1 . Emmoni Lopez, a girl from Chicago, used to take dance lessons while her older brothers wrested (摔跤). But it turned out that she liked wrestling better. She has been practicing in a wrestling club for the last three years.
Lopez is not alone. A growing number of girls in the US are taking up wrestling. Officials with youth organizations in Chicago and the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF) said they’ve seen more girls taking part in the sport in recent years.
Between the 2015—16 and 2017—18 seasons, the number of girls who joined the IKWF grew from 363 to 503. There’s a competition just for girls at the end of each year.
In Lopez’s program, about half of the students joining the club’s free youth wrestling camp this summer are girls, Lopez’s coach Frankie Zepeda said. The club also has an all girls camp.
As Zepeda said, many of the girls become interested in wrestling through their brothers. “They probably just learn to…fight back.” he said.
One of those girls is Yamilet Aguirre, 12. She took up wrestling because she was bored just watching her brother wrestle. “I can have fun doing it,” she said “Girls are just as strong as boys are.” She won the girls’ state championship (冠军) this spring.
Some colleges, such as North Central College, are planning to start girls’ wrestling programs. This will give girls more options (选择) and encourage more of them to take up wrestling.
1. According to the text, Emmoni Lopez decided to practice wrestling because ________.| A．her parents wanted her to wrestle | B．she wanted to learn something new |
| C．she was interested in wrestling | D．she was bored with dance lessons |
| A．There is a girls’ competition every two years. |
| B．More and more girls are joining in wrestling. |
| C．The number of girls taking up the sport has gone down. |
| D．There are more girls than boys playing the sport. |
| A．Introduce wrestling to girls | B．describe how weak girls can be |
| C．encourage girls to watch their brothers wrestle | D．explain why girls enjoy wrestling |
| A．More Girls Take up Wrestling | B．Sports Can Make People healthy |
| C．Interest is the Best Teacher | D．Different Opinions on Sports |
