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刘瑜如

在2021年东京奥运会上，中国选手苏炳添在男子百米半决赛中跑出9秒83的成绩，大幅刷新了个人最好成绩和亚洲纪录，从而成为第一位晋级奥运会男子百米决赛的中国人。

Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian has dedicated his emotional mens 100?meter final run in Tokyo to star hurdler Liu Xiang， the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal on the track in the mens 110 m hurdles in Athens 2004.

Finishing sixth in 9.98 seconds， Su is the first Chinese to qualify for the Olympic 100 m final after setting an Asian record of 9.83 seconds in a highly competitive semi?final. Before Su， the last time an Asian runner reached the final of the Olympic blockbuster event was at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles， where Japans Takayoshi Yoshioka finished last.

“I have always been in contact with Liu Xiang， and he is constantly encouraging me and supporting me. ” Su told China Media Group after learning that Liu was singing his praises on social media. “When I broke the 10?second barrier， Liu was there. So， for me， he is not only my idol but also probably my god of luck. I am very grateful to him because he is really a trailblazer for our Chinese track and field team，” he said.

Liu held the world record in 110 m hurdles with a time of 12.88 seconds in 2006 but was affected by an Achilles problem in the latter stages of his career and pulled out of the Beijing and London Olympics due to recurring injuries.

Su highlighted the fact that before Liu， no Chinese athlete had ever won a medal in an Olympic sprint event and for all Lius injury records， he is an inspiration to all. “If Liu Xiang had not come to prominence， many people might not have dared to dream that we could appear in the final of the Olympic Games and that we Asians were able to win a track and field gold，” said Su. “I finished sixth in the 100 m final， and hopefully， I could also bring encouragement to younger athletes and drive more young Chinese players to break the 10?second barrier.”

[Reading][Check]

1. Why did Su Bingtian mention Liu Xiang before the media in Tokyo？

A. To cheer himself up. B. To express his gratitude.

C. To make a comparison. D. To show he was ambitious.

2. What information can we get about Su Bingtian from paragraph 2？

A. He set a new record with a time of 9.83 seconds in the semi?final.

B. He was the first Asian to run in the Olympic 100 m final.

C. He was the second Asian to reach the Olympic 100 m semi?final.

D. He finished sixth in the Olympic mens 110 m hurdles in Tokyo.

3. Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “trailblazer” in paragraph 3？

A. Coach. B. Follower. C. Volunteer. D. Pioneer.

[Language][Study]

Ⅰ. Theme?centered chunks

dedicate to 奉献

qualify for 合格;有……的资格

be in contact with 同……保持联系

highlight v. 突出;强调;使显著

Ⅱ. Difficult sentence in the text

“If Liu Xiang had not come to prominence， many people might not have dared to dream that we could appear in the final of the Olympic Games and that we Asians were able to win a track and field gold，” said Su. 蘇炳添说：“如果没有刘翔崭露头角，很多人可能不敢梦想我们亚洲人能够出现在奥运会决赛中，并且还能够赢得田径金牌。”

【点石成金】本句是由if引导的虚拟语气，主句用了might have done，从句用了had done的结构，表示对过去的虚拟。其中dream在句子中作动词，后面有and连接的两个并列的宾语从句。