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(2020·哈尔滨一模)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 Winter 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 progressing the sports and also pushing myself，” she said. “To see what I can do, and how far I can go.”
【解题导语】 本文介绍了美国的冬奥会冠军克洛伊·金在获得多次单板女子滑雪比赛冠军后，决定要像普通人一样投身于文化知识的学习中。
1．What can we learn according to the passage?
A．Kim’s personality and family background help raise her publicity.
B．Kim majors in physics in Princeton University to improve her snowboard moves.
C．Kim thinks being admitted to Princeton earns her more honors than being a sports star.
D．Kim decides to give up the world championship competition in Utah.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Her publicity was fueled by her friendly, energetic nature as well as her interesting family story.”可知，克洛伊·金的友好、充满活力的性格以及她有趣的家庭故事为她赢得了大家的关注。故选A项。
2．What does Kim mean by saying “I’d love to be Chloe, the girl who sits next to me in the English class.”？
A．She tries to hide her identity as a snowboarding champion.
B．She desires to live a normal life in her study experience.
C．She determines to forget all about her earlier sports life.
D．She hopes the girl sitting by her is named Chloe as her.
B 解析：句意猜测题。根据第二段中的“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.”可知，在克洛伊·金看来，虽然她的身份和人生与众不同，但是她仍然希望自己能像普通人一样接受高等教育。也就是说，她希望自己成为像旁边坐的女孩一样的普通学生。故选B项。
3．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Snowboarding Champion Regains Popularity with Sports Lovers
B．Snowboarding Champion Challenges Other Fields Successfully
C．Snowboarding Champion Sets Sights on Education
D．Snowboarding Champion Cooperates with Princeton University
C 解析：标题归纳题。文章第一段介绍了克洛伊·金是奥运冠军以及她的成功经历；第二段中的“But the 18yearold snowboarder has decided to trade some trips down the halfpipe for an Ivy League education...”指出她想将自己的比赛之旅换成在常青藤大学受教育的机会。因此，本文讲述了克洛伊·金在获得多次单板女子滑雪比赛冠军后，决定要像普通人一样投身于文化知识的学习中。故选C项。
4．From which is the passage probably taken?
A．A study brochure.
B．A short story collection.
C．A newspaper.
D．An autobiography.
C 解析：文章出处题。根据文章第一段的语言表达方式，以及后文对克洛伊·金的话的引用可知，这是一篇新闻报道。故选C项。
