After winning a precious silver medal at the 2006 Turin(都灵) Winter Olympics, pairs skater Zhang Dan became a household name in China and
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The most memorable moment of Zhang Dan’s career could
Partnering with Zhang Hao at the 2006 Turin Games, Zhang Dan injured
Zhang Dan notes that experience has had a huge influence
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3 . Born in California and representing the United States before switching to China, teenager Gu Ailing will be most likely to be one of the faces of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 17-year-old is a freeskier(自由式滑雪运动员) and grade-A student with an American father and Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019 she made the “quite difficult” decision to compete for China. She wrote on Instagram that she was “proud of my heritage and equally proud of my American upbringings (培养)”.
As for the decision to compete on behalf of China, she said it is “valuable opportunity to help inspire millions of young people in China where my mom was born.”
Gu graduated from a San Francisco high school last year and is focusing on her Beijing 2022 training. It is reported that She scored 1,580 points out of a maximum 1,600 in the SAT (美国大学入学考试), and has been offered a place at Stanford.
Gu started on the snow at the age of 3, was competing in national competitions at 9 and won her first World Cup event at 15. She won two gold medals and a silver for China at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. On Jan. 30th, 2021, Gu made her debut(首次亮 相) at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won two golds and a bronze.
“My goal is to win Olympic gold,” she told the official Olympic website. “It’s the top achievement. And that would be rewarding for all the work that I’ve done to achieve greatness in the sport.”
1. What do we know about Gu Ailing?A.She grew up in China. | B.She is an average student. |
C.She will graduate from a high school. | D.She decided to compete for China. |
A.Helpful and knowledgeable. | B.Modest and hard-working. |
C.Clever and ambitious. | D.Creative and confident. |
A.Gu Ailing won her first World Cup event at 15. |
B.Gu Ailing’s achievements as a freeskier. |
C.Gu Ailing’s training when she was young. |
D.Gu Ailing learned to do snow sports in China. |
A.Gu Ailing—An American Freeskier | B.Gu Ailing—A Stanford Graduate |
C.Gu Ailing—A talented Chinese Freeskier | D.Gu Ailing—An Olympic Champion |
4 . The term “Iron Man” has many connotations, including references to a song, a comic book icon, even a movie. Yet only one definition of the term truly lives up to its name: the Ironman Triathlon held annually in Hawaii, a picturesque setting for a challenging race, which demands amazing physical prowess and the ability to swim, bike, and run a marathon, all in less than 12 hours with no break. Very few individuals are up to the task.
However, Gordon Haller is a notable exception. Growing up in the 1950s, Haller developed an interest in many sports categorized as endurance athletics and welcomed their physical demands. As he pursued a degree in physics he drove a taxi to pay the bills, but competitive training proved his passion. So when he heard about the race in 1978, the first year it was held, he immediately signed up.
The race originated in a somewhat amusing way. The members of the two popular sports clubs, the Mid-Pacific Road Runners of Honolulu and the Waikiki Swim Club of Oahu, had a long-standing and good-natured debate going over who made better athletes: runners or swimmers. However, some local bikes thought both clubs were wrong, claiming that they, in fact, deserved the title. Wanting to settle the dispute once and for all, they decided to combine three separate races already held annually on the island into one massive test of endurance. Thus, the Waikiki Roughwater Swim of 2.4 miles, the Around-Oahu Bike race of 112 miles, and the Honolulu Marathon of 26.2 miles were all put together to form the Ironman Triathlon.
Haller was one of only fifteen competitors to show up that February morning to start the race. He quickly scanned the few pages of rules and instructions, and on the last page he discovered a sentence that would become the race’s famous slogan: “Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life!” Haller took that to heart, and at the end of the day, he became the first Ironman champion in history. ____
In the approximately thirty years since that very first race, the Ironman has become a tradition in Hawaii and now boasts approximately 1500 entrants every year. The competitors who complete the race don’t have to be the first across the finish line to claim success: just finishing is a victory onto itself.
1. The “Iron Man” in the passage above refers to ________.A.a folk song | B.a theatre movie |
C.a book icon | D.a sport event |
A.He had a great interest in all kinds of sports. |
B.He was a member of the Waikiki Swim Club of Oahu. |
C.He became a taxi driver after he graduated from school. |
D.He was a champion in the first Ironman Triathlon. |
A.muscles | B.skills | C.balance | D.reaction |
A.Twelve other people also finished the race that day. |
B.No women raced this year, but that was soon to change. |
C.There were points in the race when Haller thought he couldn’t possibly finish. |
D.Haller’s physical strength enabled him to do what no one else in the past had accomplished. |
A.The level of interest the race attracts in the present day. |
B.The way the current race is different from the race that Haller ran in 1978. |
C.How the victors respond when they cross the finish line. |
D.Why 1500 people would be willing to compete in such a difficult race. |
5 . During World War II, William Powell served in Europe as a solider in the US Army. Golf was his hobby. He played at some of the most popular courses in Scotland. However, upon his return home, William Powell was discouraged to find that he wasn’t allowed to play golf at local courses because he was an African American. William Powell took a unique approach to solving his problem. He built his own golf course.
William Powell began the construction of the Clearview Golf Course in 1946. He moved rocks and spread grass seeds to build a golf course in Canton, Ohio. He convinced two African American doctors to invest in the course and continued to build it for the next year and a half. William Powell built it without the help of a designer. He did it while working at night as a security guard. In 1948, the Clearview Golf Course opened, and the business is still popular today.
In 1967, William Powell’s daughter, Renee, became a professional golfer on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour. Now, she serves as Head Professional at her father’s golf course. In 2001, the Clearview Golf Course was one of the 15 golf courses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s the only course owned, built, designed and run by African Americans. The Clearview Golf Course not only serves as a challenge to experienced golfers, but also provides an enjoyable round for those players who are new to the game.
In 2009, the Professional Golfers’ Association of America(PGA of America) honored William Powell with a Distinguished Service Award. William Powell, 92 years old, accepted the award politely. “I have had so many special things happen to me, because the golf sees no color,” he said.
1. Why was William Powell refused to play golf at local courses?A.He was a bad golfer. | B.He was a black man. |
C.He was a retired soldier. | D.He was a poor guard. |
A.was built with the help of a designer. | B.was built during World War II. |
C.was invested in by two doctors. | D.only serves experienced golfers. |
A.He died at the age of 92. | B.His contribution to golf is recognized. |
C.He built a golf course for black people only. | D.He was a native American. |
A.By time order . | B.By comparing facts. |
C.By space order. | D.By providing examples. |