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Chinese young gun Yang Qian
claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women's 10 m air
rifle (气步枪) on July 24 in Tokyo, Japan. Russian markswoman Anastasiia
Galashina took the silver and Nina Christen of Switzerland bagged the bronze.
Yang, who was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the
final, beating Galashina's 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start
in Tokyo.
Trailing by a mere 0.1 point ahead
of the final two shots, Yang saw the gap widen despite a 10.7-point shot, as
her rival made an impressive 10.8. However, when it came to the last shot that
would define the eventual champion, Galashina surprisingly shot for 8.9 points,
and lost the Olympic title to Yang, who had a 9.8.
"I am very happy and
proud to win this gold," said the 21-year-old in a calm tone. The result
set the standard for future Olympic competitors as Tokyo 2020 is the first
games under new competition rules for the event. "I was extremely nervous
before the final shot, and all I could do was to calm down," the young
Olympic champion recalled. "I wasn't as calm as I appeared to be. During
the qualification and the final I kept adjusting my mentality (心态) gradually, trying to shake
the pressure off me, and I think I did well in doing so."
Yang had to stand up to a
long wait for other shooters to finish their shots before reaching the final.
The favored Indian duo, world record holder,Apurvi Chandela and world No.1
Elavenil Valarivan, bowed out after the 60-shot qualification round. Norwegian
Jeanette Hegg Duestad was the dark horse in the qualification, setting an
Olympic record of 632.9 points. But the 22-year-old narrowly missed the medals
in the final.
(1)
What is the purpose of paragraph 1?
A . To show the course of the shooting event.
B . To state the events of the Tokyo Olympics.
C . To introduce the result of the shooting event.
D . To explain the competition rules of the Olympics.
(2)
What does the underlined word "Trailing" probably mean in paragraph 2?
A . Scoring.
B . Measuring.
C . Winning.
D . Losing.
(3)
What can we infer from Yang's words?
A . She was too nervous to keep calm.
B . It was difficult to defeat her opponents.
C . Being mentally calm is crucial to her success.
D . She narrowly won the gold due to a mistake.
(4)
Which section of a magazine is this text probably taken from?
A . Education and culture.
B . Sports and health.
C . Science and technology.
D . Nature and geography.
答案: C
D
C
B