Breaking or breakdancing (霹雳舞), will make its first appearance as an Olympic sport in August. The competition will take place at the largest public square in Paris, France. But when breaker Sunny Choi tells strangers she’ll be competing at the Olympics, they laugh. It can be hard to make people believe that breaking can be an Olympic sport. “I just have to hope that you see it one day,” says Choi.

Breaking, added to the Paris Olympics program in 2020, is a judged event, like gymnastics and figure skating. No one says those aren’t sports. And since breakers battle head-to-head, there’s no point system. Whoever moves better goes to the next round. “There’s no doubt in my mind this is a sport,” says Choi, whose first name is actually Sun. Her parents nicknamed her Sunny.

During Choi’s first year at college, she saw members of a breaking club dancing one evening. They asked her to come to a class. Choi’s gymnastics background gave her an advantage. After graduating from business school, Choi began to work as a cosmetics executive (化妆品销售员). But on the side, she kept breaking, and even took part in international competitions.

In late 2021, Choi attended a camp for the top breakers, where a coach asked aspiring Olympians (有抱负的奥运会选手) to raise their hands. Everyone’s hand went up except Choi’s. Working full-time as an executive while training to make the Olympic team seemed impossible. “It was a really hard decision,” she says. After finishing second at the World Games in July 2022, Choi left her job, and in 2023, she qualified (获得参赛资格) for Paris by winning the Pan American Games.

“I’m so much happier,” Choi says. “I feel lighter. I have more energy for the things I want to do.”

1.Why do strangers laugh at Choi?

A They celebrate her.

B They don’t like her.

C They encourage her.

D They don’t believe her.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据关键词“laugh”定位到第一段第三句；结合前面的转折连词“But”以及第四句“It can be hard to make people believe that breaking can be an Olympic sport.”很难让人们相信霹雳舞也能成为一项奥运会项目，由此推断，当Choi告诉陌生人她将参加奥运会，人们会大笑，可知他们并不相信她的话。故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “this” in Para. 2 refer to?

A Gymnastics.

B Breaking.

C Figure skating.

D A judged event.

解析：选B。B 词意指代题。结合前文内容可知，Choi是一名霹雳舞者，她希望霹雳舞成为奥运会正式比赛项目；因此这句话里的this指代的是霹雳舞。故选B。

3.What helped Choi become a better breaker?

A Her learning of business.

B Her learning of gymnastics.

C Her past working experience.

D Her competition experience.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Choi’s gymnastics background gave her an advantage.”Choi的体操背景给她提供了跳霹雳舞的优势。故选B。

4.In what order did the following events take place? ①Choi started to sell cosmetics. ②Choi won at the World Games. ③Choi attended a breaker camp. ④Choi won the Pan American Games.

A ①②③④

B ②①④③

C ①③②④

D ④①③②

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，在2021年底，Choi在做化妆品销售员工作期间参加了霹雳舞这训练营，即她开始销售化妆品在参加训练营之前；2022年7月她在世界运动会上获奖；2023年她赢得泛美运动会冠军。故选C。

5.Where would the passage least likely appear?

A In a novel.

B On a website.

C In a newspaper.

D In a magazine.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了奥运项目霹雳舞以及即将参加奥运会的霹雳舞者Sunny Choi的相关情况，结合选项可知，本文最不可能出现在一本小说里。故选A。