When Han Duan started her professional career at 16, China’s national women’s football team was defeated in the final of the World Cup by the US. While she was asked to play in her first World Cup in 2003, she largely remained on the bench after the first match.
But things have changed. Now, Han is one of the most important players in China’s team. “I can’t wait to play. Life is short. You must make the most out of it,” Han always says like that.
Han wants every possible honor that a football player can get — an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal. She has always been good at sports, especially swimming and horizontal bars. At school, she was the fastest in the 60m and 100m.
But the reason she picked football was that she wanted to get more compliments (称赞). “Football is for boys. But I feel more fulfilled when I can do better than them and win more compliments,” she said. Later, when she entered a football school, the coach always asked Han to show others what to do.
However, nobody can be good at everything. Han described her singing as “howling” and the only school subject she was good at was Chinese. “I was very happy every time my essay was posted on the wall for my schoolmates to read.” But Han still has some regrets about her school years. Her handwriting was terrible at school. She ever wanted to improve her handwriting but didn’t achieve much.
“My fans ask for my signature (签名), so I’d better practice and practice. It’s not too late,” she says.
小题1:In the World Cup in 2003, Han Duan was a(n) ______.
A．member of the audience
B．unimportant player
C．team captain
D．fan of a sports star小题2:What does the underlined part in the second paragraph imply?
A．Han Duan seizes every chance to learn more to fulfill herself.
B．Han Duan never wastes any of her practicing time.
C．Han Duan seizes every chance to take part in matches.
D．Han Duan has become ill and she will die quite soon.小题3:According to the passage, we know that Han Duan ________.
A．has won an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal
B．was good at sports when she was at school
C．did very well in singing and Chinese when she was at school
D．often gets compliments because of her beautiful handwriting小题4:From the fourth paragraph, it can be inferred that Han Duan most probably ________.
A．felt sad as the boys laughed at her
B．felt proud as she got compliments from others
C．felt sad as she was too strong as a girl
D．hated herself as she couldn’t do anything else well小题5:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Growth of a sports star.
B．The World Cup.
C．Honor of a football player.
D．Star of tomorrow.
