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(2022·长春市质检一)
Recently, scientific research suggests that mental health disorders affect up to 35 percent of top athletes at some stage of their careers. This can range from tiredness and eating disorders to depression and anxiety. The causes can be highly varied, with studies pointing to a range of contributing factors from poor sleep to selection pressures and early retirement due to injury.
American Simone Biles is widely considered to be the greatest gymnast(体操运动员) in the United States. When the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games began, she was expected to win five gold medals. But on July 27th, she pulled out of the team final. She made the choice after having trouble landing after her vault (跳跃) in the competition’s first round. Later she said her mind was not in the right place to let her safely perform the difficult moves she is known for. In other words，her mind was not letting her body do what it needed to do. Cameras caught her telling her trainers during the team final, “I just don’t trust myself.”
Biles is not the only Olympian in recent months to talk about the pressure and mental effects of competing at the highest level. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lost in the second round of Olympic competition. She said she felt extreme pressure to win for Japan, where the Olympics were taking place.
Few coaches and officials in sports have an expert on understanding of mental health and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) also recognizes that there is a great need for practical assessment tools that can be used by medical professionals and anyone looking after athletes to protect athletes’ mental health.
“Mental health issues should be discussed more openly in sport, because athletes are always concerned about selection, and they want to appear as strong as possible，” Scientific Director Dr. Richard Budgett says. “But in the end this may have negative effects, so we need to recognize the symptoms so that athletes can get proper management and help when they need them.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。以东京奥运会美国体操名将Simone Biles 退出团体决赛引出话题，谈论了运动员的心理健康问题，并呼吁相关机构多关注运动员的心理健康并给予帮助。
1．What is the scientific research about？__B__
A．Athletes’ living habits.
B．Athletes’ mental health.
C．Causes of athletes’ injuries.
D．Ways to reduce athletes’ pressure.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Recently，scientific research...of their careers.”可知，本次研究是关于运动员的心理健康。故选B。
2．Why did Simone Biles quit the team final？__A__
A．She was in a bad state of mind.
B．She was badly hurt in the first round.
C．She was not good at the difficult moves.
D．She did not live up to her trainers’ requirements.
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中讲到的“Later she said her mind... she is known for.”可知，Biles退出团体决赛的原因是她的精神状态不好。故选A。
3．What can be a solution to athletes’ mental health issues according to the IOC？__C__
A．Recognizing the symptoms.
B．Discussing the issues privately.
C．Adopting suitable evaluation tools.
D．Offering professional training to coaches.
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“there is a great need... to protect athletes’ mental health.”可知，可以使用一些实用的评估工具来解决运动员的心理健康问题。故选C。
4．What is the author’s purpose of writing the text？__C__
A．To introduce two outstanding athletes.
B．To warn athletes about the danger of anxiety.
C．To draw people’s attention to athletes’ mental health.
D．To explain the importance of hard training to success.
解析：写作意图题。根据文章内容尤其是最后一段中的“Mental health issues should be discussed more openly in sport”和“so we need to... when they need them.”可知，本文主要讲到了对运动员心理健康的研究，旨在唤起人们对运动员心理健康的关注。故选C。
