For the past six years, Jordan Romero has been running after a dream. That dream has taken him to the top of the world’s highest mountains.The dream came true when the California teenager stepped onto the top of Mount Vinson Massif in Antarctica (南极洲).
On that day—December 24, 2011—Jordan became the youngest person to have climbed the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents(大陆). These mountains are known as the “seven summits(顶峰)”.
It all began when Jordan was 9 years old. He was attracted by a school wall painting that showed the seven summits. Jordan had never climbed a mountain before. But he told his dad that he wanted to climb them ALL!
In fact, Jordan’s dad was an experienced mountaineer. From that day on, Jordan’s parents trained him in top-level mountaineering and climbed every mountain with him. As part of “Team Jordan”, they also became the first family to climb the seven summits together.
Training to climb the highest mountains in the world involves a lot of hard work. But Jordan has always been very active—it’s just the way he lives. Still, there were times when he thought, “Yeah, I want to be done.” But he refused to give up. When others thought he was too young to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, he just kept thinking. “All you no-sayers, I’ll show you.” He sure did. When he was 13, he became the youngest person to reach Mount Everest.
He encourages kids to “find your Everest.” That doesn’t mean he wants everyone to start mountain climbing. He means find something you love doing and try your best to make it. “Anything is possible,” Jordan says.
1. What is Jordan’s dream?| A．To reach all the seven summits. | B．To be the youngest mountaineer. |
| C．To climb the mountains in Antarctica. | D．To step onto the top of every mountain. |
| A．Interested. | B．Supportive. | C．Uncaring. | D．Worried. |
| A．Jordan felt tired of the training. | B．Jordan was happy with his lifestyle. |
| C．Jordan didn’t want to give up. | D．Jordan thought he could make it. |
| A．6 | B．9. | C．13. | D．15. |
| A．Practice Makes Perfect. | B．Ways to Reach the Top. |
| C．Dreams Make a Difference. | D．The Bravest Mountaineer. |
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Zhang Dingyu is the director of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, which is one of the hospitals in Wuhan, Hubei Province. It is ordered to accept patients with the COVID-19. He has been so busy recently that he goes to bed at about 2 a.m. and gets up around 4 a.m.
Along with more than 600 partners, the 57-year-old doctor has been treating patients since the hospital received the first seven people with the COVID-19.
Zhang is seriously ill, and it is difficult for him to walk. His legs are becoming weaker and weaker because of the illness. But he’s doing his best to walk faster to save time for patients infected with the COVID-19 in Wuhan.
On Feb. 2, 37 patients who were infected with the virus, with the oldest of them being 88, left the hospital after recovering with the help of medical workers. Zhang’s wife is also a medical worker working at another hospital in Wuhan. She was infected with the virus and hospitalized on Jan, 19. She was lucky enough to recover, too.
But Zhang continued working tirelessly, and though it was difficult to move quickly, he said, “I have to run, racing against time to save more patients from the deadly disease. I have never felt such pressure as today.” He added, “For me, my illness is like a sword hanging in the air, but I haven’t got any time to think about it.”
Zhang and his partners have been too tired because of work. “Normally, nurses change shifts every two hours,” he said. “Now the nurses, as well as doctors, must work four or five hours straight without a break, and being too tired will increase the risks of being infected.”
“No matter how serious the situation is, I believe that we’ll beat this disease,” he said.
1. How long does Zhang Dingyu usually sleep in the morning?| A．About two hours. | B．About four hours. | C．About six hours. | D．About eight hours. |
| A．About 600 patients with the virus are in Zhang’s hospital. |
| B．Zhang walks faster to save time to save the patients although he’s very ill. |
| C．For nurses and doctors, being tired won’t increase the risks of being infected. |
| D．Zhang’s wife is also a doctor who works in the same hospital as Zhang does. |
| A．taken to a hospital to help patients | B．taken good care of at home |
| C．taken into a hospital for treatment | D．taken out of a hospital for a rest |
| A．in a novel | B．on a movie website | C．in a newspaper | D．in a science magazine |
Wang Yaping, a world famous Chinese name, is an astronaut, and a “space teacher” as well. Tiangong space station welcomed the first woman astronaut.
When China sent Yang Liwei, the first astronaut, into space in 2003, Wang Yaping’s space dream started. She told herself, “My motherland has a man astronaut now. It will be great if I am the first woman astronaut. How I hope to be an astronaut. I must try my best to make it!”
Wang was already a pilot in the Chinese army at that time. And after having safe flights for 1,600 hours over nine years, Wang became a candidate（候选人） to be an astronaut in 2010. She did the same training as men. “The space environment will not change anything just because you are a woman,” she said. The most difficult is the high-G training. “You can see a red button there, and you can press it to stop training if you can’t bear it.” But Wang never used it. “In my heart there is no such a red button. If I press it I will not be a true astronaut.”
Finally, in June 2013 the great day came. She joined the team for the Shenzhou Ⅹ mission. She stayed in space for 15 days, and successfully gave a space class. On October 16, 2021, with the Shenzhou Ⅻ mission she became the first woman astronaut to enter Tiangong space station, and stayed in space for half a year with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu. The 41-year-old Chinese woman made history, and she gave two more space classes to students on the Earth, so wonderful and attractive. Catherine Coleman, a retired（退休的）NASA（美国航空航天局）astronaut, sent a greeting to Wang before the Shenzhou Ⅻ trip. Coleman said, “When you look out of the window and see the stars and the Earth, billions of women will be looking out that window with you.”
It was not a short and easy way before Wang Yaping became the first woman to enter the Tiangong space station. It is a good example for all of us. Whatever the difficult is, never give up, and you will get over it at last.
1. Wang Yaping’s dream was to be _________.| A．a teacher | B．a doctor | C．an astronaut |
| A．1980 | B．1990 | C．2003 |
| A．can make the training go better |
| B．can help the trainer stop training |
| C．means the trainer is not a true astronaut |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. |
| A．More than a year. | B．Over 190 days. | C．Six months. |
【推荐3】Zhang Guimei, the headmaster of Huaping High School for Girls in Lijiang city of Yunnan Province, got the title “Role Model of the Times（时代楷模）” in 2020, because of what she has done for the girls from poor families. When Zhang was teaching at Huaping Minority Middle School, she noticed fewer girls attended school in Huaping. So she started visiting the homes of the girls who had left school and she learned the main reasons. The parents thought that it was useless to send girls for education. Most of them wanted the girls to marry. However, they treated the boys differently. This made Zhang realize that how difficult it was for girls to get an education. She came up with an idea of establishing a special school for girls. Huaping High School for Girls, a free school for girls, was completed in 2008 after overcoming all kinds of difficulties.
Anybody who knows Zhang’s own conditions will be more deeply moved by her. Since the school started, she has been living with her students. And she spent most of her money she had or received on her students, although she has serious health problems herself. Besides her work at school, she also has a part-time job to help the children who have lost their parents. Thanks to her efforts, more than 1,800 girls from poor families have entered universities since 2008. What’s more, many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas, while some have even come back to teach in her high school. Her efforts have also helped to improve the local education. Education for girls in poor areas has received more attention and help from all parts of the country. What she has done will be long remembered and encourage more to follow her example.
1. When was Huaping High School for Girls completed?| A．In 2008. | B．In 2012. | C．In 2020. | D．In 2021. |
| A．Studying. | B．Helping. | C．Sending. | D．Building. |
| A．She got the title “Role Model of the Times”. |
| B．She helped all the children from poor family. |
| C．She has serious health problems herself. |
| D．She helped to improve the local education. |
①Over 1,800 girls from poor families have entered universities.
②Many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas.
③Her efforts have also helped to improve the local education.
④Education for girls in poor areas has received more attention and help from all parts of the country.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①②③ | D．①②③④ |
【推荐1】Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship (关系) broke. It began with a small thing. then bitter (仇恨的) words, and then weeks of silence (沉默). One morning John woke up to find a stream (小溪) between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter (木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work.” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug (挖) a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence (栅栏) — an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that makes you happy.”
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched (伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a guy to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other,” said Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
1. Farmer John thought that Farmer Bob dug the stream because _________.| A．their good relationship broke | B．they were neiehbours |
| C．they had been getting along very well | D．they never had bitter words with each other |
| A．John was not good at building bridges. | B．John was great to build this bridge. |
| C．John was silly to build such a bridge. | D．John should build the bridge earlier. |
| A．Shy. | B．Clever. | C．Silly (愚蠢的). | D．Careless. |
| A．What a Big Pence! | B．A Strong Bridge! |
| C．Three kind Men. | D．A Fence or a Bridge? |
Where are my sisters? Lily is over there, and she is listening to the radio (收音机). She likes popular music very much. Lucy is in her room. She has a computer. Now she is surfing the Internet. She is writing an e-mail to her friend. What am I doing? I am doing my homework.
1. There are ______ people in the family. .
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．He is watching TV. | B．He is reading a newspaper. |
| C．He is doing housework. | D．He is sleeping. |
| A．playing basketball | B．a teacher |
| C．my father's brother | D．a basketball fan |
| A．They are listening to the radio. |
| B．They are surfing the Internet. |
| C．Lily is listening to the radio, and Lucy is surfing the Internet. |
| D．Cindy is surfing the Internet, and Nancy is listening to the radio. |
| A．Lucy likes popular music very much. |
| B．There are some red and yellow flowers in the garden. |
| C．Uncle is good at playing basketball. |
| D．The writer is doing the homework |
【推荐3】It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War I. She’ll talk about my poor future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job about science, either. In fact, when I had to say that I planned to major in (主修) English and communications, she nearly had a heart problem.
“Why can’t you be like my friend’s son?” she says all the time. Her friend’s son received a four-year scholarship (奖学金) and is now making 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like my mom’s friend’s son. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to find a job because I love it, not because of a fame or wealth.
I understand why my mother is worried about my future. I’ve seen my mother make less money so that she can’t support me well. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful if I become a doctor. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
1. Which of the following topic do the writer and his mother often talk about?| A．The writer’s studies. | B．Dinner plans. |
| C．The writer’s future job. | D．Wars around the world. |
| A．The writer’s mother doesn’t want the writer to major in English. |
| B．The writer’s mother doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea. |
| C．The writer’s mother doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor. |
| D．The writer’s mother gets along very well with the writer. |
| A．He wants to be like his mother’s friend’s son. |
| B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future. |
| C．He doesn’t think his mother’s friend’s son is perfect. |
| D．He wants to do something he really likes in the future. |
| A．A Proud Mother | B．That’s My Dream |
| C．Mother and I | D．Money Is More Important than Job |
Winter may be over, but a group of children in Beijing is still playing and learning a special winter sport. They are dressed for matches. They hold a curved（弯曲的）wooden stick in their hands and wear thick-padded（厚垫肩的）coats, helmets（头盔）and ice skates. They are here to conquer（征服）the ice. They glide（滑行）. They often fall down. But they never give up. They are full of energy and pride because Beijing hosts the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Ice hockey（冰上曲棍球）isn’t strong in Chinese sports history and isn’t popular across the country. In the past, ice hockey was mostly popular in northeast China. Only big cities in three provinces（省）in northeast China have their own ice hockey teams.
But now, Beijing, as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics, are actively working on the promotion（推广）of winter sports these years. The city sets up 15 ice hockey clubs and 116 youth ice hockey teams (with nearly 2, 000 players). Some schools are used as winter sports special schools. Their students have the chance to learn to skate in PE lessons.
“I believe more and more children in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen will start to learn ice hockey. It is not only because of the Winter Olympics, but also the attraction（吸引力）of the sports itself; it attracts people to play it and enjoy it.” says a player from the China national ice hockey team.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Children play ice hockey only because of the pride of themselves. |
| B．Children in Beijing are becoming interested in ice hockey because of the Beijing2022 Winter Olympics. |
| C．Children don’t want to learn to skate because they often fall down on the ice. |
| D．Ice hockey equipment（设备）is too expensive for most people. |
①is a Winter Olympic sport ②has a long history in China ③is popular in northeast China
④will attract more people in China to play it and enjoy it
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．15. | B．2, 000. | C．2, 022. | D．116. |
| A．To learn to skate in PE classes. | B．To visit ice stadiums（体育场）in other big cities. |
| C．To take part in the 2022 Winter Olympics. | D．To watch ice hockey. |
| A．Music. | B．Film | C．Travelling. | D．Sports. |
Thousands of runners did up their running shoes and poured out from the starting line while crowds cheered along the course. Marathons in China are picking up the pace again. According to the Chinese Athletics Association, a total of 133 marathons across the country have been registered（注册）for the first six months of the year. On March 26, more than 300,000 runners took part in 26 marathon events nationwide, reported China Daily.
Teenagers have also taken part in marathons. Xu Qian, a 15-year-old from Suqian, Jiangsu, loves running. He got first place in the 5-kilometer Happy Run of the Jingdong Suqian Marathon held on April 2th. For Xu, it meant months of training and preparation. He runs about 30 to 40 kilometers in local stadiums each week ahead of the run.
“Unlike the 800-meter run at school which is more about speed, a marathon tests a runner’s endurance and mental quality,” he told Teens. When he felt tired during the race, he told himself not to give up. “In long-distance running, the only opponent you have to beat is yourself,” Xu added.
Apart from one’s willpower, kindness from the audience also plays a big part in helping runners get to the finish line. Li Zhouzi from Shanxi took part in a 3-kilometer Kid Run of the Berlin Marathon in Germany in 2019 when she was 10. The support from the people cheering along the way really encouraged her.
“When things were hard, people from across the world cheered me on. Even if it was just the words, ‘keep it up’, it meant a lot to me and I was inspired to keep going to the end,” Li told Teens. She believes that running a marathon is about staying focused on the final goal, not the suffering along the way. “Likewise, our life is also a marathon,” Li said.
1. The numbers in Paragraph 1 show that ________.| A．marathons are getting big in China |
| B．more and more young people love running |
| C．our physical fitness is getting better |
| D．China is holding too many marathons this year |
| A．Serious and competitive. | B．Lazy and easygoing. |
| C．Outgoing and funny. | D．Strong and hardworking. |
| A．It didn’t make a big difference. |
| B．It made her lose focus. |
| C．It gave her strength and encouraged her. |
| D．It taught her about sportsmanship. |
| A．The first place. | B．The race. | C．The result. | D．The goal. |
| A．All the pain and tears are life’s gifts. |
| B．Pain and suffering are not important at all. |
| C．The process is much more important than the final result. |
| D．Focus on the goal and don’t be afraid of the difficulties. |
【推荐3】Playing sports is good for both your body and mind. So China has always encouraged people to exercise more. Now fitness equipment (器材) can be seen in different communities.
The outline also lists goals for teenagers in details.
China hopes to have a stronger voice on the international sports stage. The outline says China will make Chinese martial arts spread all over the world.
| A．By perfecting rules and standards, it is hopeful to add this sport to the Olympic Games. |
| B．Because they are the future for our country. |
| C．China plans to do more. |
| D．For example, teenagers are expected to learn at least two sports. |
| E．Our government has taken actions to protect us. |
| F．More people will be encouraged to play them. |
