1 . 语法填空

Education is very close in my heart. My father grew up     1    a small village in China.

In those days, not many villagers could read. So my father     2     (open) a night school to teach them how to read. With his help, many people learned     3     (write) their own names; with his help, many people learned to read newspapers for the first time; with his help, many     4     (woman) were able to teach their children how to read.

As his daughter, I know     5     education means to the people, especially those without it. After generations of hard work, China has come a long way in education. I myself am a beneficiary (受益者) of the progress. Otherwise，I would never become a soprano (女高音)     6     a professor of music. My father,    7     was poor but determined, made a small difference in his village. Together we can make     8     big difference in the world. Once I     9     (ask) about my Chinese dream. I said I hope all children especially girls can have access to a good education. I believe one day education will no longer be a dream;     10     will be a reality by every young woman on this planet.

2 . Liu Xiuxiang was born in a poor family. When he was 4, his father died. His mother developed mental (精神的) health problems. When he was 10, his elder brother and sisters left and never returned. To make a living, Liu collected rubbish, and in high school he worked 18 hours a day during summer vacations. However difficult it was, he never gave up his study.

In 2007, Liu failed the Gaokao. He got lost. He wondered if he should continue studying. After working in a bathhouse for about 50 days, he decided to go back to school. In 2008, he finally passed the Gaokao and went to university.

After graduation, he became a history teacher in his hometown. “I want to come back to tell the children, who are as poor and lost as I was, that education has changed my life.” Liu set a good example for them to take control of lives through education.

Now Liu gives speeches around the country. His story inspires (鼓舞) many students and encourages people to help those from poor families. Since 2012, he has helped more than 1,900 students and called on more teachers to work in poor areas to improve the quality (质量) of education.

Liu was titled “the most beautiful teacher” in 2020. His story moves us a lot.

1. How long did Liu Xiuxiang work during summer vacations in high school?

A．4 hours a day.

B．10 hours a day.

C．12 hours a day.

D．18 hours a day.

2. The underlined word “lost” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A．丢失的

B．错过的

C．迷路的

D．迷茫的

3. Liu Xiuxiang set a good example for the children to take control of lives through ________.

A．speeches

B．money

C．education

D．jobs

4. The passage is written in order of ________.

A．space

B．time

C．persons

D．opinion

3 . Dmitry Doronin, a doctoral student from Russia, is keen (热衷的) to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.

Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August, the 32-year-old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village, Lishui city. “The rice is grown in the fields together with fish, which helps to increase local agricultural (农业的) products,” said Dmitry, while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short-video platform Douyin. Besides filming videos, Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields, doing activities such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.

Living in a village provides him with unique experiences, he says, quite different from busy life in big cities, such as Shanghai, where he studies. And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well. Villager Bao Mingyue, 76, says, “To our surprise, the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields.”

Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly, so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos. In a few months, 10, 000 kilograms of oranges, 4, 000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.

“Thanks to his videos, it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village,” says 72-year-old Pan Xianyu, who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown. Dmitry loves his country life. “In the countryside, you can immerse (沉浸) yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better,” he says.

According to Dmitry, some Russians’ opinions about China are still out of date, although China has progressed greatly. “I would like to become a people-to-people envoy (使者) of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet,” he says.

1. It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry       .

A．is good at doing farm work	B．sells farmers’ products in Russia
C．gets much attention on the Internet	D．has lived in the countryside for years

2. The underlined word “unique” in Paragraph 3 probably means “      ”.

A．common

B．special

C．similar

D．hard

3. The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to       .

A．show Dmitry’s influence on Hengzhang village

B．explain why the sales of sweet potatoes dropped

C．make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village

D．advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village

4. Dmitry hopes to help Russians to       .

A．improve their lives more quickly	B．make rapid progress in farming
C．study Chinese traditional way of life	D．have a better understanding of China

4 . Think of somebody you really admire. You will probably find that their success didn’t come easily. As the “Father of Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻)”, Yuan Longping got over great difficulties and spent his whole life working to reduce world hunger and helping to feed the country with the largest population.

Wu Mengchao, the “Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery(肝胆外科)”, focused on saving people’s lives for nearly eighty years. He performed more than 16,000 operations during his life. Holding the surgeon’s knife for such a long time deformed his fingers, which are not in the shape of normal ones. Wu once said, “It would my greatest happiness if I could work at the operating table until my dying day.”

In 1969, in order to solve the problem of treating malaria(疟疾), Tu Youyou, the pharmacologist(药学家) took on the job as head of a research team. She and her teammates performed different kinds of experiments. However, the results were disappointing. Instead of giving up? They kept trying. Finally, in 1972, they made it! In 2015, at the age of 85, she received Nobel Prize.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb(灯泡) believed that every failure was a step towards success. He once said, “If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong try is another step forward.”

Some people only became successful after their deaths. Not like Pablo Picasso who became famous and very rich during his lifetime, the artist Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting all through his life and that was to a friend. But he kept painting and he painted more than 2,000 artworks in the following ten years. Now his paintings are very popular and they sell for millions of pounds.

One thing all these people have in common is sticking to their goals no matter what.

1. What do Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao have in common?

A．They succeeded in solving world problems.

B．They spent all their lives serving people.

C．They achieved a lot in the medical field.

D．They are remembered for their happiness.

2. The underlined phrase deformed his fingers could be replaced by.

A．changed the shape of his fingers	B．made him feel down
C．gave him too much pressure	D．got his fingers cut off

3. It is clear that _____.

A．Pablo Picasso became famous after his death

B．Vincent van Gogh painted 2,001 artworks in his life

C．it took Tu Youyou’s team about 3 years to reach their goal

D．Thomas Edison tried 10,000 ways before he invented the light bulb

4. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．Not everyone can be successful.

B．The more difficulties, the better.

C．Great achievements aren’t made naturally.

D．Great hopes make great men.

5 . Derek Redmond

It was the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992; the semi-final of the 400 metres. The sun was shining and the crowd were ready for a great race. The British athlete Derek Redmond was a top runner: he had a very good chance of winning a medal.

The race began. At first, Derek was running well. Then, after about 150 metres, he felt a pain in his leg. He fell down on one knee. He had a bad injury and couldn’t carry on. The other runners went past him and finished the race.

After about five seconds, Derek got up and started to run again, on one leg only. Some organizers tried to stop him but he kept going. The crowd stood up and started to clap. Then another man came onto the track—Derek’s father, Jim. His father put his arm around him and said, “Derek, you don’t have to do this.” Derek replied, Yes, I do. I have to finish.” And so together they walked the last 50 metres and crossed the line.

When he finally crossed the line, Derek was crying and 60, 000 people were cheering him.

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

In the summer of 2010, mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner was almost at the top of a mountain called K2 in Nepal. She was trying to climb the 8,611-metre mountain for the fifth time and this time she was climbing with her friend Fredrik Ericsson.

It was about 7 o’clock in the morning and it was snowing a little. The two climbers were getting ready to go up the last 400 metres. Fredrik was trying to tie some rope but he slipped and fell past Gerlinde. He fell 1,000 metres and was killed.

__▲__ K2 was now a very sad place for her, and she thought perhaps she would never climb the mountain.

But there was something very important that she wanted to do: K2 is one of 14 mountains in the world that are 8,000 metres or higher, and her dream was to climb them all.

So in August 2011 she went back to Nepal and K2, and tried again. This time, she got to the top. Her dream was complete.

1. What information is mentioned in the first story?

A．The time Derek spent on the race.

B．The person who crossed the line with Derek.

C．The speed Derek ran for the first 150 meters.

D．The names of the runners who went past Derek.

2. Which of the following can be put in “__▲__”?

A．Gerlinde went back to base-camp.

B．Gerlinde went on climbing.

C．Gerlinde tied some rope to the rocks.

D．Gerlinde wanted to try again.

3. What did the two main characters have in common?

A．They both came from Britain.

B．They both failed the 400-metre race.

C．They both had the dream to climb high mountains.

D．They were both brave people who didn’t give up.

4. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．The most important thing is to win the race.

B．When things go wrong, we must stop at once.

C．When we start something, we should try to finish.

D．We shouldn’t start a race if we think we can’t win.

6 . Li Zixuan is a junior middle school student. He is now studying in Grade 9. He has had many dreams since he was little. But as time goes by, some new dreams have appeared and some old ones have disappeared. However, only one dream is still in his mind.

Li Zixuan says that when he was a child, he heard about rockets and spaceships. At first, he didn’t know what they were. From his father, he knew that scientists made rockets to carry things into space, and spaceships were used to carry people through space. From then on, he has had a real interest in space. Every time he sees beautiful stars and the moon in the sky at night, he gets very excited. He is always dreaming that he can fly to space to look at the earth one day. His mother knows about his dream and often encourages him.

In school, Li Zixuan learned that the first man flew into space in 1961 and later, more astronauts succeeded in traveling into space. Some astronauts even landed on the moon. His teacher always encourages him to learn more. He knows not everyone has a chance to travel into space. More importantly, before he can fly to space, he must be trained specially.

Li Zixuan knows it’s not easy to achieve his dream, but he decides to try his best. He says I’ve had this dream for many years. It has brought me a lot of joy and always gives me power. Even if it doesn’t come true in the end, I won’t be sorry.”

1. What does the boy want to be when he grows up?

A．A scientist.

B．A pilot.

C．An engineer.

D．An astronaut.

2. Who told the boy something about rockets and spaceships?

A．His father.

B．His mother.

C．His teacher.

D．His friend.

3. What must the boy do before he can fly to space?

A．Study very hard.	B．Get a driving license.
C．Do exercise every day.	D．Get some special training.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Dreams of a Boy	B．The Love of a Father
C．An Excellent Hobby	D．An Unusual Experience

7 . To improve children’s fitness, Freestyle360 has introduced some fun fitness classes for children between nine and thirteen years old. We want to encourage children to turn energy into sports and have social fun in a caring and professional environment.

Kids Karate (Mondays) Time: 16:30-17:30 Coach: Brett Ukich It is a fun karate class for children to increase skills. They will also learn some of the Japanese terminology (术语).	Fitness Fun (Wednesdays) Time: 16:30-17:15 Coach: Lynsey McDonald This class offers fun lessons including body-weight exercises. Its purpose is to help children get stronger.
Team Games (Thursdays) Time: 17:00-18:15 Coach: Lorraine Clayton This class teaches children to work as a team. We offer fun fitness games so there is something for everyone.	Physical Activity=Better Health By exercising, children will become happier and fitter.
Price: £7. 5/lesson or £28/month Tel: 01386 700039 or 07818 033629 Email: info@freestyle360.co.uk Address: Draycott Road, Blockley, GL569DY

1. Who will train the children on Monday afternoons?

A．Brett.

B．Lynsey.

C．Lorraine.

D．Draycot.

2. How long does each lesson of Fitness Fun last?

A．30 minutes.

B．45 minutes.

C．60 minutes.

D．75 minutes.

3. Where can we most probably find the above information?

A．In a hotel.

B．At a school.

C．In a cinema.

D．At a hospital.

8 . Job Duty

To keep pace with the rapid increasing of company business and expansion steps, our Wuxi team is now recruiting (招聘)full-time GM Assistant to support on all aspects of firm’s operation. It will be an attractive opportunity for fresh graduates who desire to explore themselves in administration within a fast-growing team.

Responsibilities

1. Assist senior management and team colleagues in arranging meetings and pipelining schedules etc.

2. Assist in translation of related documents, correspondence and other files(English or Chinese).

3. Keep in touch with both internal and external parties(partners, clients, service providers)and maintain public relationship.

4. Conduct administrative work as assigned by supervisor and senior management.

Requirements

1. Fresh graduates from top universities majoring in linguistics or administration relate disciplines.

2. Professional level fluency in English and Chinese is a must.

3. Excellent command of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Out look.

4. Details-oriented, team-player and keen on administration work with strong time management and communication skills.

Working locations: Wuxi

Interested candidates, please submit your updated resume, available date, expected salary. Those candidates who reach the requirements will be contacted for further interview within one or two weeks’ time. Candidates are advised to submit their applications as soon as they can because of the short timeline of our recruiting process.

1. Why does the company need a GM assistant?

A．To keep pace with the rapid development of society.

B．To meet the need of enlarging the business.

C．To give fresh graduates an opportunity to be a GM assistant.

D．To explore itself in administration.

2. What requirement should a candidate have?

A．Being excellent in English and Chinese.

B．Having good communication skills.

C．Graduating from top universities recently.

D．Being excellent in all Microsoft Office software.

3. How soon will the candidates be interviewed?

A．They will have an interview as soon as they submit their applications.

B．They will have an interview one or two weeks after they submit their applications.

C．They will have an interview as soon as they are selected from all the candidates.

D．They will have an interview one or two weeks after they are selected from all the candidates.

9 . Last summer holiday, Aunt Emily took us to a safari park (野生动物园), not far from Liverpool.

I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before. It’s a very interesting park, full of wild animals running freely.

When we got there, we bought our tickets and drove into the park. We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions. But to get to the lions’ place we had to go through the monkeys’ land first. And that was an unforgettable experience because they climbed all over the car, ate apples and bananas, and threw all kinds of things at us. They seemed very unfriendly.

Anyway, we went on our way to the lions’ place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous. A lion came up very close to us. Then it was on the bonnet (车盖). It looked calm but we felt terrified. Aunt Emily, who isn’t very brave, started to call for help. The kids started crying. Only my brother, George, stayed cool. I sounded the horn (喇叭) but nobody heard us.

In the end a guard arrived in his car, and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guard’s hand as if nothing was the matter.

1. Which animal did the author want to see the most?

A．The lions.

B．The elephants.

C．The monkeys.

D．All of them.

2. Why did they lock themselves in the car?

A．Because the monkeys might steal things.	B．Because they were afraid of being robbed.
C．Because the lions might be dangerous.	D．Because something was wrong with the car.

3. What does the underlined word “terrified” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Excited.

B．Bored.

C．Interested

D．Scared

4. Who stayed calm among the visitors when they met the lion?

A．Aunt Emily.

B．George.

C．The guard.

D．The author.

10 . A 23-year-old man can do weightlifting in many ways as hard as any other gym-goer, but he only has one leg. Nathan Seawood doesn’t let his disability keep him from the weight room. Instead, he’s learning to bear a different load.

“This isn’t just a physical battle in the gym,” Seawood said. “It’s a mental battle for myself.” Refusing to be weighed down by his disability, Seawood draws strength from his mind, as he fights to make it through each step. “That takes a lot out of me. I push my body so hard that I’m tired,” said Seawood, who once thought he might have to give up the weights forever.

Seawood ended up in a hospital bed with one leg after falling off a boat in Long Lake near Traverse City in June, 2019. His left leg got caught in the propeller and had to be cut.

“I didn’t want people to see me,” Seawood said. “I couldn’t accept what had happened to me because it’s a lifestyle change. And that was hard. I was down bad.”

Seawood said a therapist helped lift his spirits. “I wanted to be able to walk and that was difficult because I’m using muscles that never really get noticed as much,” Seawood said. Now he’s using those muscles to train hard at Grand Rapids City Gym, inspiring those around him to keep pushing.

“He faces difficulties most of us don’t have to,” Jeff Phillips, who owns the gym, said. “I mean, he’s in here and he only has one leg, but he’s doing a lot of the same lifts everybody with two legs are doing. It’s surely encouraging to see him doing that.”

Despite life’s best attempt to knock him down, Seawood is still standing, and while he may exercise differently from others, he’s thankful to still be moving. “I might have a disability, but I’m not disabled,” Seawood said.

1. What plays the key role in Seawood’s weightlifting?

A．His right leg.	B．The others’ encouragement.
C．His strong will.	D．His family.

2. What led to Nathan Seawood’s disability?

A．An accident.

B．An early birth.

C．A serious disease.

D．A medical mistake.

3. Which of the following words can best describe Nathan Seawood?

A．Confident and honest.	B．Smart and hardworking.
C．Calm and modest.	D．Determined and positive.

4. Why is Jeff Phillips mentioned in paragraph 6?

A．To tell Seawood’s sad story.	B．To draw attention to weightlifting.
C．To speak highly of Seawood.	D．To show sympathy for Seawood.