From Athens 2004 to Paris 2024, China’s Paralympic delegation (代表团) has stayed on top in six Summer Games. They always win the most gold medals and are number one in total medals. On Sunday, over 10 days of intense competition had ended. Team China concluded its campaign with 94 gold, 76 silver and 50 bronze medals, setting lots of world records across sports including swimming, athletics and cycling.

At the closing ceremony, swimmer Jiang Yuyan and track and field athlete Di Dongdong served as flag bearers for the Chinese delegation. The night before, at Paris La Defense Arena, 19-year-old Jiang broke the world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke S6 final with a time of 1:19.44, winning her seventh gold medal at the Paris Paralympics. “Standing on that podium, watching the flag rise and hearing the national anthem (国歌) play because of my own hard work — it’s a feeling of pride that’s hard to describe,” Jiang said. “I often sing the anthem as loud as I can, I wonder if you can hear me.”

The Chinese team showed its strength again in swimming, athletics, table tennis, fencing and badminton. They got 22 gold medals in swimming and 21 in athletics. Paralympic swimmer Guo Jincheng competed in nine events, bringing home four gold and two silver medals. In the mixed 4x50m medley relay 20 points final on Thursday night, Guo’s powerful leg kicks helped Team China break the world record and claim gold. The Chinese badminton team didn’t dismay fans either, winning nine gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, finishing on the top of the chart.

Besides the competition, China’s Paralympic athletes made lasting friendships with their peers from around the world. They created touching moments that went beyond sport...

1.Which of the following statements is true about China’s performance at the Paralympic Games over the last two decades?

A China won the highest number of gold medals each time.

B China’s performance has been uneven over the years.

C China has never won a gold medal in swimming.

D China has only participated in a few sports.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“From Athens 2004 to Paris 2024, China’s Paralympic delegation has stayed on top in six Summer Games. They always win the most gold medals and are number one in total medals.”可知，中国代表团连续6届在残奥金牌榜和奖牌榜上保持第一的位置。故选A。

2.Who set a new record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke S6 final at the Paris Paralympics?

A Guo Jincheng.

B Di Dongdong.

C Jiang Yuyan.

D An unnamed swimmer.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The night before, at Paris La Defense Arena, 19-year-old Jiang broke the world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke S6 final with a time of 1:19.44, winning her seventh gold medal at the Paris Paralympics.”可知，在巴黎残奥会女子100米仰泳S6级决赛中，中国选手蒋裕燕以1分19秒44的成绩打破世界纪录，即创造了新的记录，获得冠军。故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “dismay” mean?

A Disapprove.

B Disarrange.

C Distrust.

D Disappoint.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据前面中国代表团的表现以及本段第一句“The Chinese team showed its strength again in swimming, athletics, table tennis, fencing and badminton.”在游泳、田径、乒乓球、轮椅击剑、羽毛球等重点项目上，中国代表团继续保持优势，表现突出。由此可推测，划线部分表示中国羽毛球队也没有让粉丝失望，赢得了9枚金牌、2枚银牌和1枚铜牌，位居榜首。故选D。

4.What will the writer talk about if there is another paragraph?

A Athletes’ methods to improving their performance.

B Exceptional strength Chinese athletes demonstrated.

C Valuable competition experience Paris provided.

D Friendships forged in gold at Paris Paralympics.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“made lasting friendships with their peers from around the world”和“touching moments that went beyond sport”可知，除了比赛，中国的残奥会运动员与来自世界各地的同龄人建立了持久的友谊，创造了超越体育的感人时刻，由此可推断作者接下来可能会谈论在巴黎残奥会上奥运健儿们铸就的友谊。故选D。