After winning the women’s wheelchair (轮椅) race 1,500m-T54 at the 4th Asian Para Games on October 23, 26-year-old Zhou Zhaoqian from China said it’s her best-ever birthday present.

Born in Hebei province in 1997, Zhou had a happy childhood until a car accident caused her right leg to be cut off in the hospital at the age of 5. However, she showed very strong struggling spirit rather than just giving in to the unfair fate, with support and encouragement from her family. She didn’t give up going to school and even went to college to study computer skills.

In 2012, Zhou began her career as a sportswoman. However, after four years of hard training, she failed to qualify (取得资格) for the Rio Paralympic Games. Later, she changed her skills and trained even harder. She successfully returned to the top ranks (排位) in the country in 2017. Ever since then, Zhou started to shine in almost all competitions and made rapid progress.

Zhou, who has already qualified for the Paris Paralympic Games, will also take part in the wheelchair races of the 100m, 400m, and 800m events at Hangzhou. “I hope to improve my form by taking part in more competitions,” she said.

This is Zhou’s first time to visit Hangzhou, and it has left a very deep impression on her. She gave a thumbs-up and said, “The scenery and people here in Hangzhou are even better than expected, really amazing!”

1.When did Zhou Zhaoqian lose her right leg?

A In 1997.

B In 1999.

C In 2002.

D In 2004.

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第二段第一句“Born in Hebei province in 1997...a car accident caused her right leg to be cut off in the hospital at the age of 5”可知周召倩出生于1997年，5岁时即2002年因为车祸失去了右腿。故选C。

2.What did Zhou do after losing her leg?

A She went abroad.

B She stayed at home.

C She travelled a lot.

D She went on to school.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“She didn’t give up going to school and even went to college to study computer skills.”可知周召倩残疾后依然坚持上学接受教育，她甚至上了大学学习计算机技术。故选D。

3.How many years did Zhou train before the Rio Paralympic Games?

A For 1 year.

B For 2 years.

C For 4 years.

D For 6 years.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“However, after four years of hard training, she failed to qualify for the Rio Paralympic Games.”可知，在里约残奥会之前，周召倩训练了4年。故选C。

4.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “shine”?

A Get away.

B Do well.

C Feel nervous.

D Get excited.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据划线部分前一句“She successfully returned to the top ranks in the country in 2017.”以及后面的“made rapid progress”周召倩2017年重返国家排名前列以及取得快速进步可知，从那以后周召倩在各种赛事中大放异彩，即表现优异。故选B。

5.What did Zhou think of Hangzhou?

A It was noisy.

B It was quiet.

C It was crowded.

D It was wonderful.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。结合最后一段中的“it has left a very deep impression on her”以及“are even better than expected, really amazing”等可知，周召倩认为杭州非常棒。故选D。