Teenagers can be great adventurers(探险家). In August, Bao Naixuan, a 14-year-old student from Qingdao No. 39 Middle School, became the youngest person to finish the Rizhao-Qingdao OP sailboat race on his own. The race was 66 nautical miles(海里) long, about 122 kilometers long.
The OP, also known as the Optimist, is a small, single-handed sailboat that is easier to sail than larger boats. It is suitable for younger sailors. But this doesn’t mean Bao’s adventure was simple. He sailed for three days without stopping all by himself.
During the race, Bao found himself in a windless area in the Dongjiakou Channel. He was in danger if he didn’t keep moving. To keep himself safe and continue the race, he had to paddle(划桨) for a few hours without the help of the wind. This caused him to fall five hours behind other sailboat racers.
To catch up, Bao had to sail for about 11 hours each day for the rest of the race, longer than he’d been sailing previously(此前地). At night, he had to face the unknown ocean alone.
Luckily, Bao had the skills to beat the other sailors. He’s been sailing since he was 9 years old with the help of his father, a sailing coach. He practices sailing even during holidays.
“Sailing is very interesting and helpful. It has taught me how to fight against pressure and show my intelligence,” Bao said.
1. Where is the youngest person who finished the Rizhao-Qingdao OP sailboat race alone from?| A．Dongjiakou. | B．Hong Kong. | C．Qingdao. | D．Rizhao. |
| A．66 nautical miles. | B．3 days. | C．122 days. | D．14 years. |
| A．落后 | B．坠落 | C．秋天 | D．灭亡 |
| A．He had to keep sailing during holidays. |
| B．He had to paddle for a few hours without the wind. |
| C．He lost himself in a windless area in the Dongjiakou Channel. |
| D．He had to spend about eleven hours sailing every day for the rest of the race. |
| A．He can be a great adventurer because of the pressure. |
| B．He has been sailing since he was 9 years old. |
| C．He likes sailing because it is very simple. |
| D．It is very interesting and helpful. |
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In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old kid should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.”
1. People like his books because the books _______.
| A．are cheap and easy to get |
| B．were written in different languages |
| C．are easy and interesting to read |
| D．were written with in invented words |
| A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words. |
| B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States. |
| C．The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children. |
| D．His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans. |
| A．won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death |
| B．sold millions of his books himself worldwide. |
| C．changed American children’s way of reading |
| D．wrote the largest number of books in the world |
【推荐2】Once again the Captain’s will won. Silent, the men returned to their posts. But Captain Columbus was worried because he knew in his heart that a day would come when his words would no longer help. Before that day, he would see land.
Not an eye closed that night. The Captain stood on the high poop (舰楼) and with sleepless eyes he tried hard to look into the darkness ahead.
Then, two hours before midnight, the miracle happened. A far-off light struck his eyes. It wavered (摇曳) once or twice, moving quickly on the horizon, like a fisherman’s boat on the waves.
His heart hammered (砰砰直跳). But he dared not cry out, “Land!”
“Your eyes are sharp, Alfredo,” he whispered to a young sailor. “Tell me what you see.” Even as he spoke, the light disappeared.
“I see nothing.” The sailor stared into the darkness. The light had reappeared. “Look out!”
“Ah, yes, yes! A light. Over there.”
“Quiet! Are you sure, Alfredo?”
“But yes, Captain! It is gone now, yet I saw it.”
Surely this was not a trick of the light! Alfredo had seen it too. Somewhere ahead in darkness were human beings and inhabited land. They stood shoulder to trembling shoulder, staring into the dark.
Hour after hour passed. The sand-glass under the lantern showed that it was two o’clock in the morning. The other two ships loomed (隐约出现) vaguely and in the east the line of the horizon was clearly defined.
Then came a flash of flame (火焰). The long-awaited signal! Land in sight.
“Land! Land!” Almost immediately came the ringing cry. There in the west, green and fair, lay an island.
Who can tell how Christopher Columbus felt at that moment? The long waiting was at an end. The dream had come true.
1. Where did the story happen?| A．On an island. | B．On the sea. | C．In the west. | D．In the Captain’s dream. |
| A．At about 10 p. m. | B．At about 2 a. m. | C．At midnight. | D．In the morning. |
| A．Captain Columbus had slept heavily for the whole night. |
| B．Captain Columbus kept an eye closed that night. |
| C．Captain Columbus had one eye open that night. |
| D．Captain Columbus had been awake for the whole night. |
| A．Worried → nervous → excited. | B．Scared → curious → happy. |
| C．Afraid → happy → excited. | D．Excited → scared → happy. |
| A．Finding the human beings in the sea. |
| B．Being saved by other ships. |
| C．Helping his sailors get the light in the darkness. |
| D．Discovering the land on the horizon. |
Joanna is a 26﹣year﹣old woman． She has to clean and care her hair five times a day． And she uses two bottles of hair conditioner（护发素）a day． So her hair is very strong． She can pull a car with her hair． And the weight of the car is 2.5 tons! She holds the Guinness（吉尼斯）World Record． "It's so exciting，" says Joanna．
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1. Joanna is 26 years old．
2. Joanna uses five bottles of hair conditioner a day．
3. Hair conditioner can keep Joanna's hair worse．
4. Joanna can use her hair to pull a car．
5. The weight of the car is 25 tons．
【推荐1】Friendship can’t be measured （测量） nor can it be weighed. We stopped a few people on the street to find out what part friendship played in their lives. Here is what they said.
My best friend Mark and I really enjoy spending time playing basketball every evening. Even over 10 years after college, we still get the same amount of joy when playing basketball together.—James, 34
The importance of friendship in my life is more than what I can put into words. My childhood friends recently pulled me through hard times when my father died. —Gemina, 38
I didn’t realize the importance of friendship until it was too late. I didn’t keep in touch with friends, but now I have realized that life is much better with friends around. —Tom, 42
(Are we all learning something from Tom’s lesson in life?)
We all should wake up and realize the true importance of friendship because friends accept you for what you are, not for what you can be. —Jane, 21
(Jane has hit the nail on the head, do you think so?)
My friends and I love sharing a beer each weekend. Everything in the world can change but not our dates with our beers. For me, the importance of friendship lies in enjoying the time we spend together with nothing to worry about. —a policeman (who was on duty at the corner of the street)
1. James and Mark __________.| A．have the same hobby | B．became friends recently |
| C．only meet when playing basketball | D．studied at the same middle school and college |
| A．remember our friendship forever | B．always be there for our friends |
| C．value our friendship right now | D．meet our friends as often as possible |
| A．Friendship is important to everyone. |
| B．We should make as many friends as we can. |
| C．We should make friends with people like Jane. |
| D．Friends are those who accept us for who we are. |
| A．They think friends are important. | B．They spend much time with friends. |
| C．They have gone through hard times in life. | D．They have made a lot of friends in their lives. |
【推荐2】Good evening, everyone. This is Barbara Klein from Science in the News. On this program this week, I’ll talk about sharks. They are among the oldest animals on earth. Sharks make people feel very frightened and are famous for hurting or killing other living things in the sea and even people. Yet they have been in danger because of human activities. The main danger to sharks is over-fishing. Scientists say sharks have lived in the sea for millions of years. Today, there are more than 350 different kinds of sharks. Most sharks are about two meters long. And the biggest whale shark can grow to a length of twenty meters. Sharks have a very good sense of smell. They eat fish, other sharks, and plants. Some sharks can be found in very cold areas, some sharks leave sea waters to enter freshwater rivers, but most sharks live in the sea. Well, thank you for listening and that’s all for today. We’ll continue to talk about sharks in tomorrow’s program.
正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。
1. This passage is a piece of science news.
2. Sharks are one of the oldest animals in the world.
3. Sharks are dangerous for the over-fishing and human activities.
4. The biggest whale shark are ten times as long as the normal sharks.
5. All the sharks have a very good sense of smell and live in the sea.
Long time ago, children didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to play with. Instead, they thought of interesting games to play. Let’s take a look. Stone balls Playing a stone ball game around was a welcome sport in ancient (古代) China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm. Stones were like small balls and played with feet. Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites weren’t made of paper, but wood. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. The swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style (风格). Watching shadow (影子) plays The closest thing to watching a movie or TV for fun during ancient times was to see a shadow play. People use puppets (玩偶) behind the screen (屏幕), telling stories with music. China Daily |
| A．Sports. | B．Culture. | C．Environment. | D．World. |
| A．Computer games. | B．Watching shadow games. | C．Flying kites. | D．Stone balls. |
| A．stone | B．wood | C．paper | D．swallow |
| A．You can hear music when watching shadow plays. |
| B．Kids often play stone balls with hands. |
| C．The swallow-shaped kite is a famous Weifang style. |
| D．Kids in ancient times can watch a movie or TV for fun. |
| A．How to have fun | B．Taking more exercise |
| C．Children’s games in ancient China | D．People’s Childhood |
