Ice-skating athlete Alysa Liu is no stranger to breaking records. In 2016, the then 10-year-old became the youngest figure skating（花滑）champion in U.S. history. In 2018, at the age of 12, Liu became the youngest to compete in, and win, the U.S. junior championships. That same year, she was also the youngest to land a triple axel （三圈半跳）in an international competition.
On January 25, 2019, the skater made history once again as the youngest-ever national figure skating champion at the Geico U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Championships held in Detroit, Michigan. The record before was held by Tara Lipinski in 1997 when she was 15.
At the championships, things were going well for defending U.S. champion Bradie Tennell, who was in the lead following the short program on January 24. But things changed the following day when Tennell had a series of setbacks（挫折），first stepping out of a triple loop and then falling during a triple lutz attempt. Meanwhile, Liu, who was in second place and had already impressed the judges with a perfect triple axel in the short program, gave a perfect free skate performance.
When asked about her amazing performance, Liu said, "I was just happy that I beat my personal record, and I did a clean long program." Another thing the young champion was happy about? A trip to Disneyland for Liu and her family. "It’s so much fun," said the 13-year-old.
Liu fell in love with ice skating during her first lesson at the Oakland Ice Center. The then five-year-old showed such a natural gift that Laura Lipetsky, a former national competitor who has taught Liu ever since, asked her father, Arthur Liu, to send her to private lessons.
Unfortunately, Liu won’t take part in the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships in Japan because of the age requirement of 15. However, that doesn’t appear to affect her. She says, "I’m not too worried about that part because I get more time to work on my jumps, skating skills and just trying to learn more."
1.What is described at the beginning of the text?
A.The history of ice-skating. B.Liu’s achievements in ice-skating.
C.The ice-skating champions in history. D.A national figure skating championship.
2.What happened during the 2019 U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Championships?
A.The judges were shocked by Lipinski. B.Lipinski met Liu for the first time.
C.Tennell made some mistakes. D.Liu took the lead at first.
3.What can be inferred from the text about Liu?
A.She likes traveling with her father. B.She was taught to skate by her father.
C.She got a lot of support from Lipetsky. D.She fell in love with skating because of Lipetsky
4.What kind of girl is Alysa Liu according to the last paragraph?
A.Positive. B.Determined.
C.Patient. D.Intelligent.
It was a day I’d been waiting for. I had seen a few lift-offs(升空)on vision before, but this one was special. It was Apollo 11. The astronauts were headed for the Moon, just to orbit, as Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 had done a few months earlier. This time, people would actually walk on it!
I had a hard time getting through the next three days until Apollo 11 reached the Moon. I was glued to the television. Finally, Sunday morning arrived. After eating dinner, my family gathered in the living room. Our new television offered the best picture of the upcoming events. Luckily, I had read many books on space flight. I was familiar with the technical phrases, being discussed between Mission Control Center and the astronauts.,
Then, we heard the countdown to the undocking（出舱）of the Eagle, the Lunar Module （LM）, from the Columbia, the Command and Service Module. None of us paid much attention to the background chatter. If we had, we would have realized that the descent（降落）was not going well. A loud master alarm kept sounding inside the LM. If it continued, the astronauts would have to stop the descent. But in our excitement, we didn’t realize what was happening. Then we saw that the astronauts had reached the Moon. We all gave a loud cheer when Armstrong said his famous words as the LM touched down: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Even though I was only eight years old, I sensed the importance of that moment. Looking back at it, I feel a little sad that there has been nothing quite like that since. But we have our sight set on Mars now. To get to Mars, we will need to visit the Moon again. That excites me. I’d love to see another moonwalk. I hope that kids will watch, as I did, the images（影像）of humans on another planet. Perhaps the next moonwalkers will change the lives of those viewers, as Armstrong and Aldrin changed my life 50 years ago.
1.What can we learn about the author when he was young?
A.He liked watching TV B.He was crazy about reading.
C.He wanted to be an astronaut. D.He was interested in space flight.
2.Why did the author ignore the background chatter?
A.He didn’t know the technical phrases. B.He paid his attention to the alarm.
C.He was too excited. D.He was too young.
3.What would be the best title for the text?
A.A magical moment. B.A happy childhood.
C.A return to the Moon. D.A goal of visiting Mars.
Canada: off the beaten track — three to see
Rocky Mountains
The Rockies run along the Alberta-British Columbia border and are inside two huge national parks — Banff to the south and Jasper to the north. Banff was Canada’s first wildlife reserve and these days the town of Banff is the most popular tourist destination in the country. But Jasper National Park is larger, wilder, and less well-explored. Between the parks of Banff and Jasper is the Columbia Icefield, a huge bowl of ice made up of about thirty glaciers. If you don’t like ice, the Rockies offer wildlife walks, swimming, camping, hiking, canoeing, mountain climbing, and plenty of places to stay. Accommodation costs（住宿费）are usually lower at the Jasper end of this superb mountain playground.
Lunenburg
Lunenburg is south from Halifax, along a foggy coast of rocky seas, fishing villages, and historic towns. It is a beautiful little shipbuilding town and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Fishing has always been big in Lunenburg: most of Atlantic Canada’s deep-sea fishing boats leave from here, and North America’s biggest fish-processing factory is located in the town. Lunenburg still has many wooden buildings and as a result feels like an 18th century British colonial（殖民时期的）town. You can visit the town’s Fisheries Museum or just wander around, looking at the wooden houses in the old streets — and of course have a dinner of seafood.
Churchill
One of the few places in the north that is “easy” to get to, Churchill is a 1.5-day train journey from Winnipeg. Churchill is a major port, but eco-tourism is becoming more and more important. Although it is freezing, many visitors come to see the polar bears, whales, Arctic foxes, and if they are lucky, the Northern Lights. Churchill calls itself the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”, and for a good reason: the town sits right in the middle of the animals’ migration route, and the cute but deadly white bears sometimes wander into the town. Tours to see the bears from September to November are the most popular attraction.
1.Which of the following was Canada’s first wildlife reserve?
A.Banff. B.Jasper.
C.Halifax. D.Winnipeg.
2.What do we know about Lunenburg’s fish-processing factory?
A.It is now a museum. B.It is a wooden building.
C.It was built in the 18th century. D.It is the largest in North America.
3.What do most visitors to Churchill want to see?
A.Whales. B.Polar bears.
C.Arctic foxes. D.The Northern Light.
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你班的交换生Jim对诗词文化,人文地理，民族风情，悠久历史等感兴趣，准备下学期选修一门相关课程，向你征询建议。请给Jim写一封邮件，内容包括：
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Dear Jim,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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Dear Chris,
Are you exciting about our coming volleyball game against No.1 Middle School next Friday? Now I will give you an introduction for the game so that you can make full preparation for it.
First and foremost, the competition to take place in our school stadium will begin at 2 pm, last for roughly 3 hours. So significant was the game that it is required that everyone should present ourselves punctually. What’s more, it is necessary for you to take good rest, that will provide enough energy for you. To sum up, I wish you could live up to the expectations of our school. And I firm believe hard work will pay off it!
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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The International Olympic Committee took the extraordinary step Tuesday of 1. (postpone) the 2020 Tokyo Games, which 2.(schedule) to start on July 24, because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Just how extraordinary was the step? This marks only the 3.(four) time since the first modern Olympics in 1896 that the Games have been affected 4.outside forces. The other three occasions were cancellations during the first and second World Wars. So this is the first time the Olympics have been postponed, rather than5.(cancel).
“The Tokyo Olympics will still be held,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters in Tokyo after a call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on 6.matter.
The IOC later said in a 7.(state) that the Games will be “rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not 8.(late) than 2021!”
This time around, it’s a pandemic(疫情), not a war, 9. is changing the Olympics schedule. The IOC said that “The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the tunnel in which the world finds 10.(it) at present.”
