四、阅读理解
Sydney McLaughlin was perhaps born to be an athlete. Sydney's father tried out for the 1984 Olympics in the 400-metre race, while her mother was also a runner. She met Sydney's father in college when she was training with the men's track team（田径队）because there was no women's team. Following their parents' footsteps, Sydney McLaughlin and three other children in her family started running at an early age. Her father finally had to give up the sport because of a serious heart problem.
So how did Sydney get into running as a young child? It was the promise of a chocolate bar at the age of 6 that inspired her in the beginning. Sydney's dad told her that if she won a kids' race, she would get a chocolate bar. When she was 7, she did just that. She said she stayed with running after that so that she could continue to get chocolate!
At 16, Sydney qualified（取得资格）for the Rio 2016 Olympics. At that time, she was the youngest to run for the USA track team in 36 years. Sadly, she didn't make it to the final. Three years later at the World Championship, the young athlete won gold in the $4×100$-metre relay（接力赛）and silver in the 400-metre hurdles（跨栏）. Then in the 2020 Olympics, she won gold medals in both races. In the 2024 Olympics, she won gold medals in the two events again.
Sydney said, “Everyone has their own hurdles, and you don't know who's getting over them faster than anybody else. It's really about devoting（献身于）yourself to what you have control of.” Her ability to do that is considered one of her greatest strengths（力量）.
In 2024, Sydney lowered her time to 50.37 seconds in the 400-metre hurdles, breaking the world record! When asked how she had achieved it, she replied that her faith（信念）had given her the strength to achieve that much.
Although Sydney has achieved a lot, she never stops looking for ways to improve. And what about her performance at the 2028 Olympics? Let's look forward to it.
（
A
）1. What do we know about Sydney's family?
A. Her father used to be an athlete.
B. There are three children in her family.
C. Her parents met at junior high school.
D. Her father gave up running because of his age.
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D
）2. Why did Sydney start running?
A. To take her mother's advice.
B. To win an Olympic medal.
C. To follow her grandparents' footsteps.
D. To get a bar of chocolate.
（
A
）3. How does the writer introduce Sydney's achievements?
A. By listing facts and numbers.
B. By showing others' praise.
C. By comparing（对比）with others.
D. By interviewing her fans.
（
D
）4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Winning Is Everything
B. A Good Beginning Is Half Done
C. Interest Is the Best Teacher
D. Running Is in Her Blood
