Xia Boyu, 70, is the first Chinese double amputee(被截肢者) to have reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world, Du Juan reports.
On May 14, 2018, Xia, who is the same age as the People's Republic of China, made his dream come true by reaching the top of Qomolangma(Mount Everest) seven days after leaving Base Camp on the Nepal side of the mountain.
Success didn't come easy. He had failed to reach the 8,844-meter peak four times before becoming one of the few double amputees to reach the top of the world.
The first climb by a Chinese team to the peak of Qomolangma was in 1960. Xia, who was born in Chongqing in 1949, was chosen by the Chinese mountaineering team in 1974. In 1975, the second mountaineering team set off. All the teammates finally reached the top, but Xia suffered bad frostbite(冻伤) in his legs, which had to be amputated at the knees.
"It's beyond imagination how difficult it was to accept the fact that I would suddenly become a disabled person." Xia recalls. "I could not imagine a fixture of sitting in a wheelchair, perhaps forever?"
When a doctor told him that with artificial limbs(义肢) he could live a normal life like anyone else, and he would even be able to do a lot of physical exercise, his hopes rose and he made up his mind to climb Qomolangma again.
To prepare for his fifth attempt(尝试) on Qomolangma, every day he got up at five in the morning and completed 90 minutes of strength training at home. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he would ride a bike to Fragrant Hills, 30 kilometers from his home, walk to the top and then ride back home. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, he completed 10 km of speed walking.
"Without targets, people lose direction," Xia says. "So I will keep climbing and contributing in more ways to society."
1. Which is the correct order according to the passage?a. Xia had to be amputated at the knee immediately after the climb.
b. Xia joined the Chinese Mountaineering team.
c. Xia made his dream come true by reaching the top of Qomolangma.
d. Xia tried four times but failed, so he prepared for the fifth.
e. Chinese team set for the first climb to the top of Qomolangma.
| A．e-b-d-c-a | B．b-a-e-c-d | C．b-e-a-d-c | D．e-b-a-d-c |
| A．Xia was 29 when he first climbed Qomolangma. | B．Xia was 72 when he made his dream come true. |
| C．The Base Camp lay on the Chinese side of the mountain. | D．Xia reached the top of the world in 2018. |
| A．Xia felt it unimaginable to be sitting in a wheelchair all his life |
| B．Xia lost hope after a doctor explained about his artificial limbs |
| C．it took Xia a long time to make full preparations for his fifth attempt |
| D．Xia had failed to reach the peak four times before his fifth attempt |
| A．TV interview | B．Travel journal | C．Advertisement | D．Short story |
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【推荐1】Once upon a time there was a smart prince(王子)．But he never listened to his parents when they asked him to clean his room.
One day，a princess(公主)in another country was going to hold a party.She invited all the princes from nearby countries.The prince was excited，and prepared himself with great care.
However，on the day of the party，his room was so messy (凌乱的)that he couldn't find his invitation(请柬)．He looked for it everywhere，but he couldn't find it anywhere.So he decided to clean his room.Luckily，he found it at last.
When he finally arrived at the party，it was over.The prince was very sad and decided to change himself.
Sometimes not everything brings bad luck.The princess had not found her favorite boyfriend at the party.And later she had another party.This time，the prince got everything ready.He got to the party on time，and met the princess.Soon they fell in love with each other.
1. It is clear that the prince was ____in the beginning according to the story.| A．ugly | B．lazy |
| C．bored | D．kind |
| A．he was the smartest prince | B．he would see the princess |
| C．he kept his room clean | D．he found his invitation |
| A．the princess didn't like him | B．his parents asked him to do so |
| C．the princess asked him to do so | D．he missed the party and he felt very sad |
| A．The prince took part in the first party at last. |
| B．The prince found his invitation to the first party at last. |
| C．The princess wanted to find a boyfriend at the party. |
| D．The prince changed himself into a careful man at last. |
| A．A lucky prince | B．An interesting party |
| C．The change of a prince | D．A smart prince |
【推荐2】Edward rose early on the New﹣year morning． He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family． Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet．
When he came back， his father gave him two bright， new silver dollars．
His face lighted up as he took them． He had wished for a long time to buy some petty books that he had seen at the bookstore．
He left the house with a light heart， expecting to buy the books． As he ran down the street， he saw a poor family．
"I wish you a happy New Year．" said Edward， as he was happily passing on． The man shook his head．
"You are not from this country？" said Edward． The man again shook his head， for he could not understand or speak his language． But he pointed to his mouth， and to the children shaking with cold， as if （好像） to say， "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"
Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble． He took out his dollars， and gave one to the man and the other to his wife．
They were excited and said something in their language， which doubtless meant， "We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time．"
When Edward came home， his father asked what books he had bought． He hung his head a moment， but quickly looked down．
"I have bought no books，"said he，"I gave my money to some poor people， who seemed to be very hungry then．"He went on， "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year．"
"My dear boy，"said his father， "Here are some books， more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New﹣Year gift"．
"I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family． It was nice for a little boy to do so． Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year．"
1. Edward expected to with the money he got from his father．| A．help the poor family | B．buy something to eat |
| C．buy some pretty books | D．learn another language |
| A．He couldn't understand the boy． | B．He wouldn't accept the money． |
| C．He didn't like the boy's language． | D．He was too cold to say anything． |
| A．One dollar． | B．Two dollars． | C．Three dollars． | D．Four dollars． |
| A．got a prize for his kind heart | B．had to buy his books next year |
| C．bought the books at the bookstore | D．got more money from his father |
a．His father gave him some money． b．He wished a Happy New Year to his family．
c．He gave the money to the poor German family． d．His father bought some books for him．
e．He ran into the street to pass on the wish to those he might meet．
| A．abedc | B．aedbe | C．baede | D．beacd |
【推荐3】We should help everyone as much as we can, and we ourselves often need help. The great(强者) can help the small while the small can help the great. About this, a French writer told the following story.
An ant(蚂蚁) was drinking by a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side of the river, but she couldn't move at all. The poor ant got too tired, but she was still doing her best. At this time a bird saw her, she threw a piece of wood to her. With it the ant got to the side.
When the ant was drying herself in the grass, she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun(枪) in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her. But the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet just as he was going to kill the bird. He stopped to see what had bit him. And at that time the bird flew away at once.
1. Though the ant was too tired, she .| A．lost hope | B．stopped trying |
| C．cried for help | D．went on trying |
| A．We often need others' help | B．we often help others |
| C．others need our help | D．we can only help ourselves |
| A．how brave(勇敢) the bird was |
| B．how clever the ant was |
| C．how the ant saved the bird |
| D．everyone is in need of help sometimes |
【推荐1】Once there lived an old man in a town．He always forgot a lot of things． So his wife always had to say to him：“Don’t forget this.”
One day he went on a long trip alone．Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things．They are what you need for your trip．Take care of your things during the trip．”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it．
About an hour later，the conductor(售票员) began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets，but he could not find it．He was very worried．“I can’t find my ticket．I really bought a ticket before I got on the train．”said the old man．
“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket．All right. You don’t have to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly．But the old man still looked worried and said sadly, “You don’t know why I’m worried. If I don’t find my ticket, I can’t remember my station. Where am I going?”
1. The old man bought a ticket ____.| A．after he got on the train | B．as soon as the conductor told him to buy one |
| C．before he got on the train | D．when he found he had no ticket with him |
| A．to show the ticket | B．to buy the tickets |
| C．to see the tickets | D．to sell the tickets |
| A．the old man was a famous person |
| B．he believed the old man |
| C．the old man had shown him the ticket |
| D．he thought the old man had no money with him |
| A．he forgot where he was going |
| B．he couldn’t get on the train |
| C．he thought his wife would get angry with him |
| D．he lost his ticket and a lot of money |
| A．Whether（是否） the old man went on the trip with his wife. |
| B．Whether the old man had to buy another ticket. |
| C．Whether the conductor was also an old man. |
| D．Whether the old man found his ticket. |
Hello! I am a Middle School student. Welcome to our school. This is my classroom.
| A．They are under my desk. |
| B．I like the color very much. |
| C．Where’s my desk? |
| D．Please come in. |
| E．Red is her favorite color. |
| F．They are my brother’s. |
| G．He likes reading(阅读). |
【推荐3】An Xu used wood to make a bracelet (手镯) for his mother, and his mother loved it so much. In fact, An Xu made many kinds of interesting things with wood.
An, 26, is from Fenggang, Guizhou. He studied furniture manufacturing (家具制造) under an excellent carpenter (木匠) when he was young.
An said carpenters were busy in the past. Villagers lived in wooden houses, and before they got married (结婚), people would invite carpenters to prepare new tables and chairs to welcome new family members. However, more people now would like brick (砖) houses and they would like to buy furniture in shops. As a result, fewer young people want to be a carpenter.
During the past years, An learned a lot from books and on the Internet. He made a lot of works about traditional Chinese culture. More and more people fell in love with his works. For example, people became interested in his ink markingtool (墨斗), but they didn’t know what it was. An told them it was an important tool (工具) for carpenters. Lu Ban built it for the first time 2,500 years ago. An wants the world to know more about traditional Chinese culture.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. What does the underlined word “wood” mean in Chinese?
| A．泥土 | B．木头 | C．金属 |
| A．When he was 26. | B．When he was young. | C．26 years ago. |
| A．Carpenters had a lot of work to do in the past. |
| B．Carpenters are becoming smarter than before. |
| C．There are more carpenters now. |
| A．his family | B．popular carpenters | C．traditional Chinese culture |
| A．An Xu made a brick house for his mother, and his mother loved it. |
| B．An Xu made a lot of works about traditional Chinese culture. |
| C．Lu Ban built the ink markingtool for the first time 2,500 years ago. |
Running from Sep 23 to Oct 8, the Hangzhou Asian Games have 40 sports. But there are only 32 sports in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. Why do the Hangzhou Asian Games have more sports?
According to the International Olympic Committee(国际奥委会), sports in the Olympic Games should be popular enough. For example, for a men’s sport to be in the Olympics, it should be played in at least 75 countries and on four continents(洲). For a women’s sport, it is at least 40 countries and on three continents. Second, the Hangzhou Asian Games need to have some sports that are only popular in some parts of Asia. Besides, China wants to use the chance to encourage more Asian athletes to take part in this sports events.
Kabaddi (卡巴迪) and sepak takraw (藤球) are two examples. Kabaddi,with a history of over 4,000 years, started in Asia. As the sport version (版本) of the game “eagle catching chickens” , kabaddi only needs an area that is 13 meters long and 10 meters wide. Sepak takraw is also a sport that first became popular in Asia. It is similar to the traditional Chinese shuttlecock kicking (踢花毽) skill.
“If these ‘non-Olympic’ sports can shine brightly at the Asian Games, it will be helpful to make the world know them better,” reported Xinhua.
1. How long does the Hangzhou Asian Games last for?| A．15 | B．16 | C．17 | D．18 |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．Kabaddi and sepak takraw are two popular Asian games. |
| B．Kabaddi needs a very large area to play. |
| C．Sepa takraw is different from the traditional Chinese shuttlecock kicking. |
| D．Sepak takraw started to become popular in Europe. |
| A．Asia’s sports shine brightly at the Hangzhou Asian Games. |
| B．Some new sports in the Olympics Games. |
| C．The difference between men’s sports and women’s sports. |
| D．The introduction of the sport “kabaddi”. |
| A．A guidebook. | B．A newspaper. | C．A storybook. | D．A science magazine. |
【推荐2】“This is not the way to deal with Chinese people,” said Chinese interpreter (口译员) Zhang Jing calmly.
ln 2021, China and the US held an important meeting. Zhang’s translation impressed (印象深刻) the US side. One US leader even joked that she should have a raise (加薪), Zhang’s translation work also won her lots of fans on social media.
Providing translation at important events like this is very difficult. It tests not just a person’s English skills. He or she must take quick notes and think fast, too. For Zhang, however, it all seems to be a piece of cake.
But Rome wasn’t built in a day. When she was in middle school, Zhang wanted to be a diplomat (外交官). She was always working hard. Every morning, Zhang got up early to listen to the news in English. She spent lots of time doing translation exercises. She would always ask herself, “Could I have done better?” The girl kept making progress. Finally, her dream came true.
Do you want to be as good at speaking English as Zhang? Work hard towards your goals and never give up. That’s the key to success.
1. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?| A．Zhang is a very good Chinese interpreter. |
| B．The US side didn’t have a good interpreter as Zhang. |
| C．Zhang would get a raise after the important meeting. |
| D．Zhang’s looks won her lots of fans on social media. |
| A．A person’s English skill. | B．An important meeting. |
| C．Being a good Chinese interpreter. | D．Translation at important events. |
| A．Ate a piece of cake. | B．Dreamed to be a diplomat. |
| C．Did translation exercises. | D．Listened to the news in English. |
| A．Dreaming. | B．Working hard. | C．Doing exercises. | D．Thinking fast. |
| A．In a history book. | B．On a business newspaper. |
| C．On an English learning website. | D．In a science magazine. |
【推荐3】In 1987, a small company named HUAWEI was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years’ development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world’s second-largest maker of smart phones behind Korea’s SAMSUNG. It has also become the world’s largest supplier（供应商）of 5G.
But recently, HUAWEI faced some difficulties. The US government ordered a ban（禁令）on its sales in America. American officials said HUAWEI gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the US government planned to stop selling parts and services to HUAWEI, which was believed that HUAWEI’s business would be hurt.
“We have never received such a request（要求）from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information. “Ren Zhengfei, HUAWEI’s founder and president said. “The ban from the US would have little influence on our company. HUAWEI has enough ability to deal with the problems.” Ren added.
Facing the ban of the US, HUAWEI is growing. HUAWEI’s smart phone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to the year earlier in the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both SAMSUNG and Apple fell. So far, HUAWEI has grown into the world’s largest telecommunications equipment（电信设备）supplier, selling in 170 countries! It may beat SAMSUNG as the largest smart phone maker in the near future.
1. Which company is the largest supplier of 5G in the world? ________
| A．HUAWEI. | B．Apple. | C．SAMSUNG. | D．Xiaomi. |
| A．Because HUAWEI’s sales in America were growing faster than Apple. |
| B．Because HUAWEI refused to offer services to the US government. |
| C．Because HUAWEI became the largest telecommunications equipment supplier. |
| D．Because it thought HUAWEI collected information for Chinese government. |
| A．is deeply influenced by the ban |
| B．has gone into the system of the US |
| C．can solve the problems they are facing |
| D．will be the biggest smart phone company |
| A．①/②③④ | B．①②/③④ | C．①/②③/④ | D．①②③/④ |
| A．HUAWEI will grow slowly. |
| B．HUAWEI has a bright future. |
| C．HUAWEI’s sales will be doubled. |
| D．HUAWEI is the largest smart phone maker. |
【推荐1】Hi, my name is Jack. It’s a picture of my room. You can see some things in it.
This is my hat. It’s yellow and black. A letter “W” is on it. Where is it now? Do you know? Oh, it’s on the bed.
This is my model plane. It’s cool, right? I always put it on my bed. But now it isn’t in my room. I can’t find it.
This nice green schoolbag is mine. My books and notebooks are in it. My pens are in it, too. It’s always on the chair. But now it’s on the bed.
This nice tape player isn’t mine. It’s my sister Gina’s. Now she puts it in my bookcase. She likes to listen to English tapes with it. But I can’t use (使用) it. Why? Because Gina says only she can use it.
This is my bookcase. It’s big. There are 300 books in it. 80% of the books are mine and 20% of the books are my sister’s.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。1. Jack introduces four things in his room.
2. A hat and a model plane are on the bed.
3. Jack’s books, notebooks and pens are in his red schoolbag.
4. Gina doesn’t let Jack use the tape player.
5. 240 books in the bookcase are Jack’s.
◆He was bred(繁殖) as a hunting dog in the Northern mountains of Japan.
•◆He's chosen as the National Monument in Japan.
•◆The first Akita was brought to the United States in 1937.
Personality and behavior
◆He's very loyal, devoted, and affectionate with his human family.
◆He's good natured and carries himself with pride.
•◆He's a powerful dog with plenty of energy.
•◆He's aggressive(有攻击性的) with other dogs, especially dogs of the same sex.
•◆He has lots of courage.
•◆He hardly shows feelings around strangers.
◆He will carefully clean himself when he is dirty.
•◆He's highly alert but isn't a big barker.
◆He is very possessive of his food (children and other dogs should stay away from him while he's eating).
•◆His independent streak can make him unreliable off-leash.
•◆His frightening look makes him a good guard dog.
Training
◆He's not easy to train. You will need patience as he is slower than most to learn obedience(顺从) commands.
1. When do you need to keep away from the dog Akita?
| A．When he is sleeping. | B．When he is taking care of its baby. |
| C．When he is eating. | D．When he is cleaning himself. |
| A．the United States | B．Japan | C．Ireland | D．Finland |
| A．Courage | B．Carefulness | C．Power | D．Patience |
“Thank you very much，”said Old John，“I want to do everything you say．”
A month later old John came to the doctor again．“Well，”said the doctor，“I’m glad to see you．You look much younger．”
“Oh，Doctor，”said Old John，“I feel quite well now．I had a good rest．I went to bed early，I drank a lot of milk，and I walked a lot．Your advice（建议）certainly helped me．But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day，and the one cigar a day nearly killed me at first．It’s no joke（玩笑） to start smoking at my age．”
1. The doctor________．
| A．asked him to take some medicine |
| B．asked him not to take any medicine |
| C．didn’t say any word about medicine |
| D．gave him some medicine |
| A．didn’t get well | B．got well |
| C．was young | D．was old |
| A．Old John didn’t smoke before． |
| B．Old John smoked before． |
| C．Old John didn’t smoke a cigar a day． |
| D．Old John wanted to smoke． |
