The heroes helping the stars shine
The 19th Asian Games, which comes to a close on Sunday, has witnessed the great contribution of people from all walks of life.
Liu Shuyi
The security staff member has been responsible for the protection of rifle (步枪) and pistol ammunition (手枪弹药) for events such as shooting and modern pentathlon (现代五项运动).
“Due to the varied gun control policies in different countries, we worried that athletes might not understand the local rules. However, those concerns were all relieved when everyone showed understanding and cooperation.” Liu said.
Lu Baolin
“I wake up every day at 2:00 am, set off at 4:30 am, drive more than 30 kilometers to take athletes to the competition venue, and then return to the Asian Games Village. Each round trip takes almost two hours, and on each competition day, I make the journey three times,” Lu said.
His son is also involved in the Games, providing security services. Due to their work commitments, they hardly see each other these days. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the family spent over an hour chatting via video call, celebrating the festival together online.
Shi Futian
As a sports reporter at English-language newspaper China Daily, he said “I feel very lucky to participate in such a huge event as a journalist. I also hope that through our media coverage, more people will get to know the athletes and understand their stories.”
Li Guanlin
A volunteer at the Basketball Arena in Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, and his job is to ensure that the court is free from debris (碎片), sweat stains and watermarks, and to ensure the smooth progress of the matches by helping prevent athletes from slipping and avoiding any unnecessary injuries.
“When I am on duty at the court, my family will look for me during the live broadcast.
They told me that seeing me busily working makes them realize how much I’ve grown up.”
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9981. What can we learn about Lu Baolin?
| A．He is in charge of the security service. |
| B．He has to make a journey among different cities. |
| C．He sacrificed time spent with family due to his duty. |
| D．He doesn’t need to be an early riser during the Games. |
| A．Liu Shuyi. | B．Lu Baolin. | C．Shi Futian. | D．Li Guanlin. |
| A．A sports magazine. | B．An online forum. |
| C．A government report. | D．A history textbook. |
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1. How did the early oven bake food?| A．By baking the food in the two chambers in turn. |
| B．By burning wood in the lower chamber to bake. |
| C．By putting the food in the upper chamber to cook. |
| D．By burning the upper chamber through the hole on top. |
| A．Their size. | B．Their material. |
| C．Their weight. | D．Their shape. |
| A．It was invented to win a big prize. |
| B．It kept the right temperature for eggs. |
| C．It prevented eggs from hitting each other. |
| D．It was later made perfect by local farmers. |
| A．the first ovens are similar to what they are today |
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| C．the earliest form of the knife appeared around 2500 BC |
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Westminster Bridge
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1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?| A．The 1831 London Bridge is now in the USA. |
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| C．teenage magazine | D．science fiction |
| A．William Wordsworth wrote many poems of the bridges on the Thames River. |
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| C．That all the traffic is kept left in Britain was from a rule of an old London Bridge. |
| D．Tower Bridge is the symbol of London because it is the first bridge on the Thames River. |
【推荐1】This year at the Olympic Games in Rio, you might stumble across a pretty interesting sight outside the various stadiums holding competitions around the city, and meet Chen Guanming, a 60-year-old Chinese farmer who pedaled his rickshaw (人力车) all the way from China to Rio.
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Seventeen years ago, he embarked on the crazy adventure as an Olympics chaser: he toured around China before attending the Beijing Olympics in 2008, then made it to London in 2012, and now he’s in Rio. He plans to finish his global journey in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics.
He doesn’t really have money, but strangers he met on the road have been pouring support to him: a heartfelt encouragement, a warm meal, or a lift up a hill — the rickshaw, his good buddy, carries all his luggage and weighs as heavy as 400 pounds.
Zsofia Korodi, a Hungarian living in London, set up a Facebook fan page after “inspired by his actions”, so that supporters could keep track of him. That way his journeys were pieced together, and people called out the next town to look out for and take care of him. When there’s water to cross, people he met flew him over, and he would patiently wait for the rickshaw to arrive by ship.
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Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."
1. What does the underlined word "hush" in Paragraph 3 mean?| A．Cheer. | B．Silence. | C．Laughter. | D．Cry. |
| A．The result would disappoint his son. |
| B．His son would shout at Mickey for his goal. |
| C．Mickey would again hug the opposing players. |
| D．The opposite team would laugh at Mickey's goal. |
| A．Both teams liked and respected Mickey. |
| B．Both teams were thankful for Mickey's goal. |
| C．Mickey didn't mind whether his goal was wrong. |
| D．Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won. |
| A．To tell a joke to make readers laugh. |
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Brooklyn Book Festival
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| B．They both stress lifelong learning. |
| C．They both offer musical performances. |
| D．They both celebrate their 9th anniversary. |
| A．It is held in the park. | B．It offers free books. |
| C．It holds a reception for authors. | D．It is mainly designed for adults. |
| A．Brooklyn Book Festival. |
| B．New Orleans Book Festival. |
| C．Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival. |
| D．Books By The Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival. |
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