What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it. Han Xiaopeng took Chinas first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!
“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(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent. The coach, Yang Er'qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) 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 (跳台) 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(坚强) 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 dark B.someone who is expected to win
C.a horse which likes living in the dark D.someone whose win is unexpected
2.Han Xiaopeng got China's first gold on snow in .
A.China B.Italy C.America D.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 Olympics B.a Wonderful Match
C.a Hopeless Snow Game D.an Exciting Horse Race
What do you usually do while waiting for someone? It might say something about you.
A. You walk around, rubbing(摩擦) your hands.
B. You stand sill, looking at your watch.
C. You cross your arms, looking impatient.
D. You stand staring into the distance, thinking.
Analysis(分析)
If your answer is “A”
You are short-tempered(脾气暴躁的). You are full of energy but sometimes careless. You make friends with all your heart. But sometimes you may hurt others because of your quick tongue (语言).
If your answer is “B”
You are patient and very strict with yourself. You work hard. When your friends have trouble, you will try your best to help them.
If your answer is “C”
You are strong minded. You stick to your own views, but are also good with people. You can make others agree with you.
If your answer is “D”
You have great patience. You are very nice to your family and friends. However, you may be too nice.
Just for fun. Don't take it seriously.
1.If your answer is “A”, you are .
A.strict B.patient C.careful D.short-tempered
2. sticks to his or her own views.
A.The person who chooses A B.The person who chooses B
C.The person who chooses C D.The person who chooses D
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.If your answer is “B”, you are strict with yourself.
B.If your answer is “C”, you are patient and nice.
C.If your answer is “D”, you may be strong-minded.
D.The writer really wants us to take the quiz seriously.
4.After reading the passage, we can know it is .
A.a tip B.a test C.a notice D.an advertisement
5.The writer of the passage may be .
A.an actor B. a worker C.a farmer D.a psychologist (心理医生)
In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world known Italian traveler saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the 15th century. However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.
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(使绝缘) 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 century B.the 6th century C.the 7th century D.the 15th century
2.Canada became an important country in paper making because ________.
A.it was a large country B.it had lots of forests
C.it was a very rich country D.the inventor was from Canada
3.In Finland, paper is used for ________.
A.making beds B.reducing waste C.making umbrellas D.keeping warm
4.According to the passage, ________ trees are needed to make one ton of paper.
A.10 B.17 C.2800 D.48000000
5.Paragraph 5 mainly talks about ________.
A.how paper boots are made B.how paper was invented
C.how we can save paper D.how we can make useful thing
Once upon a time there were two neighbors living next to each other. One of them was a teacher and the other was a doctor. Both of them planted different _________ in their gardens.
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.flowers B.trees C.plants D.corns
2.A.full B.awful C.honest D.main
3.A.badly B.carefully C.rapidly D.slowly
4.A.and B.or C.so D.but
5.A.pleased B.surprised C.moved D.excited
6.A.cared about B.threw away C.stuck to D.laid out
7.A.yourselves B.myself C.themselves D.itself
8.A.less B.more C.worse D.better
9.A.lent B.connected C.driven D.given
10.A.refuse B.punish C.guide D.force
A: Hi, Lin Hui, I haven't seen you for a long time. Did you go travelling?
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.
—Do you know ?
—Let me see. I remember it was on March 18th.
A.how they moved here B.why moved here
C.whether they moved here D.when they moved here
