1 . After appearing as a special event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Wushu, widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its first appearance as an official (官方的) sport at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022.
It’s a long-awaited breakthrough（期待已久的突破）for the International Wushu Federation (协会) (IWF), which made applications to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2001, 2008 and 2011, but failed. The first two applications were refused at the very beginning. The third application made it to the final voting for taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games but missed out once again.
Over the years, both the International Wushu Federation and Chinese Wushu Association (CWA) have done a lot to make improvement with strong support from the State General Administration of Sport of China (中国体育总局). The Administration not only offers technical (技术的) support, often sending experts or teachers to help their Wushu training camps, but also generously provides a great deal of Wushu equipment (设备) for free.
Every year, many local Wushu groups are sent abroad to put on Wushu shows, trying to improve the influence of Wushu in foreign countries. Through their continuous efforts. Wushu has become widely popular across the world, especially among young Wushu fans. Studies show that, today, about 120 million people are attracted to Wushu around the world.
China got Wushu accepted as an official Olympic event successfully in January, 2020, which helps to make it more international quickly.
A total of 48 athletes from across the world will compete in four Wushu events: men’s and women’s Changquan and men’s and women’s Taijiquan.
News: Wushu Is Included in Youth Olympics | |
News lead | ●Wushu will |
News body | ●Efforts made to spread Wushu and enter it for the Olympic Games: ＊IWF made applications to IOC three times but didn’t ＊In order to improve the situation, IWF and CWA have done a lot with the technical support and ＊Through continuous efforts like putting on Wushu ＊Wushu was accepted as an official Olympic event successfully in January, 2020. ＊48 athletes from across the world will join in the |
Think I Can: How to Push Yourself to Success
“Because I can” is magic. It pushes us past our comfort zones（舒适区域）. It gives us a reason to do the things that we think we can’t. Here are a few ways to use this positive thinking in your own life.
Be More Active
Whether it is to go home or go to work, climb the stairs instead of taking the lift. Whether it is to go shopping or watch a film, ride a bike instead of driving a car. Break the “I’m tired” or “It is too hard” or “It is too far” cycle. Increasing your activity level will be good for you.
Try Something New
It is easy for us to make excuses for why we shouldn’t try something new. Maybe you think it is out of your comfort zone. Maybe it seems too difficult. Or maybe, it is just inconvenient（不方便的）. Remember that you can try something new. It will help you to move past something bad and discover something new about yourself and possible new interests.
Increase Your Willpower（意志力）
Saying “No” to our favorites can be challenging. However, developing strong willpower, whether it is in response（反应）to our favorite chocolate cake or to over shopping, is something that we can all benefit from. Next time you want to do something you might regret, you have the will power to say “No”.
Speak Up
Often, we meet something that troubles us or makes us unhappy. We have a voice “because I can” in our minds. Talking with your loved ones, such as your parents and friends about how you feel, what you need and what you are thinking about can help you get on well with them and form deeper relationships.
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| Be More Active | Increasing your activity level will be good for you, such as |
| Try Something New | It is easy for you to make a/an |
| Increase Your Willpower | You have to Next time you want to do something you might regret, remember you can say “No”. |
| Speak Up | Say “because I can” |
3 . Leonardo da Vinci（莱奥纳多·达·芬奇）was a famous artist who was born in Italy. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war. Besides, Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time. He developed ideas for something like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He never ate meat. That was very unusual in those times (时代). He never published (发表) scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like usual writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side.
Only a few of his paintings are left today. Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect.
Leonardo was talented and creative. He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world.
Leonardo da Vinci | |
His status (身份) | Not only an artist but also an |
His invention and ideas | The machine Ideas for something like machines used to |
His strange behaviors | He never ate meat. He never published discoveries connected with He used mirror writing. |
Why only a few of his paintings are left today | Because many paintings were not |
4 . You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe. But it isn't. It's in Washington, D. C. It's called the Library of Congress.
President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England. They were simply set up in the room where Congress met. Then Thomas Jefferson sold Congress may of his own books. He felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. This idea changed the library fundamentally.
The library grew and grew. Now it covers acres of land. It has 20 million books as well as scores of pictures, movies, globes and machines. Experts in every field work there. Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions. Many of them get answers right over the phone.
The library is a huge storehouse. Thomas Edison's first movie and Harry Houdini's magic books reside there. And it is the proud owner of the world's best collection of comic books.
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Location of the library | The largest library in the world is not in |
Purpose of the library | The library was started by President John Adams in 1800. He wanted the members of Congress to be able to read books about |
Area of the library | The library has |
It has 20 million books as well as scores of pictures, movies, globes and machines. Thomas Edison's first movie and Harry Houdini's magic books are also collected there. | |
5 . We live in a world full of many different kinds of people. We want to get along well with others. We also want to be liked by others. The following ways will make others like you.
Do This and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere
Become really interested in other people. A show of interest must be true. It brings good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving the attention. It is a two-way street—both of you get an advantage.
A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression
Smile as often as possible. Your smile is a sign of kindness. When someone feels stressed from his or her teachers or parents, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds, your smile can help him or her realize that all is hopeful—that there is still joy in the world.
If You Don’t Do This, You Are Getting into Trouble
Remember a person’s name. A person’s name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any language. We should realize the magic in a name. The name makes the person different from others; it makes him or her special among all others. If you remember a person’s name, the relationship between both of you will become much closer.
An Easy Way to Become a Good Talker
Be a careful listener first. Ask questions that other persons will like to answer. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their achievements. What you need to do is just to listen, because people are much more interested in themselves.
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| Become really interested in others | Your show of interest must be true. It must |
| Smile as often as possible | Your smile shows that you are so Your smile makes others realize that all is hopeful. |
| Remember a person’s name | A person’s name makes him or her different from others. A person’s name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any |
| Listen carefully first | You ask questions that others enjoy They are interested to talk about themselves and their achievements. |
6 . Do you shop online with websites like Taobao? When you make an order on Taobao, the money you pay doesn’t go directly to the seller. Instead, it goes through Alipay, which keeps your money for a while. Then Alipay gives the money to the seller.
This is called “third party online payment (支付)”. There is a transfer station (中转站) between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe. Buyers don’t need to worry about paying for products and then receiving nothing. Sellers also don’t worry about receiving no money after sending out products. These transfer stations are usually set up by payment service companies (公司) such as Alipay, Tenpay and Yeepay. Among them, Alipay is the biggest in China. It has more than 270 million active users.
While most online sellers and shoppers like the third party online payment, banks don’t. That is because companies like Alipay are fighting over money with the banks. Users can make money through Alipay. So lots of people choose to put money in Alipay rather than in banks.
But WeChat payment is not the same. It doesn’t have a transfer station. When paying through WeChat, the buyers’ money goes directly to the sellers. That’s why so many people are excited about receiving and handing out hongbao.
In a word, the two forms of payment are trying to make online shopping easier. Which one do you prefer?
36． 37题完成句子；38题简略回答问题；39题找出并写下第四段的主题句；40题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. A transfer station between sellers and buyers can
2. Alipay has
3. Why don’t banks like the third party online payment?
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Mr. and Mrs. Smile come from Sydney (悉尼). They teach English in a middle school there. They like their work very much. They have two children, Jim and Sue. They are both in Beijing now. Mr. Smile can speak Chinese. Now he works in Beijing with his wife.
Mr. Smile likes swimming and reading. And Mrs. Smile likes swimming and reading, too. They often go swimming in the afternoon and read in the evening. Jim and Sue like playing games and swimming with their Chinese friends.
Jim’s uncle, John Smile, works on a farm near Sydney. He likes swimming, too. He wants to work in Beijing. But he can’t speak Chinese at all. So he is still there and goes to Chinese classes every week.
1. Don’t Mr. and Mrs. Smile teach English in a middle school?
2. Where are Jim and Sue from?
3. What does Mrs. Smile like?
4. Where does Jim’s uncle work?
5. Jim’s uncle isn’t working in a middle school, is he?
根据材料内容完成下列任务。
任务一、判断正（T）误（F）。
1. Four people(人) are in Dave’s family.
2. Jack is Kate’s big brother.
任务二、回答下列问题。
3. What’s Gina’s favorite color?
4. Who does Kate like going to the library with?
任务三、将划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。
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