Question

【题目】 Ai Fukuhara (福原爱), the Japanese table tennis star, was born on Nov. 11, 1988. She started playing ping-pong when she was three. At that time, she was too small. She couldn’t see over the tabletop (桌面). She had to stand on boxes to play against adults (成人) in exhibition (展览) matches.

Now she is a very famous player. But she still works very hard and she practices for five hours a day during the weekdays after morning school lessons and eight hours a day at the weekends.

In May, 2003, Fukuhara made the quarterfinals (四分之一决赛) of the World Championships.

At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games. She joined the Liaoning Team in 2005. "I hope I can learn from my Chinese teammates and improve (完善) my preparation.” said Ai Fukuhara.

根据短文内容，完成表格。

Name	Ai Fukuhara	Birthday	Nov. 11, 1988
Nationality	【1】	Job	ping-pong player
Career	joined 【2】 in 2003
	joined 【3】 in 2004
	joined 【4】 in 2005
Word or phrase to describe her	【5】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Japan

【2】the World Championships

【3】the Olympic Games

【4】the Liaoning Team

【5】small, famous, work hard, youngest

【解析】

本文描述了日本乒乓球明星福原爱的乒乓球生涯。

【1】细节理解题。根据“Ai Fukuhara (福原爱)，the Japanese table tennis star, was born on Nov. 11, 1988. ”（日本乒乓球明星爱福原爱生于1988年11月11日。）可知，Ai Fukuhara的国籍是Japan（日本）。故答案：Japan。

【2】细节理解题。根据“In May 2003, Fukuhara made the quarterfinals (四分之一决赛) of the World Championships．”（2003年5月，福原参加了世界锦标赛的四分之一决赛。）可知，2003年她参加了“世界锦标赛”。故答案：the World Championships。

【3】细节理解题。根据“At the age of 15, she was the youngest player for Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games. ”（15岁时，她是2004年奥运会上日本最年轻的运动员。）可知，2004年，她参加了“奥运会”。故答案：the Olympic Games。

【4】细节理解题。根据“She joined the Liaoning Team in 2005．”（ 2005年，她加入了辽宁队。）可知，2005年她加入了“辽宁队”。故答案：the Liaoning Team。

【5】细节理解题。根据“At that time, she was too small.”（那时，她很小。）；“Now she is a very famous player. But she still works very hard”（现在她是一个著名的运动员。但是她仍然努力工作。）；“At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games. ”（15岁时，她是2004年奥运会上日本最年轻的运动员。）可知，描述她的词有：small、famous、work hard、youngest。故答案：small, famous, work hard, youngest。