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Wang Jicai's story moved people around China. When he first landed on Kaishan Island, there was no fresh water, no electricity or trees. In three years he planted________trees, only one little tree grew.
Wang was the fifth man who worked in the island which is the most________for the safety of China. Other four men hurried to leave here. He began to work here________he was 26. He never left his work until he________down on July 27th, 2018. He went away suddenly because of illness.
Wang's wife, Wang Shihua, was a teacher in a primary school. After visiting him on the island, she________her work and accepted the challenge with him. Their 2-year-old daughter was sent to her grandmother. They________vegetables and trees among the rock. A year later, their second child was to come, but they couldn't go to the________because of the bad weather. Wang Jicai had to work________a doctor. Their children all staved with their grandmother. Wang Su, their________daughter, dropped out of school to take care of her brother and sister when she was 13.
As a soldier. Wang Jicai kept rules. When someone sent money to him, Wang Jicai________at once. However, local fishermen regarded him as their relative. Although Wang Jicai left in a hurry, Wang Shihua has continued his work.
“I'll continue to protect the island until one day I won't work.” Wang Shihua said.
1.A.hundred B.hundred of C.hundreds of
2.A.beautiful B.popular C.important
3.A.when B.where C.until
4.A.left B.lay C.gone
5.A.set up B.put up C.gave up
6.A.picked B.bought C.planted
7.A.hospital B.school C.house
8.A.as B.like C.for
9.A.tallest B.best C.eldest
10.A.believed B.refused C.asked
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Wang Ning likes talking with people and writing stories. Maybe he will be _______ when he grows up.
A. an actor B. a policeman C. a doctor D. a reporter
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Robert likes to take a walk in the park after work. One day when he was walking in the park, he heard a woman calling his name. He stopped to look around, but didn’t see anything except a little snake. Shortly after Robert saw it, it was gone.
Though Robert felt a little strange, he did not think about it too much and sat down for a rest on a bench in the park. Then he noticed the snake he had just seen climbing up the bench. Robert was too afraid to move away from the bench. Right at this moment, a woman behind him shouted, “Come here, Robert. You can’t stay on the bench like that. People will be worried by you.”
In surprise, Robert turned around and said to the woman, “Excuse me, but that’s not a very nice thing to say, and in fact some people say I’m handsome.”
“I’m not talking to you,” said the woman, “I’m telling Robert, my pet snake, to get down from the bench, not you.”
bench 长凳
1.What did Robert see when he heard someone calling his name in the park?
A.Nothing. B.A snake. C.A woman.
2.How did Robert feel when he saw the snake climbing up the bench?
A.Happy. B.Excited. C.Scared.
3.Why did Robert turn around and say something to the woman?
A.He thought the woman was talking to him.
B.He felt ashamed for his had looking.
C.He thought he was not polite.
4.What is the best title for the story?
A.Two Roberts B.Be Polite to Me C.Sorry, I Made a Mistake
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Wang Ning likes talking with people, writing stories and working for a TV station, maybe he will be _____________ when he grows up..
A. an actor B. a policeman C. a doctor D. a reporter
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When everyone in China is wearing masks (口罩) to stop the COVID-19 (新冠肺炎), many people in Western countries don’t seem to want to do the same. For example, an Italian lawmaker was criticized (批评) by his coworkers when he went to work with a mask. They said he made them nervous. But why do the East and West have different ideas about wearing masks? Let’s take a look.
Western ideas about masks
In the West, people should wear masks only when they get sick, for example. People see masks as a tool (工具) to protect sick people and stop disease from spreading (传播), so healthy people don’t need to wear them. But as the number of COVID-19 cases is growing around the world, people in the West are changing their ideas.
Mask culture in the East
In Asian countries like China and Japan, wearing masks is common. In 1910, Chinese doctor Wu Liande invented (发明) the modern medical mask. During the 2003 SARS epidemic (流行病疫), people in China and East Asia also used masks to protect themselves.
In Japan, wearing masks shows your politeness (礼貌) when you get a cold or flu. Some Japanese also turn masks into fashion accessories (配饰). They have different colors and patterns to choose to match their clothes. Some young women wear masks when they don’t have their makeup (化妆) on.
Many pop stars in Asia also use masks to protect their privacy (隐私). This cultural and historical background has made it easier for people in the East to wear masks when epidemics break out.
1.What did the coworkers think of the Italian lawmaker?
A.He was too worried to work. B.He made other people nervous.
C.He was unwilling to go to work. D.He was just trying to protect himself.
2.In the past, people in the West wore masks when _____________.
A.they were sick B.they were talking to doctors
C.they were shy or worried D.they went outdoors
3.Where was the modern medical mask invented?
A.In the UK. B.In Japan. C.In China. D.In the US.
4.The reasons why Asian people like to wear masks do NOT include ___________.
A.wearing masks to stop disease from spreading B.protecting against air pollution
C.looking fashionable D.protecting their privacy
5.What is the story mainly about?
A.Why masks are popular in Asian culture.
B.The importance of wearing masks during epidemics.
C.Why Western people don’t wear masks during epidemics.
D.Masks mean different things in different cultures.
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On July, 27th, 2018, the comedy Hello, Mr Billionaire (《西虹市首富》) came out. Many people went to the cinema to watch Shen Teng, who played the ______ of the main character, Wang Duoyu. He acted so well that people just couldn’t stop laughing ______ the movie.
The movie ______ the story of a man named Wang Duoyu, who is poor and nameless. Then he will become very ______ overnight (一夜之间) because his grandfather ______ to give him 30 billion yuan. ______, he has to use up one billion yuan within a month first, or he will get______. It is not easy for him to do that. Wang Duoyu tries many times but ______ almost every time. When he is about to succeed, he finds his girlfriend kidnapped (绑架). To save her, he decides to ______ the money. Later, he finds out that it is only a test, for his grandfather wants to make sure he is a dependable person. Finally, he gets both the money and his girlfriend’s love.
Some people think Wang Duoyu’s story is too ______ to be true. They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. In my opinion, if you don’t take the movie too ______, it is fun to watch. Besides, I learn from it that money is not everything. In other words, there is always something more important than money, such as ______. Wang Duoyu makes the right decision when he is asked to ______ between love and money. I also have a better understanding of human nature (人性). It doesn’t matter if you want to be rich, but how to become rich makes a ______. Wang Duoyu doesn’t get rich at the cost of (以……为代价) losing his girlfriend. ______ these reasons, Hello, Mr Billionaire is a great comedy that is worth watching again and again.
1.A.actor B.film C.role D.actress
2.A.against B.through C.across D.behind
3.A.tells B.talks C.says D.speaks
4.A.upset B.rich C.happy D.poor
5.A.hopes B.happens C.promises D.refuses
6.A.But B.Besides C.Instead D.However
7.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
8.A.succeeds B.falls C.argues D.fails
9.A.put up B.keep up C.give up D.take up
10.A.interesting B.good C.important D.funny
11.A.seriously B.carefully C.excitedly D.terribly
12.A.kindness B.friendship C.love D.happiness
13.A.choose B.tell C.offer D.notice
14.A.mistake B.choice C.mess D.difference
15.A.Of B.For C.From D.Under
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Although he has lost one arm, Zhang Jiacheng hopes never to lose his love for basketball or willingness to improve his skills of playing it.
The 13-year-old boy recently got wide attention from netizens (people who use the Internet) in China when a video of his excellent dribbling(带球) skills in a one-on-one situation was posted online. “It's so inspirational. How can you easily give up your efforts after watching his video?” One netizen wrote on Sina Weibo.
Born in Guangdong Province, Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at just five years old which was a terrible event for such a young kid. Zhang, however, decided to face up to the hardship, and not let the fate(命运) control his life. Because he has a dream: to be a basketball player.
Other children around always wondered how he could play basketball with just one arm. “Hard work” is the only thing that Zhang can do. Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops playing basketball, and has achieved huge improvement in his skills.
In the video, Zhang showed his dribbling skills in front of a defense made up of several professional basketball players, and received a loud cheer from people watching on site. “Your right hand has been taken away in a terrible way, but you have the best left hand. You are the real star in this game,” former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang's performance.
Zhang has posted 13 videos of his basketball skills on Douyin, and earned almost one million likes. “Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang once wrote in one of his videos. Of course, he chose the former（前者）.
1.What happened to Zhang Jiacheng when he was 5 years old?
A.He lost his love for basketball.
B.He posted a video on Sina Weibo.
C.He lost his right arm in an accident.
2.What's Zhang Jiacheng's dream?
A.To be a football player.
B.To be a basketball player.
C.To be a popular netizen.
3.Zhang Jiacheng became famous by ________.
A.writing a lot of his own stories on Sina Weibo
B.posting his videos of basketball skills on Douyin
C.watching the CBA player Wang Jing's performance
4.What can you learn from the one-armed teenager?
A.Always give it a try. B.Always give it up. C.Let the fate control the life.
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A report says China will send its people to the Moon________the first time around the year 2015.
A.at B.for C.with D.in
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A Bite of China is a program with the rich culture and history about Chinese food. Besides introducing many kinds of delicious food across the country, it also shows Chinese society by explaining how these dishes came out and they are made, the relationship between people and food and a little Chinese philosophy(哲学). The first and second seasons were great successes. However, the third season was seen by viewers as a huge disappointment.
Criticizing(批评) the latest eightsection program has already become hot online. Criticism has mainly focused on two points: inaccurate or controversial(有争议的) content and the method of storytelling.
The program mixes up “Malatang” and “Chuanchuanxiang”， two different types of local spicy dishes in Sichuan Province. What's more controversial is that in one section “medicine and food come from the same origin(起源)，” which advises people to put traditional Chinese medicine into dishes without mentioning the risks.
As for the storytelling of the program, the new season has focused more on people's life stories than food. Criticism reached the top after one section, in which not traditional “Shuaimian (hitting noodles)” but the personal story of a chef who struggles to make a living in the big city was introduced in detail. It's surprising that a food program would ignore the food itself.
A change in the program team may be one of the reasons. The team said, “When the first season was put on, there were only about 40 food programs in China. But now the number is around 500. People's expectations are changing.” There are reasons for this opinion, but it's believed that “the devil is in the details”．
1.A Bite of China is a program including rich ________ about Chinese food.
A.politics B.geography C.history D.art
2.What shows the third season is inaccurate?
A.Chinese food contains some philosophy. B.“Malatang” equals to “Chuanchuanxiang”．
C.Medicine and food are from the same origin. D.“Shuaimian” can be called hitting noodles.
3.The underlined word “content ” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A.评论 B.事物 C.内容 D.理论
4.What's the reason for the failure of the third season?
A.Too many similar programs. B.Audience's high expectations.
C.The first two seasons' success. D.Lack of the eagerness for perfection.
5.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.To introduce a popular TV program.
B.To let people know Chinese traditional culture.
C.To show people's love of this TV program.
D.To describe some opinions on the TV program A Bite of China.
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Katie Steller has her own salon (美发院). She often wheels her red chair and scissors around the city to give free haircuts.
Edward was her first lucky customer. He looked to be in his 60s. He was balding and missing a few teeth. While she was cutting his greying hair, he told her about moving closer to his adult children.
Till now, Steller has offered about 30 such haircuts. These people are all living a hard time, and she is aware of the power of her cleanup job.
“It’s more than a haircut,” she says. “I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build relationships. ”
Steller knows that a haircut can change a life. As a teen, she had a very serious disease and her hair thinned terribly. Her mother took Steller for her first professional haircut.
“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she says.
After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. In 2019, she began her Red Chair Project.
She says, “I can’t fix their problems with free haircuts, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”
Early this year she started the Steller Kindness Project, in which people who do acts of kindness (volunteering for snowstorm relief, helping neighbors in need) are invited for a free haircut at Steller’s salon. In exchange, they tell their stories, which Steller shares on her website. Her hope is that by reading about kind acts, others will spread their own.
So far Steller has had people reach out from around the country.
1.Why did Steller start her Red Chair Project?
A.To help her neighbors in need. B.To attract customers to her salon.
C.To help the lonely people feel less alone. D.To invite customers to tell their kind acts.
2.What does Steller mean by the sentence “It’s more than a haircut” in Paragraph 4?
A.A haircut can fix people’s problems.
B.A haircut is what people need most.
C.Haircut stories are well reviewed on her website.
D.A haircut is a simple act to show care, value and respect.
3.Which best describes Katie Steller?
A.Lonely and inactive. B.Kind and thoughtful.
C.Doubtful and generous. D.Serious and careful.
4.Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?
A.Simple acts of kindness like a free haircut will spread.
B.Haircuts need practice and practice makes perfect.
C.It’s heartbreaking to see how lonely people look.
D.We can win great respect by giving free haircuts.