(练案)必修二 Unit 2 The Olympic Games-2023年高考英语【衡中学案】一轮总复习(人教版)老教材老高考

练案[7] 必修二　 Unit 2　 The Olympic Games Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A (2022·长春市质检一) 　 　 Recently, scientific research suggests that mental health disorders affect up to 35 percent of top athletes at some stage of their careers. This can range from tiredness and eating disorders to depression and anxiety. The causes can be highly varied, with studies pointing to a range of contributing factors from poor sleep to selection pressures and early retirement due to injury. American Simone Biles is widely considered to be the greatest gymnast(体操运动员) in the United States. When the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games began, she was expected to win five gold medals. But on July 27th, she pulled out of the team final. She made the choice after having trouble landing after her vault (跳跃) in the competition􀆳s first round. Later she said her mind was not in the right place to let her safely perform the difficult moves she is known for. In other words,her mind was not letting her body do what it needed to do. Cameras caught her telling her trainers during the team final, “I just don􀆳t trust myself. ” Biles is not the only Olympian in recent months to talk about the pressure and mental effects of competing at the highest level. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lost in the second round of Olympic competition. She said she felt extreme pressure to win for Japan, where the Olympics were taking place. Few coaches and officials in sports have an expert on understanding of mental health and the International Olympic Committee ( IOC) also recognizes that there is a great need for practical assessment tools that can be used by medical professionals and anyone looking after athletes to protect athletes􀆳 mental health. “Mental health issues should be discussed more openly in sport, because athletes are always concerned about selec- tion, and they want to appear as strong as possible,” Scien- tific Director Dr. Richard Budgett says. “ But in the end this may have negative effects, so we need to recognize the symptoms so th