A 70-year-old woman wins hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin, He Qi reports in Shanghai.
Videos on the social networking platform Douyin—also known globally as TikTok—that show men and women with perfect physiques working out or providing fitness tips are commonplace.
Trying to stand out from the crowd amid a flood of such videos can often be difficult, but a relatively new account, which has only been active since last year, has managed to do easily. The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, toned figure that would leave viewers green with envy.
The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, a Shanghai resident with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos. She was once even featured on a reality show on China Central Television. According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 followers within just a few months.
“The main group that I wanted to encourage was people at ages 30 to 50,” says Chen. “I think they will be motivated to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The message I want to convey is that it is never too late to pursue good health.”
For Chen, her passion for exercising was born out of a need instead of a desire to become famous. According to Chen, her health had been poor since she was a child. She even had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy. “In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day,” says Chen, who used to be a saleswoman in a local company before retirement.
1. What is the main idea of the text?| A．An old woman follows Douyin to work out. |
| B．It is never too late to pursue good health. |
| C．An elderly fitness instructor is well received on Douyin. |
| D．Work energetically, and you can win hearts on Douyin. |
| A．Young women. | B．Middle aged people. |
| C．Retired people. | D．Douyin viewers. |
| A．Since she was a child. |
| B．After she quit her job. |
| C．After she gave birth to her daughter. |
| D．When she became advanced in years. |
| A．It is easier for an old trainer to stand out on Douyin. |
| B．Viewers may feel more jealous of young women. |
| C．Chen's Douyin account is managed by her trainer. |
| D．It is just a few months since Chen opened her Douyin account. |
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【推荐1】After receiving several complaints (投诉) from the customers, the owner of an Italian restaurant in Mooresville, North Carolina, has taken the decision to forbid(禁止) children under the age of five. Although facing criticism in social media, he says that business has grown greatly.
The owner describes his restaurant as a traditional and wonderful restaurant, but young children cry, scream or play on iPads at full volume (音量). It disturbs other customers and clearly doesn’t fit in too well in a wonderful meal. So the owner, Pasquale Caruso, set up a “no child under five” rule in January 2020.
“Some customers complain, get up and leave because children are bothering them, and the parents are doing nothing,” Caruso told the newspaper. “It starts to feel like it isn’t the Caruso’s anymore, that it’s a local pizzeria instead." Caruso added that he didn’t like taking this kind of decision, but in the end, he had to do what was best for his business. Since then, people have been voicing their opinions on the restaurant’ s unofficial Facebook page.
“You have forbidden small children. Then who are the next: blacks, Jews, native people? Shame on you!” one Facebook user called John commented. But for every critical comment, there are some that congratulate Caruso’s for taking such a brave decision. “Thank you for taking a stand,” some people wrote on its Facebook page.
“I’m the parent of 5. Don’t bring little ones to a nice restaurant or expect them to quietly sit still for an hour. They CAN NOT DO IT,” one person posted. Caruso said the online support for his controversial (有争议的) rule is reflected in the success of his business. The number of customers has risen from 50 a day to around 80.
1. The controversial rule of the Italian restaurant is that ________.| A．he doesn’t accept complaints from customers |
| B．children under 5 are forbidden in this restaurant |
| C．customers cannot come in with their iPads |
| D．a child area will be built in the restaurant |
| A．do their homework | B．eat pizzas from other shops |
| C．make a lot of noises | D．talk with their parents in a low voice |
| A．Most of people go against his behavior. |
| B．His restaurant gets into trouble. |
| C．He has to stop his rule at once. |
| D．There are more customers than before. |
| A．A strange restaurant in Italy |
| B．The trouble from young parents |
| C．Pasquale Caruso’s brave decision |
| D．The impolite behavior in restaurants |
【推荐2】LONDON—As world leaders paid tribute(致敬) to Queen Elizabeth on her death aged 96 on Thursday, ordinary people in Britain and around the globe paid their own respects to a woman who had been the face of her nation for more than 70 years.
On a rainy London night, thousands gathered outside Buckingham. Palace, in central London, some laying flower tributes outside the black iron gates. There were similar scenes outside the queen’s Windsor Castle home. Black taxis lined up outside the palace to pay tribute to the Queen.
Portraits of Elizabeth were posted on billboard screens in central London’s Piccadilly Circus and the city’s Canary Wharf financial district, and also across the Atlantic in New York’s Times Square. Flowers were laid outside the British Consulate General in New York.
In Washington, the US flag was lowered to half staff(半旗) to mark the passing of a queen whose legacy(遗产) US President Joe Biden said “will loom large（赫然出现）in the pages of British history, and in the story of our world”.
Her death was also marked in European cities. In Berlin, flowers and candles were laid outside the British Embassy(大使馆). In Paris, the Eiffel Tower went dark at the exact time of midnight in a tribute to the Queen.
In Brazil, the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro was lit up in the red, blue and white of the United Kingdom’s flag, while Australia announced plans to illuminate the sails of the Sydney Opera House.
1. Where did Queen Elizabeth live?| A．London’s Canary Wharf. | B．Windsor Castle. |
| C．London’s Piccadilly Circus. | D．The British Consulate General. |
| A．In Berlin, portraits of Elizabeth were posted on screens outside the British Embassy. |
| B．In New York’s Times Square, funeral music was played softly and continuously. |
| C．In Paris, the Eiffel Tower turned brighter at midnight. |
| D．In Washington, the US flag was flown at half staff. |
| A．Break down. | B．Light up. | C．Hold back. | D．Turn over. |
| A．World mourns Queen ElizabethⅡ. |
| B．Queen ElizabethⅡ—face of Britain for over 70 years |
| C．Queen ElizabethⅡ’s legacy looms large in British history |
| D．Ordinary British people pay respects to Queen ElizabethⅡ |
【推荐3】Chinese Teapot Escaping from British Museum Goes Viral
Chinese state media has praised a viral video series telling the story of a jade teapot coming to life and fleeing the British Museum to make its way back home.
The set of three short videos, entitled Escape from the British Museum, shows the teapot turning into a young woman in a green dress, who then engages a London-based Chinese journalist to help her reunite with her family. It appears to have struck a chord (弦) in China after first being released by independent vloggers on Douyin. By Monday evening, it had reportedly received more than 310 million views. The plot line taps into growing Chinese criticism of the British Museum after reports last month that more than 1,500 priceless objects, including gold jewelry, semi-precious stones and glass, were missing, stolen or damaged.
In August the state media Global Times called for the return of Chinese artifacts from the museum “free of charge” in the wake of the controversy. “The huge holes in the management and security of cultural objects in the British Museum exposed by this scandal (丑闻) have led to the collapse of a long-standing and widely circulated claim that ‘foreign cultural objects are better protected in the British Museum’,” it said. It strongly supported the video series for touching on a “powerful message” about the importance of cultural heritage and reflecting “Chinese people’s desiring for the repatriation of the Chinese cultural relics.”
State broadcaster CCTV also gave the short films a glowing review saying: “We are very pleased to see Chinese young people are passionate about history and tradition... We are also looking forward to the early return of Chinese artifacts that have been displayed overseas.”
The museum scandal made headlines around the world and reawakened earlier demands by the Chinese media to restore the country’s relics. The new three-part show has triggered a wave of nationalism among viewers, with many praising the creative plot that reduced them to tears by showing how the teapot experienced the happiness of returning to China to see pandas and watch a flag-raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square.
1. What excuse does Britain give for keeping other nations’ cultural objects in its museum?| A．It has taken possession of these objects by all lawful means. |
| B．These objects are safer and taken better care of in its museum. |
| C．It is requested by other nations to protect their cultural objects. |
| D．These objects may come to life, flee their countries and go viral. |
| A．Repair. | B．Reflection. | C．Reserve. | D．Return. |
| A．China had already demanded the restoration of its cultural relics before the scandal. |
| B．The museum’s awful management and security systems are involved in the scandal. |
| C．The Britain Museum is under pressure to return the cultural relics to China sooner or later. |
| D．A London-based Chinese journalist has contributed a lot to the viral three-part video series. |
| A．To appeal to Britain to return China’s cultural objects. |
| B．To introduce a viral video series about a fleeing jade teapot. |
| C．To arouse readers’ concern about Chinese cultural objects abroad. |
| D．To praise Chinese young people’s passion for history and tradition. |
【推荐1】Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health. But how about for your sleep?
How do exercise influence sleep?
People who exercise regularly get better sleep than those who don't.
For most people, the time when they take exercise doesn't matter. For too much exercise, late afternoon might be the best. For ongoing training, morning might be preferable. After taking exercise at night, you should gently do stretching (拉伸).This will let your body know it is time to calm down.
Which type of exercise is best for sleep?
The best type of exercise is the one you enjoy, and you should make it a regular part of your routine.
How much exercise do you need for better sleep?
| A．What time of day is best for exercise? |
| B．What can help you sleep more soundly? |
| C．The amount will vary, depending on factors such as age and fitness level. |
| D．Exercise increases the amount of a chemical, which can increase body temperature. |
| E．Exercise increases total seep time, which leads to greater sleep satisfaction. |
| F．Either yoga or weight lifting can help you sleep well. |
| G．In general, being active during the day can improve the sleep at night. |
【推荐2】We all know about the health benefits of swimming. It offers a great workout to the body — it builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular (心血管的) fitness.
Cold-water swimming — sometimes called wild swimming — involves swimming in natural areas including ponds, rivers and the sea. Jumping in cold water gives a short sharp shock to the body.
What is it that people are gaining from this cold experience? Doctors say getting into cold water makes a stress response, but the more you do it, your reaction to stress is reduced.
So, if you’re convinced that this is for you, take advice: approach it with caution, swim with a friend, and maybe start in summer, when the water temperatures are higher.
| A．Cold-water swimming is beneficial to people. |
| B．If you don’t mind getting wet, it can be fun, too. |
| C．However, many participants sat they get used to it. |
| D．It’s also thought to strengthen our digestive function. |
| E．We all know exercise can make people live a long life. |
| F．Cold-water swimming can cure certain conditions. |
| G．For example, it helps reduce the stress of exercising at high altitudes. |
【推荐3】Long after the coronavirus pandemic is declared over, another health plight(困境) could take its place: a mental health crisis, experts have warned. But according to a new study, practicing yoga may help to reduce the blues, at least somewhat.
Researchers with the University of South Australia, in a partnership with the Federal University of Santa Maria, UNSW Sydney, Kings College London, and Western Sydney University, conducted what is said to be the first “world study” on the mental health benefits of practicing yoga.
In a meta-analysis of 180 studies across six countries that involved some 1,080 participants-all of whom had a “formal diagnosis of a mental disorder, including depression and anxiety,” according to news release on the findings-researchers found that the participants’ mental health improved with “movement-based yoga,” with the benefits “being incremental(递增的) with the amount of yoga they practiced,” they said.
Movement-based yoga was defined by the researchers as “any form of yoga where participants are physically active at least 50 percent of the time, that is, forms of yoga that emphasize holding poses and flowing through series of poses,” according to the news release.
“As self-isolation continues and people find themselves working from home and unable to physically catch up with their friends and family, we’re likely to see more people feel lonely and disconnected,” said lead researcher and University of South Australia Ph.D. candidate Jacinta Brinsley, in a statement. “Exercise has always been a great strategy for people struggling with these feelings as it boosts both mood and health. But as gyms and exercise classes of all kinds are now closed — even jogging with a friend is strongly discouraged — people are looking for options, and this is where yoga can help.”
Our research shows that movement-based yoga improved symptoms of depression(or improved mental health) for people living with a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, post-traumatic(创伤后) stress and major depression. “So, it’s very good news for people struggling in times of uncertainty,” Brinsley added.
1. Why did the scientists conduct the research?| A．To call on more people to practice yoga. |
| B．To test the seriousness of the mental health crisis. |
| C．To find out the effects of practicing yoga on mental health. |
| D．To warn people of the potential risk caused by the pandemic. |
| A．It demands high accuracy of poses. |
| B．It requires participants to move constantly. |
| C．It stresses the flow through poses after poses. |
| D．It makes up 50 percent of the time people spend on exercising. |
| A．They struggle with the strategy to exercise. |
| B．They grow tired of jogging with their friends. |
| C．They are too depressed to make other choices. |
| D．Routine exercise is not accessible for the moment. |
| A．Breakthrough in Times of Uncertainty |
| B．Yoga Helps Coronavirus-related Depression |
| C．How to Defeat Depression During the Pandemic |
| D．Benefits of Practicing Yoga on a Regular Basis |
【推荐1】At the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Halfway in the women’s slalom(障碍滑雪)race, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin took a commanding lead over the greatest women’s slalom skiers in the world. On her final run, she burst from the start house at a breakneck speed, snaking around the poles in crazy rhythm.
Skiing has always been a significant part of Mikaela’s life. Her mom raced and coached skiing and her dad ski raced all through college. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At the age of two and a half, Mikaela made her first ski run on plastic skis. From ages 8 to 11, she worked hard, practicing hundreds of training runs on small hills repeatedly to develop the correct techniques of slalom skiing.
When Mikaela was 11, she attended the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing crazily. According to Kirk Dwyer, Burke Mountain Academy headmaster, “It was the degree of Mikaela’s effort to be the best that distinguished her from others. Her commitment to conditioning, having proper sleep, eating correctly, doing the drills, and watching video was unusual for an 11 to 13-year-old. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and believed in herself then and now.”
By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race.
Working hard is a full-time job for Mikaela. Even her off-season is work time. In the summer, when Mikaela is off the ski slopes and in the gym, her daily training consists of six to seven hours of weight lifting, swimming, and biking to improve her core strength and flexibility. She does all of this so that she can dash down slopes at speeds topping 50 miles per hour while cutting back and forth around gates with astonishing precision.
“If you have passion for your targets, whatever they are,” she says, “the sky is the limit. Give it your all!”
1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?| A．Mikaela came from a skiing family. |
| B．Mikaela’s mother taught her to ski first. |
| C．Mikaela trained harder than her brother. |
| D．Mikaela’s father coached skiing in colleges. |
| A．To stress Mikaela was a crazy teen. |
| B．To show Mikaela’s distinct personality. |
| C．To praise the good students in his school. |
| D．To highlight Mikaela’s great devotion to training. |
| A．Competent and wise. | B．Creative and determined. |
| C．Aggressive and brave. | D．Committed and self-disciplined. |
| A．Practice makes perfect. |
| B．Not to advance is to go back. |
| C．He who laughs last laughs best. |
| D．Actions speak louder than words. |
【推荐2】Iggy Azalea doesn't look like a rapper (说唱乐歌手).On May 17, she attended the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, US, with pink hair and a blue coat. She looked like a model, but won big as a rapper. The Australian beat out big names like Nicki Minaj and Drake to win the award for Top Rap Artist.
It's a great achievement in many people's eyes, but Azalea knew what she wanted from the beginning. At 15 she dropped out of high school because she was only interested in art classes. She worked as a house cleaner to save money for her dream the following year. Before her 16th birthday, Azalea left her home, a tiny town in Australia, for the US, making up her mind to become a rapper. Moving from Miami to Houston to Atlanta, she started rapping in the Southern-style accent of her surroundings and her single Ignorant Art came out in 2011.From then on, she never looked back.
However, her style has caused lots of discussions. She might be one of the most polarizing artists. She raps with a southern American accent, even though she speaks with an Australian one. Many people say that she overuses black culture in her music.
Her supporters are against it. Female American rapper MC Lyte defended (为……辩护)Azalea in an interview, saying she should not be judged because of where she's from. "Hip hop is universal (全世界的), and has no color line, "MC Lyte said. Azalea herself is proud of her music. "I really want to be focused on what I'm doing, "she said in an interview." That's really dangerous when you're trying to figure out ways to entertain people and make them happy. I don't want to be a part of that."
1. After leaving for America, Azalea ________.| A．went to an art school for her dream |
| B．worked as a cleaner in the first year |
| C．never returned to her hometown in Australia |
| D．developed her Southern-style accent rap |
| A．she sings with an Australian accent |
| B．she looks like a model herself |
| C．people think her music has too much black style |
| D．people don't accept singers from Southern America |
| A．she's unwilling to become popular |
| B．her music is for entertainment |
| C．she refuses to learn from other rappers |
| D．her music is not affected by others' taste |
| A．Kind and easy-going. |
| B．Determined and confident. |
| C．Honest and serious. |
| D．Talented and friendly. |
【推荐3】Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani student and education activist who began speaking out for girls’ education at the age of 11. After surviving an assassination (暗杀) at the age of 15, she co-founded the Malala Fund with her father to create a world where girls everywhere could be educated without fear. Her fund supports every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education and works mainly in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria.
Malala believes girls are the best investment (投资) in the future peace and further development of our world. It will never be a wrong choice to spend money on girls.
In 2014 the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai the Nobel Peace Prize for their fight against the suppression (镇压) of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Malala became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Accepting the award, Malala said, “This award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want change.”
In her new picture book, Malala’s Magic Pencil, Malala returns to her childhood to teach young readers about the importance of hope, believing in magic, and making the world a better place.
Malala’s first book, her personal life story co-written with Christina Lamb, I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World, was published in 2013. She is also the subject of the 2015 film He Named Me Malala.
1. What’s the purpose of the Malala Fund?| A．To improve girls’ safety. |
| B．To improve people’s living conditions. |
| C．To get young girls to school. |
| D．To win women lifetime education rights. |
| A．They are quite good at making investments. |
| B．They will play an important role in the future. |
| C．They are in greater need of peace than boys. |
| D．They do more for the development of the world than boys. |
| A．She will have more supporters in the coming years. |
| B．She is satisfied with her education. |
| C．She feels powerless to change the world. |
| D．She has a caring attitude. |
| A．It teaches readers how to draw. |
| B．It spreads hope. |
| C．It was a co-written book. |
| D．It was Malala’s first book. |
