It
was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from
Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样) skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic
Games.
Everyone was very quiet while Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As Soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take part in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhou Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sport of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No.1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.
1.Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the _____ event at the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic.
A. pairs figure skating B. short track speed skating
C.women’s curling D. long track speed skating
2.People were _____ when shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the Games.
A. noisy B. quiet C. cheering D. excited
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Chinese like winter sports best.
B. The short track speed skating isn’t a well known or exciting sport.
C. There were 90 Chinese athletes taking part in the Vancouver Games.
D. Wang Meng and Zhou Yang lost the game at the Vancouver Games.
4.China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until _____.
A. 2003 B. 2009 C. 2010 D. 2011
5.According to the passage, what made China’s winter athletes get such a success?
A. Luck. B. A chance.
C. Hard work and a little luck. D. The country’s support.
Recently, Chinese netizens (网民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.
Here we interviewed some young netizens and let’s see what their opinions were.
Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, that’s terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.
King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.
Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.
Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I can’t breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虚拟) nature for my own house and farm.
People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to “grow and steal crops”. They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible.
1.From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is _____.
A. a popular online game B. a kind of sport
C. an interesting online film D. a real farm
2.The word “fire” means _____ in the underlined sentence in the first paragraph.
A. 火 B. 雇佣 C. 解雇 D. 着火
3. From Kaixin’s words, we can guess that he is probably a_____.
A. farmer B. worker C. student D. clerk
4._____ have the similar idea about “Happy Farms”.
A. Nongmin and King B. King and Kitty
C. Kaixin and Kitty D. Nongmin and Kaixin
5. From the passage, the writer thinks _____.
A. “Happy farms” is good for people’s work and study
B. people can play “Happy farms” at night
C. people should never play “Happy farms”
D. “Happy farms” sometimes can help you relax but it may also cause problems
Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation
Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some
volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their
lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink.
These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on
with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a
charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation
Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called“The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
1.Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.
A. school B. charity C. building D. person
2.Operation Smile helps the children by _____.
A. curing the children who have problems with their mouths
B. helping poor children go back to school
C. helping blind children to see again
D. offering houses to homeless children
3. Five thousand children from _____ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.
A. ten B sixteen C. eighteen D. twenty
4.Why did they worry that they could not carry on with the work?
Because _____.
A.there were no more volunteers
B.they went to America for further study
C.they didn’t have enough money
D.the doctors were too busy
5.What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?
A. To donate money at local banks.
B. To be a volunteer in Philippines.
C. To send cards to the needy children.
D. To be a doctor of Operation Smile.
On a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?"
Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.”
“What does that tell you?” asked Holmes.
Watson thought for a while. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve o’clock. And…”
“What else?” Holmes asked.
“Well, it also reminds me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you?” Holmes said with a grin on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that someone has stolen our tent!”
1.Holmes woke up _____.
A. in the middle of the night B. early in the morning
C. soon after he fell asleep D. after Watson pushed him
2.Watson thought of at least _____ things after he saw the stars.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The story happened in the afternoon.
B. They had some wine before they went to sleep.
C. Holmes asked Watson questions because Holmes didn’t know what happened.
D. Holmes and Watson were in their tent while they were talking about the question.
1.If you want to learn something about computers, you may send e-mails to _____.
A. zhaoweiping@sohu.com B. wudong@yahoo.com
C. tomsmith@163.com D. lwh988@263.com
2.A five-year-old boy has something wrong with his teeth. He should go to see _____.
A. Mr. Zhao B. Mr. Wu C. Mr. Smith. D. Mr. Li
It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was 16 . She started her car and 17 down the dark road that led to her house in the country.
She 18 the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 19 .
The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small 20 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉).
When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know 21 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She 22 the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried 23 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that 24 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.
Then she heard a voice. Mia 25 her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”
1.A. raining B. sunny C. snowing D. windy
2.A. ran B. drove C. walked D. rode
3. A. turned on B. turned over C. turned off D. turned down
4. A. happy B. excited C. tired D. warm
5. A. bridge B. village C. town D. farm
6.A. how B. what C. why D. where
7.A. know B. knew C. knows D. knowing
8.A. one B. one more C. other D. the other
9.A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
10.A. close B. closed C. opened D. open
