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在2021年東京奧運會上，中國選手蘇炳添在男子百米半決賽中跑出9秒83的成績，大幅刷新了個人最好成績和亞洲紀(jì)錄，從而成為第一位晉級奧運會男子百米決賽的中國人。

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.”

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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 奉獻

qualify for 合格;有……的資格

be in contact with 同……保持聯(lián)系

highlight v. 突出;強調(diào);使顯著

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. 蘇炳添說：“如果沒有劉翔嶄露頭角，很多人可能不敢夢想我們亞洲人能夠出現(xiàn)在奧運會決賽中，并且還能夠贏得田徑金牌?！?/p>

【點石成金】本句是由if引導(dǎo)的虛擬語氣，主句用了might have done，從句用了had done的結(jié)構(gòu)，表示對過去的虛擬。其中dream在句子中作動詞，后面有and連接的兩個并列的賓語從句。