“When side by side two rabbits go, who can tell the buck (雄兔) from the doe (雌兔)?” China’s Yang Jingru and Li Jinzi “played the buck and the doe” in the women’s 1,500m short track speed skating (短道速滑) event of the Winter Youth Olympic Games on Jan 20th, 2024.
They used the classic “rabbit strategy ( 策略) ”. The key of the “rabbit strategy” is teamwork of two skaters. One skater nuns very fast from the start, while the other stays behind. This is different from the usual 1,500m speed skating strategy of keeping the same speed and then speeding up in the last few turns.
Using the “rabbit strategy”, after the first turn, Yang suddenly skated at full speed. She ran one turn faster than the other skaters and stayed at the back of the group all the time, but nobody noticed it.
Working with Yang, Li changed between the front and the back in the first half of the race. This made the other skaters wonder who was the “leading rabbit”. In fact, when the bell rang and showed that there was only one turn to go, everyone had tvo turns left except Yang. As a result, Yang and Li rushed the finish line successfully while others were getting into a mess.
The two Chinese short track speed players cleverly use the “rabbit strategy”. They won both gold and silver medals, making it a victory at the Winter Youth Olympics.
1. Where was Yang during her last lap (圈)?
| A．① | B．② | C．③ | D．④ |
| A．success | B．failure | C．fairness | D．joke |
| A．The key of the “rabbit strategy” is patience. |
| B．Li’s role in the race is to make other skaters wonder. |
| C．Chinese people love the rabbit very much. |
| D．Both Yang Jingru and Li Jinzi won gold medals in the Game. |
| A．Chinese sayings. | B．Care for health. |
| C．A sports event. | D．Share your feelings. |
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【推荐1】The eSports (电竞) game appeared in the US in 1986. It was a game between two children on TV at that time. Then in 1998, a show about a popular video game appeared on TV in South Korea.
The eSports game was not popular with people before. Not everyone agreed that it was a kind of sport. They didn’t think it needed any physical power like other sports. Some people even thought it was a computer game. However, it is not easy to be an excellent eSports player. On the one hand, it needs strong mental power. It can’t bring much fun to people. On the other hand, the only thing the players do every day is practicing. Usually an eSports player has to spend more than ten hours a day practicing on the computer.
However, since China’s national team won first place in the eSports game in the 2018 Asian Games, the eSports game has developed fast in China. According to a study, 38% of the young Chinese people under 26 years old want to work as eSports players. They think the work is very fun and exciting. As time goes by, it has become common in China. Hangzhou is building a large eSports town. There will be an eSports park, an eSports school, an eSports-themed hotel and a training center. At the same time, more and more colleges have added eSports to their curriculums. More students from these colleges will work for eSports in the future.
Now eSports games are official sports in many countries. One day, we might even see eSports games in the Olympic Games.
1. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?| A．The birth of the eSports games. |
| B．The popularity of the eSports games. |
| C．The possible future of the eSports games. |
| A．Enough practice and money. |
| B．Mental power and enough money. |
| C．Mental power and lots of practice. |
| A．He has problems getting _________ as teachers or doctors. |
| B．All the schools have music and dancing as their students’ _________. |
| C．They watch _________ on TV because their favorite actors are on the show. |
| A．eSports games will soon be in the Olympic Games. |
| B．Hangzhou will be the center of China’s eSports games. |
| C．eSports games have become increasingly popular in China. |
| A．To tell us how to become an excellent eSports player. |
| B．To provide more information about the eSports games. |
| C．To show us how interesting the eSports games are. |
【推荐2】Is handwriting(书写) important? Yes, the 10-year-old girl Alyssa thinks so. She is a fifth-grade student from Mason County, the USA. She’s the champion(冠军) for her grade level in the National Handwriting Contest in 2012.
After she got the news, Alyssa was surprised that she could be the first. “I’m really happy,” she said. “I’m really surprised, too. I didn’t know I was that good.”
To enter(参加) the contest, each student had to write the sentence (句子) “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. It is a common English sentence, but it uses every letter of the English alphabet. Teachers were invited to bejudges. They could decide who wins the contest. Alyssa enjoys handwriting, and wants to write adventure(冒险) stories when she gets older. “From the third grade we started learning handwriting,” Alyssa said. “All the letters look pretty. It makes me think of art.”
1. Alyssa is in Grade now.| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 |
| A．Listening | B．Reading | C．Handwriting |
| A．Because it’s difficult to write. |
| B．Because it’s good for students’ reading. |
| C．Because it has 26 different letters. |
| A．评判员 | B．嘉宾 | C．指导员 |
| A．Alyssa is 10 years old and she’s from the UK. |
| B．Alyssa was not surprised when she got the news. |
| C．Alyssa wants to write adventure stories when she gets older. |
【推荐3】You may know “Cun BA” or “Cun Chao”.
Do you know “Cun VA”? The 2023 Hainan Township Volleyball League (联赛) Wenchang series has become the latest sports fever in China.
20 teams from towns and villages competed in 52 games over 45 days. And the team from Dongjiao, Wenchang won. The players, aged between 15 and 59, are from all walks of life: students, teachers, farmers and so on.
Wenchang is known as one of the hometowns of volleyball in China. Chen Guan, 24, is from Jinshan, Wenchang. He was a player at the Hainan University volleyball team. After university, he returned to his hometown to play for the village team.
“We like village games because we can find a seat anywhere and watch for free. There are more than 600 volleyball courts (排球场) in Wenchang. Almost every village has a court and everyone knows how to play volleyball. There is no set (固定的) time for training. We do that anytime we are free.” Chen says.
“I’ve never seen such an exciting volleyball game. The court is full of people. Some of them even climb trees to watch,” says a visitor.
Are you interested in “Cun VA”?
1. How long did the 2023 Hainan Township Volleyball League Wenchang series last?| A．Nearly half a year. | B．One and a half weeks. |
| C．One month and a half. | D．More than half a year. |
| A．A farmer from Jinshan, Wenchang. | B．A student in Hainan University. |
| C．A player from Jinshan, Wenchang. | D．A teacher in Hainan University. |
| A．exciting | B．interesting | C．strange | D．surprised |
| A．training | B．game | C．court | D．volleyball |
【推荐1】According to a report, about 60% of American families have working parents. Mothers spend about 18 hours doing the housework every week, and fathers spend about 10 hours doing the housework. What about the kids? Children aged between six and twelve spend less than three hours doing the housework every week, but almost 14 hours watching TV. How about teenagers? They spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet, but only three hours helping with the housework every week. However, some parents think children should spend more time on chores. Knowing how to do the housework is an important life skill.
Doing chores sends children the messages that they are part of the family and that they should do things for others. Every morning children care for the family pets by feeding them or walking them. It can also help the children keep healthy.
Children should take part in almost all the chores. They will feel happier when they make a contribution to the family. And it may help them understand the idea of working hard better. At the same time, they can learn a lot from doing the housework. It can help them live a better life in the future.
1. American mothers spend about ________ hours doing the housework each week.| A．18 | B．16 | C．14 | D．10 |
| A．Old people | B．Parents | C．Teenagers | D．Only children |
| A．调查 | B．影响 | C．改变 | D．贡献 |
| A．Doing chores can help children keep healthy. |
| B．Young children do not need to do any chores. |
| C．Children can learn a lot from doing chores. |
| D．Fathers spend about 10 hours doing the housework. |
| A．Doing Chores is Good for Children | B．Parents should Do Housework |
| C．How Much Housework There is | D．Doing Chores is Different |
【推荐2】Your third year of middle school was probably a tough and busy time. You may have had trouble getting enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is not good for our health. But it has been found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported.
According to researchers from the University of California, people who don’t get enough sleep are less willing to socialize (社交) with others. They are simply too tired to go out.
The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who had just had a good night’s sleep—as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people with neutral (中性的) expressions walking toward them. When the person on the video got too “close” to them, they pushed a button (按钮) to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.
The results showed that the participants kept the person at a distance of 60 percent further back if they hadn’t gotten enough sleep. They felt that their personal space was being invaded (侵占). But when the participants got a good night’s sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.
According to lead (领头的) researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you are weird and stay away from you. This can make you feel lonely and cause you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle (恶性循环).
So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, sleeping well might help. “One night of good sleep makes you feel more outgoing and socially confident,” Walker told the Daily Mail.
Beat your sleep problems
Feeling scared and lonely at night
Arrange (布置) your room with your favorite things or family photos. This makes you feel relaxed and peaceful.
Nightmares (噩梦)
Reading a peaceful book or playing soft music can help you have sweeter dreams.
Stress
Talk to your parents. They can help you figure out why you feel stressed out.
1. Researchers from the University of California believe that less sleep __________.| A．makes people less sociable | B．causes people to become excited |
| C．is good for one’s health | D．makes school life tough and busy |
| A．They interviewed people on the street. |
| B．They watched videos of sleepless people. |
| C．They did tests on 18 young people. |
| D．They invited people to join in a game. |
| A．The proper distance to keep from others is 60 cm. |
| B．People are more sociable after a good sleep. |
| C．People don’t like sharing their personal space. |
| D．Don’t get too close to sleepless people. |
| A．people who sleep less are weird |
| B．loneliness makes people sleep more |
| C．sleeping well makes people confident |
| D．popular people always sleep well |
Let me tell you something about sharks. Sharks are among the oldest animals in the world. There are over three hundred and fifty different kinds of sharks in the world. Most sharks are about two meters long and live in the oceans.
A shark can smell something in the water, for example, the blood of animals. That helps them find their food. Sharks mainly eat fish, other sharks and plants in the ocean.
Most sharks bite people by mistake. They think a person is a large sea animal. When the sun goes down or comes up, sharks are looking for food. So at these times people shouldn’t go swimming in the ocean.
Today people kill sharks for food and their skin. The number of sharks in the world is dropping fast.
1. How many kinds of sharks are there in the world?| A．Less than 350. | B．More than 350. | C．About 200. |
| A．Fish, other sharks and plants. | B．Fish and plants. | C．Other sharks and plants. |
| A．Because they think a person is dangerous. |
| B．Because they think a person is a large sea animal. |
| C．Because they think a person can take away their food |
| A．Sharks are everywhere at those times. | B．Sharks are looking for a person then. |
| C．Sharks are looking for food then. | |
| A．It is dropping fast. | B．It is rising fast. | C．It is not changing. |
