He ran between two defenders, past a third, and a couple of seconds later his team had two more points. At the end of his final game, on April 11, he had scored 30 points.
This was the end of a career for Dwyane Wade, nicknamed “Flash”. It was the 37-year-old’s last game for the Miami Heat and his last appearance on an NBA basketball court. Over his storied career, Wade played in 1,054 regular-season games and 177 post-season games, scored more than 23,000 points, appeared in three NBA championships and earned one Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
Coming from Chicago, Wade’s attitude and style of play moved many people, including former US President Barack Obama. “Whenever you got knocked down, you always showed us how to get back up,” Obama said in a tribute video. “You showed some Chicago spirit... and you did us proud.”
Wade broke down the door to the NBA in 2003 with his outstanding ball-handling skills and jumping ability. He had a strong principle, taking practice as seriously as he took games. He trained in the gym by himself during the off-season and exercised hard to stay in shape.
Wade has also spoken out on social issues. In 2012, 17-year-old Heat fan Trayvon Martin, an African-American, was shot in a racist attack on his way home from watching the NBA All-Star Game. Wade, together with LeBron James, led the Miami Heat squad, pulling up their hoodies (连帽衫) in support of justice for Martin, who had his hoodie up when he was killed. Wade hoped this action would bring attention to racist violence.
In 2003, he founded the Wade’s World Foundation, which provides support to various education, health, and family service programs. “Obviously, I’m one person. I can’t change the world, but I can help affect change in communities,” Wade told ESPN. “That’s what I want to continue to do.”
This is not the end of Wade’s story. He wants to continue fighting for economic and social equality in the US.
1. How many games did Wade play in his professional career?| A．1,054. | B．177. | C．23,000. | D．1,231. |
| A．his strong willpower | B．his flexible playing style |
| C．his extraordinary skills | D．his honourable ambition |
| A．To follow Martin’s heroic behaviour. | B．To speak out for Martin. |
| C．To try on the latest fashion. | D．To show racial equality. |
| A．outstanding professional career | B．legendary life experiences |
| C．achievements in social equality | D．influence in sports and society |
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【推荐1】I loved books from a very young age, and they opened my mind to all kinds of possibilities. I journeyed with Meg Murry to save her family; I learned about friendship and sacrifice (牺牲) from Charlotte’s Web. Books helped me understand what it was like to walk in someone else’s shoes; they helped me dream about imaginary worlds.
Despite reading all kinds of stories, I never read one about someone like me. I didn’t realize what I was missing until as an adult, I finally read a story that reflected some of my personal experiences. That book was The Namesake. This was world-changing for me. It made me recognize how powerful it is to see yourself in a book, and it made me realize that every person — especially every young person — deserves to feel this way.
While my children were growing up, we read all kinds of books together, and the range of voices in children’s literature was wider ... but still not wide enough.
When I started writing, it took me a while to stop writing about “typical” Americans and start writing about people who shared my own background. I still hadn’t truly realized that others might be interested in reading stories about people like me — that our stories are worthy of being told. Once I started writing these kinds of stories, I couldn’t stop.
I’m honored to join so many authors from diverse backgrounds who are writing books for young people today. We use our lived experiences and our imaginations to bring new stories to light — stories that reflect the incredible world in which we live.
Looking forward, I hope to see an even greater range of stories in children’s literature. To prepare to be a citizen in our diverse world, every child needs to gain insight into people who are not exactly like them. And I hope that every child gets to experience the thrill of seeing themselves in a book so they know they are understood, appreciated, and loved, so they recognize that they can be the heroes of their own stories.
1. Which word best describes the author’s relationship with books as a child?| A．Cooperative. | B．Sensitive. | C．Inseparable. | D．Uncomfortable. |
| A．The power of a reflection of one’s own life in literature. |
| B．The ability of adults to appreciate the impact of literature. |
| C．The necessity for authors to share their own experiences. |
| D．The poor quality of children’s literature on an individual. |
| A．Relief. | B．Surprise. | C．Anxiety. | D．Excitement. |
| A．Reading journey: journeys for your adventures |
| B．Seeing ourselves: stories worthy of being told |
| C．Original stories: stories that are not adapted |
| D．Books of my life: books affecting me most |
【推荐2】I first heard the Spanish language in 2017 while lining up to ride the London Eye. Two boys were standing ahead of me, and they were whispering something in the sweetest language. I asked them what the language is, and they told me it was Spanish. They taught me my first Spanish word “hola”, and we became friends soon after.
In the fall of the same year, I selected Spanish as a compulsory(必修的)foreign language course throughout the next six years in my junior and senior high schools.
As the old saying goes, “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” Spanish pronunciation was quite difficult for me at the very beginning. The saying goes that practice makes perfect, and learning a language is no exception. I repeatedly tried to figure out where to place my tongue to pronounce perfect Spanish.
Reaching milestones has always been important. I set up several goals for learning Spanish in 12 semesters. For example, I drew up a plan last winter to pass the DELE B2 test before graduating from my high school.
I usually split up my tasks into six sections—vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, writing and oral practice. I regularly read Spanish books, recited words and phrases, and kept on doing grammar exercises. I did listening exercises every day while showering or bathing. I wrote emails or letters to my Spanish friends as practice and took all opportunities to talk with my Spanish teachers and people I met online to enhance my oral Spanish.
Patience is my middle name, and I prefer a long-term plan to learn Spanish well. I believe that success only comes with practice, patience and determination. There’s no end to learning!
1. Why did the author begin to learn Spanish?| A．He wanted to study abroad. | B．His friends encouraged him to learn it. |
| C．It was a compulsory course at his school. | D．He was attracted by the beauty of Spanish. |
| A．Listening. | B．Vocabulary. |
| C．Pronunciation. | D．Grammar. |
| A．His short-term learning plans. | B．The ways he learned Spanish. |
| C．His goals for learning Spanish. | D．The ways he prepared for the DELE B2 test. |
| A．Patient and determined. | B．Generous and hardworking. |
| C．Outgoing and humorous. | D．Intelligent and caring. |
【推荐3】Mary Wollstonecraft, a famous writer, was born on April 27, 1759 in Spitalfields, London. She grew up in a difficult family situation. His father was violent and drunken every day. In 1778, she was tired of such a life and decided to take a job as a lady’s companion to Sarah Dawson. This proved a difficult experience as she didn’t get on well with the old lady.
However, around this time, she made friends with Fanny Blood, who played an important role in helping her overcome the challenges. The two became very close and Fanny Blood’s death in 1785 was quite a shock to Mary.
For a while, Mary worked as a tutor in a large Irish family. She had a talent for teaching but took a dislike to Lady Kingsborough. To Mary, Kingsborough was not an ideal woman. In Lady Kingsborough, she saw a woman with no real independence, but just concerned about appearances and pleasing men. Mary later developed her thoughts on the concept of a good wife.
Mary had a desire to become a writer. Mary returned to London where she met with famous men such as Thomas Paine, William Godwin and Joseph Johnson. In London, she became more aware of new political and philosophical ideas. The late eighteenth century was an age of change. The old “divine rights (王权神授)” of kings was being replaced with greater faith in human reason and liberty (自由).
In 1790, she wrote the Vindication of the Rights of Men. This sought to defend (保卫) the principles of the French Revolution against Edmund Burke’s conservative critique (批评). Shortly after the Vindication of the Rights of Men, Mary wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women. This was a ground-breaking book, as it proposed women were the equal of men.
1. How old was Mary when she met Sarah Dawson?| A．19. | B．26. | C．31. | D．33. |
| A．Meeting with Thomas Paine. |
| B．Teaching in an Irish family. |
| C．Fanny Blood’s friendship. |
| D．Lady Kingsborough’s guidance. |
| A．She was a good wife. |
| B．She was a talented woman. |
| C．She was very beautiful. |
| D．She was not independent enough. |
| A．Women should unite to fight to the death. |
| B．Women should have the same rights as men. |
| C．Women should serve as good wives for men. |
| D．Women should maintain their relationships with men. |
| A．Biography. | B．Poem. | C．Argumentation. | D．Exposition (说明文). |
【推荐1】Heroes tend to come from youngsters. Here are four of the youngest Olympic champions in the world so far.
Fu Mingxia — 13 years and 345 days
Chinese female diver Fu Mingxia won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, when she was just 13 years and 345 days old. She dominated (占据) the sport throughout the 1990s with her performance of extremely difficult dives. Her last Olympic gold medal came during the 2000 Sydney Olympics in Australia.
Nishiya Momyi — 13 years and 330 days
The just-finished Tokyo Olympics saw a few record-breaking feats in the skateboarding event. Japan’s Nishiya Momiji became the first ever women’s Olympic skateboarding champion. The athlete is merely 13 years and 330 days old, which makes her one of the youngest individual gold medal winners in the history of the Olympics.
KlausZerta — 13 years and 283 days
KlausZerta was only 13 years and 283 days old when he won a gold medal in the coxed pairs (双人舵手) event at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy. Moreover, he is the youngest male athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Olympics.
MarjorieGestring — 13 years and 268 days
MarjorieGestring of America is the youngest individual Olympic gold medalist. She was only 13 years and 268 days old when she won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, She would have won more gold medals if not for the 1940’s World War II.
1. Where did Fu Mingxia get her final championship?| A．In Spain. | B．In Australia. | C．In Japan. | D．In Germany. |
| A．She won her first gold medal in her country. |
| B．She broke a few skating records. |
| C．She went through a hard time. |
| D．She won 4 gold medals. |
| A．Fu Mingxia. | B．Nishiya Momiji. | C．KlausZerta. | D．MarjorieGestring. |
【推荐2】There were already signs that Michael Jordan was very talented as a young boy. Harvest Smith, a good friend, played basketball with him every day then, and thought he was the best player on their ninth-grade team.
The summer after ninth grade, Jordan and Smith both went to the Pop Herring’s basketball camp to run for the high school team. All the other students looked much stronger than Jordan, because they were two or three years older than him. To Smith, it was quite clear that Jordan was better than him. But on that day the results were announced. Smith’s name was on the list. Jordan’s was not.
It was the worst day of Jordan’s young life. He kept reading the list, hoping that he had missed it, or that there was something wrong with the list. That day he went home and cried. “We knew Jordan was good,” Fred Lynch, a coach said later, “but we thought the jayvee (学校运动队第二队) was much better for him.” Jordan became the best player on the jayvee that year. There were matches in which he could get forty scores. He was so good that the jayvee matches became quite popular.
Smith found that Jordan had been very competitive before he was cut, and after that he seemed even more competitive than ever. His coaches found it, too. “One day, the jayvee had a match. When I came into the gym, the match was just ending up. Their scores fell behind a lot. All the other nine players had given up, but one kid still played very hard. It was Jordan, and I quickly learned he was always like that.”
Some time later, Laney High School had a very good basketball team, and its rising star was Michael Jordan.
1. Why did Jordan go to the Pop Herring’s basketball camp?| A．To stay with his best friend. | B．To join the high school team. |
| C．To prove he was the best player. | D．To be a rising basketball star. |
| A．His name wasn’t on the list of the high school team. |
| B．His friend was chosen by the high school team. |
| C．He was badly hurt when he played basketball. |
| D．There was something wrong with the name list. |
| A．Everyone on the team liked Jordan. | B．There were not any matches that year. |
| C．The jayvee matches became quite popular. | D．Jordan got all the scores in the matches. |
| A．Jordan got an overnight success. | B．Jordan was still on the jayvee some time later. |
| C．Jordan became a basketball star in the world. | D．Jordan was a member of the high school team. |
【推荐3】By CUI JIA | China Daily | Updated: 2022-02-12 Snowboarding pioneer Shaun White took his final bow at the bottom of the halfpipe course (U型槽) at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Friday, officially marking the end of his long and storied career as a professional snowboarder. No matter how hard the 35-year-old tried to hold back his emotions, it just got to be too much.
Although he wanted to do his best by performing two 1440s during his final run, he fell while attempting his second double cork 1440. Despite the fall, everyone cheered for the snowboarding legend at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou as he stood back up and continued down the halfpipe. “Siding on my back, I was thinking, this isn’t how I wanted it to go.You don’t always get what you want, but I have to be thankful for everything I do have and what I have gotten in my career and that’s why I’m very emotional. I can’t believe it’s over.It’s wild,” said White, who finished in fourth place.
From a young age, snowboarding was what White wanted to do more than anything. At 19, White took part in his first Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006 and scored gold.The victory changed his life forever and he became the sport’s global superstar.
Meanwhile, he continued to push his limits by landing the first double cork in halfpipe and inventing the double McTwist 1260. Those tricks brought him three Olympic gold medals, as well as injuries, including the brutal (残酷的) crash in 2018 when he slammed his head against the top of a superpipe, leading to 62 stitches (缝合) in his face in the lead-up to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.
“T’m not competing’ doesn’t mean I won’t be here at the next Winter Olympics cheering on all my friends,” he said. “The future for me is so exciting. There is so much to do and so much to live for. This is just the beginning for me.”
1. What did White feel when he finished the competition?| A．He was worried about his future. |
| B．He was proud of his professional career. |
| C．He was doubtful about the result of the competition. |
| D．He was satisfied with what he had done in the competition. |
| A．To explain why he retired. |
| B．To describe the rules of snowboarding. |
| C．To show the hardship before his success. |
| D．To warn about the possible risks of snowboarding. |
| A．He will compete in the next Winter Olympics. |
| B．He will continue to contribute to the ice-snow sports. |
| C．He won’t talk about his early achievements any more. |
| D．He will try his best to make more friends in the future. |
| A．Final Performance |
| B．Emotional Goodbye |
| C．How to Be a Great Snowboarder |
| D．Snowboarding-the World’s Most Dangerous Sport |
