【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ul D. calm 第三部分 閱讀理解（共 兩節(jié) ，滿分 30分） 第一節(jié) 閱讀下面兩篇語言材料，然后按要求做題。（共 10小題； 每小題 2分，滿分 20分） A Michelle Kwan was born on July 7, 1980, in Torrance, California. The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants, Kwan watched her older brother play ice hockey as a kid. She began skating when she was five, entering and winning her first skating petition at seven. She won the world title in the 1994 World Championships at the age of 13, earning a chance to take part in the 1994 Olympic Games. Kwan went on to capture the world title in 1996, 1998, 2021, 2021 and 2021. At the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998, Kwan felt sure to win gold, but ended up with a disappointing silver medal when US skater Tara Lipinski took a surprising first place. Shortly before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2021, Kwan, who was to be the world champion, surprisingly fired both her choreographer(編舞者 ), Lori Nichol, and longtime coach, Frank Carrol. Once again, she failed to get the gold medal when she finished third behind Irina Slutskaya of Russia and US skater Sarah Hughes, who took first. A student at the University of California at Los Angeles, Kwan has continued to pete since her failure in Salt Lake City. In February 2021, she was unable to take part in the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy because of her serious injury. Though Michelle Kwan did not pete during the 20212021 skating season, she has turned down an offer to work for NBC Sports and says she is not giving it up. 51. The first paragraph tells us that Michelle Kwan _______. A. was born in the late 1970s B. has local American parents C. began skating when she was a kid D. entered her first skating petition at thirteen 52. The underlined word “capture” in the first paragraph means _______. A. enter B. win C. learn D. find 53. What happened to Michelle Kwan in 2021? A. Her coach didn’t want to teach her any longer. B. She went to study at the University of California. C. She failed to take part in the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. D. She failed to get the gold medal in the Olympics again. 54. Which of the following may not be world champion? A. Lori Nichol. B. Michelle Kwan. C. Tara Lipinski. D. Sarah Hughes. 55. What’s the best title for this passage? A. The greatest skater in the world B. Michelle Kwan’s famous defeats C. A brief introduction to Michelle Kwan D. Michelle Kwan’s retiring life B Pride, amusement or embarrassment — what we’re called has a big influence on how other people see us and how we see ourselves. So, what’s in a name? Ilona Cheshire, 34, London My parents found my name in a name book. They chose it the last day before they had to register(注冊 ) it, so they weren’t debating much by then. Because of the spelling and pronunciation, people often can’t quite prehend it. A couple of old friends call me Ils, which I don’t like because it sounds like I am sickening for something. Ashley Wright, 24, London My mum saw a film and decided her child was going to be called Ashley whether a boy or a girl. My dad is Jamaican and my mum is part English, part Irish. People think because I look foreign I should have a foreign name, but I think of myself as typically English. I was anxious to change my name to Angel or Percy, but now I am very glad my mum said no. James Dearlove, 37, London There are lots of Dearloves in Liverpool, and some people think it is a version of the French name De Lyon. My dad’s not from Liverpool or France, though — he’s Cornish. People never believe it’s my real name. I am slightly annoyed about that. Mimi Joung, 35, originally from Korea My name is actually Mi, which means beauty. In Korea, it’s traditional to have two syllables(音節(jié) ) in your name, but my father said, “Beauty is all I can give her”, so I just got one. When I came to England 10 years ago, people though