Gui Haichao is a bright star in many people’s eyes. On May 30th, 2023, he took the Shenzhou-16 to the space station. He became China’s first civilian (平民) astronaut to go into space.
Gui comes from Yunnan. Now in his 30s, Gui works as a teacher at Beihang University. He believes “Knowledge can change your life.” and “Nothing is impossible.”
“He likes reading very much,” said Gui Haiyi, Gui Haichao’s younger brother. “He reads books every day. He sets a good example for us.”
Yang Hongzhu is Gui’s high school teacher. He said, “Gui could make good use of time. He was the first one to come to the classroom every morning. Then he sat at his desk and began to read. He liked asking teachers and classmates questions in the school in the day time. After school, he would study late into the night.” He studied very hard, so his classmates’ parents liked calling him “the boy next door”.
“As students, we should have our own dreams and study hard to make them come true.” Gui kept this in mind and encouraged himself and his classmates to do so when he was in the high school and the university.
1. How did Gui Haichao fly to the space station?2. Which university does Gui Haichao teach at?
3. What does he believe?
4. Why was Gui Haichao called “the boy next door” by others?
5. What did Gui Haichao say to encourage himself and his classmates?
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【推荐1】In the live-streaming(直播) video of Yang Weiyun, no singing or dancing is performed nor are products sold. Yang teaches pinyin, reading and writing, something that has been most common to her for the past 50 years. The difference is her students are mostly adults.
The 73-year-old used to be a Chinese teacher. After retirement (退休), Yang wanted to do something meaningful. The rise of short video platforms (平台) gave her the idea of continuing her teaching online. At first, she offered free pinyin lessons for kids. However, she gradually learned among her fans there are many illiterate (不识字的) adults. So she decided to give lessons online for adults. Yang said she found many illiterate adults develop a sense of shame (羞愧的).
They are afraid to go to new places, worried that they couldn’t teach their children. So she added more information in her lessons to meet their needs.
“Many illiterate adults didn’t have the chance to go to school when they were young. They are the ones in need of learning words. I wanted to give them a new starting point,” Yang said.
Considering that most adult students have to make time to attend the lessons, Yang holds two live-streaming lessons every day starting at 8: 30 am and 8: 30 pm. Now she has nearly 300,000 fans on the short video platform Douyin.
Zhang Mei who was born and raised in the countryside is one of them. She had never been to school. She watches Yang’s live-streaming whenever she has spare time. Now she can read Chinese characters with pinyin and she has found a job.
Yang always prepares her classes carefully, for the students learning through her videos have their own needs. Yang said she tried her best to find out what ways the students can learn and remember better, and her biggest wish now is to see these students graduate (毕业) from her classes.
1. What does Yang Weiyun teach in the live-streaming lessons?2. Why did she decide to give lessons online for adults?
3. When does Yang’s live-streaming lessons start every day?
4. What do you think of Yang? And why?
It seems that many people can’t help comparing Liu Xiang with another Shanghai native, basketball giant（巨星）Yao Ming, who also recently published his book, A Life in Two Worlds. Manager Dai, the editor of the book I’m Liu Xiang, explained the differences between the two books as he saw them. Firstly, Yao’s book was written mainly for Americans, while Liu’s readers will be mainly Chinese. Secondly, A Life in Two Worlds was written in the third person singular（单数）by an American writer who recorded Yao Ming’s stories, I’m Liu Xiang was written in the first person and included many articles from his diaries. Lastly, according to Dai, Yao enjoyed the advantage of being born in a sporty, rich family, unlike Liu, who came from a working class family and therefore had to go through greater hardship（艰难）before becoming a world-known athlete. So if you enjoy reading about mental（精神上的）suffering and physical pain, read I’m Liu Xiang. If you want to practice your English, read A Life in Two Worlds.
| Liu Xiang | Yao Ming | |
| Job | an athlete in 110m hurdles | a |
| Family | a | a sporty, rich family |
| New book’s name | I’m Liu Xiang | A |
| New book’s readers | mainly | mainly Americans |
| New book is suitable for | people who enjoy reading about mental suffering and physical pain | people who want to practice |
Lei Haiwei, a 37-year-old fast food courier(快递员) from Hunan Province, got first place in a televised Chinese poetry knowledge competition. He beat other competitors, including a master’s degree（硕士学位） graduate from Beijing University, in the third season of the Chinese Poetry Conference on CCTV on April 4, 2018.
“My interest in ancient poems began as early as I was six years old. My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind,” the courier said.
In 2001, the younger Lei found a job in Shanghai and began to read books related to ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his spare time, since he didn’t make much money. The young man also developed a habit of reciting poems he liked and writing them down after returning home.
Though Lei works as a fast food courier in Hangzhou later, his love for poems never died. Even on his busiest work days, he used any available moment to recite poems. “For
example, I am used to reciting poems when I wait for food at restaurants, and traffic lights
on my way to deliver food. Reciting poems not only enriches my knowledge, but also
makes my job less boring. As for my future plan, I will stick to reading and reciting
poems,” Lei said.
1. How old is Lei Haiwei?
2. What habit did Lei Haiwei develop when he worked in Shanghai?
3. What is Lei Haiwei’s future plan?
4. 把短文最后一段中划线句子翻译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
【推荐1】Fiona was a nice girl. She got on well with everyone at school. And she tried to be kind and friendly. She invited all her classmates to her birthday party, and sometimes she would give presents to everybody. She was happy because no other girls had so many friends at school.
But everything changed on National Friendship Day. On that day, everyone in class had to give three presents to their three best friends. Fiona enjoyed the activity and chose three best ones from all her friends. However, Fiona did not receive a present! She felt sad, and cried. How could it be possible (可能的)？
Finally, her mother knew what happened and said, “You are a good partner (伙伴) but not a true friend to anyone. If you really want some true friends, you should give them time and love.” Yes, she cannot buy friends with a smile, a few good words or some presents.
1. Fiona tried to be2. Fiona was happy at first because
3. On National Friendship Day every student can give three presents to
4. Fiona felt sad and cried because
5. If people want some true friends, they should give their friends
Here are some suggestions on giving great speeches：
◆Beat nerves
Relax yourself before and when making a speech．Practice your opening sentence three or four times．This will help make a sure start and a successful speech．When you stand on the stage, think of the audience(观众)as your family members and friends．
◆Keep it natural
Natural body languages will help your speech：smile, stand straight and look at the audience．Do not drop your head or play with a pen．Also, dressing yourself nicely will help the audience feel respected．
◆Pace and pause(节奏和停顿)
Pace and pause add color to your speech．Speak fast enough to keep people excited and slowly enough for people to fully understand you．After an important point, pause for a moment．It'll change the atmosphere(气氛)in the audience．
1. Why should a speaker have a good speech script?2. When you giving a speech some skills aren’t necessary, are they?
3. What helps to make a sure start of the speech?
4. If you don’t dress yourself nicely, how will the audience feel?
5. What does this passage talk about?
It was a room full of boys. A girl, about 10 years old, was sitting in the middle of the classroom. She was the only girl among the boys. Her female cousins and friends had to stay home because they were not allowed to get an education.
The girl, Shameem, was born in a small village in Pakistan. In her tribe (部族) it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes. Fortunately, Shameem’s uncle, a university graduate, wanted to give her a chance to see the world. He offered Shameem an opportunity to attend school.
However, Shameem tried really hard to complete her schooling. To get the chance to attend college, she went on a three-day hunger strike (抗议).
After graduating from college, Shameem gained a position in a non-profit (非营利的) organization whose goal was to help women in rural areas.
There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn’t know. Once she thought she had a difficult life. But there, she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. To get water, they would walk three hours every day to wells.
Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. She discovered her power. Her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of girls’ education.
Now, Shameem teaches in a rural school in her village. “The first day I walked into the school,” she said, “I saw all these little Shameems looking at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood.”
Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn’t go to school. Education can change people’s futures.
1. Where were Shameem’s female cousins and friends when she was in school at age 10?2. Who offered Shameem the chance to go to school?
3. Why did Shameem go on a hunger strike?
4. How could Shameem’s experience influence people?
5. Does every girl in Shameem’s village go to school now?
With the three taikonauts (宇航员) of Shenzhou Ⅷ entering the Tiangong space station, Chinese people were excited about the news. Among them, Wang Yaping excited people most. She became the first Chinese woman Taikonaut to enter China’s space station, encouraging millions of women as they look upon the sky with the pride for the growing force of women in today’s society.
“Dreams are like stars in the sky. But as long as we try, we are meant to reach them.” Wang said during an interview before the task. Wang Yaping was born in 1980 in Yantai, Shandong Province.
She was chosen to be the astronaut of the Shenzhou Ⅹ space task in April 2013.
Women taikonauts have many special advantages compared with men during long-term space stays. They have shown to be more stable and enduring mental states (稳定和耐久的精神状态) that can support long-term stays in space station and are more considerate (考虑周到的) to problems around them. Also their strong communication skills and energy will help the members keep a high spirit throughout the stay, Pang Zhihao, a Beijing — based space expert told the Global Times.
Retired (退休的) NASA astronaut, Catherine Coleman once spent six months living in The International Space Station in 2010 and 2011. She told Wang in a video, “When you look out of the window and see the stars and the earth, all the women will be looking out of the window with you, including me.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How did Chinese people feel about the news of Wang Yaping entering space station?
2. Why could Wang Yaping encourage millions of women according to the first paragraph?
3. How old was Wang Yaping when she took part in the Shenzhou Ⅹ space task?
4. What advantages do women taikonauts have to help the members keep a high spirit during the stay?
5. Who is Catherine Coleman?
After serving as(充当) a backup crew member(后备员) for 24 years, Chinese taikonaut(宇航员) Deng Qingming’s dream finally came true ——he is performing his first space mission on board the Shenzhou XV spaceship along with two other astronauts.
The name of Deng, 56 years old, was not known by many people until China launched (发射) the Shenzhou XIII spaceship in October last year. The story of the veteran(老兵) who pursued(追求) his space dream despite(尽管) serving as a backup for years moved many. Born in a farming family in East China’s Jiangxi province, Deng has four younger brothers and sisters. As a hard-working student, Deng joined the PLA Air Force(人民解放军空军) in June 1984 and was assigned(分配) to a fighter jet regiment(团) in Jilin province in November 1987. Deng was selected with another 13 pilots in the PLA Air Force’s selection of astronaut candidates(候选人) in 1996.
In the following years, Deng devoted almost all of his time to training and has spared no effort to get an opportunity to fly into space. No matter how difficult the road to space flight is, Deng never once thought of giving up. He was awarded the title “Role Model of the Times” by the government in 2018.
1. What is Deng Qingming’s dream?2. Why did Deng Qingming’s story move many people?
3. What title was Deng awarded in 2018?
4. 请把文章的划线句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
The Shenzhou XIII heroes entered the Tiangong space station on Oct 16, 2021, started their six-month journey inside the station in the country’s longest spaceflight. The three heroes Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu-floated (漂浮) into the station and began their works. Wang is the only woman of the three.
Their Shenzhou XIII spaceship was lifted by a Long March (长征) 2F rocket at 12:23 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (卫星发射中心), in northwestern China’s Desert. During their flight, the astronauts have many tasks, such as having three spacewalks to fix a small robot arm, testing the robot arm and checking the machines inside the station: One of the astronauts will teach the Chinese students a science lesson by television. Shenzhou XIII is the fourth spacecraft to visit the Tiangong station. The flight is expected to become the longest spaceflight by China. It will also see the first spacewalk by a Chinese woman. Mother of a 5-year-old girl, Wang is China’s second woman astronaut to take part in a spaceflight. She took part in the Shenzhou X mission in June 2013. In the Shenzhou XIII flight, she became the first Chinese woman to enter a space station and also the first Chinese woman to carry out a spacewalk.
Tiangong will have the weight of nearly 70 tons. The whole station is set to operate for about 15 years in a low-Earth orbit (轨道) about 400 kilometers above the planet. By the end of 2022, the China’s own space station will be completed.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1. When did the Shenzhou XIII heroes entered the Tiangong?
2. Who is the first Chinese woman to carry out a spacewalk?
3. What tasks will three astronauts have on the Tiangong? （至少写2个）
4. How long will they stay there?
5. What do you think of China’s space station?
