Coco Gauff: A rising US tennis star美网新后诞生

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1 Coco Gauff is a rising US tennis star. In Septem?ber， the 19?year?old won her first Grand Slam champi?onship by beating Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff's win madeher the youngest American to win a major tennischampionship since 1999.

2 The US Open is one of the four most importanttennis tournaments in the world—it's known as a Grand Slam tournament. The US Openwas the fourth Grand Slam tournament this year， and took place in New York City.

3 Sabalenka， who is from Belarus， played powerfully in the first set， and Gauff seemedto be struggling. Sabalenka won the first set 6?2. But Gauff didn't give up. She began toplay better in the second set， scrambling for every ball. She won the second set 6?3.The NewYork crowd supported Gauff loudly， and that seemed to help. Gauff took the third set 6?2.As the match ended， Gauff dropped to the court in relief and joy. With the win， Gauff be?came the youngest American， male or female， to win a Grand Slam championship since1999. That's when Serena Williams won the US Open at 17.

4 Gauff has been a rising star for a while. She first came to the attention of tennis fanswhen she beat tennis great Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019， when she was 15. As ayoung athlete， Serena and Venus Williams had always been her heroes. Last year， for thefirst time， Gauff made it to the final of a Grand Slam tournament， the French Open. But she lost to Iga Swiatek. Since then， Gauff has been working hard to improve her game.

5 Gauff wasn't just tested on the court. Like many athletes， she also had to face nega?tive comments on social media. But she didn't get upset by the comments. Instead， Gauffsaid that they actually helped her.“ That just put the fire in me，” she said. Gauffs hardwork has paid off. She has won 12 matches in a row， and is now ranked third in the world.

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1. What does paragraph 2 focus on？

A. Tennis stars in the world.

B. The US Open.

C. Coco Gauff s match experience.

D. New York City.

2. What does the underlined word“ scrambling” in paragraph 3 mean？

A. Fighting.

B. Listening.

C. Looking.

D. Paying.

3. What can be known about Gauff？

A. She won a major tennis championship in 1999.

B. She can hardly be influenced by the crowd when playing tennis.

C. She first drew the attention of tennis fans when she was 15.

D. She made friends with Serena and Venus Williams at a young age.

4. How did Coco Gauff respond to negative comments on social media？

A. She used them as fuel to motivate herself.

B. She found them upsetting.

C. She ignored them completely.

D. She engaged in them.

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Ⅰ. 日積月累

rise v. 上升；地位提高

struggle v. 挣扎；努力

athlete n. 运动员

rank v. 排名

Grand Slam 大满贯

the US Open 美国网球公开赛

take place 发生；举行

in the first set 在第一局比赛中

in relief 如释重负

negative comments 负面评论

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Coco Gauff， a 1._________（rise） tennis star from the United States， achieved a sig?nificant milestone in her career in September. At just 19 years old， she won her first GrandSlam championship by 2. _________（defeat） Aryna Sabalenka. Gauffs victory not onlymade her the 3._________（young） American to win a major tennis championship since1999， 4._________also brought her into the spotlight as a promising talent.

The US Open， one of the four Grand Slam tournaments， 5._________（take） place inNew York City and served as the stage for Gauff's 6. _________（succeed）. Despite strug?gling against Sabalenka's powerful play， Gauff tried her best 7. _________（fight） back. Sheimproved her game and won the second set 6?3. 8. _________（encourage） by the passionatesupport of the New York crowd， Gauff took the third set 6?2. She dropped to the court9. _________relief as the match concluded. Gauff's incredible achievements mark her as10. _________promising star in the tennis world.