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The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “
But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.
There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,
| A．Who is Lang Ping? |
| B．Lang is the hardest to defeat. |
| C．I believe volleyball was my life. |
| D．What makes one a great person? |
| E．Glory and challenges go hand in hand. |
| F．Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds. |
| G．This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China. |
2 . What’s the meaning of the “dark horse”? It is someone who wins when no one expect it.
Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle skiing aerials (自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone in the Olympics!
“I never thought this would happen,” said Han Xiaopeng, “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympic Winter Games. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the Winter Olympic in Salt Lake City, US.
That Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.
Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat (杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent. The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility (灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old boy to northern China, he couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform and kept on training.
Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.
Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him.
1. What does the “dark horse” mean?| A．Someone who is unexpected to win. |
| B．A horse which dark. |
| C．A horse which likes the dark. |
| D．Someone whose win is expected. |
| A．In China. | B．In America. |
| C．In Australia. | D．In Italy. |
| A．He had enough courage though he was only 13 years old. |
| B．He was born in the south of China and liked sports on snow. |
| C．He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform. |
| D．He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before. |
| A．A wonderful Match |
| B．A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympic |
| C．A Hopeful Snow Game |
| D．An Exciting Skiing Race |
3 . Indian Army soldier Anandan Gunasekaran lost his left leg in a mine explosion in 2008. But that didn’t stop him from pursuing his dream of making it big as an athlete.
With an artificial leg, Gunasekaran made himself and the country proud by bagging three gold medals at the Military World Games in China in October 2019.
After he lost his leg in 2008, he didn’t inform his family. Then, half a year later, he landed in his hometown with an artificial leg and his family was in shock. “They said that I should quit my Army job and stay at home and take care of the farm,” he says. But he told them that he had just lost his leg, not his ambition to run faster than ever before and bring honor to his unit and the Army.
“Mind is the biggest thing in your body. You shouldn’t lose it. If you are determined, you can do anything. I am one example of that,” says Gunasekaran.
As an athlete since his teenage years, Gunasekaran says that he got a “new life” after he got the blade (刀锋) that he could run with confidence. “I started training as I used to before my leg was blown off, but I was more determined to do better as I knew that there would be many who would doubt my ability,” he says.
After the military games in China, this blade runner now is nursing bigger dreams. He wants to win medals at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020 and bring honor to his country.
He has one more hurdle to cross before he can make it to the Tokyo Paralympics. “I have to participate in the trials and win there to make it to the Paralympics,” he says. He is already training with that goal in mind. “My job is to work hard. I will do that.”
1. What was Gunasekaran’s dream after losing one leg?| A．Staying in the army. | B．Taking care of the farm. |
| C．Being a great athlete. | D．Having an artificial leg. |
| A．To prove himself. | B．To make a living. |
| C．To win himself honor. | D．To defeat his competitor. |
| A．By sharpening his blade. | B．By winning the trials. |
| C．By tying more hurdles. | D．By training professionally. |
| A．Difficulty. | B．Race. | C．Jump. | D．Achievement. |
4 . What makes one a great person? The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary The Iron Hammer, titled after her nickname for her powerful strikes.
The documentary features Lang' s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her unparalleled(无可比拟的）career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013.She led the US to a silver medal finish and China to a gold medal triumph in the 2008 and 2016 Olympic Games, making her the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach.
Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. “I believe volleyball was my destiny," she said.
But glory and challenges go hand in hand. Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra(颈椎），back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well," she joked.
But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced throughout her career. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career, according to China Sports Daily. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year and this decision aroused a lot of negative comments back in China.
“I'm proud of being Chinese.” Lang responded in an interview.Later,she returned to head the Chinese women 's volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.
There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an athlete commented in the documentary, “Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.”
1. What does this passage mainly talk about?| A．Ways to become a great person. |
| B．Reasons for Lang Ping's success. |
| C．Lang Ping and her successful career. |
| D．Great athletes and their achievements. |
| A．To make a big fortune. |
| B．To take care of her family. |
| C．To avoid negative comments. |
| D．To establish her reputation abroad. |
| A．Success comes at a price. |
| B．Challenges are as important as glory. |
| C．Athletes are likely to get their hands injured. |
| D．Lang Ping has trouble in achieving her goals. |
| A．To honor the legendary pop star. |
| B．To draw the attention of readers to another field. |
| C．To illustrate there are lots of great people in the world. |
| D．To acknowledge Lang Ping's status and achievements. |
In the field of sports, there
As a player, Lang Ping brought not only honour but also glory to her country. As
Known as “Air Jordan”， Jordan changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan's skills were
Dianna Nyad had an Olympic dream when she was in high school because back then she was very interested in swimming and she was the champion of various games. However, she could not realise her Olympic dream when she was diagnosed with a serious illness. Instead of losing herself in disappointment and desperation, she took up marathon swimming as a new career. As a long-distance swimmer, she would compete against herself and the obstacles brought by distance,danger, cold and exhaustion.
After ten years’ devotion, she came to the top and became one of the worlds best long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record for the course. In 1975 she became world famous for swimming around Manhattan Island. A few years later, she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida, USA.
In 1978, Nyad made an attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. The journey was full of unknown dangers. She was confronted with all kinds of obstacles for about two days in the water, and then she had to give up halfway for the sake of her own safety. No one looked down on her. Instead, the world was impressed by her bravery and strong desire to succeed. For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reaching Florida. That was how she defined success. It did not matter that her swim turned to be short: she believed she had touched the other shore.
After retirement, Nyad did not stop challenging herself and trying new things. She started to travel the world as a reporter,publishing books and making public speeches to inspire more people, which seems to be her duty right from the beginning when she swam the waters of the world.
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7 . Michael Jordan,referred to as MJ or Air Jordan,is a worldwide name.He was particularly fond of baseball and basketball when he was young.He used to play outfield(外场)on the baseball team and play guard on the basketball team。
Jordan practiced hard and managed to stand out.Besides his efforts to fight his way up,his father played an essential role in helping him realize his dreams.Jordan's father encouraged his children to play sports and games of all kinds.He built a basketball court in the backyard for all of his children to use.Jordan enjoyed all sports,but basketball was his favorite.At first,he played for North Carolina.Later,he was discovered by the Chicago Bulls,where his legend began and he led the team to many championships.
Jordan is someone who will never have to sit back and wonder what he has accomplished in life.For example,from 1987 to 1998,Jordan was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times Jordan has also earned ten scoring titles,five NBA Most Valuable Player awards.These are some of his accomplishments on the court.
As you can see,Jordan is someone who is worth recognition.Jordan is an example that whatever your dream is.it is possible to come true.
1. Which of the following sports did Michael Jordan like when he was young?| A．Football and baseball. | B．Badminton and baseball |
| C．Football and basketball | D．Baseball and basketball |
| A．Chicago Bulls | B．North Carolina. |
| C．Cleveland Cavaliers. | D．Houston Rockets |
| A．The NBA All-Defensive First Team | B．The NBA Most Valuable Player |
| C．The scoring title | D．The leading rebounder. |
| A．Neutral | B．Admirable | C．Negative | D．Worried |
8 . Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are masters in their sports and also set good examples for others.
Lang ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination
Michael Jordan who became
They are our pride and their legends continue.
9 . Lots of students know what a marathon(马拉松赛跑) is, but perhaps they don’t know what triathlon is. The triathlon is a sport that has three parts — swimming, bicycling and running. It is not an easy sport, but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it. A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (抛起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon. That is to say, he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming, riding a bicycle and running.
31-year-old Joe is from Florida, the USA. He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8. Joe did well in juggling. Later, he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun. Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke. But Joe didn’t give up and he kept practicing it. Because of his hard work, he made it at last.
Talking about his triathlon, Joe said swimming was the hardest part. “It was difficult and complex,” he said. “I basically only used my legs, so it took quite a lot of work. Also, swimming in open water made it a little harder. It was not like in a pool. ”
1. According to the writer, the common triathlon ______.| A．is a difficult sport | B．is more famous than the marathon |
| C．includes the three parts and juggling | D．includes the marathon and swimming |
| A．he picked up three balls | B．he played juggling |
| C．he carried his bicycle on his shoulder | D．he threw away all his balls |
| A．could not be realized | B．should not be laughed at |
| C．should be realized as soon as possible | D．could make triathlon more exciting |
| A．forgot | B．failed |
| C．succeeded | D．left |
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