加拿大籍华裔花滑选手摔跤无缘金牌
加拿大籍华裔花滑选手摔跤无缘金牌

Canadian figure skater Nathan Chen was tipped to win figure skating gold at Pyeongchang. He’d just won the US national figure skating championship for the second year in a row in January 2018 and he’d dazzled both fans and judges with his complex jumps.
He did everything he needed to do to prepare for his first Winter Olympics and some reporters were claiming he could “becoming the best figure skater alive”. It seemed there was never any doubt that he would win the gold medal. And then during his performance on Friday in the men’s short program, he fell, on all of his jumps. The icy fall left him in 17th place and could spell the end of his medal dreams.     
So where did it all go wrong? Speaking to the media after his performance, Chen said, “Honestly, it was bad. I made as many mistakes as I possibly could have. I thought I did everything right going into this, but things just didn’t click together.”
Was the 18-year-old Canadian burdened by extra pressure during his performance? Could that have been the reason for all the mistakes? Some of his fans seem to think so. 
His performance was a big talking point on Twitter, with more than 18,000 tweets posted following the round. Twitter user @dadvanss suggested “raising money” to fly to South Korea to give Chen “a really big hug right now”. Another Twitter user @liliorum shared her appreciation for Chen. “With all the pressure on your shoulders, you still went out there and performed your hardest. We still love and support you!”

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1.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “dazzled”?

A Bored.

B Amazed.

C Worried.

D Interested.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据后面的both fans and judges with his complex jumps可推断陈伟群的技艺高超，应该是非常优秀的，其动作难度非常大，因此是让观众和评委震惊的、眼花缭乱的，故选B。

2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A Chen is the best figure skater alive.

B Chen took part in Winter Olympics before.

C Chen was expected to win the gold medal.

D The fall made Chen lose all possible medals.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句some reporters were claiming he could “becoming the best figure skater alive”. It seemed there was never any doubt he would win gold.可知大家都认为陈伟群的技艺高超，毫无疑问他会夺得金牌，因此大家认为陈伟群会夺冠是正确的，故选C。

3.How did Chen feel about the losing?

A Happy and satisfied.

B Sad and frightened.

C Worried and angry.

D Bad and disappointed.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段Honestly, it was bad. I made as many mistakes as I possibly could have. I thought I did everything right going into this, but things just didn’t click together.可知陈伟群认为失败很不好，本应夺得冠军的，但是事与愿违，因此是失望的，故选D。

4.What is the reaction of the fans of Chen to his performance?

A They expressed their pity and regret to him.

B They expressed their support and appreciation.

C They thought Chen is not a good figure skater.

D They thought Chen should prepare better.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段“raising money” to fly to South Korea to give Chen “a really big hug right now”, shared her appreciation, love and support可推断网友们对陈伟群这次表演失误事件表达了他们的支持与欣赏，故选B。

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A Nathan Chen’s first show in Winter Olympics.

B The best figure skater Nathan Chen.

C A fall made Nathan Chen lose the gold medal.

D Nathan Chen’s fall is on hot discussion.

解析：选C。主旨大意题。根据文章内容技艺高超的花滑选手陈伟群被外界普遍看好，但是却因为摔了一跤错失金牌，他的摔跤成为了热议，网友们纷纷表达了支持与欣赏，因此本文主旨为摔跤致使陈伟群错失金牌，故选C。