1 . By 2019, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) had founded for 70 years. Over the past decades, many people had made great contributions to the country’s development. On Sept 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential decree (主席令) to award (授予) national medals and honorary titles to forty-two of these contributors, including both Chinese citizens and foreigners. Eight people received the Medal of the Republic, six foreigners received the Friendship Medals, and 28 people received the National Honorary Titles (国家荣誉称号). Now let’s learn about four of the persons who got the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章).

Shen Jilan is a lifelong lawmaker. In 1954, she became a deputy (代表) to the National People’s Congress. Since then, she has served at all 13 NPCs. She came up with the idea of equal pay for equal work between men and women. The idea was written into China’s first constitution (宪法) in 1954.	Sun Jiadong made great contributions toward developing Chinese satellite technology and space exploration. He was the chief designer of both the Beidou navigation (导航) system and China’s lunar exploration project.
Zhang Fuqing was a soldier in the People’s Liberation Army during the Liberation War. He was twice awarded the title of Combat Hero. In 1955, he volunteered to work in a remote (偏远的) county in Hubei province and has been helping poor people there ever since.	Tu Youyou, a scientist, is known for winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. She got inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine theories and discovered artemisinin, a medicine that can be used to cure malaria. Her finding has saved the lives of millions.

1. According to the material, the four people mentioned all received________.

A．the Nobel Prize	B．the Medal of the Republic
C．the Friendship Medals	D．the National Honorary Titles

2. _______ might know how to use a gun.

A．Shen Jilan	B．Sun Jiadong
C．Zhang Fuqing	D．Tu Youyou

3. According to the article we can know _______ helped Tu Youyou to find artemisinin.

A．some friends	B．some patients
C．western medicine	D．traditional Chinese medicine theories

4. It can be seen from the material that________.

A．malaria is a kind of illness

B．Sun Jiadong only designed the Beidou navigation system

C．Shen Jilan’s 13 ideas were written into China’s constitution

D．Zhang Fuqing was twice awarded the the National Honorary Titles

3 . In 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered one of the most successful athletes in America. She was a six-time USA _________ for XTERRA racing, and held a world title.

Everything _________ during an event that seemed like so many others she had experienced. As a _________ athlete, Jamie Whitmore was used to _________, but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer!

When she heard the terrible _________ for the first time, Whitmore felt she couldn't _________. “They were talking about treatment and I just started _________ and saying ‘I don't want to die’.” Finally, the _________ got the help of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsis(败血症) from the surgery and got through a _________ two-month recovery. When she began to feel ____________ again, Whitmore was certain her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected ____________: She was pregnant—with twins.

Jamie Whitmore isn't used to slowing down. She has never met a(n) ____________ she couldn't overcome, whether it was a mountain bike race or a ____________. Today, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She's ____________ again, and has____________ a gold medal in the Paralympics and set two world records. She travels as an ____________ speaker when she's not spending time with her sons. Whitmore has some ____________ for others with limitations: “Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Some doctors ____________ me I would never ride anything more than a stationary(静止不动的) bike. ____________ I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet. You just can't ____________.”

1.

A．president

B．manager

C．champion

D．professor

2.

A．changed

B．happened

C．disappeared

D．stopped

3.

A．professional

B．foreign

C．common

D．shy

4.

A．practising

B．waiting

C．leaving

D．suffering

5.

A．reason

B．result

C．question

D．suggestion

6.

A．quarrel

B．draw

C．breathe

D．shout

7.

A．smiling

B．running

C．jumping

D．crying

8.

A．doctors

B．readers

C．neighbors

D．volunteers

9.

A．valuable

B．difficult

C．happy

D．relaxing

10.

A．fit

B．tired

C．curious

D．sick

11.

A．freedom

B．courage

C．news

D．attention

12.

A．challenge

B．excuse

C．mistake

D．order

13.

A．headache

B．fever

C．cancer

D．cold

14.

A．trembling

B．competing

C．falling

D．performing

15.

A．made

B．bought

C．lent

D．won

16.

A．angry

B．inspiring

C．expensive

D．annoying

17.

A．advice

B．information

C．sadness

D．help

18.

A．asked

B．called

C．encouraged

D．told

19.

A．So

B．Yet

C．Unless

D．If

20.

A．set off

B．look out

C．give up

D．work out

4 . Jack London, one of America's great writers of adventure stories, was born in California in 1876. During his life, London did many jobs. His broad life experiences would become the background for his writing.

London loved to read. As a teenager, he spent many hours educating himself at the Oakland Public Library. He attended college at the University of California at Berkeley in 1896, but he stayed for only six months. He thought Berkeley was "not lively enough" and wanted to do something more exciting.

London wrote stories about working people and the hard times they had making a living. He knew their problems at first hand. He worked as a sailor, factory worker, and gold rusher, to name but a few of his many jobs.

Like many people of the time, London caught the Klondike Gold Rush Fever. In 1897, he headed for Alaska. He didn't find gold, but he discovered something even more valuable. He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he made up. London entertained (使……快乐) the miners with story after story. Later, using his experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many more colorful stories. London decided to live a full, exciting life. Each day, he pushed himself. Once London made up his mind to be a writer, nothing could stop him. His goal was to write at least one thousand words every day. He refused to stop even when he was sick. In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-one books and hundreds of articles. He was the best-selling and highest-paid author of his day. Many people also considered him to be the best writer.

White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his must famous stories and are about surviving in the Alaskan wilderness.

Readers can enjoy Jack London's talent for telling wonderful stories each time they open one of his novels.

1. Which statement is true about Jack London?

A．He is famous for his learning ability.	B．He studied in many universities.
C．He was taught by the librarians.	D．His life experiences benefited him.

2. What did Jack London think of his college life?

A．It was not very easy.	B．It was not very busy.
C．It was not very interesting.	D．It was not very comfortable.

3. When did Jack London discover he had a talent for storytelling?

A．When he was a teenager.	B．When he was in Alaska.
C．When he went to college.	D．When he worked as a sailor.

4. What's the author's main purpose in writing the text?

A．To describe Jack London's life during the gold rush.

B．To introduce several books written by Jack London.

C．To show how Jack London became a great writer.

D．To require readers to read Jack London's books.

5 . Here’s the list of skiers, who have won four consecutive (连续的) world championships: Nobody.

Well, nobody besides Mikaela Shiffrin, who did it last Saturday in Are, Sweden. The Colorado skier, still just 23, is the best story, really, of this sports winter in the slalom (障碍滑雪).

She pulled it off, despite an illness that challenged her breathing. Shiffrin told NBC after her win that her mother, Eileen, advised her before her second run: You don’t have to do this. But Shiffrin told herself what she had told herself many times before: “I just need 60 seconds.” So she did it, and she got it. Shiffrin is closing in on her third World Cup overall title. She’s ranked No. 1 on the planet in slalom.

In women’s skiing, the mountain is now Shiffrin’s. She’s earned it. Those two (and soon three) World Cup overalls; 56 World Cup individual victories; and, oh yeah, right, three Olympic medals, two of them gold. Shiffrin is already considered a serious threat to Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 World Cup victories, and Lindsey Vonn’s 82, though the 34-year-old surely would have collected more had she not suffered repeated injuries during her career. Of course, Shiffrin may wind up chasing someone else’s mark—Austria’s brilliant Marcel Hirscher, 29, now has 68 World Cup wins.

At the same time, Shiffrin loathes all the talk about the numbers and records. “People see the records and statistics. They are asking for more, more, more…it looks easy, but it isn’t. Nowhere close,” Shiffrin wrote. “What I see is training, sleepless nights, pain, doubt, delayed lights, canceled flights, lost luggage, expense, adventure, and some races mixed in there.”

That’s what happens when you’re as good as she is. But nobody’s been as good as she is. In a sense, Shiffrin is just getting started. It’s very possible she will be at her peak powers when the Winter Olympics arrive in Beijing in 2022.

1. What do we know about Mikaela Shiffrin in her recent slalom race?

A．She was not in her best physical condition.

B．She pulled out of the race in the second run.

C．She followed her mother’s advice and succeeded.

D．She told herself a one-minute story before the race.

2. Whose record of World Cup victories is Mikaela Shiffrin getting close to?

A．Eileen Shiffrin’s.	B．Ingemar Stenmark’s.
C．Lindsey Vonn’s.	D．Marcel Hirscher’s.

3. Which of the following best explains “loathes” underlined in paragraph 5?

A．Summarizes.

B．Gives away.

C．Dislikes.

D．Focuses on.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Shiffrin Is Moving Mountains	B．Shiffrin Is At Her Peak
C．The Rise And Fall Of A Colorado Skier	D．The Most Popular Winter Sports