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Passage1

OlympicboxingandDNAtests

AngelaCariniisaboxerfromItaly.ShehasanOlympicmatchwithImaneKheliffromAlgeria.Carinileavesthematchafter46seconds.ItisdangerousforhertofightwithKhelif.

ImaneKhelifcanboxattheParisOlympics.Butlastyear,shedoesnotpass

gendertests.TestsshowshehasXY

chromosomes.MenhaveXYchromosomes.WomenhaveXXchromosomes.ThismeansthatKhelifisbornasaman.Butshecanstill

pete

becauseherpassportsayssheisawoman.

Khelifstartsboxingin2018.Shefightsinthe2021TokyoOlympics.Shegetstothequarterfinals.Manypeoplethinkthisisnotfair.Theybelievethatsheisstrongerthanotherwomen.KhelifwinsanothermatchagainstAnnaLucaHamorifromHungaryinthe66kgquarterfinals.ItissurethatshewillgetanOlympicmedal.

()1.WhydidAngelaCarinileavethematchagainstImaneKhelifafter46seconds?

Shewasinjured.

Shewasdisqualifiedbythereferee.

ShefeltitwastoodangeroustofightagainstKhelif.

Shethoughtshewouldfail.

()2.Accordingtothearticle,whyisImaneKhelifallowedtopeteinwomen'sboxingattheParisOlympics?

Despitebeingbiologicallymale,herpassportidentifiesherasfemale.

Shepassedallgendertests.

Shedidn’thavethegendertest.

Manypeoplethinkshecanpeteinthematch.

()3.HowdidImaneKhelifperformatthe2021TokyoOlympics?

Shewonthegoldmedal.

ShewonaOlympicmedal.

Shereachedthequarterfinalsbutdidnotadvancetothesemifinals.

Shedidnottakepartinanymatches.

Passage2

Let'scelebrateOlympicspirit,notgoldmedals

Afterbeingobsessedwithwinninggoldmedalsfordecades,Chinesesportsfanshavebeguntoappreciatehealthypetitionamongathletes,celebratetheirspeed,staminaandendurance,andmarvelattheirskills,acknowledgetheirhardwork,andadmiretheirdesiretosucceed.Thischange,especiallyevidentattheongoingParis2024SummerOlympics,signifiesasteptowardseparatingsportsfromutilitarianismandaccordprioritytosportsmanship.Thisisaweledevelopment,foritindicatesanattempttorestoretherespectandgloryofsportsandathletes,whichtheysorightlydeserve.

Insteadofnastycriticismofathleteswhodonotwingoldmedals,netizensarenowmorelikelytopasssympatheticmentson,andencourage,athletesorteamswhofailtowinamedal.Nowadays,seldomdoesoneeacrossnetizenslashingoutatathletesfornotmeetingthefans'expectations.

ThosewhoengageinfairpetitionattheOlympicsdeservepeople'srespectirrespectiveofwhethertheywinorlose.AcountrythatdoesnotconsiderthenumberofgoldmedalswonattheOlympicsorworldchampionshipstheonlywaytoraiseitsglobalstatusisaconfidentcountry.AsChinamarchestowardrealizingsocialistmodernization,itisfocusingmoreonimprovingpeople'slivelihoodsandpromotingthephysicalfitnesscampaigntomakepeoplehealthier.

()1.WhathasbeentherecentshiftintheattitudeofChinesesportsfanstowardsathletes?

Theyhavebeemorecriticalofathleteswhofailtowingoldmedals.

Theyhavestartedtoappreciateathletes'efforts,skills,andsportsmanship,regardlessofmedalswon.

Theyhavelostinterestinsportspetitionsaltogether.

Theyareonlyinterestedinathleteswhowingoldmedalsatinternationalevents.

()2.Whatdoesthechangeinattitudesignify,accordingtothepassage?

Ashifttowardsprioritizingutilitarianismoversportsmanship.

Adeclineintheoverallrespectforsportsandathletes.

Asteptowardsrestoringtherespectandgloryofsportsandathletes.

Alackofnationalpridereflectedinsportspetitions.

()3.Howdonetizensnowrespondtoathleteswhodonotwinmedals,paredtothepast?

Theylashoutatthemforfailingtomeetexpectations.

Theyignoretheirperformancesaltogether.

Theyoffersympatheticmentsandencouragement.

Theyparethemnegativelytowinningathletes.

()4.Whatisthesignofaconfidentcountry,accordingtothepassage,whenitestosportspetitions?

Winningalargenumberofgoldmedalsatinternationalevents.

Measuringitsglobalstatussolelybythenumberofgoldmedalswon.

Recognizingthevalueoffairpetitionandrespectingathletesregardlessofresults.

Focusingsolelyonimprovingphysicalfitnesscampaigns.

Passage3

Breakitdown

There’sanewsportatthisyear’sParisOlympics:breaking,sometimescalledbreakdancing.Thesportbinesdancingandacrobatics.Towinthegold,athletescalledbreakerswillspin,flip,andshuffletohiphopmusic.Here’swhatyouneedtoknowaboutthesport.

Whyisitcalledbreaking?

Breakingstartedinthe1970s,inNewYorkCity.Atparties,dancersgotuptoperformduringmusical“breaks,”whichgavebreakingitsname.Breakingisnowanimportantpartofhiphopculturearoundtheworld.

Whocanbeabreaker?

AnyonecanbeaBgirloraBboy,whichiswhatbreakerscallthemselves.VictorMontalvoisanAmericanBboy.“Breakingisawesomebecauseit’spartofhiphopculture,andinhiphopculture,itdoesn'tmatterwhatcoloryouare,whoyouare,whereyou’refrom:It’sinclusive,”hesays.“It’sallaboutpeace,love,unity,andhavingfun.”

Howdobreakerstalk?

Breakershavetheirowninsiderlanguagetodescribetheirdancestyle.A“toprock”iswhenabreakerdanceswhilestandingup.A“downrock”iswhenabreakerdancesonthefloor,movingtheirarmsandkickingtheirlegs.A“freeze”iswhenadancerstopsinthemiddleoftheirroutineinatoughposition,likestandingontheirhead.

Dothebreakerspicktheirownmusic?

No!Inbreakingpetitions,aDJpicksthemusicforeachround.ThebreakersneverknowwhatsongstheDJwillpick,sotheyhavetochoosetheirmovesonthespot.

WhenwillbreakerspeteattheOlympics?

TheBgirlsbattleonFriday,August9.TheBboysgoonAugust10.

()1.WhatisthenameofthenewsportattheParisOlympicsthisyear?

A.Acrobatics

B.Hiphopdancing

C.Breaking

D.Bboy/Bgirlpetition

()2.Whenandwheredidbreakingoriginate?

A.Inthe1980s,inLosAngeles

B.Inthe1970s,inLondon

C.Inthe1990s,inTokyo

D.Inthe1970s,inNewYorkCity

()3.WhatisthemainmessageVi