A 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy has won this year’s International Children’s Peace Prize for his work to fight cyberbullying(网络欺凌) in his country. The prize winner, Sadat Rahman, promised to keep fighting cyberbullying until it no longer exists. “The fight is like a war, and in this war I am a soldier,” Sadat Rahman said during a ceremony on November 13 in The Hague, Netherlands. He added, “If everybody keeps supporting me, then together we will win this battle.”
Rahman developed a mobile phone application that provides education about online bullying and a way to report cases of it. He said he began his work on the project after hearing the story of a 15-year-old girl who took her own life as a result of cyberbullying.` “I will not stop until we receive no more cases through the app,” Rahman said at the ceremony.
The award comes with fund of over $118,000, which is invested by the KidsRights Foundation. The group chooses projects to support cases that are closely linked to the winner’s work. Past well-known winners of the prize include Pakistani human rights activist Malala Yousafzai. And students who organized the March for Our Lives event in 2018 after a deadly mass shooting at their school in the American state of Florida also won.
Yousafzai won the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2013. A year later, she won the Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning for girls to have a universal right to education. Yousafzai spoke highly of Rahman’s work during the ceremony. She spoke through video conferencing, “All children have the right to be protected from violence no matter if it is physical or mental, offline or online.” She added, “Cyberbullying is a violation of that right.”
1. Why did Sadat Rahman win the prize?| A．He trained soldiers to fight for justice. |
| B．He made a contribution to the world peace. |
| C．He was devoted to battling against online abuse. |
| D．He organized a campaign against physical bullying. |
| A．A girl’s true story. | B．An education report. |
| C．His own experience. | D．A mobile phone application. |
| A．The winner will earn a large sum of money as a reward. |
| B．A Pakistani human rights activist will be awarded next year. |
| C．Sadat Rahman may use the fund to fight against cyberbullying. |
| D．Students surviving a deadly mass shooting also won the prize. |
| A．Objective. | B．Supportive. | C．Negative. | D．Ambiguous. |
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【推荐1】Cellphones and Friends
Have you ever spent time with friends who ignored you because they were busy on their cellphones? Do you ever feel that your friends are distracted by their cellphones to the point of not hearing what you say in person? Or are you the one who pays more attention to a text conversation than a face-to-face interaction? The act of chatting on cellphones and ignoring friends is now called “phubbing”. Having your cellphone with you is necessary, because you need to deal with possible emergencies.
Put your cellphone on silent when you are with friends.
Be considerate. Isn’t it annoying if your close friend constantly checks the cellphone and ignores your heartfelt words? You don’t want to feel like someone who isn’t physically there is more important than you, and neither do others.
Don’t use your cellphone at a wedding.
| A．Speak slowly and clearly. |
| B．Put your cellphone aside while eating. |
| C．Therefore, treat others as you prefer to be treated. |
| D．After all, you never know when there might be an emergency. |
| E．Make sure you give your undivided attention to the bride and groom. |
| F．This makes you stay entirely focused on the face-to- face interactions. |
| G．However, it’s also important to have proper manners on a social occasion. |
【推荐2】Generally speaking, convenience and safety affect how we choose to pay for things. Environmental concerns do, too.
Each time you pull out a credit, use a phone’s wallet app or hand over cash, you take part in a system. Some parts of that system make things, like coins, bills or cards. Other parts move money between buyers, sellers, banks and others. Used cash, cards and equipment will be eventually dealt with, as well. Each part of this system uses materials and energy. And all parts produce waste.
Now researchers are looking more closely at how “green” these payment systems are. They’re finding buyers can help cut some of the environmental costs, no matter how they pay.
To understand the full “cost” to society of money or any other system, researchers can perform what’s called a life-cycle assessment. It looks at all the environmental impacts of a product or process. It starts with mining, growing or making the raw materials. It includes what happens while something is in use. And it considers the final disposal or reuse of things.
Even though raw materials are the first step, in fact there are raw materials added in at every single step along the journey. For money, raw materials go into each step of something that is “made”. Fuels are the raw materials for energy to make products and transport them. More energy goes into using products. Recycling or disposal also requires energy, plus water, soil or other materials.
People don’t realize most of those steps, so they can’t judge if one form of payment is dirtier or more costly. And that’s a problem, researchers say. It’s also what has got some of them to show more about the costs of how we pay for our lifestyles.
A life-cycle assessment doesn’t tell you what to do. However, it gives you an informed basis for making a decision.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．The ways of paying. | B．The process of payment. |
| C．The waste produced by payment. | D．The introduction of payment systems. |
| A．The real value of money. | B．The history of the currency. |
| C．The effect on the environment. | D．The importance of raw material. |
| A．Steps. | B．Products. |
| C．Materials. | D．Fuels. |
【推荐3】Childhood memories of climbing trees or making daisy chains (雏菊花环) are becoming increasingly rare, according to a new survey, as the younger generation are robbed of outdoor experiences.
The survey of 1,000 people found that the current generation of 15 to 34-year-olds have fewer memories of 12 key countryside activities, such as swimming in rivers or digging holes at the beach.
The research found that three quarters of the older generation remember playing games or climbing trees, compared to two thirds of younger adults. The 55-plus generation also have more memories of collecting fossils (化石), visiting farms, or pond dipping. Altogether, two thirds of older people have memories of playing outdoors, compared to just over half of the younger generation.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) carried out the study at the start of the school term to stress the growing concern that children are not getting outdoors enough. The study found that 82% of people think that schools should provide more outdoor education, and most believe nature is still important to children today.
Dr. Mike Clarke, Chief Executive of the RSPB, says children who are kept indoors suffer from “nature deficit disorder (自然缺失症)”. He says public funding (资金) should be used by the government to take children on day trips to nature reserves.
“To many people, it seems obvious that an important part of childhood is exploring the world. Unfortunately, this is far from the case, and the amount of time and contact children are having with nature is on the decrease,” he says. “The RSPB has more than 40 years of history in getting children outdoors, and is committed to continuing to play its part. We now need the government and schools to recognize the important role the public believes they should play, in enabling all children to experience, enjoy and benefit from contact with the natural environment.”
1. Compared with the current generation, the older generation___________.| A．had fewer chances to visit big cities | B．had more homework when they were kids |
| C．are more willing to live in the countryside | D．have more memories of outdoor activities |
| A．To increase people’s concern about children’s lack of outdoor activities. |
| B．To increase people’s concern about the protection of wildlife. |
| C．To call for people to spend more time with their kids. |
| D．To bring the growth of children to people’s attention. |
| A．By offering new outdoor sources for kids. |
| B．By building more nature reserves for kids. |
| C．By giving money to help kids visit natural reserves. |
| D．By stressing the importance of kids going outside. |
| A．Children have little contact with nature at present. |
| B．The RSPB is leading the way in getting kids outdoors. |
| C．Schools are uninterested in spending money getting kids outdoors. |
| D．Schools have been stressing the importance of nature to children. |
【推荐1】When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way―even if you have no feel.
An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feel, will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club’s summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, dribble, pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.
His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for the Sun, “He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.” Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, “He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell.” Muniz’s gym teacher added, “He is challenging the social norms. When he arrived there, no one believed in him.” But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.
The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he’ll be able to show off his “fancy footwork” and meet his idol, Barca soccer player Lionel Messi.
Muniz wears a prosthetic ankle and foot to keep him get around in rainy weather. He knows that his disability means he’ll never be able to play for a professional football team, so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic sport.
1. What did Lucas Santos think of Muniz’s football abilities?| A．Just so-so. | B．Excellent. | C．Very bad. | D．Skilled. |
| A．He has a hope that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games. |
| B．His biggest dream is to play for a professional football team. |
| C．He has great difficulty in living a normal life. |
| D．He is going to play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club. |
| A．A good beginning is half done. | B．All is well that ends well. |
| C．Never put off tomorrow what we can do today. | D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
【推荐2】Su Min, a 56-year-old retiree from Henan Province in central China, has never been happier. After finishing her family duty as a Chinese woman, Ms. Su is holding a new identity: fearless road-tripper. For six months, this Chinese aunt has been on a solo (独自的) drive across China, recording her journey for more than 1. 35 million followers across several social media platforms.
Before last fall, Ms. Su had rarely traveled. But she had long been fond of the idea of driving. Growing up in Tibet, she sometimes missed the school bus home and had to walk 12 miles through the mountains. Each time a truck passed by, she imagined sitting behind the wheel, safe and comfortable. But cars were rare, and having one seemed impossible. Then, in late 2019, she came across a video online of someone introducing their camping equipment while on a solo road trip. She remembered her childhood dream of driving—the freedom and comfort it had represented.
Over the following months, she watched every video she could find about road trips. She took plentiful notes: which apps they used to find campsites and which tricks they had for saving money. Soon, she made up her mind: Once her grandsons entered preschool, she would embark on a trip of her own. She had bought a small white car several years earlier, with her savings and a monthly pension of around $ 300.
In her videos, she was happy at her newfound freedom. She could go wherever she wanted and stop at any place she liked. Still, Ms. Su got shy when asked about her new fame. “It took me so many years to realize that I had to live for myself.” She paused, “It’s something I’m waking up to, not something that I just am.”
1. Why was Su Min’s childhood mentioned?| A．To praise her rich imagination. | B．To recall her childhood in Tibet. |
| C．To indicate her desire for a truck. | D．To show her deep love for road trip. |
| A．finish | B．miss | C．start | D．order |
| A．She started to pursue a life of her own. |
| B．She came to realize the importance of family. |
| C．She aimed to become an international celebrity. |
| D．She decided to inspire more women to travel alone. |
| A．A Retired Traveller Promoted Tourism |
| B．Su Min’s Identity Won World Attention |
| C．A Chinese Aunt Went on a Solo Road Trip |
| D．Followers Made Su Min’s Dream Come True |
【推荐3】“I want to work full-time in China, honey.” An overseas call awakened the wife from sound sleep. “Why?” asked the wife with surprise, in a drowsy (昏昏欲睡的) voice, from the other side of the ocean.
In the United States, he had a great future ahead. At the age of 36, he became the youngest professor in the history of the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, for his academic achievements. At 40, he became a tenured (终身的) chair professor at Princeton.
When everything seemed perfect and admirable to others, he firmly decided to say goodbye to Princeton University, to an affluent life in the United States, and return to China.
The news spread explosively. Many expressed confusion, many persuaded him, many made fun of him, and still many waited to have a good laugh at him.
He said patriotism is the plainest feeling of a person. Who doesn’t love his motherland, after all? In his heart, the American dream is already something past; the Chinese dream is rising.
After returning to China, he devoted all his energy, worked like crazy, and determined to do something big. He formed a life science research team. Every day, he works 12 to 16 hours at his laboratory.
He is Shi Yigong, nicknamed “Da Niu” (someone with extraordinary achievements) by Tsinghua students. His given name, Yigong, comes from an idiom that means “devoted to public interest whole-heartedly”. “So far as I’m concerned, awards are of no special meaning.” Shi says calmly.
In his 18 years of study in the United States, he never forgot his Chinese dream. In the next 18 years, the Chinese dream will be more beautiful and greater by the efforts of Shi Yigong and the likes of him.
1. Why was Shi determined to return to China?| A．To reunite with his wife. | B．To serve his motherland. |
| C．To live a quieter life. | D．To prove his own value. |
| A．normal. | B．miserable. | C．wealthy. | D．lonely. |
| A．His decision was well-received. | B．He doesn’t care much about fame. |
| C．He is the youngest professor in history. | D．His Chinese dream will be realized in 18 years. |
| A．To support his life science research. | B．To praise his devotion to the public. |
| C．To show his unusual achievements. | D．To introduce his endless energy in work. |
【推荐1】A little boy has written and illustrated (加插图于)a storybook himself to help raise money to buy a new wheelchair. Alfie Dormand began writing his book The Monkeys That Stole A Bus after being inspired by a day out at Paignton Zoo. He even illustrated the book himself using a computer program to create colourful drawings to illustrate his imaginative tale.
Through sales of his storybook on the Internet and donation through his Just Giving page, Alfie has raised over £1000 towards the costs of the new electric wheelchair, which would give him greater independence than his current manual (手动的) wheelchair. He has a disease called Ll syndrome and a related condition known as Hydrocephalus (脑积水), both of which affect his ability to move.
His mum Michelle Dortmund said, “We hired an electric wheelchair three years ago when we went to Paignton Zoo and he loved it. We were delighted to see him get around in the wheelchair without being pushed by others. He fell in love with the flamingos (火烈鸟). When he saw how cheeky the monkeys were, it just gave him some ideas for stories.”
Teachers have been reading the book to other pupils at Alfie’s school. Parents have been buying the book to support the Alfie’s fundraising efforts, with Alfie even signing books like a professional. The winner of the World’s Strongest Man competition, Eddie Hall, also features in the book, and the strong man bought a copy and sent Alfie a video to say thanks.
The schoolboy likes to make little stories. He does all of the drawings on the computer himself as he finds using a pen difficult.
As the story shows, life can be so difficult. However, positively face it and work hard, and we’ll get help from others.
1. What gave Alfie the idea for his book The Monkeys That Stole A Bus?| A．A visit to a zoo. | B．A storybook he’d read |
| C．Requirements of parents. | D．Teachers’ encouragement. |
| A．Dependence. | B．Convenience. |
| C．Carefulness. | D．Indifference. |
| A．A world competition. | B．Details about Alfie’s book. |
| C．Support from the public. | D．Alfie’s book signing event. |
| A．Inspiring. | B．Energetic. | C．Sensitive. | D．Caring. |
A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Café has done one unchangeable thing in the Mile High City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant provides poor local people with healthy, delicious lunches six days a week. Those unable to pay for their meals can instead volunteer as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.
“It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right” , says co-owner Brad Birky , who started the café in 2006. With his wife Libby. Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there.
“We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable ,regardless of their circumstances,” Birky says. SAME’s special lunch menu changes daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farmers.
The café now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 2007,one volunteer who had cleared snow for his meals during the long winter said goodbye to the Birkys,” He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hurricane cleanup,” says Birky.
1. What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys prcviously worked for?
| A．They refused to have volunteers. |
| B．They offered low quality food. |
| C．They provided customers with a good environment. |
| D．They closed down because of poor management. |
| A．The customers who cannot pay can word as volunteers in stead. |
| B．More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup. |
| C．Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town. |
| D．The lunch menu has remained the same since the café was started. |
| A．unfavorable |
| B．approving |
| C．doubtful |
| D．cautious |
When Ayers went to make a payment toward the $283 balance for her family’s Christmas gifts at Walmart, her money was refused. According to a Walmart employee, a woman had paid a part of Ayers’ bill after seeing her shopping in the store. The unknown woman also left Ayers a touching note, which left the mother of two in tears.
Ayers, whose sons are 11 and 3, says the stranger’s great generosity came at the perfect time for her family. Before the anonymous payment was made, Ayers had worried she would not be able to get her kids’ toys in time for Christmas.
Ayers is still looking for the woman who helped pay for their Christmas gifts for her kids. She took a picture of her receipt with the headline: This stranger paid 4 gifts for us. I wish I could thank her for helping give our kids a Merry Christmas!
For thousands of families like Ayers’, feeling this financial pressure around Christmastime is nothing new. These families who still have a roof over their heads and food on their tables often slip through the cracks — they can afford all the necessities, but the “extras” are harder to come by. Considering that Americans are estimated to spend $882 on Christmas gifts this year, it makes sense that a family with a few financial problems would have a hard time filling the stockings for their kids.
Realizing how common this Christmas problem really is makes Ayers’ story even more special. These random acts of kindness around the holidays, often from nameless strangers, can determine what a family’s Christmas looks like. Christmas may not be all about the material stuff, but for families, and especially for kids, it’s the little things that can make the biggest difference.
1. Why did the Walmart employee refuse Ayers’ money?
| A．She was too poor to afford it. |
| B．Her money was not enough. |
| C．Someone had paid for her. |
| D．The charismas gifts were free. |
| A．To say thanks to her. |
| B．To pay her money back. |
| C．To praise her online. |
| D．To make friends with her. |
| A．They value Christmas very much. |
| B．They try their best to buy kids gifts. |
| C．They hate to spend Christmas. |
| D．They live from hand to mouth. |
| A．Praiseful. | B．Helpful. |
| C．Troublesome. | D．Useless. |
【推荐1】This holiday season, holiday shoppers can for the first time send festive greetings that contribute to protecting rather than destroying our evergreen world. The beautiful e-card can be sent via TreeGreetings, available at http://www. TreeGreetings. com.
Each $8.95 TreeGreetings e-card comes with a virtual tour of the actual location where the gift tree will be planted along with a full-color, personalized planting certificate. The greetings feature musical slide shows with nature photography and inspirational messages.
“Our cards exemplify the spirit of holiday giving,” said Alan Shamir, founder and CEO of Your True Nature Inc., which markets TreeGreetings electronic products. “Our customers can give back to the Earth by contributing to reforestation while sharing holiday goodwill with friends and family.” TreeGreetings offers a full range of e-cards to celebrate any occasion including birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, new homes, congratulations, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day.
Individuals and organizations can easily send personalized TreeGreetings to their entire holiday lists at quantity-discounted rates, and distribution on a selected date can be scheduled days, weeks, or months in advance.
Gift trees are planted and cared for by well-established, reliable non-profit organizations including the internationally recognized Trees, Water & People, which has planted 1.2 million trees in Central America, and Plant-It 2020, a foundation created by singer John Denver in 1992.
After having received a Magnolia tree for his 11th birthday, Shamir gained a lifelong appreciation for the value and joy of receiving a living growing gift. He said, “My tree and I ‘grow up’ together! It has been such a valuable and important part of my life that I want to give others the experience of having a tree planted for their special occasions.”
1. What will happen if you buy a TreeGreetings e-card?| A．You will be presented with a gift. |
| B．You’ll receive a photograph with music. |
| C．You can determine the type of gift trees. |
| D．You’ll know where the tree will be planted. |
| A．TreeGreetings e-card brings high profits. |
| B．TreeGreetings e-card does prove popular. |
| C．TreeGreetings e-card helps protect the Earth. |
| D．TreeGreetings e-card deserves to be stored. |
| A．He has a high fame worldwide. |
| B．He must be possessing a big farm. |
| C．He founded Plant-It 2020 himself. |
| D．He’s abandoned singing completely. |
| A．To show it has a lasting influence on him. |
| B．To emphasize he didn’t get gifts ever before. |
| C．To call on people to value teenagers’ growth. |
| D．To collect data for his support for the project. |
【推荐2】Last summer, over 12,000 fans packed London’s Wembley Arena. Thousands more watched online, shouting and cheering. Were they watching soccer? No, they were watching e-sports or competitive PC gaming.
Millions of people in the UK play PC games for fun. Some of them have become professionals, playing games as their full-time job. The prize at the Wembley event totaled 3 million pounds. It’s not easy being a professional gamer, though. They practice for 10 or more hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week. They do exercises like typing something and then trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to beat them.
Many people who play games also enjoy watching them. They often watch games on video sites like Twitch and YouTube, and in the UK there’s even a TV channel showing e-sports 24 hours a day. Matches can be exciting to watch. Just like in other sports, there are close games, last-minute victories and creative strategies (策略). Sometimes online viewers can interact with the players through instant messaging. For example, some supporters rename characters in the game with the names of their biggest supporters.
But are e-sports really sports? Are the players athletes? It’s easy to say, “No Way!” After all , professional gamers don’t need to run, jump or throw a hall. At the moment, the UK government classifies e-sports as a kind of game, not as a sport. But many people think that e-sports are sport. They say that players do need physical skills, especially hand-eye coordination (协调), quick action , accuracy and timing. In fact, the governments of China and South Korea do classify e-sports as sports, and professional gamers will soon be able to compete for medals at the 2022 Asian Games.
For many e-sports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that e-sports are growing in popularity and reputation. E-sports are not important at the moment. If e-sports are not probably be soon.
1. What do the British people think of e-sports?| A．They have a great passion for e-sports. |
| B．They are not willing to be professionals. |
| C．They prefer watching e-sports online to live. |
| D．They take e-sports just as a way of entertainment. |
| A．The fun of playing e-sports. |
| B．The popularity of e-sports in the UK. |
| C．How e-sports are different from traditional sports. |
| D．How to start a career as a professional e-sports gamer. |
| A．They inspire people as much as other sports. |
| B．They share rules and strategies with other sports. |
| C．It takes players time and money to learn and practice. |
| D．Players need to develop physical skills to perform well. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Negative. | C．Optimistic. | D．Indifferent. |
【推荐3】Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell—a signal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.
Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending message?
1. It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that ______.| A．are lying on the ground | B．bees don’t like |
| C．have an unpleasant taste | D．have an unfamiliar shape |
| A．growing more branches | B．communicating with birds and bees |
| C．shaking caterpillars off | D．changing its leaf chemistry |
| A．waving its branches | B．dropping its leaves |
| C．giving off a special smell | D．changing the colour of its trunk |
| A．touching one another | B．making special movement |
| C．smelling one another | D．making unusual sound |
