China Daily—On Sunday, fifteen world’s leading scientific and technological inventions in the Internet part were shown at the 6th World Internet Meeting. The meeting was held in the river town of Wuzhen in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The inventions included AI, 5G, self-driving, cloud computing and so on. |
Xinhua—The Untamed, or Chen Qing Ling becomes one of the most popular topics on Twitter, drawing worldwide attention. Netflix says the Chinese TV series will be shown to the people in North America, South America and Europe. Japan and South Korea will also show this TV series later. |
CRI(国际广播电视台)—Forbes has given the Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award (终身成就奖) to Alibaba Group creator Jack Ma. “Jack Ma has created Alibaba Group, which not only is one of the world’s most amazing companies but also helps small businesses both in China and around the world.” Forbes chairman said. |
| A．AI | B．5G | C．computers |
| A．Europe | B．North Korea | C．Japan |
| A．he is the richest man in China |
| B．he has saved many poor people |
| C．he has created Alibaba Group |
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Four girls, Liang xiaojing, Wei Yongli, Yuan Qiqi and Ge Manqi, did a good job in the Women’s 4×100m Final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. 3 Oct. 21:05—Official (官方的)
Race Results
1. When was the Women’s 4×100m Final?
| A．On September 30. | B．On October 1. | C．On October 2. | D．On October 3. |
| A．43.39 seconds. | B．44.32 seconds. | C．45.01 seconds. | D．45.24 seconds. |
| A．The team from Thailand. | B．The team from Malaysia. |
| C．The team from Hong Kong, China. | D．The team from Singapore. |
Chongqing wildfires Date: August 18th—August 28th Causes of the fire: Extreme heat and droughts Efforts to put out the fire: 5000 emergency rescue workers; 7 helicopters; thousands of volunteers People evacuated: 1500 |
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| A．5000 | B．more than 5000 | C．less than 5000 |
| A．the wildfire in Chongqing is caused by humans |
| B．only the government made efforts to put out the fire |
| C．Unity is strength |
Four girls, Liang Xiaojing, Wei Yongli, Yuan Qiqi and Ge Manqi, did well in the Women’s 4×100m Relay Final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
3 Oct-21: 05—Official (官方的)
Race Results
Current (当前) Records—Women’s 4×100m Relay
AR: Asian Record GR: Asian Games Record WR: World Record
1. When was the Women’s 4×100m Relay Final?
| A．On September 30. | B．On October 1. | C．On October 2. | D．On October 3. |
| A．44"23. | B．43"39. | C．44"32. | D．45"01. |
| A．The team from Thailand. | B．The team from Malaysia. |
| C．The team from Hong Kong, China. | D．The team from Singapore. |
| A．It is 42"23. | B．It was in 2018. |
| C．It was in a game in Shanghai. China. | D．A team from the USA made the record. |
| A．Music. | B．Food. | C．Sports. | D．Travel. |
2. Ya Ya was born in Guangzhou.
3. Ya Ya had a long flight coming back home.
4. New-born pandas are black and white.
5. This passage is a piece of news.
a Usain Bolt set the world record (纪录) for the fastest human to run 100 meters. It just took him 9.58 seconds. What about the fastest robot? That is Cassie. It set a Guinness World Record for the fastest robot to run 100 meters. A team from the US made it. Cassie finished 100 meters in just 24.73 seconds. | b China’s women’s basketball team made history once again! On October 1st, they won second place at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. It’s the second time in history, 28 years after winning second prize in the 1994 competition. The team is very young. Head coach Zheng Wei just took over the team in May. |
c September 18 was Paris’car-free day. There were no cars in the streets. People walked or rode bikes around the city. The environment pollution is serious in Paris because of cars. People in Paris hope that they would take in cleaner air and see the beautiful buildings of their city more clearly, according to Paris City Hall. | d Two boys were the winners of Swim to Fight Cancer (癌症) in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, on September 11. The competition started in 2014 and it takes place each year. In the event, people swim in water outdoors to raise (筹集) as much money as possible for cancer research (研究). This year hundreds of people took part in the event. It raised more than ￡121,000. |
| A．News Around the World. | B．Interesting World. | C．Future World. |
| A．Once. | B．Twice. | C．Three times. |
| A．It was interesting. | B．It was difficult. | C．It was successful. |
| A．When did the team from the US make Cassie? |
| B．Why is the environment in Paris not good? |
| C．How did China’s women’s basketball team win? |
| A．The robot Cassie runs faster than humans. |
| B．People didn’t drive cars on September 18 in Paris. |
| C．The two boys won £121,000 in Swim to Fight Cancer. |
7 . There are so many different ways to take in the beauty of San Francisco. U. S. News offers several top tours of the city—by ship, by bus and by seaplane.
1. How many top tours does the passage offer?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Half an hour. | B．An hour. | C．One and a half hours. | D．Two hours. |
| A．Tourists can visit sixteen buildings by ship. |
| B．An adult should pay 48 dollars for a bus tour. |
| C．A three-year-old kid can take the seaplane tour. |
| D．Tourists think travelling by bus is the best tour. |
| A．www. americanews. com/travel/ | B．www. goodreaders. com/book/ |
| C．www. chinadaily. com/language. | D．www. bbcradio. net/sport-event/ |
School children in the UK are learning computer coding(编程). What do they think about it?
2014 was the 25th anniversary(周年纪念) of the founding of the internet. It was also the Year of Code. Starting from 2014, UK schools started to offer computer coding courses. School children aged 5—16 can learn coding.
Amy Mathers first tried coding at a science festival when she was 11.
She was recently named “European Digital Girl of the Year”. Now she teaches older kids how to code. She also gives speeches to encourage young people to try coding. Amy says that she isn’t surprised that coding is getting more and more popular.
School isn’t the only place where you can learn coding. There are groups of volunteers. They help young people learn these skills. Steven Flower is part of the Coder Dojo organization. It runs free coding clubs for people aged 5—17. All children need to bring is a parent, a laptop and the desire(渴望) to learn how to code. Lots of girls come to the group, although most are still boys.
UK school offer computer coding class for students. (CFP)
1. The news UK school offer computer coding classes for students was reported by ________.| A．Amy Mathers | B．CFP | C．China Daily | D．Steven Flower |
| A．was first introduced into UK as a school course in 2014 |
| B．can be learned both at home and school |
| C．is becoming increasingly popular with the help of Coder Dojo organization |
| D．seems harder for older kids to learn than younger ones |
| A．A parent’s company (陪伴). | B．Age from 5—16. | C．A laptop. | D．A strong wish. |
| A．encourage more girls to join Steven Flower |
| B．Say “Yes” to computer coding |
| C．praise Mathers’s efforts to increase the popularity of computer coding |
| D．ask parents to pay attention to their children’s education |
The 3lst FISU World University Games (世界大学生运动会) began on July 28 and closed on Aug 8 in Chengdu, Sichuan. It drew in 6,500 athletes (运动员) from 113 countries and regions (地区). Team China won 178 medals (奖牌), including 103 gold medals, to top the table, reported Xinhua. The event has seen many young athletes bring out their best, including runner Xia Yuyu and hurdler (跨栏选手) Wu Yanni. |
On Aug 6, the Chinese pop group TFBoys had a concert in Xi’an, Shanxi, to celebrate their 10th anniversary (纪念日). According to local data (数据), the city made 416 million yuan from tourists who came. But there were some problems too. Before the concert, some fans stormed (强冲) the concert gate and some had conflicts (冲突) with the organizers. |
1. How long did The 3lst FISU World University last?
| A．For 11 days. | B．For 12 days. | C．For13 days. | D．For 14 days. |
| A．178. | B．281. | C．103. | D．113. |
| A．In Chengdu, Sichuan. | B．In Xi’an, Sichuan. |
| C．In Xi’an, Shanxi. | D．In Chengdu, Shanxi. |
| A．on a movie poster | B．in a storybook |
| C．in a travel guide | D．in a newspaper |
On Sept 24, at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, people burst into thunderous (雷鸣般的) cheers after China’s Tong Xin finished a difficult move. For the move, she had to make a 540-degree turn. In the end, she won the women’s taijiquan and taijijian all-round gold (女子太极拳太极剑全能金牌) at the sports event.
Tong Xin competes in the taijijian event at the 19th Asian Games. XINHUA
Tong’s slow but strong actions with her sword (剑) showed perfectly Chinese wushu’s beautiful mix of soft and hard moves. As a sport showing regional (区域的) culture, wushu was included in the Asian Games in 1990.
Apart from wushu, many other special sports from different Asian areas were also seen at the sports event, making it a party of folk cultures. Kabaddi (卡巴迪) and sepak takraw (藤球) are two examples.
Kabaddi (卡巴迪) is a folk sport from India and has a history of more than 4,000 years. As the athletic form (竞技版) of the game “eagle (老鹰) catching chickens”, kabaddi needs nothing but an area that is 13 meters long and 10 meters wide.
Sepak takraw first became popular in Southeast Asia. It is similar to the traditional Chinese game of shuttlecock kicking (踢毽子). Players need to use their feet, head, knees and other parts of their body to move the ball. It is also called “kick volleyball”.
Although the Asian Games don’t include as many countries as the Olympic Games, they have even more events, especially the ones born out of the Asian region. This makes it really unique.
1. Tong Xin won the gold medal in women’s wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.2. Wushu was just included in the Asian Games this year.
3. Kabaddi is a folk sport from India with a history of over 4,000 years.
4. Sepakt akraw is similar to the game of shuttlecock kicking and is also known as “kick volleyball.”
5. The Asian Games include more countries than the Olympic Games.
