Unit 2 Great people 单元话题阅读理解练习（原卷版）.docx

Unit2Greatpeople

单元话题阅读理解练习

（24-25九年级上·江苏盐城·期中）OnJuly31st,2024,inthefinalofwomen’ssynchronized10-meterplatformdivingattheParisOlympics,ChineseathletesChenYuxiandQuanHongchanperformedoutstandinglyandwonthechampionshipwithatotalscoreof359.10.

Fromthefirstdive,ChenYuxiandQuanHongchanstartedthe“disappearingwatersplashtechnique”.Theirfirstdivegavethemaleadof7.20pointsoverthesecond-placerivals.Theirfivediveswereverystable.Theycontrolledthewatersplasheffectextremelywell.Thescoresofeachdivewere56.40,54.60,80.10,55.44and82.56.

ChenYuxiandQuanHongchanarethe“twinstar”pairintheChinesewomen’sdivingplatformevent.Sincetheirfirstappearanceinanin-teamtestcompetitiononApril20th,2022,theyhavewonthechampionshipofthesynchronized10-meterplatforminvariousworldcompetitionssuchastheWorldchampionshipandtheWorldCup.ThischampionshipwinalsomadetheChinesedivingteamachievesevenconsecutivechampionshipinthiseventattheOlympics.

ChenYuxiwasbornin2005andQuanHongchanwasbornin2007.BothyoungathleteswongoldmedalsattheTokyoOlympics.Atthattime,QuanHongchanwonthegoldmedalinthewomen’s10-meterplatformeventwithaworldrecord-breakingperformance,andChenYuxiwonthewomen’ssynchronized10-meterplatformchampionshipwithZhangJiaqi.IntheParisOlympiccycle,aftertheypairedupasaduo,theyhavemaintainedadominantperformanceininternationalcompetitions.

Inthefollowingindividualevents,QuanHongchanandChenYuxiwillcontinuetostriveandwinmorehonorsfortheDreamTeam.

1．WhatsportdoChenYuxiandQuanHongchanplay?

A．Swimming. B．Volleyball. C．Tennis. D．Diving.

2．HowoldwasQuanHongchanin2024?

A．17. B．20. C．19. D．21.

3．WhatmadetheChinesedivingteamachievesevenconsecutivechampionships?

A．Thesupportofthecoach. B．Theirhardtraining.

C．ThiswinbyChenYuxiandQu