四川 蒋建平

对于中国女足的姑娘们而言，坚持就是一切。

主题语境：人与社会 篇幅：289词 建议用时：5分钟

1In the first half of the China-Republic of Korea women's football match, ROK was leading 2∶0.By the 90th minute,the Chinese team scored two goals. However, no one believed the Chinese team could win, except the players themselves. In the 93rd minute, the Chinese team scored its third goal, helping the Chinese women's football team lift the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the ninth time.

2The team owes its success to its fighting spirit. At one point in the semi-final (半决赛) match against Japan, the latter were leading 2∶1. In the 118th minute, the team managed to beat Japan in the point spheres (球).

3It takes courage to turn despair into hope and the women's team has shown it possesses that courage. Seven of the team's nine Asian championship triumphs (胜利) happened in the last century. China lifted one more championship in 2006, but thereafter it has been a “low period” for the team.

4The “low period” has much to do with the shortage of fresh talent. The warning signs were there from as early as 2010, given the terrible low participation of women in the sport. Almost every college in China had a men's football team, but women's football teams were unheard of. In fact, this seems to be a global phenomenon (现象). Even in Brazil and many European countries, there are few takers for women's football among audiences. It was only in 2019 that the Women's Football World Cup drew global attention.

5The Chinese Football Association has encouraged women's participation by requiring football clubs to have women's teams. In fact, every sport needs widespread participation. The women's football team's success will, hopefully, improve the public's enthusiasm for the sport, laying a more solid basis for its long-term prosperity (繁荣).

Reading Check

1. What led to their final success according to the Chinese team?

A. Their enthusiasm for football. B. Their responsibilities.

C. Their fighting spirit. D. Their good luck.

2. The underlined word “despair” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by .

A. hopelessness B. fear C. strength D. bravery

3. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. The ways to deal with the Chinese team's “low period”.

B. The reasons for the Chinese team's “low period”.

C. The development of the Chinese women's football team.

D. The differences between the Chinese team and the Brazil team.

4. What's the author's attitude to the women's football team's influence?

A. Doubtful. B. Curious. C. Neutral. D. Positive.

Language Study

Useful expressions

in the first half of the football match 在足球比赛的上半场

the Chinese team 中国队

score two goals 进两个球

lift the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the ninth time 第九次问鼎亚足联女子亚洲杯

in the semi-final match against Japan 在与日本对战的半决赛中

manage to beat Japan in the point spheres 在点球大战中成功击败日本

it takes courage to ……需要勇气

widespread participation 广泛的参与

lay a more solid basis for 为……奠定更加坚实的基础