1 . My family first moved to Colorado 22 years ago. Los Angeles was too expensive and it was difficult to find well-paying jobs and affordable housing. Colorado became our next dream place. Settling into a small town in the Front Range, my parents found hard jobs.
Growing up in this small town, I remember my parents working hard to get past the language barrier. My mom, especially, tried her best to ensure she knew all that she needed to know about like my parent-teacher meetings and extracurricular (课外的) activities. One of those extracurricular activities that I signed up for was football. At that age, football was cool and all, but I was more into playing Pokémon and other video games. Football didn’t draw me in.
Big football tournaments (联赛) would come around like the World Cup, the Copa América and the Gold Cup, and the Mexican National Team would play in these tournaments. I would sit there in our living room and unmindfully watch the games while my parents would go crazy with enthusiasm ( 热情). I would sit there and play my game. My dad would look over and tell me that I should be paying attention carefully to the game and that I should care more about whether Mexico would win the match than my video games.
Both of my parents’ workspaces were crowded (占满的) with other workers. My mom worked with people from all over Latin America. Everyone’s topic of choice at work would always turn to how their national football team was doing. It was a way to show pride in the countries where they had grown up.
I grew up loving football more and more. The more I learned about my Mexican roots (根), the more I tried to find ways to express pride in them in the United States.1. Why did the author’s family move to Colorado?
| A．To make a better life. |
| B．To attend more activities. |
| C．To follow their football dream. |
| D．To receive a better education. |
| A．It was amazing. | B．It was important. |
| C．It was uninteresting. | D．It was difficult. |
| A．Remind the author to watch them carefully. |
| B．Play video games with the author. |
| C．Learn English in their living room. |
| D．Guess who would be the winner. |
| A．build a closer friendship |
| B．express their homesickness |
| C．share a common topic |
| D．show their pride in their motherlands |
A great rivalry (对抗) can make a hockey (曲棍球) game exciting. But it’s even better when both sides share the same goal. Students of Boston College (B.C.) and Boston University (B.U.) held a game for a good cause. Former members of the schools’ hockey teams faced off in the 4th Annual Commonwealth Avenue Charity Classic. It took place at B．U.’s Walter Brown Arena. Every year, the competition raises money for Compassionate Care ALS, the Pete Frates Home Health Initiative and the Travis Roy Foundation. This year’s event brought in a recordbreaking $78,432.
Frates is fighting ALS, a disease that affects the brain. A former B.C. baseball team leader, he was diagnosed (诊断) with ALS in 2012, when he was only 27. Frates and his family have since raised hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research, most famously with the Ice Bucket Challenge, which began in 2014.
“Pete likes social media (媒体) very much, so he wanted his voice, his face, everything that was happening to him to be recorded to help more people,” said John Frates, Pete’s father.
The B.C. and B.U. students enjoy coming together for the event. “This is just the best of the hockey world,” said former B.U. hockey player Travis Roy. “Both schools have a lot of great hockey players. Their skills are impressive, and the fact that they come out here to support good causes is a big deal.”
After a heated battle (较量), the B.U. Terriers won. Afterwards, former B.U. star Charlie McAvoy summed up the feeling of friendliness on the ice. “We all come together,” said McAvoy, who now plays for the Boston Bruins, “and we’re able to put aside the rivalry for great causes.”
B.U.’s Danny O’Regan, who now plays for the Buffalo Sabres, added, “You work hard on the ice and off the ice, and good things will happen.”
1. What was special about the hockey game at B.U.’s Walter Brown Arena?| A．It was a quarterly event. |
| B．It was held by different charities. |
| C．It attracted many universities in the country. |
| D．It invited former members of the schools’ teams to join. |
| A．He was helped by a charity. |
| B．He was chosen as the team leader. |
| C．He was found to be seriously ill. |
| D．He was asked to work in a social media company. |
| A．Hockey is a very popular game. |
| B．B.U. has the best hockey players. |
| C．Hockey games should get more attention. |
| D．Both schools’ hockey players are warmhearted. |
| A．It was too competitive. |
| B．It connected the players with a good cause. |
| C．It helped schools find many gifted players. |
| D．It encouraged students to work hard for their dreams. |
3 . Tell us your story on“China and me, Five years from Now”
About the contest (赛事)
As China is well on its way to achieving its 14th Five-Year Plan goals, the country is more open than ever and more attractive to every member of the society. Wouldn't it be wonderful to get your memorable moments in China through your lens (镜头) or put them into words?
We would be so happy to hear your voice in this contest. Please feel free to share your memories and impressions with us by article or photo.
First prize: 10 winners HUAWEI MatePad
Second prize: 20 winners iFLYTEK Transpen
Third prize: 30 winners Bluetooth Sports Neckband
Online and offline
Works will be submitted ( 提交) for the contest online, while an offline award ceremony will be held. Also, China Daily website will set up special areas for collecting and displaying works.
Award ceremony
An award ceremony and online forum will be held in July in Beijing.
The rules
Articles and photos
Word count: Between 500 and 1000 English words.
Photo format: JPG or NPG
Photos should reflect the theme of the article, including but not limited to photos of people or landscapes. You can upload no more than 10 photos, each within 5MB. Every photo has a description of no more than 200 English words.
1. If you get the first prize, you can get| A．iFLYTEK Transpen | B．HUAWEI MatePad |
| C．Bluetooth Sports Neckband | D．Articles and photos |
| A．In the form of photos and articles. | B．In the form of online forum. |
| C．In the form of holding a ceremony. | D．In the form of advertisement. |
| A．500. | B．200. | C．10. | D．5. |
| A．To give people awards. | B．To make the country more open. |
| C．To achieve the 14th Five-Year Plan of China. | D．To share the beautiful moments of China. |
4 . This is really a very fast game, the fastest I have seen so far this year. Both sides are fighting for the ball all the time. The crowd is loving every minute of it. They are shouting at the top of their voices.
Willis has the ball now. This is only his third game for Scotland, but he’s playing so well that it won’t be his last, I’m quite sure.
Willis passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton kicks it over the heads of the waiting Frenchmen, towards the goalmouth , but he’s too far away. Dupond picks it up easily, and throws it to Patou, out on the left.
France and Scotland still have one goal each, and there are only two minutes left of the game. But during that time, anything can happen. Patou kicks the ball across to Crozat. It’s. a beautiful kick, but Steven jumps and just stops the ball with the side of his head. But Meunier is there, he passes to Crozat, and Crozat, without waiting a second, puts the ball into the back of the goal. It takes everybody by surprise. I’ve never seen a goal like it.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．The ball. | B．The game. | C．The crowd. | D．The voice. |
| A．Willis | B．Patou | C．Crozat | D．Steven |
| A．France plays against Scotland. | B．Meunier’s goal is a surprise. |
| C．The score is three to one. | D．It is the last game for Cotton. |
| A．Willis’ Third Game | B．The Waiting Frenchmen |
| C．Stop the ball! | D．A Surprising Goal |
5 . Japan's Momiji Nishiya, 13, made history on Monday. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, she took home the first women' s street skateboarding Olympic gold medal. Standing next to her on the podium (领奖台) was Rayssa Leal, also 13, from Brazil. Japanese skater Funa Nakayama, 16, took bronze.
The women's skateboarding final was a huge moment for the Games. Some of the Olympic youngest competitors appeared there. Half of the skaters in the final were younger than 18. In Tokyo's burning heat, they decided to try their best. They managed to fill the mostly empty skatepark with joy as hip-hop music sounded in the background.
After winning gold, Momiji was asked what she wanted to tell young skaters.“Skateboarding is fun and interesting,” she said. “I hope everyone can give it a try.”
And the young medalist is already offering powerful inspiration for new skaters. Outside of the skateboarding field, 9-year old Keito Ota and 8-year-old Ayane Nakamura were eagerly waiting to catch sight of the new Japanese medalists. The two friends started skateboarding about a year ago. They arrived at the park wearing Team Japan skateboarding shits. Every time a bus left the field, they held up pieces of paper that said,“Thank you for your hard work" and “Congratulations on your gold medal.”Keito says he' s adding Momiji to his list of favourite skateboarders. In August, Keito will enter his first competition at a skateboarding student cup.
Just 13 years and 330 days old at the time of her win, Momiji is Japan's youngest-ever gold medalist. She’s one of the youngest in Olympic history. That record, though, goes to American diver (跳水选手) Marjorie Gestring. Gestring to the gold medal at the Berlin 1936 Games at the age of 13 years and 267 days. At age 13 years and 203 days, Leal would have set a new record had she finished first.
1. What can we know about the women’s street skateboarding at the Tokyo 2020 Games?| A．It is included in the Olympic Games for the first time. |
| B．It produced the first gold medal of the 2020 0lympic Games. |
| C．It was the first event in which the Japanese won the gold medal. |
| D．It was the sport whose winner was the youngest in the Olympics. |
| A．No audience. | B．Difficult moves. |
| C．The hot weather. | D．The background music. |
| A．To present a fact. | B．To give an example. |
| C．To introduce a topic. | D．To make an expectation. |
| A．Rayssa Leal. | B．Momiji Nishiya. | C．Funa Nakayama. | D．Marjorie Gestring. |
6 . Some people think that hosting international sports events is good for the country, while some people think it is bad. Discuss both views and state your opinion.
Along with the advancement of the globe and globalization, an increasing number of events are being held in various areas of the world to help connect countries, including sports competitions, and it causes a lot of opposite views. Some individuals believe that holding international sporting events benefits a country, while others believe that it has negative results.
On the one hand, there are a number of reasons why many residents think that hosting an international sporting event is detrimental. Firstly, there will be large gatherings of people, which makes governments have difficulty in controlling the crowd. Things against the law may happen because few people will notice, such as thieves stealing fans’ belongings. Furthermore, the brawls(吵架)might have occurred among too crazy supporters. Secondly, arranging a huge sports festival may cost a big amount of money, which can put a country under great pressure.
On the other hand, the host country might gain certain benefits. Above all, it will promote tourism. The large number of sports fans will allow the country to benefit from the costs of hotels, and other expenses resulting from the supporters during their visit to the host country. The host country also has the chance to improve the country’s image across the globe, which not only helps it attract a big number of foreign tourists, but also helps it strengthen its international dignity(尊严). Moreover, the fact that a country hosts international events attracts a great number of local audiences, whether or not they are sports fans, which will influence many people’s thinking, increasing their love and pride for their homeland.
In conclusion, I believe that organizing international sports will bring more benefits than harm to a country.
1. Why are international sporting events often held according to the passage?| A．They help countries live in peace with each other. |
| B．They can improve the connection among countries. |
| C．They help the hosting country present a good image. |
| D．They give sportspeople a chance to show their talents. |
| A．Wonderful. | B．Harmful. | C．Unbelievable. | D．Challenging. |
| A．Tourism. | B．Country’s image. | C．Local audiences. | D．Hotels. |
| A．Negative. | B．Positive. | C．Unclear. | D．Neutral(中立的). |
7 . The official line on Marie-Eve Chainey in the women’s high jump read “NH” — shorthand for “No Height” — not exactly a fitting designation for an athlete who truly jumped very high.
For some athletes at the Canadian track and field championships in August 2010, a prideful return meant posting fast times after a slow season. For Chainey, it meant returning to top competition after a nine-year battle with kidney (肾) disease. Three years ago, she was unable to walk and even had no strength to wash her hair.
As a 14-year-old, Chainey would often travel 820 kilometres from Kapuskasing to Toronto to train under coach Gary Lubin at York University. At 18, Chainey went to Spain to learn the language and continue her high-jump training. While there, she became so dizzy (晕) she had to be hospitalized. That’s when she got the news: Her kidneys were no longer working. She hasn’t known life without dialysis (透析) since.
Healthy kidneys remove waste products from the blood. In dialysis treatment, a machine cleans the blood at regular periods, for example, three times a week. Chainey has been using nightly dialysis, which works while she sleeps.
Since her original diagnosis, Chainey has had to face four returns and countless other difficulties, including going blind for two months. She was told over and over she’d never jump again because her muscles were too damaged. But for Chainey, jumping is like breathing.
“From when I got sick, the goal that I had was to just be back jumping,” she said. “Jumping was basically my happy place. Even now more so. Because I’m sick and there’s so much going on, when I go to high jump, I don’t think about anything else than just high jump and enjoying it. It is surely my getaway. I feel normal because I don’t have to think about anything else.”
So on the eve of the national championships, the 27-year-old was not about to be deterred by a difficult night of dialysis. “I’m very stubborn (执着), I’m very hard-headed … I just had to find a way that I would be able to jump, no matter what.”
Chainey certainly felt nervous at the championships; her hands wouldn’t stop shaking once the competition began. She didn’t clear the starting height of 1.50 meters, which she had managed to get over in practice. Still, you’d be hard pressed to find a happier last-place finisher anywhere.
“Just being out there, especially when they lined us up and they introduced us to the crowd, it was a special moment that I’ll always remember,” she said. “I didn’t feel comfortable at first because I didn’t feel I belonged. But although I didn’t get a height, I still feel I belonged there. It felt wonderful just to have the opportunity and experience this.”
Chainey says kidney disease has cured her of her perfectionism. “I’ve always been a straight A student, always done well in sports and piano,” she said. “So when I got sick, my life wasn’t perfect anymore. I had to learn how to live with what you have, that I had limits. That was a very good lesson for me, to know that things aren’t always perfect but you can still make the best of it.”
Lubin is not surprised by her determination. “She used to come down from Kapuskasing, a 12-hour train ride... in order to train. When I talk to my athletes about devotion, I say, ‘Don’t tell me you came from Burlington. You think that’s far? How about Kapuskasing?’ This is the type of person she is.”
1. Early on, how did Chainey prove her devotion to high jumping?| A．She went to Kapuskasing to train competitively. |
| B．She competed at the Canadian track and field championships. |
| C．She frequently travelled long distances to train at York University. |
| D．She competed even though she had received dialysis treatments. |
| A．cause and effect | B．present to past |
| C．similarities and differences | D．more important to less important |
| A．Chainey does not like jumping at all. | B．It’s OK that Chainey can’t jump. |
| C．Chainey is fond of jumping. | D．It’s dangerous for Chainey to jump. |
| A．stopped | B．punished | C．confused | D．influenced |
| A．Chainey became dissatisfied with anything less than a win. |
| B．Chainey stopped using jumping as an escape from her troubles. |
| C．Chainey no longer expected to be perfect in what she attempted. |
| D．Chainey valued her fellow competitors as encouraging supporters. |
| A．She had jumped her personal best. | B．She had met her coach’s expectations. |
| C．She had defeated her closest competitor. | D．She had returned to the sport she enjoyed. |
8 . Two roller skaters were crouched(蹲伏) low, knees bent and bodies pressed together, fighting to stay glued to prevent a third skater slip through and break their wall. This was a roller derby(轮滑阻拦赛) practice for the Tiny Terrors, a team of skaters aged 8-11 in the Gotham Girls Junior League of New York City. “They want to fight and get really fast, and they find so much confidence,” said Kristen Campbell, director of the junior derby program.
Roller derby is played with two teams of five skaters on a track. One player on each team serves as the jammer whose job is to race around the track and score points without getting blocked by the other team. The match is made up of two 30-minute periods that each consists of shorter plays or jams. Each jam lasts two minutes or until the lead jammer calls it off, usually a move made to stop the other jammer from catching up and scoring points.
You have probably heard of adults playing roller derby, but a growing number of young people are attracted by the fast-paced sport. Campbell owes the increase in interest partly to a popular novel called “Roller Girl.”
Campbell described the junior league as a shelter for girls who aren’t sure where they fit in at school. “I’ve had so many parents tell me their child was having trouble with anxiety or bullying(欺负) or that they didn’t fit into any sport or art club or whatever it is,” she said. “And then they find roller derby and everything is solved.”
Many of the girls said they got much more out of the sport than just exercise. As Campbell tells it, those extra lessons are really the point. Strength, confidence and body positivity have long been values of roller derby, even if it’s subliminal rather than open and direct.
Of course, like any contact sport, injuries are unavoidable.
“They don’t go for big hits,” Campbell said. “Now we focus more on hip blocking and using lateral(横向的) movement to block—leaning each other out with light contact.” Besides, the girls don’t mind the occasional bump. “It’s sort of like a medal,” Campbell said, smiling.
1. What can we learn about roller derby?| A．It is played with five skaters on a track. |
| B．It is the most dangerous sport especially for kids. |
| C．It lasts an hour with some short plays in a game. |
| D．The jammer’s job is to stop others getting scores. |
| A．Girls often get injured in roller derby practice. |
| B．Roller derby is the most competitive sport at school. |
| C．Roller derby helps girls free from being bullied at school. |
| D．A novel contributes to the popularity of roller derby among girls. |
| A．people can gain a lot from roller derby |
| B．roller derby has fewer values than we think |
| C．it is easy to show the values of roller derby |
| D．many people are not aware of the values of roller derby |
| A．do better than adult players |
| B．wear their wounds with pride |
| C．fear nothing but fierce bumps |
| D．won’t learn full contact until they’re 12 |
| A．Girls build confidence in the tough world of roller derby. |
| B．Roller derby becomes popular among kids around the world. |
| C．How roller derby changes the life of girls in the US. |
| D．The Tiny Terrors calls for more brave girls to join. |
9 . What would it be like to live on the moon? Students in the 2021 Future City Competition were challenged to find out. Nine middle school students from AI-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning in Huston, Texas, America took home the prize in the competition.
Middle school teams from the United States, Canada, Nigeria and China joined in the 29th yearly competition. The students used their STEM (science, technology, math and engineering) skills to create a city on the Moon.
The minerals and other resources(矿物质和其他资源) from the Moon helped the team design solutions to the problems humans might face on the planet, including providing enough water, as well as gases(气体) that are necessary for people, animals and plants to live. When asked if they’d like to live in their city on the Moon in the future, the students showed great excitement and interest in the possible moving from the planet Earth.
One winning student Sukaina Salim said, “One of our members had to leave the project because of his bad health. What was worse, COVID-19 created several difficulties for us. But we always encouraged each other to keep trying to achieve our common goals. It was a hard but great experience.”
Team teacher Syeda Batool encouraged the students and offered practical advice for their project.
“The most important thing we learned from our teachers was how to work together to do our job well,” said Mohammad Hani Mirza, who is a seventh grader. “That’s one thing we were missing because we all came from different backgrounds with different ideas, and we worked together to create a beautiful city.”
The winners were given a chance to go on an all-term trip to U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, and $7,500 for their school’s STEM program.
1. What do we know about the Future City competition?| A．It is designed for STEM students. | B．It is an international competition. |
| C．It is held in America every other year. | D．It is set up to protect the environment. |
| A．To list their challenges. |
| B．To show us their goals. |
| C．To advise us how to work with team members. |
| D．To encourage others to take part in the competition. |
| A．Hard work will pay off. | B．One should set a goal first. |
| C．Teamwork is the key to success. | D．Creativity comes from challenges. |
| A．Important skills to win a competition |
| B．The best way to achieve common goals |
| C．Middle school students wanted to live in a city on the Moon |
| D．Students from America won the 2021 Future City Competition |
10 . SPORTS EVENTS
| BASKETBALL Central Sports Center, ★City Road All Stars vs. Rockets, Sat. 8:30 p.m., $12 ★Northerners vs. Tigers, Sun. noon, $10 | LAWN BOWLS Tans Town B.C ●Tans Town vs. White Vale Sun. 9:00 a.m. Wake Hill B.C ●Wake Hill vs. Colls, Sat. 2:00 p.m. |
| BUSHWALKING ◆Meet at Wanda Station, Sat. 9:00 a.m. sharp for hour. ◆Walk to Canary Mountains $5, ph 5432868 ◆Meet at Westley Station, Sun. 9:00 a.m. Sharp for full day ◆Walk to Wombat Valley $5, ph 3416384. Bring your own lunch | FOOTBALL St. Martins Sports Center ▼Martins vs. Doonsberg, Sat. 2:00 p.m. $8 ▼Eastside Central vs. Light Hill, Sun 2:00 p.m. $8 ▼Neil Park Recreation Center Neil Park vs. Robinson, Sat. 2:00 p.m. $11 ▼Essen vs. Springwood, Sun. 2:00 p.m. $11 |
| A．Martins vs. Doonsberg and Wake Hill vs. Colls. |
| B．Northerners vs. Tigers and Eastside Central vs. Light Hill. |
| C．Essen vs. Springwood and Eastside Central vs. Light Hill. |
| D．Neil Park vs. Robinson and Northerners vs. Tigers. |
| A．Martins vs. Doonsberg | B．Eastside Central vs. Light Hill |
| C．All Stars vs. Rockets | D．Neil Park vs. Robinson |
| A．Sat 8:30 | B．Sun noon | C．Sat 2:00 p.m. | D．Sun 2:00 p.m. |
