1 . In Cixi, Zhejiang Province, every family was enjoying the May Day holiday. A middle-aged man put down his chopsticks and went out with a tool bag, leaving his wife at home. He is Qian Haijun who won the title of “Model of the Times (时代楷模)” on May 6th 2022.
Qian Haijun is a worker who deals with electric problems. In the past 23 years, he has spent all his spare time in helping a number of families with electricity. Qian Haijun has made 500 cards with his name and telephone number and handed them out so that people would know who to call when a problem comes. He answers every call at any time and values them very much. He also pays much attention to the group of elderly people over 60 who live on their own. He realizes that the elderly need companionship (陪伴) more than anything else. Over the past few years, he has become the “good son” of more than 100 elderly people.
His stories were made into a mini movie, and even the Ningbo and Cixi Volunteer Service Centers are named after him. Under his leadership, more than 1,200 volunteers have joined the project for the disabled (残疾的). And they have provided help more than 30,000 times.
“I am a common people. I will never think about stopping offering help to people in need, and I will try my best to bring beauty to the world,” he said.
1. What is Qian Haijun’s job?A.A driver. | B.A worker. | C.A policeman. | D.A doctor. |
A.The problems. | B.The phone calls. | C.His name cards. | D.The mini movies. |
A.People over 60 who are homeless. | B.People over 60 without children. |
C.People over 60 who live alone. | D.People over 60 who are seriously ill. |
A.The problem that Qian Haijun has solved. |
B.The mini movie of Qian Haijun’s story. |
C.The introduction of two volunteer service centers. |
D.The influence of Qian Haijun has brought to others. |
A.To tell us to help others. | B.To let us pay more attention to the old. |
C.To lead us to solve problems by ourselves. | D.To show us how to use electricity properly. |
2 . In the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well known to the public.
On August 11, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended (表彰) four of them for their outstanding contribution (杰出的贡献).
Zhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章). He has been leading the Chinese government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans. | |
“The People’s Hero” was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli. Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei. | |
Zhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert. He has been in charge of the research of COVID-19 treatments connecting TCM with Western medicine. | |
Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives. | |
Chen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19. She is also one of the key leaders in China’s Ebola vaccine (埃博拉疫苗) research. |
The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.
1. How many people was given “the People’s Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping?A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.Zhong Nanshan. | B.Zhang Boli. | C.Zhang Dingyu. | D.Chen Wei. |
A.负责 | B.控制 | C.减轻 | D.批评 |
A.Chen Wei is the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital. |
B.Zhang Dingyu is a traditional Chinese medicine expert. |
C.Zhong Nanshan got a result that COVID-19 could not be spread between humans. |
D.Zhang Boli has been in charge of the research connecting TCM with Western medicine. |
A.On a map. | B.In a textbook. | C.In a travel book. | D.On the Internet. |
3 . China’s top defense engineering (国防工程) expert Qian Qihu was awarded the Order of August the First (八一勋章) last year for what he had done for national defense.
Born in October 1937 in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, Qian has spent over 60 years studying protection engineering, helping China to build the “Underground Great Wall”. If the ground buildings are in trouble, the underground “cities” can hide people and store the basic things needed for life.
Qian spent more than half a century working for national defense and made great effort to build many defense buildings lying deep inside mountains.
Qian has played an important role in many national projects such as the Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and the Souh-to-North Water Transfer Projcct.
Qian is also the winner of China’s top scientifie honor — the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (国家最高科学技术奖) in 2018. He gave away all the money awarded to help poor children get education, which was 8 million yuan in total. However, Qian himself lives a simple life all the time.
1. What honor did Qian receive in 2022?A.The State Preeminent Science and Technology Award. |
B.The Order of August the First |
C.The Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel. |
D.The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. |
A.More than 60 years. | B.Less than 60 years. |
C.More than 50 years. | D.Less than 50 years. |
A.Help poor children receive education. |
B.Build defense buildings lying deep inside mountains. |
C.Provide a good environment where people can study protection engineering. |
D.Protect people and the basic things needed for life. |
A.making comparisons | B.asking questions | C.listing facts | D.telling stories |
A.Helpful and humorous. | B.Friendly and honest. |
C.Confident and creative. | D.Hard-working and kind. |
4 . On Sept. 8, 2020, President Xi Jinping presents medals to the recipient (接受者) of the Medal of the Republic Zhong Nanshan, and recipients of the national honorary title “the People’s Hero,” Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei, at a meeting commending (表彰) role models in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic (流行病) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Zhong Nanshan is one of them. He led his team to Wuhan to fight against the illness. He made the important decision to cut off Wuhan from other cities to stop the virus. Thanks to him, the disease is under control day by day.
“Wearing this uniform, I should do everything for the country,” said Chen Wei, a key figure behind the vaccine (疫苗). She made great achievements in COVID-19 related basic research and development of vaccine and protective medicine.
Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, learned that his wife was infected (感染) with COVID-19, but he still fought in the front line of the epidemic for more than 30 days. And he led the medical team to treat thousands of patients.
Although people have different positions, industries, abilities and levels, they can create great achievements in common positions. That’s because they have heroic dreams and do heroic deeds. Everyone admires a hero. The heroic Chinese people will surely create newer and greater Chinese miracles(奇迹).
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Zhang Dingyu?A.His son was infected with COVID-19. |
B.He fought in the front line of the epidemic for over 300 days. |
C.His medical team saved thousands of patients. |
D.This year he is eighty-four years old. |
A.role models in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic |
B.making great achievements in science |
C.key figures behind the vaccine |
D.developing vaccine and protective medicine in 2020 |
A.High positions. | B.Good abilities and high levels. |
C.Great feelings. | D.Heroic dreams and heroic deeds. |
A.loves | B.looks up to | C.imagines | D.looks down on |
A.China’s Great Achievements | B.Development of Vaccine |
C.The Heroic Dreams of People | D.Give the Epidemic Heroes Thumb(大拇指) up |
“You stand back and let me do it!” These words before Du Fuguo injured are still ringing in everyone’s ears. Who is Du Fuguo?
In 2021, the PLA set up a mine-clearance brigade(扫雷大队), and Du joined it.
On October 11, 2018, Du Fuguo and a solider named Ai Yan began their mine-clearing operation. He knew that there was a possibility that a string of explosives could form a minefield(雷区). In the face of such difficulty, Du Fuguo had more experience than Ai Yan. So this time, he ordered Ai Yan, “
Du Fuguo began to work. All of a sudden, an accident happened. Du Fuguo was badly hurt. It took three hours to save Du Fuguo from death, but he lost his eyes and hands forever. When Du Fuguo woke up, his first words were “Is Ai Yan all right”, such touching words!
A.A minefield was like a battlefield. |
B.Du Fuguo was born in November 1991 in Zunyi of Guizhou. |
C.He was badly wounded, covering for his buddies. |
D.Becoming a solider was his biggest dream. |
E.You stand back and let me do it! |
F.Du Fuguo required himself to the standards of heroes. |
G.What is his story? |
6 . Not long ago, President Xi Jinping signed the presidential order to award Zhong Nanshan with the “the Medal of the Republic” and awarded Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei with the honorary titles of “People’s Hero”. The CPC Central Committee has decided to recognize a number of advanced people and organizations in the fight against COVID-19. “They are the role models of all Chinese people and the heroes of the country and the people,” said a netizen. The spiritual home of the Chinese nation is highlighted by a large number of advanced examples in the fight against COVID-19.
Zhong Nanshan is one of them. At the age of 84, he could have rested, but he felt the responsibility was on his shoulders and he had to shoulder it. “Wearing this uniform, I should do everything for the country,” said Chen Wei. Although Zhang Dingyu learned that his wife was infected(感染)with COVID-19, he fought in the front line of the epidemic(疫情)for more than 30 days. And he led the medical team to treat thousand of patients.
Although everyone has different position, industries, abilities and levels, he can create great achievement in ordinary positions. That is because he has heroic dreams and do heroic deeds. Everyone admires a hero. The heroic Chinese people will surely create newer and greater Chinese miracles(奇迹).
1. Who has been given the “the Medal of the Republic” by President Xi?A.Zhong Nanshan. | B.Zhang Boli. | C.Zhang Dingyu. | D.Chen Wei. |
A.His son was infected with COVID-19. |
B.His fought against epidemic for over 300 days. |
C.His medical team saved thousand of patients. |
D.This year, he is eight-four years old. |
A.Huge incomes. | B.Great achievements. | C.Wonderful feelings. | D.Excellent states. |
A.China can overcome all the difficulties because she has so many ordinary heroes |
B.in the fight against COVID-19, Chinese people spent a lot of money |
C.COVID-19 is a very terrible disease that can kill a lot of people |
D.Zhang Dingyu joined the fight 30 days after COVID-19 |
A.Chinese People’s Great Achievements |
B.Hard Work of the Medical Workers Day and Night |
C.The Big Dreams from Some Ordinary Heroes |
D.For the Fright Against the Epidemic Heroes Thumb up |
7 . In the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well-known to the public. On August 11, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended (表彰) four of them for their outstanding contribution (杰出的贡献).
Zhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章). He has been leading the Chinese government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans. | |
“The People’s Hero” was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei. | |
Zhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert. He has been in charge of the research of COVID-19 treatments connecting TCM with Western medicine. | |
Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives. | |
Chen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19.She is also one of the key leaders in China’s Ebola vaccine (埃博拉疫苗) research. |
The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.
1. How many people was given “the People’s Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping?A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.Zhong Nanshan. | B.Zhang Boli. |
C.Zhang Dingyu. | D.Chen Wei. |
A.负责 | B.控制 | C.减轻 | D.批评 |
A.Chen Wei is the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital. |
B.Zhang Dingyu is a traditional Chinese medicine expert. |
C.Zhong Nanshan got a result that COVID-19 could not be spread between humans. |
D.Zhang Boli has been in charge of the research connecting TCM with Western medicine. |
In May, China lost two great stars of science, Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao.
Yuan Longping was known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. He studied rice for his entire life(毕生). In the 1970s, he developed a hybrid strain(杂交品种) of rice. It is widely planted.
Wu Mengchao was the founder of hepatobiliary surgery (肝胆外科) in China. For a time, the success rate (成功率) of hepatic surgery(肝脏手术) was only 16%. Wu raised it over 98%!
These two top scientists have left us.
A.He saved many lives. |
B.But you can find them in the sky. |
C.He sat down to enjoy the cool. |
D.The news made Chinese people sad(悲伤). |
E.He won many prizes for his hybrid rice. |
F.Today, about 20% of the world’s rice comes from hybrid rice. |
Do you know Jiang Mengnan, an unusual girl from Chenzhou, Hunan Province? She was born in 1992. When she was six months old, she became deaf because of an illness. From then on, she could not hear any sound and lost her ability to speak.
With the help of her parents, she learned to “listen” and “speak” by reading lips(唇). Finally, she was able to enter a school like other normal kids. She worked very hard at school and became a top student in her class. In 2015, Jiang got the Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree (学士学位和硕士学位) from Jilin University with excellent grades. Three years later, she was admitted to(被录取) the College of Life and Science of Tsinghua University. After that, she had a cochlear implant and for the first time in her life, she truly heard the world.
On March 3rd, 2022, Jiang was named the person of the year who moved China in 2021. She said, “I have never thought that I was a weak person. I believe that I will not be worse than others, and I also believe that I can do everything well. I hope I can help the people in need in the future.”
1. Jiang Mengnan couldn’t ________ when she was six months old.A.cry | B.hear | C.smile |
A.A doctor. | B.Her parents. | C.Her teachers. |
A.耳机 | B.扩音器 | C.人工耳蜗 |
A.Help the people in need. |
B.An Unusual Girl Who Moved China. |
C.How Jiang Mengnan heard the world. |
10 . Here are four great doctors who got 2020 the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章) and the national honorary title, “the People’s Hero”.
Picture ① 共和国勋章 Name: Zhong Nanshan Age: 85 From: Xiamen, Fujian Look: wide mouth, short and white hair, strong | Picture ② 人民英雄 Name: Zhang Boli Age: 73 From: Ningjin, Hebei Look: big nose and ears, short and white hair |
Picture ③ 人民英雄 Name: Zhang Dingyu Age: 58 From: Queshan, Henan Look: round face, small mouth, little hair | Picture ④ 人民英雄 Name: Chen Wei Age: 55 From: Lanxi, Zhejiang Look: round face, small eyes, short black hair |
A.Zhong Nanshan. | B.Zhang Boli. | C.Zhang Dingyu. | D.Chen Wei. |
A.Fujian. | B.Hebei. | C.Henan. | D.Zhejiang. |
A.He has a wide mouth. | B.He has a big nose. |
C.He has little hair. | D.He has short black hair. |
A.①② | B.②④ | C.①④ | D.②③ |
A.杰出的 | B.匿名的 | C.荣誉的 | D.和谐的 |