Liu Genghong, a Taiwan-born singer, has
Chinese musician Jay Chou’s songs often serve
Many netizens even joked that
2 . One weekend, a woman headed for her hotel room carrying a bucketful of coins she won at a slot machine. As she was about to walk into the
Both were
But fear seized her. She stood and stared at the two, anxious and ashamed. She hoped they didn’t
Seconds passed. The elevator didn’t move. Panic
“I’m about to be robbed!” her heart
“Hit the floor”, one of them said. Her sweats poured... Without delay, she threw out her arms and
“Take my money and
She was too
They helped gather up the coins and refill her
The next morning a bunch of roses were delivered to her room. Attached to the roses was a card
| A．room | B．hotel | C．hall | D．elevator |
| A．properly-dressed | B．well-behaved | C．bad-tempered | D．strong-built |
| A．rob | B．help | C．recognize | D．grab |
| A．change | B．read | C．slip | D．speak |
| A．knowing | B．greeting | C．joining | D．judging |
| A．exited from | B．stepped onto | C．dashed into | D．headed off |
| A．freed | B．stopped | C．consumed | D．escaped |
| A．sank | B．broke | C．ached | D．bled |
| A．rolled | B．slept | C．lay | D．fell |
| A．handful | B．shower | C．bag | D．bunch |
| A．spare | B．save | C．forgive | D．forget |
| A．rudely | B．loudly | C．politely | D．madly |
| A．click | B．pull | C．push | D．untie |
| A．Delighted | B．Confused | C．Shocked | D．Worried |
| A．tongue | B．teeth | C．nail | D．lip |
| A．scared | B．surprised | C．frustrated | D．embarrassed |
| A．failed | B．hurt | C．warmed | D．discouraged |
| A．bucket | B．pocket | C．handbag | D．wallet |
| A．writing | B．drawn | C．saying | D．posted |
| A．coins | B．laugh | C．flowers | D．apology |
3 . The Oxford English Dictionary
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. Then people could spell words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing Dynasty. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries: Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Muray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it wasn’t only a job; it was a wonderful journey of discovery. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. The idea for this 20 dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one meter underground. In winter it felt like a barn; he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and worked several hours before breakfast. Often he would work by candle light into the evening. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Then more people went to work with Murray, including his two 1928 daughters. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished it. It included more than 400,000 words in twelve 1879 books. And you thought your English dictionary was big.
1. Why was the English spelling more of a problem before a dictionary? Because________.| A．the spelling of English has always been a problem |
| B．people liked to spell words in interesting ways before a dictionary |
| C．people could spell words in different ways before a dictionary |
| D．reading English was much more difficult before a dictionary |
| A．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did all of the important early work on English dictionaries |
| B．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did all of the important early work on the Oxford English Dictionary |
| C．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did most of the important early work on English dictionaries |
| D．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did most of the important early work on the Oxford English Dictionary |
| A．Many centuries ago | B．In the late Qing Dynasty | C．In 1857 | D．In 1879 |
a. Murray left his village school. b. Murray had a place built in the garden.
c. Oxford asked Muray to be the editor. d. Muray worked in a bank.
e. Murray became a great teacher. f. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years.
| A．a，d，b，e，c，f | B．d，a，b，e，c，f | C．a，d，b，e，f，c | D．a，d，e，c，b，f |
| A．More than seventy years | B．More than forty years |
| C．More than sixty years | D．More than fifty years |
Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous
It is believed that Picasso was born an artist. His father Ruiz,
5 . Veteran Oksana Chusovitina, the 46-year-old, made a heart shape with her hands and waved to the crowd inside Tokyo’s Gymnastics Center on Sunday night after competing at a record eighth Olympic Games, while the athletes, officials and media workers gave her a standing applause as she left the sport’s biggest stage for the last time. She said she had been crying “tears of happiness, because so many people have supported me for such a long time”, adding, “I’m just so thankful.”
Born in Uzbekistan in 1976, she rose to fame as a gymnast at age 7, and was selected for the national team at age 13. She made her Olympic appearance at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the gold medal-winning Unified team, composed of athletes from former Soviet Union. She then represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
In order to raise medical expenses for her son with leukemia (白血病), she granted German citizenship in 2006 because of the promise of a higher income and better medical care. She took home a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games for Germany, but switched back to competing for Uzbekistan in 2013.
After her son’s recovery, Chusovitina continued to compete, but this time it was her love of gymnastics that kept her going. “There is no secret: I just love gymnastics and no one ever forced me to compete. I do so with pleasure.” she said. She had planned to retire after the London 2012 Olympics, but changed her mind and returned. She competed in the Tokyo Games as an Uzbekistan athlete this time, and regardless of her achievements, she drew a successful end to her long sports career.
She has collected 11 medals at major global championships and was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017, and was named the Best Athlete of the Decade (2011-2020).
1. How did Chusovitina feel when she retired from her Olympic career?| A．Grateful. | B．Amused. | C．Frustrated. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．To raise medical expenses for her son. | B．To get higher income since then. |
| C．Because of her duty as a German citizen. | D．Because she was forced to compete. |
| A．Many people supported her. |
| B．She wanted to earn more medals. |
| C．She showed great affection for gymnastics. |
| D．She expected to draw a successful end to her long sports career. |
| A．Air is long, life is short. |
| B．It’s never too late to learn. |
| C．He who laughs last laughs longest. |
| D．Love and perseverance can produce miracles. |
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2.开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
The Person I Admire Most
As is known to us, there are lots of great people in China.
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7 . Jessica Long, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA is a champion by all definitions of the word. She is one of the world’s most decorated swimmers. Jessica was the youngest athlete to win a Paralympics (残奥会) medal. But her path to becoming a champion has been anything but easy.
Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a severe and rare disease — fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形). This means that part of her leg bones was missing or abnormal. Because of that, her young mother placed her in a Russian orphanage (孤儿院), fearing she could not care for Jessica.
Fortunately, she was adopted by an American family when she was 13 months old. She required 25 different surgeries to help her leg condition. But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be removed when she was just 18 months old. Jessica learned to walk with artificial legs. As a child, she took to sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking and rock climbing.
She began swimming at her grandparents’ house when she was 6. She started competitive swimming about 4 years later. She did really well in swimming. Shortly after she started competing, Jessica was selected as Maryland’s Female Swimmer of the Year with a Disability. Even though Jessica was annoyed with her physical limitations, she was encouraged to enter her first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She won three gold medals in swimming at 12! But she did not rest on her success.
Jessica has gone on to win 23 medals for Team USA at the Paralympics! While she began her career out of anger and annoyance, she now has a positive force on a mission to inspire the next generation of Paralympians! Her attitude and growth have been keys to her success. Jessica always believed she could do anything. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”
1. What happened to Jessica when she was a baby?| A．She was abandoned in the wild. | B．She had 25 operations on her leg. |
| C．She had her legs cut because of a disease. | D．She was adopted by a Russian family. |
| A．At the age of 4. | B．At the age of 6. |
| C．At the age of 10. | D．At the age of 12. |
| A．She was the youngest athlete in US history. |
| B．She has set a good example to Paralympians. |
| C．She has won 23 gold medals in Paralympics. |
| D．She took part in several sports in Paralympics. |
| A．Difficult the first time, easy the second. |
| B．Never hit a man when he is down. |
| C．A common danger causes common action. |
| D．Nothing is impossible to a determined heart. |
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1. 该历史人物的身份；
2. 该历史人物的影响；
3. 你所学习到的品质。
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9 . A blind Chinese climber reached the summit (顶点) of Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, on Monday morning, becoming the first blind person from Asia ever to conquer the world’s highest summit.
Zhang Hong, 46, reached the top from the Nepali side, along with three high-altitude guides.
Zhang, who was born in Chongqing, lost his sight at the age of 21. He now works at Fukang Hospital Affiliated with Tibet University in Lhasa. As Zhang began his climb of Qomolangma, which is 8,848. 86 meters above sea level, his colleagues in Lhasa were excited to hear the news of his success.
“Many people may have doubted his attempt of climbing at first, but I was confident in him from the beginning,” said Kyila, the secretary of the Fukang Angel Foundation, who also is a blind person. “I knew before that he could make it, and he did make it. I am really happy for him. He is a model for blind people to encourage them to chase their dreams.”
Zhang’s passion for climbing was inspired by Lotse, a famous Tibetan climber who conquered all the world’s 14 summits above the altitude of 8,000 meters. Lotse had shared the story of the blind US mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer, who climbed Qomolangma in May 2001. Zhang was touched by the story, which ignited his dream of climbing.
As an amateur climber for years, Zhang had conquered three mountains above the altitude of 6,000 meters before climbing the world’s highest summit. He had begun preparing for the Qomolangma climb in 2019. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), all mountaineering teams on Qomolangma were canceled in Nepal and China last year, and he had to wait until recently to finally make the attempt.
1. What can we infer from what Kyila said?| A．He had been inspired by Lotse. |
| B．He had much belief in Zhang’s success. |
| C．Zhang’s colleagues doubted his motivation. |
| D．Zhang centered on climbing in his spare time. |
| A．Lighted. | B．Accomplished. | C．Followed. | D．Recalled. |
| A．He was too weak. | B．He wasn’t well prepared. |
| C．A pandemic broke out. | D．Extreme weather occurred. |
| A．Zhang Hong Sets an Example to Others |
| B．A Blind Climber Reaches Qomolangma Summit |
| C．Qomolangma Attracts More Chinese to Climb |
| D．A Chinese Climber Got Through the Pandemic |
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删除：把多余的词用斜线(\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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In 1904, Lu Xun went to Japan to study medicine, with the aim of improving people’s health and save lives. Therefore, he changed his mind when he saw in a photo a Chinese man about to be killed by a Japanese soldier. It struck him that the other Chinese man did not care about that was happening to their fellow countrymen. From this, he concluded that the problem in China was not physically illness, or the spiritual illness of people. Followed this, he quit medical school, returned China and obtained a teaching job in 1908. In 1917, a friend insisted that he helped write for a magazine called New Youth. That was how his the first famous short story A Madman’s Diary got published.
