【推荐1】In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves, and in each race they try to achieve the new personal best.

For one Nebraska teen running in what would likely to be his final cross-country outing before graduating from high school, his personal best turned out not to be marking the fastest time but displaying the biggest heart.

Although it was a long shot when he came out from the starting position last Thursday, Brandon Schutt from Bellevue East High School knew if his time was good enough that day, he still had the potential to qualify for the upcoming state meet. A mile into the 3.1-mile race, however, Schutt realized he wasn’t going to be able to keep up the necessary momentum(势头). Rather than risking injury, he slowed to a comfortable pace that would allow him to simply get pleasure from the moment and the day.

Meanwhile, Blake Cerveny from Omaha Burke High School was running a very different kind of race. Aiming to beat his own personal record, after a fast start, he continued to push himself hard. With less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny’s legs cramped up (抽筋), but he didn’t give up. Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 150 meters and again. About 100 meters away from the finish line, he lay curled on the ground. His legs had simply given out.

Before Cerveny’s dad could reach his son, Brandon Schutt was at his side to offer a helping hand. The two completed the final meters of the course. Schutt even made sure the injured runner crossed the finish line first, securing his opponent a faster time.

In today’s competitive world, while the emphasis in athletics is so often on breaking records, it is inspiring to see an athlete like Brandon Schutt.

1. What can we learn about Schutt at the beginning of the running?

A．He was confident to win the first place.

B．He was nervous about the coming graduation.

C．He was clear about his own strengths and weaknesses.

D．He was dissatisfied with the surrounding things.

2. Why did Brandon Schutt slow down after a mile?

A．To have a final push.	B．To enjoy the competition.
C．To help Blake Cerveny.	D．To examine his wounds.

3. What can we learn about Blake Cerveny in the race?

A．He was a person of determination.

B．He was generous to help others.

C．He didn’t cross the finish line.

D．He was affected by his physical disability.

4. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Love for Sports.	B．The Sport of Track and Field.
C．The Importance of Perseverance.	D．The Value of True Sportsmanship.

【推荐2】The Winter Olympic Games are not just an opportunity for athletes to win medals and honour for their countries. Every four years, the Games also offer audiences a chance to get to know more about winter sports from around the world. The Winter Olympics may not have the large crowds and huge stars of its summer sibling, but they share the same Olympic spirit.

Skiing

One of the most popular sports of the Winter Olympic Games is skiing. Skiers compete in the downhill and slalom(回转赛), and in the short and long cross-country ski races. Skiing was originally a sport played only in cold northern countries, but now athletes from all over the world compete in this sport, even those from countries without any snow!

Skating

Skaters compete with each other in speed races or in figure-skating events. The figure-skaters are generally considered to be the stars of the Winter Olympic Games. These ice princes and princesses are so graceful that it’s easy to forget that they are actually highly skilled athletes.

The skeleton

The skeleton is one of the strangest-name d sports of the Olympics. The skeleton is named after the shape of the metal sleds used in the 1890s, when the sport first started. The skeleton is a downhill sled race, usually on ice. This sport looks a little like the luge(无舵雪橇), where a person sits on the back of the sled with his or her feet forward, but the skeleton is a lot more exciting and dangerous than that. In the skeleton, a person lies on his or her stomach on the sled, with his or her head pointing downhill!

1. What is the sibling of the Winter Olympics?

A．Skiing.	B．Skating.
C．The skeleton.	D．The Summer Olympics.

2. What can we learn about Skiing?

A．It can involve speed and graceful figures.

B．It is the most dangerous sport of the Olympics.

C．It first started only in cold northern countries.

D．It was originally played in the 1890s and usually on ice.

3. How does the writer describe figure-skaters?

A．They compete in the downhill and slalom.

B．They are both graceful and highly skilled.

C．They sit on the sled with their feet forward.

D．They lie on the stomach with heads downward.

【推荐3】SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Captain Goodfellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about its history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!
Films at the Museum
Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.
1. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food __________..

A．at the front entrance of City Hall	B．at the game
C．at 5:00 pm	D．at Central Park on Saturday

2. Walking Tour of the Town will be taken __________.

A．in the City Hall

B．outside

C．at the gate

D．at the zoo

3. “The Zoo” is __________.

A．a park with lots of animals there	B．a US concert
C．a music group	D．an interesting event

【推荐2】Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything . And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.

	Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at anytime.
	Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable resources.
	Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app.
	World Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English , use it!

1. Ctrip is a useful app for ________.

A．playing games

B．learning English

C．booking tickets

D．drawing pictures

2. You can NOT know about ________from Ximalaya Reading.

A．poems

B．novels

C．news

D．fairy tales

3. To remember words in a fun way, ________ is a good choice.

A．Ctrip

B．World Hero

C．Baby Bus

D．World of Tanks Blitz

【推荐3】People living in the UK take quite a few holidays abroad and in this country each year. Choices made about where to go, how to get there and what to do while there can either benefit or harm the environment.

While on holiday

Many of the things you can do to the greener on holiday will be the same things you can do at home—but there are also some extra things too, like avoiding gifts made from endangered plants and animals. Here are some suggestions:

●Making the most of locally produced food and drink, and local activities and attractions will support people in the area you are visiting and reduce the need for further environmental influence from transport;

●Switching off any air conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect;

●Save water—some countries suffer from water shortages and saving water can help avoid damage to our natural habitats.

Endangered species

Some gifts and foods available in some countries can be made from endangered plants or animals. Check before you buy and avoid animal and plant gifts. More details of the types of products to avoid and illegal trade hot spots can be found on the Souvenir Alert webpage.

Making a positive contribution to the place you are visiting

There are ways in which your holiday can help support local people and the environment:

●There are many opportunities to volunteer and help with projects that conserve and improve natural habitats;

●When you are away, or if you are looking for somewhere to visit, you can support projects or attractions which protect wildlife, such as nature reserves and conservation projects.

1. According to the passage, we can______ to help reduce climate change effect.

A．save electricity	B．buy local food and drink
C．make good use of water	D．go around on foot

2. We should check the gifts and foods before buying because ______.

A．sometimes they are of poor quality

B．they may be made from endangered animals or plants

C．some of them will do harm to our health

D．they may not be typical local products

3. The passage is mainly about______.

A．travel dos and don’ts

B．the harm done to the environment

C．tips on protecting endangered species

D．greener choices for holiday

【推荐1】Although the weather is very hot now, the carnival of ice and snow is getting closer. The preparation work for Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which are expected to begin on Feb 4, 2022, has entered its final stage. In January, 2021, the ice-making work on the “Ice Ribbon”, a landmark venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics, was completed.

In the Winter Olympics, where races can be won or lost by a small-time gap, tiny imperfections in the ice can make a big difference. “It’s not just a hunk of ice like you’d normally think of, like ice cubes sitting in your freezer,” told Kenneth Golden, a US mathematician who studies the structures of ice. “It’s a much more fascinating and complex substance than people would normally think.” ① ________

The first step for building any ice rink is to purify the water to remove dissolved (溶解的) solids like salts and minerals. Such impurities don’t fit in the regular hexagonal (六边形的) structure of ice that forms as water freezes. ②________ . The more pure the water is, the more consistent the ice surface.

③________. As one of the most advanced technologies for winter sports venues, a carbon dioxide (CO₂) cooling technology has been applied on a large scale for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. CO₂ is not new when it comes to ice-making. However, it has been gradually replaced by the man-made refrigerant, like Freon.

With increasing attention toward climate change, the old refrigerant has come into use again. ④ ________ . As an element of the atmosphere, CO₂ doesn’t damage the ozone layer. Although CO₂ is a greenhouse gas, its greenhouse effect is much lower than that of other man-made refrigerants. The Winter Olympics venues adopted CO₂ instead of Freon as a refrigerant in ice-making, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

“We believe these technological innovations will bring Beijing 2022 to spectators all over the world in a more impressive way,” told Gao Bo from the Media Operations Department of the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

1. What is the result of impurities in water for ice-making?

A．The water isn’t able to freeze completely.	B．The quality of the ice will be affected.
C．The ice surface will be more consistent.	D．It’s likely for athletes to fall on the ice.

2. Why has CO₂ cooling technology been applied for the Winter Olympic Games?

A．It’s the most advanced technologies for ice-making.

B．CO₂ is more efficient than other refrigerants.

C．CO₂ is more environmentally-friendly than Freon.

D．CO₂ has already existed in the atmosphere.

3. What is Gao’s attitude to CO₂ being applied to ice-making?

A．Unclear.

B．Opposed.

C．Doubtful.

D．Favourable.

4. Which is the suitable place for the sentence “In addition to the need for excellence in the raw materials of ice-making, technology is also very important.”?

A．①

B．②

C．③

D．④

【推荐3】Anyone watching the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China over the last few days has seen lots and lots of snow-man-made snow. Since the area gets little natural snow, this is the first time the Winter Olympics is taking place on almost 100% artificial snow.

This year’s Winter Olympics is being held in Beijing, China, and in two areas northwest of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. The areas get cold in the winter, but they don’t get a lot of snow. That’s because they’re not far from the Gobi Desert, and are generally very dry.

That meant some serious changes were needed to hold the Winter Olympics there. China took water from a reservoir which helps supply Beijing’s drinking water and sent it to a nearby river. To carry the water to the mountains for making snow, the country ran miles and miles of pipes. China says making the snow took about 49,000 gallons of water. Outside experts say it probably took a lot more water than that.

China hired an Italian company called TechnoAlpin to create the snow. TechnoAlpin created artificial snow at several earlier Winter Olympics. For the snow in this year’s Olympics, TechnoAlpin laid over 40 miles (64 kilometers) of pipe and brought in hundreds of snow-making machines. Even with all of those machines, making the snow for this year’s Games took seven weeks.

In recent years, it has become more and more common to use artificial snow at winter sports events. That’s true even in places that used to have a lot of snow naturally. Some artificial snow was used in the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014 because of warm weather. In the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, roughly 90% of the snow was man-made. As the world warms because of climate change, problems like this are expected to become far more common. Michael Mayr, who leads TechnoAlpin in Asia, says, “You could not have winter sports now without man-made snow.”

1. Why artificial snow is needed for the Winter Olympics in Beijing?

A．Because it’s not cold enough in the area.

B．Because there is little water in the air in the area.

C．Because the world climate changes.

D．Because the competitors perform better on artificial snow.

2. Which of the following statements is right about making artificial snow?

A．Sending water to a river is the first step.

B．Taking water from a reservoir is the second step.

C．Before arriving at mountains, water is sent through pipes.

D．By using pipes, water won’t be wasted.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The places that have much natural snow don’t need artificial snow.

B．With proper preparing work, it doesn’t take much time to make artificial snow.

C．TechnoAlpin has lots of experience to make artificial snow.

D．Experts have calculated the exact amount of water needed to make artificial snow.

4. What is the author’s attitude to making artificial snow for Winter Olympics?

A．Opposed.

B．Unconcerned.

C．Enthusiastic.

D．Objective.