13-year-old Yu Zidi of north China’s Hebei Province won the women’s 200m individual medley (混合泳) at the country’s 15th National Games on Tuesday. Her time of 2 minutes 7.41 seconds broke the Asian record, which was set by Ye Shiwen at the 2012 London Olympics with 2 minutes 7.57 seconds.

Yu’s love for swimming started by chance when she was 6. During a hot summer, her dad took her to a water park to cool off, and she fell in love with the water. Later, she joined the Hebei Taihua Jinye Swimming Club to train seriously. At first, balancing training and studies was hard for her. When she was 11, she almost gave up swimming because of pressure. But she was inspired to come back after watching Ye Shiwen, who won two Olympic gold medals in 2012 when aged 16. 

In May this year, at the women’s 200m butterfly final of the World Championships in Shenzhen, Yu Zidi delivered an amazing performance that drew wide attention. She won the championship with a time of 2 minutes 6.83 seconds, setting a new personal best. Also in the women’s 200m individual medley final, she took the silver medal in 2 minutes 10.63 seconds. She not only improved her personal best but also became the youngest swimmer in China’s swimming history to qualify for the World Championships.

1.1. Yu Zidi swam ________ second faster than Ye Shiwen.

A 0.16

B 0.41

C 0.57

D 0.85

解析：选A。A 数字计算题。根据第一段内容：“Her time of 2 minutes 7.41 seconds broke the Asian record, which was set by Ye Shiwen at the 2012 London Olympics with 2 minutes 7.57 seconds.”（她的成绩 2 分 7 秒 41 打破了叶诗文在 2012 年伦敦奥运会创下的 2 分 7 秒 57 的亚洲纪录）。通过计算差值：7.57 - 7.41 = 0.16 秒，可知于子迪比叶诗文快 0.16 秒。故选A。

2.2. How did Yu Zidi develop her interest in swimming?

A By joining a club early.

B Through a water park trip.

C By watching the Olympics.

D Through school lessons.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段的“Yu’s love for swimming started by chance when she was 6. During a hot summer, her dad took her to a water park to cool off, and she fell in love with the water.”于子迪对游泳的热爱始于 6 岁时的一次偶然。一个炎热的夏天，爸爸带她去水上公园降温，她从此爱上了水。由此可知，她的兴趣源于一次水上公园的旅行，对应 B选项。故选B。

3.3. Why did Yu almost quit swimming?

A She hated training.

B She disliked her club.

C She felt stressed out.

D She was busy with schoolwork.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“When she was 11, she almost gave up swimming because of pressure.” 11 岁时，由于压力，她差点放弃游泳。选项 C “她感到压力大”（She felt stressed out）与原文 “because of pressure” 直接对应，为正确答案。故选C。

4.4. What can we know about Yu’s Shenzhen race?

A She broke a world record.

B She won two gold medals.

C She swam faster than before.

D She was the oldest swimmer.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第三段的“she won the championship with a time of 2 minutes 6.83 seconds, setting a new personal best.”（她以 2 分 6 秒 83 的成绩夺冠，创下个人最佳）和 “she not only improved her personal best”（她不仅提高了个人最佳成绩），可知她在深圳比赛中的成绩比以往更好（swam faster than before），对应 C选项。故选 C。

5.5. How did Yu feel about her achievement?

A Very surprised.

B Quite unhappy.

C Rather calm.

D Very nervous.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容“I never imagined I could achieve a result like this. I just wanted to break my personal best, but I didn’t expect to swim this fast.”（我从未想过能取得这样的成绩。我只是想打破个人最佳，没想到游得这么快）。“never imagined”（从未想过）和 “didn’t expect”（没想到）明确体现了她的 “惊讶”，对应 A选项。故选 A。