World champion shooters Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao set off China’s Paris Olympics campaign to a golden start, winning the Games first gold medal with victory in the 10m air rifle mixed team event here on Saturday.

    The Chinese shooting pair defeated Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun of South Korea 16-12 in the gold medal match at the Chateauroux Shooting Center. Earlier on Saturday, Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev beat Germany’s Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich 17-5 to claim the bronze medal. The gold medal match was intense with China taking a 6-2 lead, but South Korea followed closely behind. Chinese sharpshooters were once one-step away from the title at 14-8, but the South Koreans refused to back down, closing the gap to 14-12, thanks to a double 10.7 points. Seeing the chance to equalize, Keum shot 10.5 and Park 10.6, putting pressure on the Chinese team. Sheng responded with a 10.7, leaving the final shot to Huang, who secured the victory with a 10.8.

    Despite their young age, 17-year-old Huang and 19-year-old Sheng entered the Paris Olympics as hot favorites, having been nearly unbeatable as a pair since 2023. They claimed gold at the 2023 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. They also set a new world junior qualification record with 635.1 points on their way to their fourth consecutive World Cup victory in Munich, Germany, in June before coming to Paris.

    After winning the championship at the Paris Olympics, they still appear calm and relaxed. “We achieved this result just by sticking to what we should do,” Sheng said when receiving an interview. Huang also explained that this championship was just a result of a long process of training and it provided her with a lot of experience to block out external noise and stay determined.

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1.Which of the following is true about the 10m air rifle mixed team event rankings?

A China, Kazakhstan, Germany, South Korea.

B China, Germany, South Korea, Kazakhstan.

C China, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Germany.

D China, South Korea, Germany, Kazakhstan.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段前两句“The Chinese shooting pair defeated Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun of South Korea 16-12 in the gold medal match at the Chateauroux Shooting Center. Earlier on Saturday, Kazakhstan’s Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev beat Germany’s Anna Janssen and Maximilian Ulbrich 17-5 to claim the bronze medal.”可知，中国队以16比12战胜韩国队获得金牌，哈萨克斯坦队以17比5战胜德国队获得铜牌。因此前四位排名分别为中国，韩国，哈萨克斯坦，德国。故选C。

2.The underlined part “back down” in Paragraph 2 can be understood as ________________.

A stay up

B keep on

C turn down

D give up

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据本段内容及划线单词后面的“closing the gap to 14-12, thanks to a double 10.7 points”可知，金牌争夺竞争激烈，中国队以6比2领先，但韩国队紧跟其后。中国队一度以14比8领先，离胜利只有一步之遥，但韩国队凭借10.7分的双分将差距缩小到14比12。由此可知，韩国队拒绝放弃。故选D。

3.What can be concluded about Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao from the text?

A They had a poor performance at the Paris Olympics.

B They are experienced shooters despite their young age.

C They didn’t achieve any significant results before coming to Paris.

D They were under great pressure during and after the competition.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知，尽管年纪轻轻，但17岁的黄雨婷和19岁的盛李豪已取得不少佳绩，是有经验的运动员。故选B。

4.What is the text?

A A news report.

B A short story.

C A book review.

D A research article.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了中国组合黄雨婷/盛李豪摘得10米气步枪混合团体比赛金牌，获巴黎奥运会首金，属于新闻报道。故选A。