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山东 李全忠

中国网球运动员郑钦文凭借在法国网球公开赛中闯入女单16 强的优异成绩，成为2022年最令人惊喜的球员之一。

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Zheng Qinwen announced herself as a major new force in women's tennis with an important French Open debut (首秀) several months ago. Now, the Chinese athlete hopes the fighting spirit she showed at the Grand Slam tournament can encourage kids starting out in the sport to chase their dreams on the court with the same determination.

“If tennis is your dream, I think you should fight for your dream. Because we only have one life,you shouldn't have any regrets,”Zheng said in an interview.

The 20-year-old showed she possesses the talent to be a contender at the very top level of tennis with a breakthrough campaign.

Accounting for two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep,Zheng's journey ended in the fourth round with a three-set defeat to eventual champion—Iga Swiatek. Zheng still gave the Polish world champion a big scare, battling back from 3-0 down in the first set to force,and win a tiebreak.

“That was the first time I had played with the world champion, so I really wanted to grab this chance to judge her level and test myself,”said Zheng.“I didn't want to give her the match so easily like that. It was pretty difficult for me to hold on in that match because of what my body was going through,but I wanted to show her I was not easily beaten.”

Looking back at Zheng Qinwen's performances in this year's French Open, there's no doubt that she's a true fighter.

Zheng's impressive French Open run has inevitably led to comparisons with China's solitary Grand Slam women singles champion, Li Na, who won the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open titles.

“After my injuries,my thinking is different.I think I should not focus too much on the ranking. I just need to take each match as they come in order to maintain my best form,”Zheng added.“You know, sometimes people forget the joy of being healthy. So now I just want to be healthy and enjoy my time on court.”

Reading Cheak

1.What does the underlined word“contender”in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Winner.

B.Announcer.

C.Competitor.

D.Designer.

2.What do we know about the match between Zheng and Iga Swiatek?

A.Zheng won the match despite her pain.

B.Iga Swiatek lost because of her mistakes.

C.Iga Swiatek beat Zheng narrowly at last.

D.Zheng lost to Iga Swiatek at last.

3.Why is Li Na mentioned in paragraph 7?

A.To say Zheng is also a great athlete.

B.To explain why Li Na achieved a lot.

C.To compare the two's differences.

D.To argue failure is the mother of success.

4.Which of the following can best describe Zheng?

A.Optimistic and generous.

B.Ambitious and determined.

C.Independent and helpful.

D.Adventurous and realistic.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Now, the Chinese athlete hopes the fighting spirit she showed at the Grand Slam tournament can encourage kids starting out in the sport to chase their dreams on the court with the same determination.现在，这位中国小将希望她在大满贯赛事中展现的拼搏精神能够鼓励刚开始从事这项运动的孩子们以同样的决心在球场上追逐他们的梦想。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。she showed at the Grand Slam tournament 是省略了引导词which/that 的定语从句，修饰先行词spirit；starting out in the sport 是现在分词作后置定语，修饰kids。

Ⅱ. Text-centered chunks

fight for 为……而斗争（奋斗）

account for 打败；（数量或比例上）占；解释

grab the chance 抓住机会

hold on（在困境或危险中）坚持住；等一下

because of 由于

go through 经受；经历（尤指苦难或艰难时期）

lead to 导致

focus on 聚焦；集中于

in order to 为了