What’sthemeaningof“darkhorse”?It’ssomeonewhowinswhennooneexpectsit.HanXiaopengtookChina’sfirstgoldonsnow.HebecameanOlympic“darkhorse”lastThursdaybywinningthegoldmedalinmen’sfreestyleaeri

　　What’sthemeaningof“darkhorse”?It’ssomeonewhowinswhennooneexpectsit.

　　HanXiaopengtookChina’sfirstgoldonsnow.HebecameanOlympic“darkhorse”lastThursdaybywinningthegoldmedalinmen’sfreestyleaerialskiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧)atTurininItaly.Hemadetwoalmostperfectjumpsforthehighestscore.Hanhadneverwonaworldgoldmedalbeforeletalone(更不用说)intheOlympics!

　　“Ineverthoughtthiswouldhappen”saidthe23-year-old.“IfeellikeI’minadream.”It’sChina’ssecondgoldmedalattheTurinOlympics.ButmoreimportantHan’sgoldwasthecountry’sfirsteverinasnowsport.In2002China’sYangYangwonthegoldforspeedskatingatthewinterOlympicsinSaltLakeCityUS.

　　JustbecauseHan’swinwasunexpecteddoesn’tmeanthathedidn’tworkhard.

　　HangrewupinJiangsuProvince.Beforehestartedhistrainingonsnowheusedtobeanacrobat(杂技演员)atacircus.In1995acoachfoundhistalent(才能).ThecoachYangEr’qisaidHanhadtheagility(灵活性)andcouragetobeaskijumper.WhenYangfirsttookthe12-year-oldtonorthernChinatheboycouldn’tswimskateorski.Buthewasn’tafraidofthehighplatform(跳台)andkeptontraining.

　　HanalmostleftthesportafterhurtinghiskneemonthsbeforetheSaltLakeGames.InthatOlympicsheonlygot24th.“Iwashopelessatthattimebutmyfamilyandthecoachstoodfirmly(坚强地)behindmehelpingmethrough”herecalled.

　　HanXiaopengworkedsohardthathewonthegoldmedalintheOlympicsatlast.BecauseofhissuccessmoreandmorepeopleinChinaarebecominginterestedinskiing.WeareproudofhimandwehopehewillhaveanotherbigsuccessinthenextwinterOlympics.

　　小题1:Whatdoes‘darkhorse’mean?Itmeans_____________.A．ahorsewhichisdarkB．someonewhoisexpectedtowinC．ahorsewhichlikeslivinginthedarkD．someonewhosewinisunexpected小题2:WheredidHanXiaopengtakeChina’sfirstgoldonsnow?A．InChina.B．InItaly.C．InAmerica.D．InAustralia.小题3:WhatmadethecoachYangEr’qichooseHanXiaopengtobeaskijumper?A．Hehadtheagilityandwasn’tafraidofthehighplatform.