1 . Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who won men’s singles Olympic gold medals in 2014 and 2018, said Tuesday he was retiring from competition.
He won the men’s singles gold at the Sochi Games in 2014 and again at the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea in 2018, becoming the first men’s skater to achieve consecutive (连续不断的) golds in the category since Dick Button in 1948 and 1952. At this year’s Winter Games in Beijing, he attempted to become the first man to complete a quadruple axel-4 rotations (旋转) in the air at the Olympics, a jump that he had previously come close to achieving in Japan. In Beijing, he came just short of completing the required rotations for the quadruple axel and fell on his rear, but he expressed satisfaction with his effort afterward and hinted he was ready to retire.
“In terms of how it feels for me, I don’t imagine it being all that different.” he said. “Of course, I feel strongly that I’d like to achieve success with the quadruple axel.”
Beyond his jumping ability, Hanyu’s gift for the dramatics and his gentle appearance made him popular among admirers. Some said he looked as if he had danced off the pages of a Japanese cartoon. They would throw Winnie the Pooh stuffed bears—reportedly his favorite cartoon character—on the ice after his performances. In China, crowds gathered outside the Beijing venue to express devotion to their favorite, and one Chinese follower on social media called Hanyu “the most beautiful icy fairy in my heart”.
In recent years, Hanyu has been suffering from injuries. He said he had constantly thought about retiring from competition since the 2018 Winter Games. “If we’re talking about when I considered turning professional. I was thinking about that at every single competition,” Hanyu said. He said he made the final decision after the Beijing Games as he was recovering from his ankle injury.
1. What can we know from Hanyu’s many experiences?| A．He won the first Olympic gold medal of skiing in 2014. |
| B．He is the first men’s skater to win two golds continuously. |
| C．He is the first to perform the quadruple axel successfully. |
| D．He first indicated his retirement in Beijing. |
| A．Because of his favourite stuffed bear. |
| B．Because of the Japanese cartoon pages. |
| C．Because of his popularity on social media. |
| D．Because of his looking and performance. |
| A．Unexpected. |
| B．Long-awaited. |
| C．Encouraging. |
| D．Thrilling. |
| A．Ice Prince Yuzuru Hanyu Retires from Competition |
| B．Figure Skater Yuzuru Hanyu, Satisfied with Victory |
| C．Being Injured, the Ice Prince Sticks to His Dream |
| D．The Consecutive Golds Winner Has Made His Glory |
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2.告诉他或她你观看直播时给你留下印象最深的一幕，并带给你怎样的思考；
3.祝福及期待。
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3 . After figure skaters finish their programs, adoring fans often throw gifts onto the ice. There have definitely been some strange ones over the years. Sasha Cohen was once given sweaters and Debi Thomas even got a box of pizza after her performance at the 1987 world championships.
Apart from cards and clothing, the gifts are mostly stuffed animals（毛绒玩具）. Though it’s not clear exactly how or when this custom began, there are a couple of factors that help explain why they’re so popular rather than flowers. One factor is that flowers, once the go-to item to throw at skaters, are messy. The “sweepers” — the kids who skate around collecting all the gifts between each program — have a much easier time picking up stuffed animals than clear up every petal（花瓣）and leaf falling off its flower.
There’s no global ban on throwing bunches of flowers, but organizations made attempts to discourage the practice in the past. In 1989, US Figure Skating banned arenas(竞技场) hosting national championships from selling flowers. And at the 2002 national championships, the association publicly prevented fans from bringing flowers to the arena at all.
“Flowers have always been a problem. Even when they’re wrapped, some parts stick out and become a headache.” Larry Kriwanek, chairman of the event’s organizing committee, told us. “Flowers were going to be eliminated. It was just a question of when.” Instead, fans could buy stuffed animals inside the arena and shower their favorite skaters with those.
Stuffed animals also give supporters an opportunity to choose presents that seem more personal. “We sometimes will get stuffed animals in custom-made costumes to match what we’re wearing.” American ice dancer Meryl Davis, who won gold with partner Charlie White in 2014, told us. It turns out that skaters often do take especially meaningful gifts home with them.
1. Why does the writer mention Sasha Cohen and Debi Thomas in Paragraph 1?| A．To indicate they are top figure skaters in the world. |
| B．To show figure skaters may get unusual gifts. |
| C．To tell readers how much their fans like them. |
| D．To explain what gifts are suitable for figure skaters. |
| A．Punishing fans bringing flowers into arenas. |
| B．Issuing a global ban on throwing flowers. |
| C．Canceling a national game for selling flowers. |
| D．Keeping flowers out of a certain arena. |
| A．forbidden. | B．grown. | C．allowed. | D．ordered. |
| A．Tips for fans to choose suitable gifts. |
| B．Meryl Davis’s advice on stuffed animals. |
| C．Advantages of stuffed animals as gifts. |
| D．Gifts that figure skaters are fond of. |
4 . As the door finally slipped into place at the end of the mile-long steel tube, the WARR Hyperloop team rushed to a nearby tent, where they spent the next 20 minutes waiting anxiously as pumps took nearly all the air out of the tube. They were the third and final team to get a run in the last stage of Elon Musk's Hyperloop Competition. The only standard for winning? Speed.
When many people hear the word hyperloop, they think it's some sort of magic vehicle that Musk suggested five years ago. Rather, it's more a new concept of transportation than a single invention. The basic concept calls for a vehicle running inside a nearly airless tube at extremely high speeds. The details—how to power it, what shape it should be, and so on—are anyone's guess. Musk just laid out the concept in a 2013 white paper, but the people are trying to bring it to life.
On May 7, 2021. 700 members of 25 teams from around the world gathered at the SpaceX headquarters for the second annual hyperloop competition. To add to their excitement, Elon Musk also stood among the students, gazing over their shoulders at the big screen that showed the speeds of the vehicle from inside the white tube. When the WARR Hyperloop topped the 192-mph mark set by Hyperloop One with its full-sized vehicle in its own test tube in the Nevada desert last month, Musk shouted over the cheers that erupted from the students, "200 miles an hour for a student-built vehicle. It is incredible!"
That 20-second run beat out Paradigm Hyperloop's 63 miles per hour, and Swiss Hyperloop's 25 miles per hour at the competition.
But he immediately asked for more. "Our goal for the next competition will be 384 miles per hour!" he said.
His final goal, of course, is to reach a speed that can help him realize the wild dream of transporting passengers and goods from San Francisco to Los Angeles in half an hour: 760 miles per hour. Judged by the cheers, the students will try anything to make it a reality.
1. What are the competitors most concerned about?| A．Speed. | B．Safety. | C．Power costs. | D．Vehicle shape. |
| A．Hyperloop One. | B．Swiss Hyperloop. | C．Paradigm Hyperloop. | D．WARR Hyperloop. |
| A．200 miles per hour. | B．384 miles per hour. | C．760 miles per hour. | D．965 miles per hour. |
| A．The challenges for the hyperloop. | B．The concept of the hyperloop. |
| C．The possibility to build the hyperloop. | D．A competition for the hyperloop. |
The annual League of Legends World Championship, commonly referred to as “Worlds,”
The International Olympic Committee is introducing new events
In fact, compared with most mainstream sports, electronic sports
Yet video games are highly competitive, with professional leagues
6 . Youth Stories is a magazine popular with young people in China. We share the best stories of the youth, and provide an opportunity for publication. The magazine is published twice yearly in Spring and Autumn.
New Competition in 2021: My China Story
As China is well on its way to achieving its 14th Five-Year Plan goals, the country is more open than ever and more appealing to every member of society. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to share your memorable moments of China? Thanks to the Bank of China’s generosity, the New Competition in 2021: My China Story is on! School students between the age of 12 and 16 are welcome to share your stories!
Requirements:
●Your submission(提交) must be made via this online form by June 30th.
●Your stories should be limited to 500 words.
●Entries with pictures are preferred.
●The entry fee is 3 yuan per person.
Prizes:
Winners will be honored at a special ceremony on Friday, July 30th. Guest speakers will present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in our magazine, about two months after the ceremony date of July 30th. All the winners will receive two copies of the magazine with your articles in it.
For further information, please click here: http://youthstories.com.
1. What do we know about the new competition?| A．It is held every two years. | B．It is aimed at all school students. |
| C．It is supported by the Bank of China. | D．It is totally free for all the participants. |
| A．Sending their articles by email. | B．Writing more than 500 words. |
| C．Submitting their articles on July 30th. | D．Including no pictures in their articles. |
| A．A story book. | B．An official report. | C．A text book. | D．A website. |
