25-year-old Anita Alvarez is an American swimmer.   

Last week, Alvarez was swimming at the world championship(锦标赛). At first, she felt great. She was doing very well. Her coach Andrea Fuentes was happy with her work.

But suddenly, Alvarez couldn’t feel her arms or legs. Everything went black. Alvarez stopped swimming and breathing(呼吸). She fell to the bottom(底部) of the pool. Just then, her coach quickly jumped into the pool in her clothes. She pulled the swimmer out of water. Alvarez was sent to the hospital quickly.

Something similar happened last year. Alvarez fainted(晕厥) at a race in Spain. Her coach saved her that time, too.

1.Where is Alvarez from?

A The UK.

B The UN.

C The USA.

D The PRC.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“25-year-old Anita Alvarez is an American swimmer.”可知，安妮塔·阿尔瓦雷斯来自美国。故选C。

2.What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A Fuentes watched Alvarez swim.

B Alvarez wasn’t good at swimming.

C Fuentes was unhappy with Alvarez’s work.

D Alvarez didn’t like the world championship.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Her coach Andrea Fuentes was happy with her work.”可知，她的教练对她的表现（游泳）很满意，由此可知教练在现场看她游泳。故选A。

3.Who saved Alvarez’s life?

A Her friend.

B Her father.

C Her mother.

D Her coach.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Her coach quickly jumped into the pool in her clothes.She pulled the swimmer out of water.”可知，她的教练跳入水中救了安妮塔·阿尔瓦雷斯一命。故选D。

4.When did Alvarez faint in Spain?

A In 2020.

B In 2021.

C In 2019.

D In 2018.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Something similar happened last year.”可知，这不是阿尔瓦雷斯首次在游泳池中昏厥。去年（2021年）阿尔瓦雷斯在比赛中曾短暂失去意识，也是教练迅速下水救了她。故选B。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A Sports.

B Music.

C History.

D Science.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了美国花游运动员安妮塔·阿尔瓦雷斯水中昏迷，她的教练跳水救了她的故事。本文与花样游泳世锦赛相关，属于体育运动版块。故选A。