year, several young athletes have shone brightly at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, showing us their generation’s nature.
The young generation are brave and always want to challenge themselves. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing is a good example. After she performed well in the first two runs in the women’s freeski big air event, it was certain that she could get a medal. However, in the last run, Gu decided to attempt a difficult trick: a left-side double cork 1620—four and a half rotations (一圈) in the air before landing. “I have never done it before,” Gu told China Daily, “but I felt it was a chance to push myself to the limit.”
But for these young athletes, the sport is never just about scores, but also about having as much fun as possible. “I’m an 18-year-old girl out here living my best life. I’m having a great time,” Gu said. “It doesn’t really matter if other people are happy or not, because I feel I’m doing my best and I’m enjoying the entire process.” Gu Ailing’s good friend, snowboarder Su Yiming shares this attitude. He takes sports as a way to have fun. After he was judged to have lost the gold medal to Canadian athlete Max Parrot in the men’s slopestyle final, the 17-year-old didn’t feel upset. Instead, he was happy to have the chance to compete with his idol. “When I was hugging Max Parrot on the podium(领奖台), it felt unreal,” Su told China Daily. “All I did today was enjoy the runs and concentrate on my tricks. As long as I am on my snowboard I am happy.”
This is the young generation that dares to push the limits but also enjoys life.
1. Why did Gu Ailing want to try the difficult trick in the last run?2. How did Su Yiming feel after he was judged to have lost the gold medal?
【推荐3】At the age of 24, most people are still trying to figure out their way in the world. Not for Kylian Mbappe. The Frenchman is on his way to greatness already.
Mbappe became known to the world in the Russian World Cup of 2018. At that time, he was just starting out in his career. But he showed everyone that he had all of the skills of a great football player. He was the scorer of four goals then. And after only two World Cups, the young man has already scored 12 World Cup goals. Messi only has one more goal than him over the course of five World Cups.
Mbappe’s performance in the 2022 World Cup final (决赛) was perfect. But the final night belonged to Argentina. Messi and his teammates performed a little bit better. Mbappe, however, is confident of his ability to make his mark in future World Cups. After all, he has just turned 24. If he remains injury-free, he should have at least two more World Cups ahead of him. After all, it’s common for players to get hurt in the field. If he plays for as long as Messi, that number will rise to three.
The future is uncertain, but we know one thing for sure: Mbappe will continue to challenge himself. “I’ve never said I was going to be the greatest player in history,” said Mbappe. “But I’ve never put limits (极限) on myself.” Let’s wait for his wonderful performance in The FIFA World Cup. America\Mexico\Canada 2026.
1. Mbappe has joined in ___________ World Cups.| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．France | B．Russia | C．America | D．Argentina |
| A．无忧无虑的 | B．不受损伤的 | C．信心十足的 | D．完美无缺的 |
| A．He is a great football player in Russia. | B．He is too young to be the winner. |
| C．He will become better and better. | D．He doesn’t play as well as Messi. |
