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Malala Yousafzai, the teen activist from Pakistan, has just become the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize. In 2012, Malala survived from being shot by terrorists for speaking out for a girl’s right to be educated in her native country. She is being recognized today for her global activism on education for girls. Winning this award is a huge honor, especially for such a young person.
Malala’s journey to the Nobel Prize has not been easy. She grew up in a dangerous district of Pakistan called the Swat Valley. This area was taken over by the Taliban. The Taliban ruled the district with an iron fist. They were especially cruel to women, not allowing them to go shopping, have jobs, or go to school.
In 2009, Malala began speaking out publicly for every girl's right to an education. She blogged about how the Taliban didn’t want her to go to school. She also continued to attend her local school, despite the danger involved.
Then, in 2012, the Taliban tried to kill Malala to silence her. Two Taliban gunmen shot her and two other students while they were on a school bus. Malala was flown to the United Kingdom for immediate medical treatment.
Malala eventually recovered from her injuries. She now lives in Birmingham, England, and continues to work hard to support girls' and women’s rights around the world.
“The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions,” she said, “but nothing changed in my life except this. Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage were born.”
The 17-year-old girl from Pakistan is sharing the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with a children’s activist Kailash Satyarthi, who is from India Satyarthi leads many campaigns dedicated to removing child labor.
1.Which of the following is the correct order of the events relevant to Malala?
a. She recovered from the serious injuries.
b. She won the Nobel Peace Prize.
c. She began speaking out publicly for girls' education.
d. She was shot by the terrorists on a school bus.
A. c, d, a, b B. a, d, c, b
C. a, c. d, b D. c, a, d, b
2.What can we mainly infer from the second paragraph?
A. People in Pakistan were brave.
B. Women in Pakistan were not allowed to go shopping.
C. The Taliban’s cruelty was severe.
D. Malala’s journey contributed to her Nobel Prize.
3.After recovering from being shot, Malala ________.
A. felt depressed
B. was devoted to removing child labor
C. decided to stop her ambitions
D. continued to fight for women’s right
4.Which words can best describe Malala according to the passage?
A. Sensitive and stubborn.
B. Devoted and fearless.
C. Proud and optimistic.
D. Creative and outgoing.
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Pakistani youth activist Malala Yousafzai was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 10. She is the youngest Nobel winner in history. Malala shares the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, a 60-year-old man from India who has helped lead a movement to end child slavery around the world.
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, the Swat District of northwest Pakistan to a Sunni Muslim family. When she was just 11 years old, she started blogging about the Taliban takeover of her hometown. Taliban members believe young girls should not go to school. Classrooms throughout the Swat district were closed for several months. Malala spoke publicly about her desire to go back to school. “All I want is an education,” she told one television broadcaster.
When the Pakistani government regained control, Malala was able to return to class. She continued to blog and speak out about girls’ right to education. But on October 9, 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her. A gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. Malala survived, and showed great courage and optimism during her long recovery. Then she became a symbol of the struggle for girls’ rights all over the world.
Malala’s mission for peace is unstoppable. Nine months after she was shot, she gave a now-famous speech at the United Nations. “They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed,” she said. “And then, out of that silence came thousands of voice. Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.”
1.How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. 11 years old. B. 14 years old.
C. 17 years old. D. 60 years old.
2. After classrooms throughout the Swat district were closed, Malala ________.
A. started blogging about the event
B. expressed her desire for education publicly
C. made a now-famous speech at the UN
D. turned to famous television broadcasters for help
3.What does the underlined part silence her in the third paragraph probably mean?
A. Kill her.
B. Make peace with her.
C. Offer suggestions to her.
D. Communicate with her in silent ways.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Malala’s peace mission.
B. Malala’s courage and optimism.
C. Malala’s fight with the Taliban.
D. Malala’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan, located in the country's Swat Valley.
Yotsafzai attended a school that her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, had founded. After the Taliban began attacking girl schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan, in September 2008. The title of her talk was, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?"
When she was 14, Malala and her family learned that the Taliban had issued a death threat against her. Though Malala was frightened for the safety of her father——an anti-Taliban activist-she and her family initially felt that the fundamentalist group would not actually harm a child.
On October 9， 2012, on her way home from school, a man boarded the bus Malala was riding in and demanded to know which girl was Malala. When her friends looked toward Malala, her location was given away. The gunman fired at her, hitting Malala in the left side of her head. Two other girls were also injured in the attack.
Despite the Taliban's threats, Yousafzai remains a firm advocate for the power of education. On October 10, 2013, in acknowledgement of her work, the European Parliament awarded Yousafzai the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. That same year, she was nominated (提名) for a Nobel Peace Prize. She didn't win the prize, but was named a nominee again in March 2014.
Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations (Excerpt)
Dear brothers and sisters, do remember one thing. Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights. There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not only speaking for human rights, but who are struggling to achieve their goals of education, peace and equality.Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured.I am just one of them.
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Dear sisters and brothers, now it’s time to speak up.
So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and prosperity:
We call upon the world leaders that all the peace deals must protect women and children's rights.
We call upon all governments to ensure free compulsory education for every child all over the world.
We call upon all governments to fight against terrorism and violence, to protect children from brutality and harm.
We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of educational opportunities for girls in the developing world.
We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave—to embrace (拥抱) the strength within themselves and realise their full potential.
1.Which of the following adjectives can best describe Malala according to this passage?
A. Independent and knowledgeable.
B. Stubborn and trustworthy.
C. Courageous and persistent.
D. Aggressive and sympathetic.
2.Malala was shot for the reason that ________.
A. she didn't behave herself on the bus
B. she fought against the Taliban
C. she appealed for girls' rights to education
D. her father was an anti-Taliban activist
3.What can we infer from Malala's speech at the United Nations?
A. Malala Day is an international day for all the boys and girls.
B. Many girls in developing countries cannot receive education.
C. Many country leaders have changed their policies to protect women and children's rights.
D. Human rights activists are people just calling for equal rights for all the people in the world.
4.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. the Taliban attacked Ziauddin Yousafzai's school for girls
B. the Taliban caught Malala's father for his fight against the Taliban
C. the Taliban shot Malala in the head on her way to school
D. local people lived in the shadow of the Taliban
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From Teen Activist to TIME’s Person of the Year
With her selection, Greta Thunberg, the famous 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, has become the ______________individual ever to be named Time’s Person of the Year.
While the magazine has a long record of ____________the power of young people, the ____________have never before selected a _____________. The _____________individual to hold the record for youngest person of the Year was 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh in 1927.
Thunberg gained international attention for ____________world leaders for their inaction in the ____________crisis in a viral speech she made at the U.N. Climate Action Summit in September. She criticized world leaders again at the COP25 (联合国气候变化大会)conference last week.
“Thunberg has become the ___________ voice on the biggest issue facing the planet,” Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote.
At the age of eight, when Thunberg first learned about climate change, she was ___________that adults did not appear to take the issue ____________. It was _________ for her to take_______ in her own life; she stops herself ____________flying, eats no meat or dairy and she has a shop stop, meaning that she doesn’t buy new things.
On August 20, 2018, Thunberg decided that it was time for her to take her ________ to the next level and_______________. She _____others to launch climate-change strikes around the world last year. She ________school and sat down _____________Sweden’s parliament (议会) with a self-made banner “school strike for climate.” She also invited more than two million students across 135 countries to join her _____________ “Fridays for Future” _______by staging walkouts at their own schools. This past March, Thunberg was nominated(提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize.
1.A.cleverest B.oldest C.activest D.youngest
2.A.awarding B.recognizing C.organizing D.paying
3.A.editors B.managers C.writers D.leaders
4.A.girl B.female C.teenager D.student
5.A.previous B.next C.second D.last
6.A.praising B.commenting C.condemning D.praying
7.A.climate B.financial C.education D.economic
8.A.smallest B.lowest C.only D.biggest
9.A.excited B.determined C.delighted D.shocked
10.A.seriously B.carefully C.nervously D.bravely
11.A.vital B.crazy C.enthusiastic D.unique
12.A.trouble B.measures C.advice D.exams
13.A.in B.on C.from D.before
14.A.efforts B.decisions C.work D.study
15.A.act out B.speak out C.pick out D.set out
16.A.forced B.led C.motivated D.taught
17.A.attended B.joined C.returned D.skipped
18.A.in front of B.at the back of C.in the middle of D.behind
19.A.weekly B.monthly C.yearly D.daily
20.A.lesson B.lecture C.campaign D.meeting
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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday 1.India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles2. the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights，3.(include) the right to education．
Yousafzai came to 4. (globe) attention after she 5.(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts 6.(promote) education for girls in Pakistan．
Through her heroic struggle，Yousafzai has become a 7.(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education．According to the Nobel committee，at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner．“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman8. gets this award，” she said in Birmingham，England．
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers 9. an encouragement to continue her campaign．Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu 10.(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India，and between different religions．
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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday 1. India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai for their struggles 2. the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights, 3. (include) the right to education.
Yousafzai came to 4. (globe) attention after she 5. (shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts 6. (promote) education for girls in Pakistan.
Through her heroic struggle, Yousafzai has become a 7. (lead) spokeswoman for girls’ rights to education. According to the Nobel committee, at 17 she’s the youngest ever peace prize winner. “I’m proud that I’m the first Pakistani or the first young woman 8. gets this award,” she said in Birmingham, England.
She doesn’t believe that she deserves the award but considers 9. an encouragement to continue her campaign. Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu 10. (give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India, and between different religions.
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The Haleakalā Movement, which has affected the Hawaiian people, involved many Hawaiian activists peacefully protesting(抗议) against the construction of the Daniel K. Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā. The top of Haleakalā is a very sacred piece of land to Hawaiians. The problem is the leveling out of Haleakalā to structurally support the base of the telescope. Hawaiians could not watch their sacred land atop their mountain destroyed.
The goal of the protesters was to stop the movement of the trucks hauling(拖拽)telescope parts to the top of Haleakalā. At each event, protesters would march on the crosswalk in front of the base yard entrance holding signs that read “Aloha „Āina” and “Kūʻē,” meaning Love the Land and Resist respectively. When the trucks started their engines, several protesters lay down in the driveway, with their arms linked together with PVC pipes. Twenty of them were arrested.
I, as a youth of this generation, am a part of those Hawaiians who stood against the construction of the telescope and the destruction of our sacred mountain. I experienced first-hand and through social media what happened at each protest. Each of the protests that I attended took place at the Maui Base yard, however, there were others that took place atop Haleakalā. Most of the protesters marching were of Maui roots, but there were other protesters that came from different islands to show their support for the natives‟ stand against the destruction of our sacred mountain.
Following all that I had experienced these days, I left with the understanding that the youth of our generation have a very important role. Our role is to learn from the mistakes of the present and guide the world down the right path allowing it to grow and prosper. We, as the seeds of the present, must grow to protect the history of the human race, but at the same time prevent ourselves from repeating the actions and decisions that may have once destroyed us in the past. We, the youth, are the key to the prosperity of the future.
1.What caused the Haleakalā Movement?
A. That the sacred top of the mountain would be leveled out.
B. That local Hawaiians stopped the trucks from going uphill.
C. That twenty local Hawaiians protesters were arrested by the police.
D. That the rainforests on Mt. Haleakalā were seriously destroyed.
2.From the passage, the writer learned .
A. all Hawaiian young people should participate in the movement
B. it is important to protect the environment in Hawaii rainforest
C. local Hawaiian culture is more important than the advanced technology
D. young people are an important factor for tomorrow‟s prosperity
3.The writer is probably .
A. a teenage student B. a school teacher
C. a government official D. a policeman
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter, social activist and bookstore owner, has been San Francisco’s honored poet. He turns 100 this month, and the city is making preparations to celebrate him in style. Readings and performances and an open house will take place at City Lights, the sacred bookstore he co-founded in 1953.
On March 24, 1919, Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, New York. After spending his early childhood in France, he received his BA from the University of North Carolina, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Sorbonne.
He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, including Poetry as Insurgent Art; A Coney Island of the Mind. He has translated the works of a number of poets, including Nicanor Parra, Jacques Prevert, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. In addition to poetry, he is also the author of more than eight plays and three novels, including Little Boy: A Novel, Love in the Days of Rage and Her.
In 1953, Ferlinghetti and Peter Martin opened the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, California. It became a nerve center for the Beats and other writers. Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and other writers from that era were Easterners who dropped into San Francisco for a spell. In 2001 it was made an official historic landmark. Now City Lights is almost certainly the best bookstore in the United States. It’s filled with serious world literature of all kinds.
If City Lights is a San Francisco institution, Ferlinghetti himself is as much of one. He has loomed over the city’s literary life. As a poet, he’s never been a critical favorite. But his flexible and plain-spoken and often powerful work — he has published more than 50 volumes — has found a wide audience. His collection “A Coney Island of the Mind” has sold more than 1 million copies, making it one of the best-selling American poetry books ever published.
1.What can we learn about Ferlinghetti from Paragraph 2?
A.He had a happy childhood.
B.He received normal education.
C.He had a gift for writing novels.
D.He had written lots of poetry.
2.Which of the following best describes Ferlinghetti according to Paragraph 3?
A.Flexible. B.Optimistic. C.Outspoken. D.Productive.
3.Why is City Lights famous?
A.Because it is a nerve center for the youth.
B.Because its collections have a long history.
C.Because it is an official historic landmark.
D.Because it has many modern world literature.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To speak highly of a great poet.
B.To introduce some English poetry.
C.To promote values of City Lights.
D.To celebrate the birthday of Ferlinghetti.
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The insanely popular song ‘Gangnam Style’ from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, garnering more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The distinction was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song ‘Baby’ had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement on his Twitter page earlier today.
Since its release, the song has defeated such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s ‘On the Floor,’ Eminem's ‘Love the Way You Lie’ and LMFAO’s ‘Party Rock Anthem.’ And in September, 'Gangnam Style' also became the most liked video on YouTube, now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up.
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY, your certificate is waiting here at our office, come pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, ‘Gangnam Style’ would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
The YouTube honors are just the latest in a long list that shows just how popular the song has become. Since it was released in July, the song has seen a meteoric rise through the music industry.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody（恶搞）videos.
It became a staple (主要部份) in the 2012 presidential elections with the now famous ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda films promoting their supreme leader.
Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
1.This passage mainly talks about a world famous________.
A. music B. music video
C. video website D. Korean pop singer
2.Which of the following about “Gangnam Style” is NOT true according to the passage?
A. “Gangnam Style” has defeated Justin Bieber’s “Baby” on You Tube’s views.
B. “Gangnam Style” has been the favorite to at least 5.4 million people.
C. “Gangnam Style” has been the first to get more than 1 billion views.
D. “Gangnam Style” has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
3.What can we infer from this passage?
A. PSY will become one of the greatest musicians due to the popularity of “Gangnam Style”.
B. Obama won the presidential election partly because of the ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video.
C. Despite its massive popularity, the fever of “Gangnam Style” has decreased.
D. The influence of “Gangnam Style” has spread far and wide.
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The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, gaining more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song“Baby”had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement early today.
Since its release，the song has outshone such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s“On the Floor.”and Eminem’s“Love the Way You Lie”.
And in September，“Gangnam Style”also became the most liked video on YouTube，now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up．
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY，your certificate is waiting here at our office，come and pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, “Gangnam Style”would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody videos.
It became a staple in the 2012 presidential elections with the now ramous “Mitt Romney Style” video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda(宣传)films promoting their supreme leader. Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
1.Which of the following ranks second in views on YouTube?
A．Gangnam Style． B．Baby．
C．On the Floor． D．Love the Way You Lie．
2.Which statement about Gangnam Style on YouTube is wrong?
A．It has become the most watched video．
B．It has become the most liked video．
C．It has won more than 5.4 million thumbs down．
D．It has more than two hundred million views in three months．
3.What does the statement made by the Guinness Book of World Records suggest?
A．Some video gained more views than Gangnam Style．
B．It is impossible that Gangnam Style should have 100 million views．
C．Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Gangnam Style’s achievements．
D．Guinness Book of World Records won’t believe Gangnam Style’s achievements．
4. Gangnam Style is to _______ if it keeps its current rate．
A．get more than one billion views
B．get more than two billion views
C．get more than 808 million Views
D．get one hundred million views
5.What can we learn about Gangnam Style from the last paragraph?
A．It is especially popular in developing countries.
B．It has played a part in the US presidential elections.
C．Few influential figures know it.
D．The supreme leader of North Korea has ever performed it.
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