专题09 读写综合-冲刺2023年中考英语重难题型考前突破（广东专用）

冲刺2023年中考英语重难题型考前突破（广东专用）-读写综合 【解析版】 1 1 5 10 12 15 6 18 22 22 25 28 32 35 38 7 42 8 45 48 48 一、人与社会 【1】 （2023·广东湛江·统考一模） A．根据短文回答问题。 When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing (皮划艇) and compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Xu quickly made her decision. She quitted her job as a human resources manager and went back to training. On Aug. 7, Xu and her partner, Sun Mengya, won gold in the first-ever women’s canoe double 500 m event at the Tokyo Games. It was also the first Olympic gold medal for China in the event. Yet Xu’s journey to the Olympics was bumpy (坎坷) —she faced lots of difficulties, such as her physical condition after years of retirement (退休) and her parents’ opposition. Xu said, “I didn’t want to regret not competing for a gold medal. I desired (渴望) to be a champion. I had nothing to lose even if I failed.” To catch the chance to go back to canoeing on the international level, Xu started her training—“as cruel as hell”. She began her daily exercises at 6 a. m. and ended at 10:30 p. m. Every day, she would set several detailed goals for her training. “Only when I reached all my daily goals, I would go ashore”, Xu said. The more than two months of grueling (艰辛的) training finally paid off. Xu’s coach, Peng Hao, says Xu is an excellent athlete. “She made all efforts to reach the goal and never gave up. She has a strong heart to face high pressure.” 1．Who asked Xu to return to canoeing? ________________________________________________________________ 2．What was Xu before she returned to canoeing? ________________________________________________________________ 3．Why was the journey to the Olympics bumpy for Xu? ________________________________________________________________ 4．How long is Xu’s daily training? ________________________________________________________________ 5．How does Xu’s coach feel about Xu? ______________________________