China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won gold in pairs figure skating at the 2022 Beijing Games on Saturday. They finished with a world record total score of 239.88—84.41 for short program and 155.47 for free skating—to capture their first-ever Olympic gold. The pair skated to the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, a song written by US duo Simon & Garfunkel— seemingly a nod to their friendship, which has endured an ankle injury suffered by Sui.

Sui and Han, who are the first Chinese figure skaters to win gold in the pairs event since the 2010 Vancouver Games, won silver in this event at the 2018 PyeongChang Games. “We went through a lot, from being not expected at the very beginning. People said we were a pair of competitors with little chance of winning: our builds were not meant for figure skating,” Sui said following the win. “Traditionally, men were expected to be tall and women petite(娇小的),” she explained. “If there is no way in front of us, we will pave our own way, leaving it to others, and that’s how we create a legend,” she added.

They become the third pair skating team to win Olympic Games gold on home ice following Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia at Sochi 2014 as well as Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier of Germany at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936. Since the beginning of the 2015-16 season, Sui and Han have finished on the podium(领奖台) at every international competition they have competed in.

This is China’s ninth gold medal and 15th overall at the Games, a significant improvement on the one gold obtained at PyeongChang four years ago. China’s 15 medals surpass the country’s previous high of 11 in Vancouver 2010 and Torino 2006.

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1.What could the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water” show?

A The spirits of the 2022 Beijing Games.

B The first-ever Olympic gold for skating.

C The great relation between Sui and Han.

D The total score of 239.88 in this game.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句的 “a song written by US duo Simon & Garfunkel—seemingly a nod to their friendship”可以得知，该歌曲能够显示他们俩的关系。

2.Why were the two considered the underdogs?

A They didn’t have much experience.

B They weren’t the gifted athletes.

C They often suffered from injury.

D They were in need of good coach.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“We went through a lot, from being not expected at the very beginning”以及“Traditionally, men were expected to be tall and women petite”可以得知，他们起初并不被看好因为传统上，人们认为滑冰的男运动员应该高大的，而女运动员应该是身形娇小的，言外之意即他们并不是很有天赋的自由滑运动员。故选B。

3.Which of the following best describes Sui and Han?

A Determined.

B Doubtful.

C Clever.

D Careful.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句的“If there is no way in front of us, we will pave our own way”，隋文静说“如果我们面前没有路，我们将自己铺路”可以得知他们的决心是很坚定的。故选A。

4.At which Winter Olympics did China win the most medals except for Beijing 2022?

A At PyeongChang 2018.

B At Sochi 2014.

C At Vancouver 2010.

D At Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“China’s 15 medals surpass the country’s previous high of 11 in Vancouver 2010 and Torino 2006.”可知今年冬奥会上中国总共获得了15块奖牌，超过了2010年温哥华和2006年都灵冬奥会上的最高纪录11块奖牌。也就是除了这届冬奥会外，在2010年温哥华和2006年都灵冬奥会获得了最多的奖牌。故选B。