Unit 3 课时作业16-【红对勾讲与练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第一册(人教版2019)

UNIT 3　 SPORTS AND FITNESS 课时作业 16 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　阅读理解 A After watching the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at 3 years old, Little Nathan Chen became interested in winter sports. Nathan wanted to play ice hockey (冰上曲棍球), but his mom advised him to try figure skating (花样滑冰) first which she said was safer. After practicing a few times, Nathan fell in love with it. Today, Nathan is influenced by all the athletes (运动员) he meets. From the difficulties the athletes have faced and how they dealt with them,Nathan learns to work on dealing with his own difficulties as well. He describes all the athletes he trains with as role models for himself. Nathan won gold at the 2017 ISU Grand Prix Final and 2017 Four Continents Championships, and silver at the 2016 ISU Grand Prix Final. Nathan has also broken a record, becoming the youngest man to win a medal (奖牌) at the 2017 US Figure Skating Championships. However, this journey has not come without hard times. Nathan suffered a bad injury during the 2016 season and it took him quite a long time to be able to compete again. At the beginning of the 2018 Olympics, Nathan was expected to win gold but got 5th place in the end. Nathan later described the race as “ just me being on the ice and enjoying myself”, free from all the pressures. What matters the most isn􀆳t the results, but the great memories you get from the experience and the joy of being able to do something you love. This fall, Nathan will be attending Yale University and work on managing