1 July 2021
On June 29 this year, Zhang Guimei was awarded CPC’s top honor July 1 Medal at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. At the ceremony. she said she did all this out of her gratefulness and love for the country, as well as the original aspiration and mission of a CPC member.
Zhang Guimei, who has dedicated her 40 years to education at China’s southwestern border, is a principal motivating young girls from impoverished families in mountainous areas.
Zhang was born in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province in 1957. At 17, she came to Dali in Yunnan province to support the development of border areas, where she stumbled into teaching and started a career as an educator. After her husband’s death in 1996, she went to teach in Huaping county, Yunnan’s Lijiang. Five years later, she established a chilren’s home and worked as a part-time president of it. The organization adopted a total of over 170 children, who call Zhang mom though she has never given birth to a child..
While teaching there,she saw many girls drop out of school due to poverty. To change the destiny of the girls in the mountain, Zhang started her preparation to build a free all-girls high school in 2002. In 2007, Zhang went to Beijing for the 17th CPC National Congress as a deputy. Her report titled “I have a dream” delivered at the meeting made her dream of building a free all-girls high school known to all. Later, both the Lijiang and Huaping governments sponsored her with a million yuan. A year later, Zhang’s school was completed, becoming the first free all-girls high school in China. During the past 13 years, the school has nurtured over I,800 students who have made it to universities.
With no offspring and property, Zhang lives in a dormitory building with her students. She has donated all her cash awards, donations from others, and most of her salaries, more than a million yuan, to the children and other people in need. She suffers from 23 diseases, but she is still working selflessly.
Her story has moved millions of Chinese people and is now written into a newly published Brief History of the People’s Republic of China.
1. What’s the writing style of this passage?| A．A biography. | B．An argumentation. |
| C．A news report. | D．A narration. |
| A．To change the destiny of the girls in the mountain. |
| B．To lift girls in the mountain out of poverty. |
| C．To establish a children’s home. |
| D．To found a free high school for girls only. |
| A．She has committed herself to education in urban areas |
| B．She is a moral model burning herself to light others. |
| C．She has been teaching in Huaping county since she came to Yunnan. |
| D．She was awarded the Medal on 1 July. |
2 . Extracurricular (课外的) activities are truly a great thing to get involved in. They improve your college application, they are fun and allow you to meet people who share your interests.
Once you know what you are considering, maybe ask the leader of that group questions, and if there is a sign-up sheet.
You don’t always want to join something just because your friend is in it. If your friend is sick, or you fight for some reason, then you’ll have no reason to go to the meetings anymore, and you may also be depended on for a project of that group. Join something that both you and your friend like, or make new friends in an activity you like.
Always stay updated on news, and meeting dates, and if you miss something, ask the leader or another member.
As good as it is to have many extracurricular activities, don’t join so many that you don’t have time for basic things like schoolwork or chores, or even a little me time. Manage your time so that you can get everything done without being too worn out.
| A．Don’t be afraid to get involved. |
| B．Speak your mind in a positive way. |
| C．Have some free time some days of the week. |
| D．And they aren’t usually complicated to join. |
| E．Missing announcements can cause many problems. |
| F．Don’t forget to ask when the first meeting is! |
| G．Try to attempt different activities at the same time. |
