1 . Craig Foster is a diver and wildlife filmmaker. Once he was
Before coming across the octopus, Craig was once in a dark and stressful period. “I was
Now Craig regards this daily diving
Diving himself into this freezing underwater world has
A.swimming | B.surfing | C.diving | D.fishing |
A.shy | B.confident | C.outgoing | D.ambitious |
A.Frightened | B.Touched | C.Embarrassed | D.Overjoyed |
A.learned from | B.kept away from | C.turned to | D.gave way to |
A.otherwise | B.furthermore | C.however | D.therefore |
A.colleague | B.assistant | C.organizer | D.friend |
A.reached out | B.tried out | C.gave out | D.tested out |
A.hesitating | B.preparing | C.pretending | D.struggling |
A.anxiety | B.peace | C.disappointment | D.astonishment |
A.campaign | B.competition | C.routine | D.regulation |
A.lonely | B.lively | C.ashamed | D.surprised |
A.discuss | B.record | C.imagine | D.explain |
A.guiding | B.seizing | C.following | D.predicting |
A.promising | B.annoying | C.disturbing | D.inspiring |
A.confidence | B.satisfaction | C.suspect | D.respect |
A.strangely | B.successfully | C.narrowly | D.occasionally |
A.contributed | B.referred | C.compared | D.responded |
A.appointment | B.connection | C.celebration | D.agreement |
A.lesson | B.experience | C.theory | D.morality |
A.attendants | B.survivors | C.helpers | D.visitors |
2 . Born in California and representing the United States before switching to China, teenager Gu Ailing will be most likely to be one of the faces of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 17-year-old is a freeskier(自由式滑雪运动员) and grade-A student with an American father and Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019 she made the “quite difficult” decision to compete for China. She wrote on Instagram that she was “proud of my heritage and equally proud of my American upbringings (培养)”.
As for the decision to compete on behalf of China, she said it is “valuable opportunity to help inspire millions of young people in China where my mom was born.”
Gu graduated from a San Francisco high school last year and is focusing on her Beijing 2022 training. It is reported that She scored 1,580 points out of a maximum 1,600 in the SAT (美国大学入学考试), and has been offered a place at Stanford.
Gu started on the snow at the age of 3, was competing in national competitions at 9 and won her first World Cup event at 15. She won two gold medals and a silver for China at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. On Jan. 30th, 2021, Gu made her debut(首次亮 相) at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won two golds and a bronze.
“My goal is to win Olympic gold,” she told the official Olympic website. “It’s the top achievement. And that would be rewarding for all the work that I’ve done to achieve greatness in the sport.”
1. What do we know about Gu Ailing?A.She grew up in China. | B.She is an average student. |
C.She will graduate from a high school. | D.She decided to compete for China. |
A.Helpful and knowledgeable. | B.Modest and hard-working. |
C.Clever and ambitious. | D.Creative and confident. |
A.Gu Ailing won her first World Cup event at 15. |
B.Gu Ailing’s achievements as a freeskier. |
C.Gu Ailing’s training when she was young. |
D.Gu Ailing learned to do snow sports in China. |
A.Gu Ailing—An American Freeskier | B.Gu Ailing—A Stanford Graduate |
C.Gu Ailing—A talented Chinese Freeskier | D.Gu Ailing—An Olympic Champion |
3 . Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her
The biggest
A.the same | B.embarrassing | C.difficult | D.daily |
A.familiar | B.special | C.similar | D.ordinary |
A.a personal | B.an ordinary | C.a common | D.a traditional |
A.attractive | B.public | C.convenient | D.quick |
A.thoughts | B.puzzles | C.mysteries | D.secrets |
A.tell | B.share | C.publish | D.solve |
A.instead of | B.as well as | C.in favor of | D.in spite of |
A.blog | B.diary | C.report | D.web |
A.Although | B.Since | C.When | D.Because |
A.only | B.already | C.still | D.never |
A.angry | B.aware | C.glad | D.worried |
A.problem | B.doubt | C.trouble | D.mistake |
A.pleasant | B.wrong | C.bad | D.funny |
A.Besides | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Then |
A.should | B.will | C.must | D.might |
A.reasons | B.disadvantages | C.shortcomings | D.advantages |
A.everyone | B.no one | C.anyone | D.someone |
A.happily | B.especially | C.quickly | D.particularly |
A.like | B.miss | C.need | D.help |
A.lose | B.stay | C.get | D.find |
4 . There’s no doubt that one of the greatest human achievements is the exploration of the space. Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to be sent into the orbit around the moon in 1961, scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further. But until now the exploration into the unknown has been dominated (主导) by men.
Of course, in the past, women were also included in the space projects and played an active role on the ground and behind the scenes. For example, they worked as seamstresses (女裁缝师), sewing vital spaceflight components. In fact, many of NASA’s key works would never have been possible without them. Recently Hollywood produced a movie called Hidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians, especially the black women, who helped NASA send the first American into space. But this was not women’s only contribution. Back in 1963, Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to be sent into space. However, after that, space flight programs were slow to employ women. In the USA. NASA didn’t accept applications from women to become astronauts until 1978.
But attitudes have changed and leading officials at NASA say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman. The space agency aims to have a sex-balanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women are trained for science and technology jobs. As Allison McIntryre told the BBC, “My director is a woman. We have female astronauts. We haven’t put a woman on the moon yet. And I think that perhaps the first person to step on Mars should be a woman.”
1. What did Yuri Gagarin do in 1961?A.He landed on the moon in success. |
B.He discovered many new boundaries. |
C.He led scientists to explore the moon. |
D.He made the first journey into the space. |
A.To show women are the true heroes of NASA’s first launch. |
B.To stress that black people have won equal rights in NASA. |
C.To prove women can do as well as men in NASA’ projects. |
D.To present women’s contributions to NASA’s space programs. |
A.Uncaring. | B.Disapproving. |
C.Supportive. | D.Disappointed. |
A.Will the First Person to Step on Mars Be a Woman? |
B.Great Achievements Have Been Made in Space Exploration? |
C.Why Men Played an Important Role in Exploring the Unknown? |
D.Men and Women Have Made Equal Contributions to NASA’s Projects? |