2022年中考英语必读时事热点 2原卷版

2022年中考英语必读时事热点(2)(冬奥会专题)

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阅读理解：冬奥黑科技：超高清、多维度、沉浸式……科技驱动下，数字体育带您

体验”自由视角，全景观赛”。

阅读理解警奥黑科技：看“水立方"变身"冰立方"，制冰过程的新技术。

阅读理解“冰墩墩”出炉记。

阅读理解冬奥会志愿团队服务无上光荣

五、阅读理解建筑师打造与自然和谐共存的“雪飞燕”赛道。

六、阅读理解：冬奥人气项目：花样滑冰是融合力与美的“冰上芭蕾7

阅读理解人物介绍：谷爱凌，一个美籍华人滑雪运动员，梦想成为2022年冬季奥

林匹克冠军。

八、语法综合填空人物介绍：羽生结弦一个日本花样滑冰名将，井深受中国人喜爱。

一、阅读理解

TheBeijing2022WinterGamesaresettostartthisFebruary.Youprobably

won'tbeabletowatchtheeventsinperson,butdon'tworry,cutting-edge（尖

端）technologieswillofferyouagreatgame-watchingexperience.

Withthesupportof5Gandcloudtechnologies,ordinaryviewerswillhave

thechancetoenjoytheworld*sclearestbroadcasttechnology,8Kbroadcastin

ultra-highdefinition（超高清晰度），fromTVsets.

OlympicBroadcastingServices（OBS）Cloud

Asolidsystemforrebroadcasting（转播）Olympiceventsisthekeytomaking

surethatmorepeopleenjoythetop-levelcompetition.Traditionally,

rebroadcastingisrequiringexpensivebroadcastingtrucksandlotsofproduction

directors.Butnow,bycooperatingwithOBS,theOrganizingCommitteehasbuilt

anintelligentcloudnetwork,whichcancollectallon-spotultra-high-definition

（超高;青晰度）video,editvideomaterialsandtransmitthemintomulti-channel

signalssuitedforTVorInternetvideoplatformsorbroadcastinginrealtime.

Broadcastersandproducersdon'tneedtogotothesceneandcanfurther

enhance（力口强）thevideobyaddinggraphics（图表）ortextremotely,whichhelps

withpandemicpreventionefforts.Also,anon-sitereportercannowuseone

smallcameraorasmartphonetolivestreamasportsevent.

“Freevisualangle“technologies

Asspeedandvisual（视觉的）effectsaretwoimportantcharacteristicsoficeand

snowsports,theBeijing

2022organizersalsodevelopedmanytechnologiestogivepeople“immersive”

（沉浸式）experienceswith360-degreereplayand"freevisualangle（自由视角）”

technologies.IntheWukesongSportsCenter,dozensofcamerasaresetaround

thevenue（场馆）toshootcompetitionsfromdifferentanglesatthesametime.

Usingaphoneapp,viewerscanchoosedifferentviewinganglestowatchthe

events.QRcodeswillbeprovidedfortheviewerstobetterinteractandenjoythe

eventsupclose.

What'smore,viewerscanwatchhigh-definitionbroadcastsonVRdevices.

Althoughtheyattendtheeventsvirtuallyonline,theyfeelasiftheywereatthe

venue.

Al-poweredsignlanguageanchor

OnNov24,CCTVandBaiduAICloudannouncedthelaunchofCCTV'sfirstAI

signlanguageanchor（手语主播）.TheanchorwillhelpcovertheBeijingWinter

Olympics.

TheBaiduAICloudusesmanytechnologiessuchasspeechrecognition（识别）

andmachinetranslationtobuildacomplexandaccurate（精确的）signlanguage

translationengine（翻译引擎）.Thisenablesthetranslationoftext,soundandvideo

intosignlanguage.

Now,theAIanchorappearsasayoungwomanwithafriendlyandnatural

disposition(性情).Itcanalsobeshowninotherstylessuchasanime,2Dand3D.

Usedbythistechnology,theAIsignlanguageanchorwillhelpallpeople

(includingpeoplewithhearingloss)betterenjoythegreatwinterevent.

1.Whatmainlyoffersyouagreatgame-watchingexperience?

A.Virtualrealitytechnologies.

B.Datavisualizationtechnologies.

C.5Gnetworksandcloudtechnologies.

D.Intelligentinformationprocessingtechnologies.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutOBSCloud?

A.Ithelpseditorsselectusefulinformation.

B.Itcaneffectivelyreducehumancontact.

C.Ithelpsstrengthentheclarityofvideos.

D.Itcangeneraterelevantdataanalysis.

3.HowdoesWukesongSportsCentergiveviewersimmersiveexperiences?

A.Byrecording8Kon-sitevideos.

B.Bybroadcastingtheeventsinrealtime.

C.Byshootinganeventfromeveryangle.

D.Byprovidingdifferentwaysofinteractionfortheviewer.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TherebroadcastingofthisWinterOlympicsrequiresexpensiveradiotrucks

andlotsofproductiondirectors.

B.AIsignlanguageanchoronlyhelpsdeafpeoplebetterenjoythegreatwinter

event.

C.Speedandsoundeffectsaretwoimportantcharacteristicsoficeandsnow

sports

D.ReporterscanuseonesmallcameraorasmartphonetoIivestreamasports

event.

二、阅读理解

“WaterCube“hasbeentransformedinto“IceCube".

TheNationalAquaticsCenter,alsoknownasthe"WaterCube”,wasbuiltto

hostaquatic（水上运动的）eventsfortheBeijing2008SummerOlympicGames.

Sincethen,ithasbecomeaniconic（标志，性的）Olympicsstructure,knownacrossthe

world.

Now,thestadiumwillalsohostthecurling（冰壶）eventsfortheBeijing2022

WinterGames.Sohowcanweturnthe“WaterCube“intothe〃IceCube"?

Themostimportantchangeistoturntheswimmingpoolintoafour-lane

（四道的）curlingrink（冰场）.Thewaterwillbedrained（抽干）fromthepool.Then,

2z600H-shapedsteelcolumnswillgoinsidethepool.Theywillholdupaflat

surface.Thesurfacewillbecoveredinaspecialinsulating（隔热的）material.Finally,

asheet（一片）oficegoesontop.

ItisthefirsttimeintheOlympicsthatcurlingcompetitionswillbeheldona

sheetofmovableice.Bytransforming（改造）venuesinsteadofbuildingnewones,a

greatdealofmoneyandenergywillbesaved.ItisagoodexampleofChina/sgoal

toholda“green“Olympics.

Infact,greentechnologyisalsobeingused.TheNationalSpeedSkatingOval

（NSSO,国家短道速滑中心），knownasthe"IceRibbon",istheonlynewly-builtice

sportsvenuefortheGames.TheNSSOhasagreenerwaytomakeice.Traditionally,

freon（氟利昂）isusedasacoolanttomakeice.ButfreonharmsEarth'sozonelayer

（臭氧层）.ThenewtechnologyusesCO2instead.FortheIceRibbon,withanice

surfaceareaof12,000squaremeters,itseffect（效果）inreducingcarbonemissions

isequaltoplantingover1.2milliontrees.

Thenewice-makingtechnologycanprecisely（精确地）controlicetemperatures

andwillbehelpfultoensureastandardized（标准化的）hardnessoficesurfaces.It

willalsosignificantly（显著地）saveelectricityduringicemaking.Thenew

technologywillalsobeusedinothericevenuesincludingCapitalIndoorStadium

andWukesongSportsCenter.

l.Whyshouldweturnthe“WaterCute"intothe"Icecute"?

A.Tomake"WaterCube“morefamousacrosstheworld.

B.Tochallengeourselvesforthefirsttime.

C.Toholda“green“Olympics.

D.Tomakeathletesfeelmoreconvenient.

2.WhichofthefollowingisusedtomakeiceattheNationalSpeedSkatingOval?

A.Freon.B.CO2.C.Methane.D.Watervapor.

3.WhatisthefeatureofthetechnologyusedtobuildIceRibbon?

A.Itcutscarbonemissionssignificantly.

B.Itproducestheelectricitythevenueneeds.

C.Itisinexpensiveandeasytoadopt.

D.Itabsorbstheharmfulchemicalfreonthatisreleased.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AcomparisonofsomeBeijingWinterOlympicvenues.

B.Technologiesusedtoholda“green“BeijingWinterOlympics.

C.China*smissionofholdingtheBeijingWinterOlympics.

D.ThedifficultiesofvenuetransformationfortheBeijingWinterOlympics.

三、阅读理解

What'sthemostpopularWinterOlympicsdesignwithkidsandteenagers?It

mustbethemascot（吉祥物）.BingDwenDwen,apandainaniceshell,waschosen

astheofficialmascotfortheBeijing2022WinterGamesbackin2019.Nowyoucan

findthismascotintheformoffluffy（毛茸茸的）toysandmodels.BingDwenDwenis

alsoprintedonscarves,notebooks,badgesandbags.

"TheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）foundthatformascotstobe

successfultheyhadtobecuteandlikedby9-year-olds,"saidCaoXue,thechief

designerofBingDwenDwen."AndIknowBingDwenDwenwouldbe."Cao's

teamwasfromGuangzhouAcademyofFineArts.Theyoncemadethreedesigns

andheaskedhis9-year-oldsontochoosehisfavorite."Atfirstglance,hechose

BingDwenDwen,whichbecamethefinalmascot/1Caonoted.

AccordingtoCao,BingDwenDwenwaschosenfrom5,816designsfrom38

countriesandregions.TheideafirstcamefromatraditionalChinesesnack

bingtanghulu-fruitcoatedinsyrup（糖浆），whichturnedintotheiceshellinhis

design.However,asimplesnackcannotstandforacountrybyitself.Cao'steam

thentriedmanyplantsandanimals,finallygoingwithapanda."Whatcanbetter

standforChinathanournationaltreasure（宝藏）?”saidCao."Wedon*tneedto

explainanythingtohaveitunderstoodacrossdifferentcultures//

However,therewerealreadytoomanycartoonimagesofpandasoutthereso

themascotneededtobedifferent.Caofirstdecidedthatitshouldbeababypanda

insteadofanadultone.ThisishowtheygotBingDwenDwen'sbodyshape.Its

bodyhasthesamelength（长度）asitshead.

“Ifwesayartistsarelikeactorswhopresentthemselves,designersareactors

whohavetofitintodifferentroles/'Caosaid."Doingdesignsislikedancingwith

chains.Ymgladweperformedagooddance.”

Cao*steamthencollectedallthepandadesignstheycouldfindacrossthe

worldtoavoidsimilarities.Theyevenvisitedthepandanaturereserve（保护区）in

Wolong,Sichuan,tolookforinspiration（灵感）.Theyfoundthatbabypandaswalk

pigeon-toed（内八字）andoftenleanwhilestanding.

H

WhenwefinallygotBingDwenDwenfourwholeteamwasoverthe

moon/'saidCao.°NowIcan*twaittoseeitgreettheworldattheWinterGames

openingceremony//

1.WhenwasBingDwenDwenchosenasthemascotoftheWinterOlympics?

A.in2019B.in2020C.in2021C.in2022

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBingDwenDwenfromthetext?

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A.Itstoodoutfromthe38collecteddesigns.

B.Itisapandawiththebodyproportionsofanadult.

C.Itwasdesignedwiththehelpofan8-year-oldkid.

D.Theideawasinspiredbybingtanghulu.

3.WhydidCao'steamdecidetouseapandaintheirdesign?

A.ItisconsideredthecutestanimalinChina.

B.ItisthenationaltreasureofChina.

C.Itislovedbypeoplefromdifferentcultures.

D.Itisanendangeredspeciesthatdeservesmoreattention.

4.Whatisthesecond-to-lastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThedesignstyleofCao'steam.

B.ThecooperationofCao'steamindesigningBingDwenDwen.

C.TheeffortsofCao'steamindesigningBingDwenDwen.

D.Theunique（独特的）characteristicsofBingDwenDwen.

5.Whatzsthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?

A.Theyareveryhard-working.

B.Theywanttoflytothemoon.

C.Theyareveryhappyandexcited.

D.Theyfeeltheyarepopularwithallpeople.

四、阅读理解

Backin2008duringtheBeijingOlympics,HanQianvolunteeredasaguideat

theNationalStadium（orBird'sNest）.Theexperienceinspiredhispassionforthe

Olympicsandvolunteering.Now,the35-year-oldisinchargeofrecruitment（招聘）

attheVolunteerDepartmentoftheBeijing2022OrganizingCommittee.

“Beijingismakinghistoryasthefirstcityintheworldtohavehostedboth

theSummerandWinterOlympics.Fmhonoredtohavetakenpartinboth/said

Han."Beingavolunteerisdifferentfromorganizingvolunteers,butbotharegreat

experiences.Theformerrequirespassionwhilethelatterneedsmorethinkingand

planning,especiallyaswe'refacingmanynewchallenges/

BecauseofCOVID-19,volunteersneedtobequarantined（隔离）afterthe

testeventsheldbeforeFeb4,aswellasaftertheWinterOlympicsandParalympics.

Thismeanstheyhavetodedicatemoretimetovolunteering.Witharound90

percentofthevolunteersbeinguniversitystudents,accordingtoHanzthiscould

affecttheirschoolwork.SoHan'steamhasworkedtogetherwithschoolsto

supportthestudentsasmuchaspossible.

TheorganizingcommitteelaunchedtheGlobalRecruitmentProgramme

forGamesVolunteersonDec5,2019.Italsoworkeddirectlywithschools."For

example,volunteersfromTsinghuaUniversitytakechargeoftheNationalStadium,

whilethosefromPekingUniversitytakecareoftheNationalAquatics（水上运动）

Center（orWaterCube）/Hansaid.

Thecoldweatherisanotherchallenge,withsomeeventsbeingheld

outdoors.Theoutdoorvolunteersneedtogothroughtraining,suchasa

15-kilometerwalkingexercise,tobetterpreparethemfortheirwork.The

organizingcommitteealsoprovideswarmclothes.

DingBoyang；a19-year-oldsophomore（大二学生）atBeijingJiaotong

University,hastakenthistraining.Hehascompletedrehearsals（排练）and

quarantinetobeavolunteerwhoguidestrafficattheNationalIndoorStadium

whereicehockey（冰球）eventswillbeheld.

VolunteerslikeDinghavecompletedmorethan30trainingsessions

online.Theseincludesessionsonhealthandsafety,English-languageskills,

epidemic（传染病）controlprotocols（协议）andhowtoservepeoplewithdisabilities.

Volunteersmustalsoknowskillsrelatedtotheirspecificpostsandvenues（场地）,

andhaveknowledgeofwintersports,theOlympicsandthecityofBeijing.They

alsolearntomanagetheiremotionsasvolunteersneedtodealwithmanydifferent

people.Theymightalsoexperiencestresswhileinquarantine.Volunteersare

assessed（评定）attesteventsbeforetheOlympicstakeplace.

AccordingtoDing,tasksforvolunteersare"specificandmayseem

trivial（琐碎的）“，but"allessentialtothesuccessfulrunningoftheWinterGames”.

"IfeltproudtohelptheworldbetterunderstandChina,"he

added.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutHanQian?

2.A.HehasbeenworkingattheNationalStadiumsince2008.

3.B.HeisexperiencedintrainingoutdoorvolunteersfortheOlympics.

4.C.HeisresponsibleforrecruitingvolunteersforthecomingOlympics.

5.D.HehelpstheOlympicvolunteersdealwiththeirschoolwork.

2.Whatisachallengethatthestudentvolunteersofthe2022WinterOlympics

havetodealwith?

A.Walking15-kilometerseachday.

B.Completingschoolworkbeforeenteringquarantine.

C.Beingaffectedbythecoldweather.

D.Notbeingabletocompleteonsitetrainingduetothepandemic.

3.WhydoestheauthormentionDing'sstoryinthelastthreeparagraphs?

A.Tooutline（概述）thechallengesofvoluntarywork.

B.TodescribehowtheOlympicvolunteersaretrained.

C.ToshowtheimportanceoftheOlympicvolunteers.

D.Toinspiremorestudentstobecomevolunteers.

五、阅读理解

Afteraboutfiveyearsofhardwork,theNationalAlpineSkiingCenter（国家高

山滑雪中心）intheYanqingcompetitionzoneisreadyforskierstocompete.Its

blueprint（蓝图）camefromLiangXuandotherarchitects（建筑师）fromtheChina

ArchitectureDesignandResearchGroup.

Onthesouthernslopes（坡）ofXiaohaituoMountain,thecenterhasseven

mainskirunsthattotalabout9.4kilometers.Alloftheskitrails（雪道）total21km,

withthelargestvertical（垂直的）dropatabout900meters.

Thehighlightofthecenteristhatitstrailsmatchthesurroundingsandthe

localenvironment.“Weaimtoimpact（影响）theenvironment-mountainsand

plants-aslittleaspossible/saidLiang."Itisconsistent（一致的）withatraditional

Chineseidea-harmonybetweenmanandnature（天人合一）.“

Thealpineskiingtrailsaredangerous.Theiraverageslopeisabout17

degrees（度）,withsomeevenover34degrees.Whenpickingproperslopestobuild

trails,architectspreferthosethatdon'tneedtoomuchconstruction（建设）work.

“Weaimforabalancebetweenthesoil（土壤）weremoveandthesoilwefillin,“

Liangsaid."Inotherwords,youdigupsomesoilhere,butyoucanuseittofill

otherplaces.Wetrytoreducetheamountofsoilthatneedstoberemoved/

ArchitectsalsoborrowedsomeideasfromtraditionalChinesearchitecture.

InthesouthernpartofChina,stiltedbuildings（吊脚楼）arecommoninmountain

areas."It'saverysmartway.Thehousesarebuiltabovepoles（柱子）sothatthey

don'tdestroythemountainbodies/Liangsaid.Inspiredbythis,theybuiltsome

stiltedplatforms（平台）andhousesformediaworkersandvolunteers.Allofthem

wereconstructedwithremovablesteelcomponents（可拆卸的钢结构组件）.MAfter

theevents,theycanbeeasilyremoved.Themountainscanstayastheywere

before/saidLiang.

Ingeneral,thetrailslooklikethewingsofaflyingswallow（燕子），knownas

“xuefeiyan”.〃Itmatchesthealpineskiingevents.Wearelookingforwardtoskiers

'flying'throughthemountainsasswiftly（敏捷地）asswallows/saidLiang.

1.Whatdowelearnabouttheskicenterfromthetext?

A.ItwasdesignedbyLiangXuandotherarchitects.

B.Itwasreadyforwintersports5yearsago.

C.Ithasseven900-meter-longtracks.

D.It'sonthenorthernslopesofXiaohaituoMountain.

2.Whatkindofslopesdoarchitectsprefertousetobuildtracks?

A.Slopessurroundedbymountains.

B.Slopeswithsmallerangles.

C.Slopesthatdon'tneedmuchconstruction.

D.Slopeswhosesoiliseasilydugup.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.Themainfeatureoftheskistrailistoachieveharmonybetweenmanandnature

B.Thecenterhassevenmainskiruns,alloftheskitrailstotal9.4km

C.ArchitectsusetraditionalChinesetechnologyandideatobuildskitrails

D.Thetrailslooklikethewingsofaflyingswallow.

4.Whatfeatureofstiltedbuildingswasborrowedtodesignskicenterstructures?

A.TheyshowtraditionalChineseculture.

B.Theyarebuiltonmetalsupportpoles.

C.Theydolittledamagetotheenvironment.

D.Theystandstilleveninmountainousareas.

六、阅读理解

（系紧）

Lacingupherskates,WangYihanza16-year-oldgirlfromFujiangets

readytostepoutontotheice,takingafewlapsaroundtherink（滑冰场）towarmup

forpractice.Afterthreeyearsoftraining,Wanghasalreadymasteredthebasicsand

ispreparingtolearnmorecomplicatedjumpsandspins（旋转）.

HFigureskatingfascinatedmewithitsgraceandskill.Encouragedbymy

parents,Imadeupmymindtotryitout/saidWang.

Figureskatingisoneofthemostanticipated（令人期待的）sportsatthe

BeijingWinterGames.Backinthe18thcenturyintheUKZthesportwaspopular

amongthearistocracy（贵族）.Theylikedtotaketofrozenpondsandlakesonrough

（粗糙的）hand-forgedblades（冰刀）tohavefun.Gradually,moreskatingenthusiasts

fromGermany,theUnitedStatesandCanadafollowedsuitInthe1860s,Jackson

Haines,aUSballetdancerandskater,usedmoreartisticmoveslikepirouettes（脚尖

旋转）anddramaticjumpstomakethesportlessformal.

FigureskatingbecameaWinterOlympicseventin1924.Ona60mby30m

rectangularicerink,skaterswearingeye-catchingtrousers,tightsorskirtsperform

variousmovements.Skatersmustcompletetwocomponents:shortprogramand

freeskate.Intheshortprogram,theyneedtofinishspecified（指定的）movements

likejumpsandspins.Fortheaboutfour-minutefreeskate,theychoreograph（编舞）

intricate（复杂的）andchallengingmovesincludingfootwork,jumpsorlifts

accompaniedbyamusicaltrackoftheirowndesign.

Figureskatingrequirestheathletestofocusonbothtechnicaland

performanceaspectsofskating."Areallygoodskaterneedstobeabletolook

effortlesswhentheyperformtheirelements.Withoutstrength,courageandyears

ofpractice,it'sreallyhardtoachievethatgoalandmakeanemotionalconnection

withviewers/'OlympicgoldmedalistandUSretiredskaterScottHamiltontold

CNN."AndthatswhatIlikedaboutit."

Attractedbyitscharm,manyChineseathleteshavesteppedontothe

internationalfigureskatingstageinthepastdecades.Forexample,atthe2010

WinterOlympics,skatingduo（双人组）ShenXueandZhaoHongbowonChina's

firstgoldmedalinthesport,breakingRussia*s12Olympicgoldmedalwinning

streak（连胜）.Atthe2021InternationalSkatingUnionGrandPrixseries,skatingduo

SuiWenjingandHanCongtookhomethegoldmedal.

l.WhatisthefunctionofWangYihan'sstoryatthebeginningofthearticle?

A.Toshowthatfigureskatingisverypopular

B.Toleadinthetopic.

C.Toshowthatfigureskatingneedslotsofpractice.

D.Toshowsomeachievementinfigureskating.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutthehistoryoffigureskating?

A.Itoriginatedinthe19thcentury.

B.ItwasinventedbytheUSaristocraciesforfun.

C.ItbecameaneventintheOlympicstohonorJacksonHaines.

D.Artisticmoveswereaddedtofigureskatingtomakeitlessformal.

3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthefigureskatingprogramfortheWinter

Olympics?

A.Rinksofdifferentsizesareused.

B.Skaterscanparticipateonlyasindividuals.

C.Itinvolvestheshortprogramandthefreeskate.

D.Themovementsofskatershavetobeinventive.

4.Whatistheauthor*spurposeinquoting（弓I用）ScottHamilton1swords?

A.Tomentionthedangersoffigureskating.

B.Tointroducewhatittakestosucceedasaskater.

C.Toattractanewgenerationtothesport.

D.TogivetipstoskaterswhowillparticipateinthecomingOlympics.

七、阅读理解

Chineseathleteswerehighlightedbyaseriesofinspirationalwinsinthe

InternationalSkiFederationzsWorldCupcircuitrecently.China*sGuAiling,a

Chinesefreestyletalent,madehistorybybecomingthefirsteverback-to-backfree

skiWorldCupwinnerintwodifferenteventsatthesamevenueafterclaimingthe

slopestyletitleinCalgary,Canada,onFeb.15,2020.Thedaybefore,Guhad

stormedtoherfirstCupgoldinthehalfpipecompetition.

GuagainthrilledthecrowdsonFeb.15intheslopestylewithanother

impressivedisplayoftechnicalriding,landingastringofdifficulttricks,includinga

massiveright900°twistwithatailgrabinhersecondrunthatearnedher89.18

pointstodominatethe18-strongfield.

“Honestly,mymindisblown/GutoldtheFISwebsiteafterthecompetition.

“CominginIdidn*thaveanyexpectations.Itrynottotakeanythingforgranted.

Honestly,Icouldnothaveexpectedtwowinsfromtheseevents/

“IreallyjustcameintryingtodomybestandskithewayIknewIcould.

Skiingmybestisreallythebestpartofthis,andbeingrewardedforitjustmakesit

evenbetter/

BorntoaChinesemotherandanAmericanfatherinSanFrancisco,US,Gu,

betterknownasEileenintheStates,completedanaturalizationprocesslastJuneto

representChinaininternationalcompetitions.

Nowshehashersightssetondoinghermother'shomecountryproudatthe

2022BeijingGames.

AtalentedskierwhohaswonmanynationaljuniortitlesintheUS,Gubecame

ahitlastmonthafterwinningtwogoldsandasilver-inhalfpipe,BigAirand

slopestyle—atherfirstappearanceinWinterYouthOlympicsinLa