2024届高三英语二轮复习外刊阅读热点话题培优练10：人物故事

外刊阅读热点话题 培优练10人物故事 1阅读理解 A Lauren Price has come a long way from a taxi driver to an Olympic champion.She pursued her Olympic dream all the way to winning the middleweight gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics "When I look back now,I have to pinch()myself at times,because I still think it's mad that I won the Olympics,"Price told the media. Raised by her grandparents,she was always encouraged to play sports."They've always backed me.If it hadn't been for them,I wouldn't have achieved anything," Price said.Her grandma used to say to her,"Reach for the moon and if you fall short, you'll land on the stars." She began with football.But Price was also a high-standard kickboxer and was then talent-scouted by a taekwondo coach before she switched to boxing. "For me the big turning point was as a child being inspired by Kelly Holmes.I remember watching her on TV and I was like,'Oh my goodness,I want to go to the Olympics',"Price recalled."I had that dream over the years.I just worked hard.I believe if you put the effort in,you'll get to where you want to be." When Price was breaking into the Welsh boxing team,funding was extremely limited.So she worked as a driver for a taxi company when she was still a teenager."I was training from Monday to Thursday and then I was driving a taxi on Friday and Saturday nights.I'd start work at 5 pm and I'd finish at 4 in the morning,picking up all the drunken passengers,she remembered.That was a different kind of education. "It's quite funny now when I look back,Price smiled. Ultimately,she excelled as a boxer.Price won every major gold medal going,despite the difficulties of competing against bigger opponents outside of her weight class. 1.Which event did Price compete in at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics? A.Football. B.Kickboxing. C.Taekwondo. D.Boxing. 2.Who inspired Price to go to the Olympics? A.Her grandmother. B.An athlete. C.A coach. D.A passenger. 3.Which of the following contributed most to Price's success? A.Determinatio