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2 . Fu Yuanhui is China’s newest sweetheart. The 20-year-old swimmer from Hangzhou won a bronze medal at the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But it wasn’t the medal that charmed people’s hearts, it was Fu’s honest remarks and bubbly personality.
Climbing out of the pool after a semi-final heat, Fu looked tired and out of breath, and not very happy. She thought her time may not have been good enough to make the final. But the reporter told her otherwise. Fu had just swum a personal best! And it was Fu’s reaction (反应) to this news that made everyone fall in love with her.
Her eyes got big and smiled. “Wow, I’m so fast!” she said. And she joked with the girl reporter that she must have been helped by her “mystical powers.” Later, after the final race, it was the same reporter who again surprised Fu by telling her she’d won a bronze medal. “What? Really?” she said, “That’s not so bad, then.”
Fu worked hard to get to the Olympics and her training, she said, “Even though I did not win a gold medal, I surpassed (超过) myself and I am happy with that.”
1. What kind of medal did Fu Yuanhui win in the Olympic Games in Brazil?| A．The gold medal. | B．The silver medal. |
| C．The bronze medal. | D．None. |
| A．Because she didn’t feel well. |
| B．Because she thought she didn’t do well. |
| C．Because she wasn’t satisfied with her reaction. |
| D．Because the reporter asked her a unhappy question. |
| A．had an expressive face | B．was satisfied with herself |
| C．thought the game is unfair for her | D．was sorry to get the bronze medal |
| A．thought she had tried her best | B．thought she was lucky enough |
| C．wanted to thank the reporter | D．planed to win the gold medal |
| A．Fu Yuanhui is an honest and lovely girl. |
| B．Fu Yuanhui works hard during her training. |
| C．Fu Yuanhui swum a personal best in Brazil. |
| D．The same reporter interviewed Fu Yuanhui three times. |
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6 . Snacks, game machines and medical services have poured into the family of Quan Hongchan, the 14-year-old gold medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, after the story of the talented diver striving to win the Games to support her low-income family and earn money for the treatment of her ill mother deeply touched us.
As the youngest athlete among China’s delegation (代表团), Quan amazed audiences around the world with her surprisingly perfect performance in the women’s 10-meter platform.
Quan immediately became one of the most-discussed Olympic athletes on Chinese social media and a “sweetheart” of many people not only for the snack-loving girl's likeable persona (形象), but also for her maturity and good heart after it came to light she was supporting a low-income family of seven. Quan said she wanted to “make a lot of money” to cure her mom's disease and visit an amusement park, which she has never been to. Eventually, Quan’s efforts have paid off and her dream is coming true.
A hospital in her hometown Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province announced that it would provide a full range of medical services for her mother. The hospital officials said they were proud of the Olympic champion and were more than willing to help out her family. Several amusement parks, zoos said they would offer lifetime free pass for Quan and her family. A local businessman even offered 200,000 yuan in cash to Quan’s father, but was declined.
The passion for the young champion’s family, however, has appeared to become overly heated after some fans and Internet celebrities tracked down to her village home, causing local traffic chaos. Reports claimed some live-streamers even intend to climb up the trees planted at her house and take a jackfruit as souvenir.
1. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 2?| A．To present a detail. | B．To introduce the game. |
| C．To describe the audiences. | D．To add the background information. |
| A．The efforts she made. | B．The dream she realized. |
| C．The reason why she became a hit. | D．The disease her mother suffered from. |
| A．He refused it politely. | B．He accepted it joyfully. |
| C．He donated it to a hospital. | D．He gave it away to his daughter. |
| A．She needs medical services. |
| B．She is dutiful and strong-willed. |
| C．She is overconfident and caring. |
| D．She wants to chase her fans out of her home. |
7 . 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. |
8 . Chusovitina announced retirement on Sunday night after competing at a record eighth Olympic Games. After failing to secure a spot in Sunday’s final, the 46-year-old, representing Uzbekistan, waved to the crowd inside Tokyo’s Ariake Gymnastics Center, made a heart shape with her hands and briefly cried. All people present gave Chusovitina a standing applause as she left the sport’s biggest stage for the last time.
Born in Uzbek in 1976, Chusovitina took up gymnastics at 7. “My mother did not want me to do gymnastics. I wanted to prove I was not doing it in vain, and I succeeded in that,” Chusovitina once said.
She made her Olympic debut (首秀）at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the gold medal-winning team, consisting of athletes from former Soviet Union. She then represented Uzbekistan, before being given German citizenship in 2006. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games for Germany, but switched back to competing for Uzbekistan in 2013. Chusovitina is one of just two female gymnasts to represent three different nations at the Olympic Games.
When Chusovitina’s 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she sold her possessions and used any prize money she earned to pay for his medical treatment. Her switch to German citizenship was motivated by the promise of a higher income and better medical care.
After her son’s recovery, Chusovitina continued to compete, but this time it was her love of gymnastics that kept her going. “I just love gymnastics. I do so with pleasure,” she said.
Chusovitina has become a global fan favorite. She was introduced into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017, and last year was named the Best Athlete of the Decade by Uzbekistan.
“My son is 22 years old and I want to spend time with him,” she told reporters. “I want to be a mom and wife.”
1. Which is the correct order according to what happened to Chusovitina?①She gave birth to his son.
②She was named the Best Athlete of the Decade.
③She took up gymnastics.
④She represented Germany to compete.
| A．①④③② | B．①③④② |
| C．③①④② | D．③④①② |
| A．Chusovitina hasn’t missed any Olympic Games since 1992. |
| B．Chusovitina can become a citizen of any country as she likes. |
| C．She became a German citizen only for getting a large sum of money. |
| D．She retired from her career because her son recovered from his illness. |
| A．Vain and Professional. | B．Determined and Modest. |
| C．Devoted and Responsible. | D．Ambitious and Generous. |
| A．Chusovitina’s Hard and Successful Life |
| B．Chusovitina’s Retirement from Her Career |
| C．Chusovitina’s Great Achievements in Gymnastics |
| D．Chusovitina’s Experiences in Olympic Games |
9 . Anna Kiesenhofer became the first Austrian Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo 2020. She wasn’t considered a threat at all. “Finishing in the Top 25 would have been a
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Outside of cycling, Anna has earned a Ph.D in applied mathematics. As a successful
| A．nice | B．heartbreaking | C．desired | D．puzzling |
| A．found | B．accepted | C．believed | D．cared |
| A．sensitive | B．fierce | C．local | D．friendly |
| A．raised | B．folded | C．bent | D．dropped |
| A．admit | B．know | C．imagine | D．hear |
| A．ridiculous | B．difficult | C．convincing | D．impressive |
| A．learn from | B．compete with | C．rely on | D．get along with |
| A．regretted | B．forgot | C．continued | D．started |
| A．promise | B．expectation | C．responsibility | D．mission |
| A．left | B．cheered | C．launched | D．struggled |
| A．rule | B．program | C．story | D．introduction |
| A．coach | B．academic | C．artist | D．engineer |
| A．independent | B．creative | C．energetic | D．logical |
| A．willing | B．certain | C．eager | D．afraid |
| A．mature | B．changeable | C．unsocial | D．unpredictable |
10 . Jessica Long, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is a champion by all definitions of the word. She is one of the world’s most decorated swimmers. Jessica was the youngest athlete, at 12 years old, to win a Paralympics medal. But her path to becoming a champion has been anything but easy.
Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a serious and rare birth defect—fibular hemimelia. This means that part of her leg bones were missing or deformed. Fearing she could not care for Jessica, her young mother placed her in a Russian orphanage.
Fortunately, she was adopted by an American family when she was 13 months old. She required 25 different operations to help her leg condition. But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be amputated when she was just 18 months old.
Jessica learned to walk with man-made legs. As a child, she took to sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking, trampoline, and rock climbing.
She began swimming at her grandparents’ house before she started competitive swimming. She was really good at swimming. Shortly after she started competing, Jessica was selected as Maryland’s Female Swimmer of the Year with Disability.
Then Jessica was encouraged to enter her first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She won three gold medals in swimming at age 12! She was the youngest athlete on the U. S. Paralympic Team to ever do so. But she did not rest on her success. Jessica has gone on to win 23 medals for Team USA at the Paralympics! She is one of the most decorated athletes of all time.
She is now a positive force on a mission to encourage the next generation of Paralympic athletes! Jessica always believes she can do anything. She always gives 110%. She is always learning. And she never allows herself to quit. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”
1. What do we know about Jessica Long’s childhood?| A．She was born into an American family. | B．She was adopted from a Russian orphanage. |
| C．She learned swimming from a famous coach. | D．She went through 25 operations within 5 months. |
| A．Improved. | B．Linked. | C．Examined. | D．Removed. |
| A．Jessica Long’s achievements in swimming. |
| B．The effort Jessica Long has put into swimming. |
| C．The influence Jessica Long has had on other athletes. |
| D．The strength of the U. S. Paralympic Team in swimming. |
| A．An opportunity. | B．Good luck. | C．A physical disability. | D．An active attitude. |
