【推荐1】At the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, people cheered when China’s Tong Xin finished her taijijian moves. On Sept. 24, she won the women’s taijiquan and taijijian all-round gold. This amazing achievement not only showed her outstanding abilities but also made people from all over the world impressed by the beauty of Asian Games.

    1     These events, like taijijian, are from different countries and cultures across Asia. This makes the Asian Games interesting.     2    

Wushu

Chinese Wushu first came about in the Shang and Zhou dynasties (16th century – 256 BC).

    3     Modern Wushu has two parts: taolu and sanda. Wushu was included in the Asian Games in 1990.

Kabaddi (卡巴迪)

Kabaddi is a traditional folk sport from India.     4     The sport looks like the game “eagle catching chickens”. You only need a place to play it, nothing else. The place should be 13 meters long and 10 meters wide.

Sepak takraw (藤球)

Sepak takraw first became popular in Southeast Asia. It is like the traditional Chinese game of shuttlecock kicking (踢毽子).     5     This is because players need to use not only their head, knees and chest but also their feet to move the ball.

A．It is also called “kick volleyball”.

B．Here are some of the special sports.

C．It has a history of more than 4,000 years.

D．It is an important part of Chinese culture.

E．There are many people watching the competition.

F．The Asian Games have more events than the Olympics.

【推荐3】In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, Spain and Australia. After more than a century the Games returns to its hometown this year. When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem (会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games this year is a white circle of olive branches in the sky. Now Athens is developing a spirit of peace( 和 平 ). An officer said, “while in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from the Athens Games to help countries come together and solve their problems.”

Four years later, the Olympic Games will be held in China. And China has already made a seal as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a single Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal-dancing Beijing.” Below it, there are the words “Beijing 2008”.The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means “capital” of China and it is also like a runner or a dancer. The running figure(人形) of the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics- faster, higher and stronger.

1. What do people always make when they hold the Olympic Games?

A．A picture.

B．An emblem.

C．A flag.

D．A map.

2. What message does the Athens Olympic Games want to give?

A．War.

B．Luck.

C．Danger.

D．Peace.

3. How many years have passed when Athens again holds the Olympic Games?

A．100.

B．104.

C．108.

D．112.

4. The spirit of the Olympic Games is .

A．history and friend ship	B．faster, higher and stronger
C．running and dancing	D．peace, friendship and development

【推荐1】For nearly 250 years, Debrett’s has advised the British public on suitable social manners. Now, it has listed modern guide to good manners, answering the questions that most trouble the British public in 2014.
★Using mobile phone in public
More questions are asked about mobile use than any other case. According to Debrett’s, it is always rude to pay more attention to a phone than the people around you, and they should always be put away when you’re paying for something in a shop. They should be turned off in theatres, cinemas or any space where silence is required.
★Smoking e-cigarettes at work
As electronic cigarettes become more popular, questions about whether they are acceptable in the workplace are asked more often. According to Debrett’s, they should never be used in a work environment. Smoking e-cigarettes at work shows that you’re not focused on your work and may also have a bad influence on your workmates.
★Giving up your seat on public transport
In a recent university experiment only 20 per cent of London tube passengers are willing to give up their seat to people in need. According to Debrett’s, passengers should always offer to give up their seat to any person that is pregnant, elderly, or clearly in need. It is important to remember, however, that it is just as impolite to rudely refuse the offer of a seat as it is to not offer a seat.
★Eating before everyone is served
The final question is one that we’ve all asked ourselves: is it rude to start eating at the table before everyone else has been served? According to Debrett’s, the simple answer is yes, unless the host or hostess permits dinners to start.
1. How many questions about good manners are listed in the passage?

A．250.

B．2014.

C．4.

D．20.

2. British people are most interested in the guide to ______.

A．using mobile phone in public

B．smoking e-cigarettes at work

C．giving up seats on public transport

D．eating before everyone is served

3. From the passage, we know ______.

A．people should turn off mobile phones when shopping.

B．more people smoke e-cigarettes at work than before.

C．it’s always polite to refuse when others offer a seat to you.

D．we can start eating as soon as all of us sit at the table.

4. What does the underlined word “permits” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Serves.

B．Helps.

C．Orders.

D．Allows.

【推荐2】Online Classes Begin

Huang Yuhui, a 14-year-old girl from Beijing, turned on her computer at home at 8 am. She began her first day of online classes on Feb 17.

“Each teacher took 15 minutes to show us how to study online.” Huang, who goes to Beijing No 66 Middle School, told Xinhua, “ Our homework includes reviewing Chinese, mathematics and English.”

Many schools around China planned to start the new semester on Feb 17. But to control the new coronavirus outbreak（新冠病毒疫情）, they put off the start of the semester. Schools in many cities, including Beijing and Guangzhou, started online classes on Feb 17, according to the Ministry of Education （教育部）. Schools in Shanghai will start online classes on March 2.

Students are mainly taking classes to review what they learned last semester rather than taking new classes, according to the ministry.

A middle school’s daily schedule can last from 7:30 am to 5 pm, with each class lasting for about 15 to 30 minutes. Self-learning, content about infection prevention（ 传 染 病 预 防 ）， eye exercise and class meetings are part of the online classes, Xinhua reported.

1. Huang Yuhui is a student of________.

A．Shanghai

B．Wuhan

C．Nanchang

D．Beijing

2. The writer used Huang Yahui’s story to________

A．show how she studies Chinese, math and English.

B．give an examples of Chinese students studying online.

C．tell students how to start online classes at home.

D．tell other Chinese students to learn computer skills.

3. Why did many Chinese schools put off the start of the semester?

A．Because schools want to start online classes.

B．Because students wish to learn by themselves online.

C．Because online classes costs schools less.

D．Because it is a way to help control the virus.

4. What do we know about online classes from the story?

A．Student can learn many new things.

B．Students do not need to do eye exercises.

C．Students still need to take part in class meetings.

D．Online classes last longer than classes in school.

【推荐3】

When you go to the park, you might find many older people listening to audiobooks (有声书) instead of reading paper books. Audiobooks have become quite popular these days. Why are more and more people choosing audiobooks over traditional books? Is listening to an audiobook just as good as reading a book?

Reading needs us to focus on the words in a book, and we also need to find time and a place to sit down and read. However, you can listen to audiobooks anytime and anywhere you like, and it gives your eyes a break, too.

But the big question is, do we get as much information from audiobooks as we do from paper books? Scientists did an experiment (实验) to find the answer. People in group one were asked to listen to an audiobook while people in group two read the same paper book. It turned out that people in group one remembered as much information as people in group two do. They remembered the same amount (量) of information, whether they listened to it or read it.

Another study from a scientific magazine further supported the result above. In the study, scientists studied people’s brains when they listened to and read books. The result showed that listening to audiobooks activates (激活) almost the same parts of the brain as reading does.

However, some people still believe that they learn better from reading paper books. One reason might be that when we listen to audiobooks, we are often doing other things at the same time. “If you’re trying to learn while doing two things, you’re not going to learn as well,” Daniel Willingham, a professor at the University of Virginia, told The New York Times.

1. What has become quite popular these days according to the passage?

A．Going to the park.	B．Reading paper books.
C．Sitting down at any place.	D．Listening to audiobooks.

2. What do we know about the experiment in paragraph 3?

A．People in group one get more information than that in group two.

B．People get as much information from audiobooks as they do from paper books.

C．People in the two groups need to read paper books and then listen to audiobooks.

D．People in group one read the books while people in group two listen to the books.

3. What might the underlined word “supported” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Agreed with.

B．Prepared for.

C．Wrote down.

D．Looked for.

4. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．People can learn well while doing two things.

B．People can learn better from reading paper books.

C．You are going to learn well from listening to audiobooks.

D．Listening to audiobooks is just as good as reading paper books.

【推荐1】China successfully hosted the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing this year. There were many great moments during the competitions. There were also many active volunteers and lovely athletes.

“Welcome to China!” This simple greeting from volunteer Sun Zeyu warmed the heart of a US snowboarder（单板滑雪运动员）Tessa Maud at the Olympics opening ceremony（开幕式）. “The volunteers who said “Welcome to China” really make me tear up every time because they are so nice. We feel so welcomed.”said Maud in the video she shared on TikTok. Maud also shared her Chinese travels on social media. She became a big fan of Chinese food. Maud shared what she ate every day on TikTok — fried rice, Kung Pao chicken and Peking duck. What to eat each day was a hard choice for her. “Everything is so good,” she said.

Jenise Spiteri is also a snowboarder. She is from Malta. She became known as the “red bean bun girl”（红豆包女孩）in China after she took a big bite while waiting for her score. “Goodbye to the amazing workers who served our food every day,”she wrote on social media when she left the Olympic Village. In the picture, she holds a big red bean bun.

Another volunteer, Yang Jinhe, 18, started to work on COVID-related matters in mid-December. Back in 2008, he liked listening to the song You and Me very much. Now he said he really understands the meaning of “you and me” as well as the Olympic spirit（精神）of togetherness. “Even though the pandemic（流行病）is going on, we are standing here in Beijing 2022,” he said on the show Youth Power.

1. Why did Maud cry over her video?

A．Because she wanted more care.

B．Because she got hurt in the game.

C．Because she was touched by the volunteers.

D．Because she missed her family.

2. Who became known as the “red bean bun girl”?

A．Sun Zeyu.

B．Ibssa Maud.

C．Yang Jinhe.

D．Jenise Spiteri.

3. What does Maud think about Chinese food?

A．She seldom chooses to eat it.	B．It’s just like the food at home.
C．It all seems good to her.	D．It is hard but tasty enough.

4. What do we know about “Yang Jinhe”?

A．He was a volunteer at the 2008 Olympic Games.

B．He sang “You and Me” in the 2008 Olympic Games.

C．He understands the Olympic spirit better after volunteering.

D．He took part in the 24th Winter Olympic Games as an athlete.

【推荐2】

Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (奥运会). On September 17 of 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut (宇航员). It wears an ice shell (冰壳) and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the color of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern (灯笼)? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games (残奥会).

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

1. ________ is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

A．“Fuwa” dolls	B．Bing Dwen Dwen
C．An astronaut	D．Shuey Rhon Rhon

2. “Bing Dwen Dwen” is ________.

A．a panda

B．an astronaut

C．an ice shell

D．a lantern

3. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can bring players hope and ________.

A．the Olympic Games	B．mascot
C．good luck	D．Winter Paralympic Games.

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．The two lovely mascots first showed on TV on September 17, 2019.

B．“Bing Dwen Dwen” and “Shuey Rhon Rhon” are good at ice sports.

C．We call it “Bing Dwen Dwen” because it wears an ice shell and looks fat.

D．The two mascots are in different colors and shapes.

【推荐3】

Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games		The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games
Number	24th	Number	19th
Date	Feb. 4 to 20, 2022	Date	Sept. 10 to 25, 2022
Place	Beijing, Zhangjiakou	Place	Hangzhou
Motto	Together for a Shared Future	Motto	Heart to Heart, @ Future
Mascot	Bing Dwen Dwen	Mascot	Chenchen, Congcong, Lianlian
Terms	7 sports, 15 disciplines and 109 events	Terms	40 sports

1. The 2022 Hangzhou Games is the ________ Asian Games.

A．22nd.

B．19th.

C．24th.

2. What’s the motto of the Hangzhou Asian Games?

A．一起向未来!

B．同一个世界，同一个梦想!

C．心心相融，爱达未来!

3. The Mascot of the 2022 Winter Games is ________.

A．Bing Dwen Dwen

B．Chenchen

C．Congcong