“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” Its China's Second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Hans gold was the country s first ever in a snow spot n 2002, China's Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Just because Han's win was unexpected doesn't mean that he didn't work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(雜技演員) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent. The coach, Yang Er'qi, said Han had the agility(靈活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn't swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform (跳臺(tái)) and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(堅(jiān)強(qiáng)) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.

Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success.

【1】“Dark horse” means in the passage.

A.a horse which is darkB.someone who is expected to win

C.a horse which likes living in the darkD.someone whose win is unexpected

【2】Han Xiaopeng got China's first gold on snow in .

A.ChinaB.ItalyC.AmericaD.Australia

【3】The coach, Yang Er'qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper because .

A.he had the agility and wasn't afraid of the high platform

B.he was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old

C.he was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow

D.he had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before

【4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.

B.He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.

C.No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.

D.He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties

【5】A can be the best title for this passage .

A.a Dark Horse at the Winter OlympicsB.a Wonderful Match

C.a Hopeless Snow GameD.an Exciting Horse Race

Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.

Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated(使絕緣) from heat or cold with paper.

However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth someday in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.

So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cup instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.

In short, we should keep a balance between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.

【1】People in China began to use paper in ________.

A.the 5th centuryB.the 6th centuryC.the 7th centuryD.the 15th century

【2】Canada became an important country in paper making because ________.

A.it was a large countryB.it had lots of forests

C.it was a very rich countryD.the inventor was from Canada

【3】In Finland, paper is used for ________.

A.making bedsB.reducing wasteC.making umbrellasD.keeping warm

【4】According to the passage, ________ trees are needed to make one ton of paper.

A.10B.17C.2800D.48000000

【5】Paragraph 5 mainly talks about ________.

A.how paper boots are madeB.how paper was invented

C.how we can save paperD.how we can make useful thing

The teacher gave a little water to his plants and didn’t always give _________ care to them, while the other neighbor gave a lot of water to his plants and looked after them very _________.

The teacher's plants were simple _________ looked good. The doctor’s plants were much fuller and greener. One night, there was a heavy rain. The next morning, both of them came out to their gardens. The doctor's plants were totally destroyed. However, the teacher's plants still looked good.

The doctor was _________ to see that. He went to the teacher and asked, “I _________ my plants better than you did, and even gave them more water. How is that possible? ”

The teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants more attention and water, but because of that, they didn't need to work by _________.You made it easy for them, While I gave them just a little water and let their roots (根)search for _________ Because of that, their roots went deeper and that made their position stronger.”

Children are like plants. If everything is _________ to them, they will not learn to work alone. Sometimes it's best to __________ them instead of giving them. Teach them how to walk, but let them follow their path(道路).

【1】A.flowersB.treesC.plantsD.corns

【2】A.fullB.awfulC.honestD.main

【3】A.badlyB.carefullyC.rapidlyD.slowly

【4】A.andB.orC.soD.but

【5】A.pleasedB.surprisedC.movedD.excited

【6】A.cared aboutB.threw awayC.stuck toD.laid out

【7】A.yourselvesB.myselfC.themselvesD.itself

【8】A.lessB.moreC.worseD.better

【9】A.lentB.connectedC.drivenD.given

【10】A.refuseB.punishC.guideD.force

B: No, I had no time to travel. 【1】

A: What did you do there?

B: 【2】

A: Sounds exciting! How did you perform?

B: I won the first prize.

A: 【3】

B: Thank you.

A: Whose poems did you choose?

B: I chose Du Fu's.

A: 【4】

B: Fantastic. You know, our Chinese ancient poems are really great. We can learn more from them.

A: 【5】

B. That's right.

A. Where have you been?

B. Congratulations! You're always the best.

C. I went to Beijing last week.

D. Why not ask me to go with you?

E. And what do you think of the competition?

F. I agree with you. It's our duty to keep and spread our traditional cultures.

G. I took part in the Chinese Ancient Poem Reading Competition there.

B: Hello, Sam! This is Peter speaking.

A: Peter, I will go to the shopping center to buy my father a pair of sports shoes as a birthday present.【2】?

B: Yes, I'd love to. Which brand (品牌) do you want to choose, Adidas or Nike?

A:【3】, I’d like LI-NING. My father likes this brand

B: Oh, that's a good choice. 【4】?

A: Let’s meet at the gate of Wanda Plaza at 10: 00 a.m. tomorrow.

B: All right. 【5】?

A: Sure. You can take No. 6 Bus. It can take you there.

B: That’s a deal. See you then.

A: See you.

they and easy from think find hard useful brush China but smart

It was the year of the pig last year. Many people believe that pigs are naturally fat, lazy and dirty. But are any of those things true?

It is true that pigs are fat. They eat a lot. But they are 【1】 to us. They give us food. We can use their skin to make shoes. We can use their hair to make 【2】. Pig parts can also help make insulin(胰島素) to treat diabetes(糖尿病).

People sometimes say someone is as stupid as a pig,【3】 pigs are not stupid at all. In fact, pigs are one of the ten 【4】 animals. Many people think pigs are 【5】 to train. In France, people teach pigs 【6】 something and they can find them faster than dogs.

Pigs are usually in dirty water or mud because they have no sweat glands (汗腺). So on hot days, they have to cool 【7】 there. This keeps insects away 【8】 them and mud can also protect their skin from sunburns.

People have stereotypes (偏見) of pigs. But people in ancient 【9】 really liked pigs. People thought their big head and ears were a symbol of good luck. If someone had a round and chubby (胖乎乎)face, he or she was 【10】 to be blessed(有福氣的). People also believed the animal stood for wealth. Most children have a piggy bank that they can use to save money.

—He according to the new credit system(誠信體系).

A.punishB.punishedC.will punishD.will be punished

The Little Free Library has first appeared on the streets of New York City. It is so small that only one person can come in at a time. It was set up in a neighborhood in Manhattan. There are only 40 books in the library. In fact, it is not a house but a plastic building. Two designers designed it. The library was made of recycled materials. It looks like an umbrella so that all the books in it can be protected from bad weather. Readers can look at the books before they go into the library because there are also some holes outside the building.

【1】____________

【2】____________

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Ever since COVID-19 broke out, many restaurants shutdown or only provided takeout services. Millions of people have been staying home to avoid getting infected (感染的). "People choose to order food online or buy fruit and vegetables to cook at home," Gao told Time. As a result, delivery orders dramatically (顯著地) increased; placing a huge burden (負(fù)擔(dān)) on delivery couriers (派送員). Born into a poor family, Gao started to make a living in. Beijing at age 16. After the novel coronavirus broke out, Gao hesitated (猶豫) for a second to continue working, but then picked up orders because he thought customers might be in need.

Because of the danger of person-to-person transmission, Gao must take precautions (預(yù)防措施) to avoid spreading viruses during his route around Beijing, including taking a regular health test and spending 20 minutes disinfecting (消毒) his motorcycle and clothes each morning. Besides delivering goods, Gao once warm-heartedly cooked for an elderly customer who was living alone at her home. It is the commitment of ordinary people like Gao who have made the biggest contributions in the fight against COVID-19.If there's a fire, just call 119.and you know that the firefighters will be there within minutes. If you happen to go out on the road, you'll come across police officers waving their flags to direct the traffic. Similarly, in hospitals, from doctors to nurses, cleaners to security guards, these people still stick to their jobs, doing the same servies as they ever did. The reason why they are still dedicated (有奉獻(xiàn)精神的) is not a desire for compliments, but out of a willingness for their duty.

These people, who are or were dedicating themselves to the job are heroes all the time.

【1】Who is Gao Zhi xiao?

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【2】Why did Time magazine put his photo on the cover?

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【3】Did Gao decide to continue working at once or did he hesitate after Covid-19 broke out?

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【4】What precautions did Gao have to do each morning? Give one example, please.

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【5】What do you think of Gao Zhi xiao?

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