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 |
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【推荐1】“Tennis一I'm saying goodbye." With these words, Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova, 32, has announced her retirement.
“How do you leave behind the only life you've ever known?" she asked herself. Several reasons played a role in Sharapova leaving the tennis court for good.
Over the last couple of years, she's dealt with an injury in her right shoulder and inflammation (炎症) in her forearms that may have prevented her from returning to top form. In more recent news, the death of her longtime friend, US basketball legend Kobe Bryant, also played a factor in her decision to retire.
“As I think you've seen throughout my career, my perseverance has been my greatest tool, my greatest strength," Sharapova said in an interview.“But I've started feeling like it was becoming a weakness, because the stubbornness that was keeping me going was keeping me going for wrong reasons."
Sharapova rose to fame at age 17 when she won Wimbledon in 2004. She won a total of four Grand Slam singles titles; the 2006 US Open, the 2008 Australian Open, and the 2012 and 2014 French Open. She also earned the Fed Cup title in Russia in 2008 and an Olympic silver medal in singles in 2012, among many other accomplishments. For 16 straight years from 2004, Sharapova was the world's highest-earning female athlete, according to Forbes. Off the court, she made millions of dollars from companies such as Evian and Nike, as well as starting her own candy company.
"Tennis showed me the world - - and it showed me what I was made of," Sharapova wrote on Facebook on Feb 26, alongside a photo of herself as a young girl with a tennis racquet, “It's how I tested myself and how I measured my growth. And so in whatever I might choose for my next chapter, my next mountain, I’ll still be pushing. I'll still be climbing. I'll still be growing.”
1. What contributed to Sharapova' s retirement?A.Her stubbornness. | B.Her friend's suggestions. | C.Her injuries. | D.Her growing age. |
A.Tool. | B.Perseverance. | C.Strength. | D.Reason. |
A.Sharapova is the highest-earning female. | B.Sharapova donated a lot to Evian and Nike. |
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A.Playing tennis taught Sharapova how to advance in life. |
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【推荐2】A few days ago, the Brooklyn Nets basketball player Ben Simmons donated a basketball court to Machang township in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province during a ceremony. Simmons has visited China several times since he was young. He has been deeply touched by the Chinese people’s warmth and friendly feelings toward him and their enthusiasm for basketball.
Impressed by the news that basketball competitions had been held in Guizhou at a village with their own “Village Basketball Association (VBA)”, Simmons decided to donate a basketball court to the village during the Chinese New Year Basketball Competition in January. After conducting a survey, he set up the basketball court in Machang township in Gui’an New Area in the hope that it would create more opportunities for young fans to play basketball.
In the mountainous village of Machang, there are no huge electronic screens or advertisements at basketball games, but they can still be thrilling thanks to local players’ love for the sport. These players later became a hit in China and even went viral (迅速传播). A recent final competition attracted 30, 000 viewers on site and more than 1 billion viewers online.
Comparatively, the NBA boasts the best players in the world, top-class basketball gyms and professionally made commercials, so its exciting games draw fans around the world. The NBA and the “VBA” are thousands of miles apart, but their games are equally striking, fueling thousands of fans’ enthusiasm. Both focus on a common interest of basketball fans in the U. S. and China and their shared pursuit of sports and a better life.
Although Machang township lacks modern sports facilities, the local people’s love for basketball remains strong. So Simmons’ donation will surely help improve the village’s situation to a certain extent, but more importantly, it will bring people separated by the Pacific Ocean closer through this sport.
1. How did Ben Simmons give a hand to Machang township?A.By donating electronic screens and some equipment for playing basketball. |
B.By giving some money to help the township to build a stadium. |
C.By training some local people to practise playing basketball. |
D.By offering a basketball court to the township for free. |
A.The recent match appealed to a large number of viewers. |
B.The local players can earn an amount of money by playing the game. |
C.The players, professional skills make the local basketball games exciting. |
D.Advertisements contributed to the successful promotion of the local sport. |
A.To suggest the “VBA” should learn from the NBA. |
B.To show the NBA is much more exciting than the “VBA”. |
C.To express the NBA and the “VBA” have something in common. |
D.To prove the rules of the “VBA” and the NBA are almost the same. |
A.The living standard of the village. |
B.The significance of the donation. |
C.The sports facilities of the township. |
D.The meaning of the basketball competitions. |
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【推荐1】Mother Teresa (August 26, 1910-September 5, 1997) was a great woman, who did a lot to improve the social condition of mankind. Due to her contribution in serving the society, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize aged 69.
She was brought up in a Catholic family. When she was only seven, she lost her father. Even as a young child, she was interested in the life of missionaries (传教士). At the age of 18, she decided that she would become a nun. She left her home and went to join the Sisters of Loreto. It was the first step that she made towards providing services for mankind.
On the 7th of October in the year 1950, Mother Teresa received Vatican permission to start the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, the mission of which would be to take care of the needy, the homeless, and people who were shunned by the society. Then it had a number of branches all over the country. The journey of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity started with the setting up of homes for "the Dying".
In the year 1983, Mother Teresa suffered from a serious heart attack, while she was in Rome. However, she recovered. But, later in 1989, she again got an attack. Her health went worse and in the year 1991, she suffered from pneumonia. Taking her health problems into consideration, Mother Teresa decided to resign (辞职) from the post of head of the order.
A secret vote was conducted in which all the nuns voted for the stay of Mother Teresa except herself. So, she agreed to continue serving as head of the Missionaries of Charity. Day by day her health was getting worse. On September 5, 1997, exactly nine days after her 87th birthday, this great soul departed for heaven.
1. Why did Mother Teresa devote her life to the religious life?A.Because her parents had a deep influence on her. |
B.Because she wanted to provide services for others. |
C.Because she thought the life of missionaries simple. |
D.Because she came to know the Sisters of Loreto. |
A.Cared. | B.Concerned. |
C.Ignored. | D.Affected. |
A.She realized she couldn’t fully serve the people in need. |
B.She was only worried about her health condition. |
C.She wished to lead a more comfortable life. |
D.She knew a heart attack would take her life away at any time. |
【推荐2】The 36-year-old Jia Juntingxian was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province, and was blind in both eyes due to congenital eye disease. She showed athletic talent since childhood and was selected as a track and field athlete by Jiangxi Disabled Persons’ Federation.
Although she can’t see the world, Jia breaks through the “immediate” obstacles again and again while running, letting the world see her. In her sports career, Jia has won 43 national and world-class sports medals. Among them, in 2016, she broke the world record and stood on the podium(领奖台)of the women’s T11-T13 4×100-meter relay event at the Rio Paralympics.
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Changing from a Paralympic competitor to a special education teacher, Jia said that there is no discomfort, “Because I understand the students as well as myself and knows the inconveniences and difficulties of the children. I hope that every child is like a different seed. Through hard study, they can bravely realize their own life.”
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Jia always believes that the world is a circle, as long as the love of others is constantly passed on, the whole society will be full of love!
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A.Challenges in Jia Juntingxian’s sports career. |
B.Jia Juntingxian’s achievements in sports competitions. |
C.Reasons for Jia Juntingxian to be a field athlete. |
D.Jia Juntingxian’s efforts to win the Rio Paralympics. |
A.The good salary at the local school. |
B.Her desire for enriching her life after sports. |
C.The difficult situation of disabled children. |
D.Her responsibility of looking after her brothers. |
A.By offering them working opportunities. |
B.By designing more traffic signals for them. |
C.By organizing long-term volunteer services. |
D.By giving advice on training their assistance dogs. |
A.Caring and cautious. |
B.Patient and generous. |
C.Humorous and brave. |
D.Kind-hearted and helpful. |
【推荐3】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. |