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Life is competitive - some kids can do something faster or better than other kids. This might not seem fair, but all people are different and how well you can do something is different to others. This means there are “winners" and “losers", and lots of people are neither winners nor losers but in-between. You can choose to be a good winner or an even better loser whether you are competing against others or yourself.
Being a “good” winner
No one likes a “show off”.
No one likes someone who takes all the praise for the efforts of a team.
No one likes people who put others down to make themselves look good.
To be a good winner you need to:
◆Be modest(谦虚的).
◆ Thank those who helped you for their efforts.
◆ Keep trying to improve your skills.
◆Aim for the next step up in whatever you are doing well.
Being an even better loser
Of course it’s disappointing to lose, especially if you are close to winning. Behaving badly or angrily, name-calling and going on about things being “unfair” won’t change the final result and will only make you look like a bad sport. And no one likes bad sports either.
To be an even better loser you need to :
◆ Behave politely, nicely and kindly.
◆ Congratulate the other team.
◆ Keep any negative (消极的) thoughts to yourself - at least until you are away from the game.
It’s Ok to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later. And if you don’t do very well in a game, try harder to learn for the next one. Improving yourself makes you a winner too.
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.We are either losers or winners.
B.We should face winning and losing properly.
C.We can do nothing about winning and losing.
D.We are always competing with others not ourselves.
2.What should a better loser do when losing?
A.Let out his anger to his parents at once.
B.Express his negative feelings in the game.
C.Try harder to improve himself in the next game.
D.Behave badly to his team members or competitors.
3.Which one is not proper if we succeed?
A.Going on improving our skills.
B.Telling our team members to aim higher.
C.Thanking our team members for their efforts.
D.Putting down others to make ourselves look good.
4.Who is probably a bad sport?
A.Tom keeps saying the game is unfair when he loses.
B.Jim encourages his teammates after their team loses.
C.Anna thanks her coach for what he has done though she fails.
D.Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails.
5.What is the passage written for?
A.Telling us what we can learn from losing.
B.Offering advice on what we can do to win.
C.Encouraging us to become a winner instead of a loser.
D.Giving advice on how to deal with winning and losing.
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Zhang Jiacheng, aged 14, is a one-armed boy who recently became an online star because of a short video of him playing basketball. Now, news on the boy has reached NBA player Stephen Curry.
“Who is this kid? Help me find him! He is so cute ,” posted Curry on Weibo. Later that day, Zhang replied to Curry, “Hello, Curry! I am a big fan of yours. I love you so much because you achieved a lot although you are not one of the big guys in the NBA.
Zhang also talked about his favorite CBA players Yi Jianlian of Guangdong and Guo Ailun of Liaoning. In fact, Yi had already noticed Zhang. Having shared his video, Yi posted on Weibo, “Your heart is always the strongest part of your body.” Yi’s former national teammate Zhu Fangyu also reposted the video, commenting (评论), “I have never seen any kid play basketball better than him. We want to invite him to visit our team.” Former CBA player Wang Jing spoke highly of his performance, “Your right hand has been taken away, but you have the most powerful left hand.”
His perfect moves make it even harder to believe that this kid learned these skills in less than two years. Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops playing basketball. He has posted 13 videos of him developing basketball skills and earned almost one million likes. “Give it a try, or give it up," Zhang believed. Zhang said his dream is to become a professional basketball player in the future. By the way he plays, you know he is serious.
1.Who didn’t comment on Zhang?
A.Guo Ailun. B.Yi Jianlian. C.Stephen Curry. D.Zhu Fangyu.
2.Which comment can describe Zhang best?
A.Help me find him! He is so cute.
B.We want to invite him to visit our team.
C.Your heart is always the strongest part of your body.
D.Your right hand has been taken away, but you have the most powerful left hand.
3.What does the underlined sentence probably mean in the last paragraph?
A.He takes Zhu Fangyu’s words seriously.
B.He hurts himself seriously in playing basketball.
C.He finds it hard to be a professional basketball player.
D.He really wants to be a professional basketball player.
4.Why is Zhang highly praised?
A.Many stars like him.
B.He has millions of fans.
C.He is one-armed but he learned to play basketball.
D.He has strong will and wonderful basketball skills.
5.What can we learn from Zhang?
A.It’s never too old to learn. B.Never give up your dream.
C.A good beginning is half done. D.Failure is the mother of success.
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Up to now, Wood has published more than 60 diaries, and he still updates the diaries frequently on social media websites. In his first diary, he mentioned, “news is going around about a bad cold virus in Wuhan, but I feel worlds away from me and few people wear masks in public.”
He recorded in his diaries that thousands of medical workers from different provinces and cities went to Hubei to help with the anti-epidemic (抗疫). Restaurants and shops were closed down, while supermarkets checked people’s body temperatures. And community workers across the country took strict action, asking people to stay at home and helping the old buy daily necessities.
“People in some countries said these measures could cause panic among the public. However, my experience in China shows these efforts are useful and effective, which finally removed people’s fear,” Wood said.
Wood’s diaries soon attracted the world’s attention. Over 10,000 people left him messages on Facebook, and he was interviewed by Canadian CTV which later showed his diaries on its website.
“I also received greetings from my family and friends in Canada. They said they were inspired by the efforts the Chinese have made, he said. “People from some countries thought the Chinese overreacted, and that the Chinese government had overdone in epidemic prevention and control. However,since more countries and regions have been infected(感染) by the virus, more and more people came to realize how proper and important China’s control and prevention measures are.”
Wood is working with the New World Press, which plans to make his diaries a book named The Invisible War. In this book, he hopes to share China’s anti-epidemic experience with more people across the world so they can build confidence to fight against the virus.
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A.People thought the virus spread fast.
B.People failed to realize the danger of the virus.
C.People wore masks in restaurants and supermarkets.
D.People paid enough attention to Wood’s news report.
2.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A.Business people’s work against the virus. B.Different people’s efforts against the virus.
C.Community workers’ key role against the virus. D.Medical workers’ great support against the virus.
3.Which one did Wood agree about China’s anti-epidemic measures?
A.The measures removed people’s fear.
B.The Chinese cared too much about the virus.
C.The measures would make people worry a lot.
D.The government took too strict measures to control the virus.
4.What caused some foreigners to change their thought?
A.People’s infection in more countries and regions.
B.The worldwide news report on China’s measures.
C.Wood’s experience in China shared in his diaries.
D.Chinese people’s working together against the virus.
5.What is The Inuisible War mainly going to talk about?
A.What Wood has experienced at home during the virus.
B.What people in the world have done to fight the virus.
C.What China has done to control and prevent the virus.
D.What Wood’s friends have done to help him fight the virus.
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Terrible weather events are harming the planet, and experts warn of even greater results to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals.
According to the data from the WMO, temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just hit 18.3℃, which is higher than the record of 17.59℃ in March, 2015. Moreover, temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place. In fact, the average temperature of the continent’s central area is -57℃.
Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather this summer. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving bushfires burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China.
“Climate change is bad for us human beings, which causes direct health problems. I’m afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.”
1.What doesn’t bring down the number of polar bears according to this passage?
A.Hunting. B.Climate change. C.The sea ice loss. D.The Arctic ice melting.
2.What can you get out of this passage?
A.The Antarctica is pleasant for a hiking trip.
B.Extreme weather led to wildfires burning in Europe.
C.Climate change will cause air pollution and diseases.
D.The temperatures on the Antarctica hit the highest in March, 2015.
3.What does the underlined word “inhospitable" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.comfortable to live B.friendly to live C.unhealthy to live D.unfit to live
4.Which place didn’t experience drought this year?
A.Europe. B.Australia. C.America. D.China.
5.What is the main idea for this passage?
A.The whole planet is drier and drier. B.The Antarctica is warmer and warmer.
C.Climate change is getting worse and worse. D.The number of polar bears is smaller and smaller.
