There’s a “queen of chess” in real life—Hou Yifan.
Hou started playing chess at the age of 5 in 1999. “I was interested in chess and decided to take it up,” said Hou. After playing for two years as a hobby, Hou met her trainer, Tong Yuanming, and took up professional (专业的) training.
Learning strategies from past competitions and practicing chess quickly became her everyday life. Luckily, what she did soon paid off. At the age of 13, she became China’s youngest ever National Women’s Champion (全国女子冠军) and then became the youngest chess champion in the world when she was sixteen.
Although Hou is now a famous chess star in China, and even around the world, she always stays vigilant. “I’m happy to win some good titles, but I know it is just the starting point for me,” Hou added. “So I should forget the titles and work hard to keep improving.”
After learning chess for a long time, Hou then decided to study something else in the college. In 2012, she studied at Peking University and then went to the University of Oxford.
On July 10th, 2020, Hou became a teacher at Shenzhen University. And now she still works there. Hou likes the job very much. She wants to make chess reach more young Chinese people. And she looks forward to seeing more and more excellent Chinese chess players appear in the near future.
1. Hou Yifan took up professional training at the age of ________.| A．5 | B．7 | C．13 | D．16 |
| A．practiced with others often | B．listened to her teacher carefully |
| C．read books about great players | D．watched many past competitions |
| A．自信的 | B．警醒的 | C．沉默的 | D．感恩的 |
| A．Hou works in Guangdong now. |
| B．Hou didn’t want to play chess at first. |
| C．Hou studied chess at Peking University. |
| D．Hou became the world’s youngest chess champion at 13. |
| A．The exciting world of chess |
| B．The talented girl in chess history |
| C．Some ways to play chess better |
| D．A difference between chess and life |
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【推荐1】Oriana Fallaci was an Italian reporter, author, and political interviewer. Different from other interviewers, she created a new method of interviewing. In her opinion, the best way of reporting is putting yourself in your report. “The reporter is also a center and an actor,” she once said. This special opinion helped her get the name of “the queen of news interviews”.
During World War II, she had a long and successful career. Fallaci became famous worldwide for her reporting of wars, and her interviews with many world leaders during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Her book Interview with History contains lots of long and penetrating (犀利的) interviews with many leaders worldwide. One of the leaders once described the interview with Fallaci as the single most disastrous (突难性的) conversation I have ever had.”
Fallaci became a special reporter for an Italian paper in 1946. In 1967, she worked as a war reporter, reporting many famous wars. “It was really an awful period of time for me. For many times, I thought my life would end in smoke and fires. At that moment, a just hoped those pictures and letters could be found by those who would find my body and make them known to the world,” Fallaci said.
Fallaci had received many awards in- her life. On November 30, 2005, in New York City, Fallaci received the Annie Taylor Award. The Annie Taylor Award is awarded yearly to people who have shown unusual courage in bad conditions and great danger. Fallaci received many good comments as well as some bad ones. There is no doubt that she was one of the most famous reporters in the world.
1. Why was Fallaci special?| A．She had many different roles. | B．She was a political interviewer. |
| C．She had her own idea on reporting. | D．She was successful in news interviews. |
| A．Every leader in the world hated her. | B．She always made leaders feel happy. |
| C．Her interviews were hard to deal with. | D．She was good at very short interviews. |
| A．Easy and interesting. | B．Difficult and dangerous. |
| C．Helpful and meaningful. | D．Common and successful. |
| A．Because of her kindness to people. | B．Because of the great book she had written. |
| C．Because of her interviews with world leaders. | D．Because of her courage to fight with difficulties and danger. |
| A．To let us learn something from wars. | B．To show us the awards Oriana Fallaci won. |
| C．To give us an introduction of Oriana Fallaci. | D．To tell us how Oriana Fallaci became successful. |
History was made at 9 a. m. on 15 October, 2003. Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, was sent up into space by China’s Shenzhou V. It moved around the earth fourteen times. He came back safely at 6:23 a. m. the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space. He was born in an ordinary family in Liaoning Province in 1965. His years at school did not reveal what was to come — his grades were average. However, he did well in science. He was athletic and loved to swim and skate, and he showed particular talent in track and field events.
Yang joined the People’s Liberation Army at the age of 18, graduating from an aviation college in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree to become a fighter pilot. He was chosen as an astronaut in 1998 and studied hard to prepare for his journey into space. During his space flight, he was able to talk to his wife, with whom he has a son.
1. Yang Liwei is the first astronaut of China that was sent up into space.2. China was the second country to successfully send a person into space.
3. Yang Liwei’s schoolwork wasn’t very good when he was at school.
4. In 1987 he joined the People’s Liberation Army and was chosen as an astronaut.
5. During his space flight, he was able to talk to his wife and his son.
【推荐3】Rachel Zegler has a beginning to her career that every young actress would dream of. With her first role in a movie, she has received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in Comedy or Musical, as well as a Critics’ Choice Award (评论家选择奖) for Best Young Performer.
The 20-year-old plays the lead role Maria in the recent West Side Story remake. Famous director Steven Spielberg chose her out of 30,000 people. At that time, two years ago, Zegler was just like any other 17-year-old high schooler—only that she liked acting and singing and had played in a few school musicals. But this was exactly what won her the role—her beautiful voice.
Zegler developed her love for singing and musicals early. She saw her first Broadway show at age 4 and played her first musical role at 12. She then took voice lessons and had auditions (试镜). In 2015, she even started a YouTube channel where she posted videos of her high school performances and covers of pop songs.
Thanks to her talent and hard work, she played the major role in West Side Story, from which she rose from being nobody to become a superstar. She has since signed up to be in the sequel (续集) to Shazam. She was also chosen to play Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake of the animated classic.
1. Zegler became famous for ________.| A．playing Snow White | B．her first show on Broadway |
| C．her excellent performance on YouTube | D．playing Maria in West Side Story |
| A．She is good at singing. | B．She looks like Maria. |
| C．She is famous on YouTube. | D．She has acting experience. |
| A．Steven Speilberg chose her out of 30,000 people. |
| B．Zegler developed her love for dancing and musicals. |
| C．Zegler had never played in a few school musicals before she was 17. |
| D．Zegler received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Comedy and Musical. |
| A．Zegler is proud of becoming famous. |
| B．Zegler is going to further study music. |
| C．Zegler has made many achievements as a talented actress. |
| D．Zegler has gotten many YouTube followers for her excellent performances. |
In the busy center of Paris, where people hurry and the river flows quietly, a girl from China named Peng Jingxuan played an instrument on the streets. This instrument, called the guzheng, has many strings (弦) that shake when touched. It looked different from the old churches and tall buildings around her.
Peng’s fingers softly moved over the strings, making beautiful sounds that seemed to bring a piece of China to France. People walking by slowed down when they heard the beautiful music. It seemed to connect two different cultures. Some were interested and took pictures, while others stood and listened carefully as if they had been taken to another world.
As the music went on, the air felt full of surprise. Her music was like a storyteller, sharing tales of distant lands and ancient legends. Young children laughed as they tried to copy her finger moves, and adults nodded in agreement, recognizing this skill was needed to play it well.
The sun began to set, casting (洒下) a warm light over the famous city known for its beauty. Peng finished her short performance, and the crowd clapped (鼓掌) loudly, showing how much they enjoyed the music and appreciated the beauty of the guzheng.
In that moment, Peng did more than show her talent, she also brought people together through the music she loved. It was a simple reminder that music can speak to our emotions and connect us, no matter where we come from.
1. What instrument did Peng play in the streets of Paris?| A．A piano. | B．A violin. | C．A guzheng, |
| A．Because they were curious about the instrument. |
| B．Because they wanted to enjoy the beauty of the famous city. |
| C．Because they felt as if they were taken to another world by the music. |
| A．They ran around her. | B．They covered their ears. | C．They tried to copy her finger moves. |
| A．The crowd started to clap loudly. | B．Everyone left to go home. | C．Peng started to play even louder. |
| A．That playing any instrument requires talent. |
| B．That only Chinese instruments can be beautiful. |
| C．That music can connect people from different cultures. |
【推荐2】It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday. I was going to meet an old university friend I hadn’t seen for years. My train was running a little late, but that was no big problem – I could text him to tell him. He would understand. But ... where was my mobile phone? I had that familiar terrible feeling. Yes, I’d forgotten to take it with me when I left home.
No mobile phone. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling worried when I don’t have my phone with me. In fact, I know I’m not alone: 66% of us experience “nomophobia”, the fear of being without one’s mobile phones. That’s according to a study of a survey in the UK about their relationship with mobile phones. It says we check our mobile phones 34 times a day, and women are more “nomophobia” than men. 77% of them say they are unable to be apart (分开) from their phones for more than a few minutes.
It’s funny to think that around 30 years ago the only people with mobile phones would be business people carrying their large “bricks (砖头)”. Of course, these days, mobile phones are everywhere. And when there are more phones than people in the world, maybe it’s time to ask yourself, “Are you in control of your phone, or does your phone control you?”
So, what happened to my university friend? When I arrived a few minutes late he just laughed and said, “You haven’t changed at all－still always late!” We had a great afternoon, full of jokes and stories, and I forgot about my phone. Not having it with me felt strangely free. Maybe I’ll leave it at home again next time.
1. What happened to the writer when he was going to meet his friend?| A．He was late and missed the train. |
| B．He left his mobile phone at home. |
| C．He forgot his friend’s mobile phone number. |
| D．He would be late because of the heavy traffic. |
| A．I know I’m not alone. |
| B．Having no mobile phone. |
| C．The fear of being without one’s mobile phones. |
| D．A study about people’s relationship with mobile phones. |
| A．238 times. | B．34 times. |
| C．102 times. | D．17 times. |
| A．The women in the survey. | B．All the people in the survey. |
| C．All the people among us. | D．All the women among us. |
| A．Uncomfortable. | B．Wonderful. | C．Convenient. | D．Unhappy. |
| A．To introduce the study of a survey in the UK. |
| B．To suggest people control their mobile phones. |
| C．To share the writer’s experience without having a mobile phone. |
| D．To discuss whether people should take mobile phones everywhere or not. |
【推荐3】Dragon HeadRaising Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on the second day of the second lunar(农历)month.
On the day in old times, people put ashes(灰)into kitchens and around water vats(大桶). This was to “take the dragon into the house”.
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and deep fried pancakes. All the day's foods are named after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker(须)noodles” and dumplings called “dragon teeth”.
In some old Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often bring rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.
It is said that after the day there will be more and more rain. This is why the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that with the help of the dragon, farming would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest(丰收).
It is also said that a haircut during the first lunar month brings bad luck to the uncles in a family. That is why you still see many people getting their hair cut on Dragon HeadRaising Day.
1. The Dragon HeadRaising Day is on ______.| A．February, 2nd |
| B．March, 6th |
| C．the second day of the second lunar month |
| D．the first day of the first lunar month |
| A．Pancakes. | B．Noodles. |
| C．Dumplings. | D．Rice. |
| A．people put ashes into bedrooms and around water vats |
| B．people eat the dragon's food on this day |
| C．there is always the most rain on this day |
| D．people hope a good harvest |
| A．Dragon HeadRaising Day |
| B．What to Eat on Dragon HeadRaising Day |
| C．Traditional Chinese Festivals |
| D．How to Take the Dragon into the House |
