Unit 3 4 Reading for Writing，Assessing Your Progress & Video Time（限时检测）-2021-2022学年高中英语必修第一册新课标辅导【精讲精练】人教版

[限时检测] [限时30分钟] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2021·哈尔滨第三中学一模)Chloe Kim was one of America's top Olympians in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.The snowboarding champion，who grew up in California，competed there at 17 years of age.She became the youngest woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal in the half­pipe competition. She has recently won a half­pipe competition during the Winter X Games in Aspen，Colorado.But the 18­year­old snowboarder has decided to trade some trips down the half­pipe for an Ivy League education after the world championship competition in Utah.Beginning in the next fall，Kim will be joining Princeton University's class.Instead of centering on the physics of her winning snowboard moves，she could now be learning the subject in school.In a recent interview，Kim said，“While I have a special identity and my life has always been so different，I still aim to make my higher education experience as normal as possible.”Kim added，“I'd love to be Chloe，the girl who sits next to me in the English class.” Kim received widespread attention during the Pyeongchang Olympics.Her publicity was fueled by her friendly，energetic nature as well as her interesting family story.Along her path to Olympic gold，Kim also became a social media star.She helped design a snowboarding Barbie doll in her likeness，rapped with hip­hop artist G­Eazy and joined other sports stars to be honored with ESPY Awards(年度卓越体育表现奖).While all of these are fun，Kim says she now looks forward to a new challenge—earning a degree from one of America's top universities.She says she considers her acceptance to Princeton just as much of an honor as earning an Olympic gold medal. She is still considering what her exact field of study will be at Princeton.But she says it will involve something science­related，possibly chemistry or biology.She is attempting to work out a plan that will permit her to keep training while going to classes.Kim says her sports and educational goals go hand in hand.“It's all about