1 . Chinese Elements at Qatar World Cup 2022
The quadrennial ( 四年一次的) soccer carnival is kicking off! Even without a home team to cheer for, Chinese fans and enterprises remain enthusiastic about the Qatar (卡塔尔) World Cup.
Chinese elements are spotted all over the place at Qatar World Cup 2022.
★The 80, 000-seat Lusail Stadium, which is scheduled to host the eye-catching final game, was designed and built by China Railway International Group with advanced energy-saving technologies and sustainable materials.
★Doha’s first ever Panda House officially opened to the public on Thursday. Located at Al Khor Park near the Al Bayt Stadium, the Panda House is home to Chinese giant pandas, three-year- old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing.
★Chinese referee Ma Ning and two assistant referees, Cao Yi and Shi Xiang, have been appointed to judge at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to a list released by FIFA.
★From national flags to ornaments (装饰) and pillows decorated with images of the World Cup trophy, products made in Yiwu, China’s small commodity center, have enjoyed nearly 70 percent of the market share of World Cup merchandise, according to the Yiwu Sports Goods Association.
★More than 1, 500 buses from China’s leading bus maker Yutong, which is from Henan Province, provide shuttle service to streets of the World Cup. Some 888 are electric, offering shuttle services for the thousands of officials, journalists and fans of different countries.
★Chinese enterprises, led by four official FIFA sponsors-Wanda Group, Hisense Group, smartphone manufacturer Vivo and dairy brand Mengniu-have provided more sponsorship revenue for the host than companies from any other nation, with nearly $1. 4 billion in total investment, according to Global Data, a London-based consulting and analytics company.
All these Chinese elements shining at the Qatar World Cup demonstrate the strength of “Made in China” .
1. Which one doesn’t contribute to Qatar World Cup 2022?| A．Lusail Stadium. | B．Bus maker Yutong. |
| C．Mengniu. | D．Chinese soccer team. |
| A．Panda House officially opened to the public on Friday. |
| B．There are only Chinese referees at Qatar World Cup 2022. |
| C．The design of Lusail Stadium is environmentally friendly. |
| D．Yutong is a brand of Yiwu, China’s small commodity center. |
| A．A textbook. | B．A novel. | C．A newspaper. | D．A guide book. |
2 . As part of global Happy Chinese New Year celebrations, photographers are encouraged to show how other countries mark the event in the Just Share It - Happy Chinese New Year Photo Contest 2022.
Awards and Prizes
●First prize: 10 photos (single or group), each 5,000 RMB
●Second prize: 30 photos (single or group), each 3,000 RMB
●Third prize: 60 photos (single or group), each 1,000 RMB
What
1. The images should show the programs and activities of Happy Chinese New Year (a worldwide celebration hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the PRC) all over the world or capture scenes of people enjoying the Spring Festival overseas.
2. Photographs must be of an event outside the Chinese mainland, and the photographer can be of any nationality.
3. All the images must be real, not doctored or photoshopped. The tone (色调) and color could be slightly adjusted, and the color can be changed into black and white.
4. Photographs must be in digital format. And resolution (分辨率) of the photo should be 300 dpi. TIF file should be no smaller than 50MB, the highest compressed format of JPG file no less than 7MB, and the maximum should be no less than 3,000 pixels (像素).
5. Entries can be single photos or a series — a group counts as a single photo. Each group should only have four to eight photos.
6. The headline and caption (in Chinese or English) must be complete and accurate. The authors should provide sufficient details, including the process and location of the shoot, and provide the photographer’s nationality, address and phone number.
Please fill in the blanks below and include the form with your entry via e-mail.
1. How much will all the prizes cost?| A．50, 000 RMB | B．90,000 RMB |
| C．60,000 RMB | D．200,000 RMB |
| A．A small Chinese village is quiet in mountains. |
| B．Some boys are dancing at Spring Festival in New York. |
| C．Some adults are eating dumplings together. |
| D．Some people are going boating in Xihu Lake, Zhejiang Province. |
| A．The picture cannot be photoshopped. |
| B．The picture must be in digital format. |
| C．The photographers must be overseas Chinese. |
| D．Information of the photo must be complete and correct. |
3 . Skiing has been around since early civilization, evidenced by a 5,000-year-old rock carving representing men on skis hunting deer in Norway, and the discovery of a ski dating back to 6000 B.C. found in Vis, Russia. Historians debate where skiing first got its start, though; some argue that it was in Altay, China, in 8000 B.C.
Modern skiing, however, can date back to the Scandinavians, who mainly used skis as a means of travel or for other practical purposes, particularly the Indigenous Sámi people in Norway, Finland, and Sweden, writes Raymond Flower in The History of Skiing and Other Winter Sports. Norse myths (挪威神话) even described Ull, a winter god, on skis with curved tips and included other stories of heroes and goddesses skiing down mountains.
Some of the first official competitions began around 1850 in Norway, with the first recorded race in Sweden held outside Stockholm in 1879. Skiing became a household word with the publication of the popular book offering a thrilling account of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen’s difficult and historic journey on skis across Greenland in 1888.
The sport spread to the Swiss Alps, where it was enjoyed largely by British vacationers, before clubs popped up around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Variations of the sport developed over the years, such as the slalom race (障碍滑雪), downhill jumping, and mountaineering. The British are largely credited with transforming skiing from its Scandinavian roots into the highly competitive sport it is now. In 1921, they developed rules that became widely accepted and adjusted the slalom race to include flag gates to test the skill of skiers’ turns.
Skiing then exploded in popularity after World War II, when ski resorts (胜地) gradually developed to receive single-day skiers as well as those taking longer vacations.
1. What can we learn about Raymond Flower?| A．He wrote about skiing. | B．He invented skiing. |
| C．He recorded Norse myths. | D．He was good at rock carving. |
| A．Some official competitions were held. | B．The British spread it all over the world. |
| C．It was written in the textbook on history. | D．An adventure book about skiing came out. |
| A．The Swiss. | B．The British. | C．The Norse. | D．The Finn. |
| A．How Did Skiing Develop in Norway? | B．Why Did People Kill Time by Skiing? |
| C．What Are Skiing Adventures All About? | D．What Are the Ancient Origins of Skiing? |
4 . Generation Z athletes have emerged in 2021 as global well-being leaders and advocates, challenging outdated ideas about what it takes to be an athlete. Many of these young sportspeople have gone beyond their sport. Through social media, they have opened up conversations about performance, mental health and the impact of the media.
Performing at the highest level can put huge amounts of pressure on young athletes. Simone Biles decided to put her mental health first at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when she withdrew from an event.
The emergence of the athlete’s authentic voice during their career is new and growing. Social media has expanded and accelerated a properly authentic voice that is also more personal and openly political. These generation Z players, born into or at the top of the social media boom, can connect directly with their millions of followers on social media to share personal insights.
It is unusual for active athletes to be so transparent about their health — particularly, their mental health. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Biles made a rare exception. She used social media to explain an attack of the “twisties” and the impact on her performance and mental health. This disrupted the narrative of victory at all costs.
By taking control of their own stories, these athletes have broken the idea that top sports stars — with their extreme athleticism, dedication and seeming invincibility — are somehow superhuman. Elite athletes carry enormous burdens of responsibility and winning doesn’t come before everything else. As Simone Biles made clear: “We are not just entertainment. We are human.”
1. What can we know from Paragraph 1?| A．Generation Z athletes have become global leaders. |
| B．Some athletes don’t know what it takes to be an athlete. |
| C．Plenty of young athletes have lost their interest in sports. |
| D．Many young athletes air their views via social media. |
| A．Mental stress. | B．Poor performance. | C．Mental disease. | D．Young athletes. |
| A．Neutral. | B．Favorable. | C．Critical. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．All that glitters is gold. | B．Athletes should be supermen. |
| C．Victory isn’t everything for an athlete. | D．Sports should be viewed as entertainment. |
