1. Who persuaded Armani to start his own design shop?
| A．His brother Sergio. | B．A friend in Milan. | C．A teacher in Verona. |
| A．He created some perfumes. |
| B．He worked in a military hospital. |
| C．He started selling clothes in America. |
| A．English sports clothing. |
| B．University team uniforms. |
| C．Italian uniforms for the World Cup. |
1. What helps Karl most to become successful?
| A．Hard work. | B．Good training. | C．A set schedule. |
| A．He has good meals. | B．He has a good rest. | C．He does more training. |
| A．At about 8: 30 a. m. | B．At about 9: 00 a. m. | C．At about 9: 50 a. m. |
| A．To avoid the mistakes they’ve made. |
| B．To relax themselves completely. |
| C．To know the opposing team. |
3 . The man who set a Guinness record for lipstick has flopped.
On the early morning of September 11th, Li Jiaqi apologized on Weibo for “hating netizens” during the live broadcast on the evening of September 10th. The reason was that when Li Jiaqi introduced a certain brand eyebrow pencil worth 79 yuan during a live broadcast activity, some netizens expressed that it was getting more and more expensive. He first asked back, “Where is it expensive? It has been this price for so many years, don’t talk nonsense with your eyes open.” Then he added, “Sometimes he finds his own reasons. After all these years of salary increase, have you worked hard?”
Li Jiaqi later apologized on Weibo, saying, “I was originally a makeup counter salesperson and know that everyone’s work is not easy. I’m really sorry what I said, which fell short of your expectations.” However, the highly praised comments in the front row of its comment section are no exception: all the apologies are not accepted. “Even a few words cannot stop your true arrogance during your live broadcast.” “You occasionally need to go out and take a look at the world as it is, rather than just sitting in front of the camera harvesting countless amounts of money.”
In addition to careful language, people are happy to see stories of a noble son from a humble family like Li Jiaqi who, through his own efforts, achieves a comeback in life and a rise in social status. The empathy and trust towards Li Jiaqi are also a projection of his own destiny.
1. What do you think is the fact of this incident?| A．The eyebrow pencil is really expensive. |
| B．Li’s attitude towards the netizens. |
| C．What Li sold in the broadcast was not the netizens needed. |
| D．The netizens dislike the brand that Li introduced. |
| A．annoy | B．hauteur | C．pride | D．happiness |
| A．The incidents happened on Nov. 11th. |
| B．People like Li because of his former work. |
| C．Li acquired his social status and wealth by his own efforts. |
| D．Li pretended to be a pity man after the incidents happened. |
| A．Li Jiaqi set a Guinness record for lipstick. |
| B．Li Jiaqi achieves a rise in social status. |
| C．Li Jiaqi apologized to the public for the eyebrow pencil incident. |
| D．People were hurt by Li Jiaqi and can’t buy his goods online. |
4 . Even if you haven’t tried Pamela’s workouts, her name likely rings a bell -the German-born model is one of the world’s most popular fitness influencers. Lately, she’s been trying out something new: Baduanjin, a traditional Chinese fitness exercise, originally created over 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty. The name generally refers to how the eight individual movements characterize and give a silken quality to the movement of the body and its energy.
Baduanjin used to be popular mainly among older Chinese folks, but young people are now also getting into it. No equipment is necessary and it requires very little space or, perhaps most importantly in our fast-paced lives, time. In fact, it’s perfect for office workers, as they often suffer from lower back pain caused by hours sitting in front of the computer.
The video of Pamela doing Baduanjin has become a hit on Chinese social media, receiving millions of views. In addition to 9.68 million followers on YouTube, Pamela has established a presence on Chinese social media, including Bilibili, with more than 11.6 million followers. Showing her perfect figure year-round, Pamela has become an inspiration for many people worldwide, offering pathways to fat-burning, increased energy, and improved sleep quality.
Apparently, no one can resist the charm of Baduanjin. “I have been doing Baduanjin for about one month, which makes me sleep well and get stronger. I owe big thanks to Baduanjin since it gives me a much healthier lifestyle,” a young netizen commented below the video.
But not all people are suitable for practicing Baduanjin. Liu Xiaodan, an associate professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, cautioned that people should always put safety first when doing Baduanjin, and patients who are extremely weak and fall easily should not take up this exercise.
1. What can we learn about Baduanjin from the text?| A．It is 8 movements practised with a silk band. |
| B．It is created by Pamela for young people. |
| C．It helps office workers slow down their pace. |
| D．It helps people sleep better and get into shape. |
| A．By using specific data. | B．By explaining its definition. |
| C．By quoting online comment. | D．By making comparisons. |
| A．Risky but rewarding. | B．Thrilling but regretful. |
| C．Unexpected and strange. | D．Eye-catching and inspiring. |
| A．Physical condition. | B．Social trend. |
| C．Pace of life. | D．Work pattern. |
5 . Debinha means “little Debs” in Portuguese (葡萄牙语) and she’s 1.57 metres tall. But she has no intention of getting too big for her football shoes. “Never go above someone else.” is her philosophy (人生哲学). Instead, she says, it’s better to be a mirror for someone else, and to always be learning from your teammates in whatever you choose to do. After all, she says, “I didn’t get here alone.”
From street football in a provincial town in southeast Brazil to one of the stars of the US National Women’s Soccer League and a mainstay of the Brazilian women’s team, Debinha, 31, has come a long way. She has appeared for her country more than 130 times and in 2022 was shortlisted for the Best FIFA Women’s Player award, the only South American to be nominated (提名). In addition to Brazilian clubs, she has played for teams in Norway and China, and is now with the Kansas City Current in the US. The greatest moment of her career so far has been standing for Brazil in the 2016 Olympic Games, when they were held in her home nation. This summer she was working hard for her second World Cup.
“I always liked to play ball,” says Debinha, who first started playing it at eight in the square outside the candy factory where her mother worked in their home town of Brasópolis. If she wasn’t playing in the street, she was taking extra physical, education classes after school. Her mother always supported her. “Today, as always, my mother is my number one fan. Seeing my family cheering for me on the field, and seeing my family experiencing that along with me, you couldn’t put a price on it,” she said.
1. What can we know about Debinha in paragraph 1?| A．She always wants to beat others. | B．She is open-minded and likes to learn |
| C．She is very proud and goes above others. | D．She has too big football shoes on matches |
| A．By space. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By comparing. | D．By listing reasons. |
| A．Her strong interest in ball. | B．Her family’s suggestions. |
| C．Her strong wish to win. | D．Her love to her motherland. |
| A．The difficulty Debinha met. | B．Support from a player’s mother. |
| C．A short introduction of Debinha. | D．The secret to success. |
6 . Patriotic Zhang Weili won her historic fighting championship in Shenzhen on August 31, 2019. The 30-year-old fighter from Hebei Province produced a huge upset to knock out Brazilian Jessica Andrade and became China’s first UFC world champion.
Zhang entered the straw weight bout as a big loser to Andrade, who is tied with the most UFC wins(11) by a woman. However, after a series of devastating knee kicks and punches(重拳), Andrade was floored in the 42nd second of the first round and the challenger was declared winner by TKO. “Last year in Beijing I vowed(发誓)to become the first Chinese champion, and I did it!” said Zhang. “As a Chinese, I feel so proud. Today, I want to dedicate this victory to my motherland,” she added.
UFC boss Dana White declared Zhang “the most vicious woman on the planet right now” and revealed he is already planning the new champion’s next fight in the United States. Zhang appealed to White to smooth out some reasonable concerns she has about a US fight. “Please make sure all my corners can come because last time they couldn’t come for visa issues,” she said. “But all my coaches are here with me, supporting me and I won the belt.”
With six years’ experience in UFC, Andrade has a reputation for crucially seeing off opponents. But Zhang, who is known for her fierce “buzz saw” attacking style, never allowed Andrade to get going. “I think the keys to my win were my calm mindset and the strategy defined by my coaches. All the strategies were practical and predicted every move to help me seize every opportunity,” Zhang said.
She was the first Chinese fighter to even get a title shot from the UFC, which is now pushing hard into a Chinese market where interest in MMA is growing rapidly. Afterwards, Zhang hoped to inspire more young Chinese women to take up MMA and to be a source of inspiration for women, both in MMA and everyday life.
1. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?| A．Andrade is a great opponent. | B．Andrade has 9 UFC wins so far. |
| C．Zhang owed her victory to her efforts. | D．Zhang was afraid of Andrade’s attacks. |
| A．Opponents. | B．Coaches. | C．Relatives. | D．Friends. |
| A．strict teaching of her coaches |
| B．support from her coaches and friends |
| C．her strong body shape and enthusiasm |
| D．her mindset and strategies developed by her coaches |
| A．Women can make a big difference as well. |
| B．Women should not ignore their appearance. |
| C．Women should compete with men to show their abilities. |
| D．Women can change their fate by winning UFC. |
7 . In 1978, Ang Lee had applied to study film at the University of Illinois, which his father was against as a large number of people would apply for the few roles. However, Ang Lee insisted (坚持) on flying to the U. S., which had a bad effect on his relationship with his father.
It was a few years later when he graduated that he understood why his father tried to stop him. It was nearly impossible for a Chinese newcomer to make it big in the American film industry. The next six years were full of struggles for him. All he would do was support the film workers with the equipment, help the editor or take on any other miscellaneous (混合的) duty. Moreover, what hurt him the most was shopping screenplay at more than 30 different production companies, only to get turned down each time. He turned 30 that year.
In Chinese, they say, “At 30, one stands firm.” However, he had no idea about what to do. The household was run on his wife's income. Ang Lee felt guilty as this kind of life was shameful for any other man. When nothing worked, he decided to face reality and signed up in a computer course. He believed that only knowledge of computers could make him ready for work now. His wife noticed a timetable in his bag though she didn't comment on it. The next morning right before she went to work, she turned back and said, “Ang, don't forget your dream.” It was this one sentence that brought his dreams back to life.
He slowly began to get money support for his screenplay and made his films. He has been nominated (提名) for 9 Academy Awards, His film “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” won the Best Foreign Language Film award and he also won the Best Director award for the films “ Brokeback Mountain” and “Life of Pi”.
1. Why did Ang Lee's father get angry?| A．Ang Lee went against his advice. | B．He had no money to send Ang Lee abroad. |
| C．He failed in entering film industry. | D．No roles were suitable for Ang Lee. |
| A．Ang Lee's career as a director. | B．Ang Lee's hardship in the U.S. |
| C．Ang Lee's duties in the company. | D．Ang Lee's meetup with his father. |
| A．She was a talkative person. | B．She starred in Lee's films. |
| C．She received many awards. | D．She gave Lee great support. |
| A．All roads lead to Rome. | B．Well begun is half done. |
| C．Do hold on to your dream. | D．A good name is better than riches. |
8 . Located among the forests where eagles fly overhead, Jabal Sawda has long been one of Saudi Arabia’s best places for mountaineers. At 2,999m, Jabal Sawda had been considered the kingdom’s highest peak until twin mountaineers, Matthew and Eric Gilbertson, climbed it in 2018, finding it to be about three meters shy of Jabal Ferwa.
For more than a decade, the twins have traveled to one country after another around the world, rewriting the mountain record books about places across the Middle East and West Africa. So far they have reached the peaks of more than 100 countries and newly identified the highest points in Togo, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast.
Matthew, a research scientist at Lockheed Martin in Palo Alto, California, and Eric, an instructor in mechanical engineering at Seattle University, said their work was motivated by a love for mountaineering. “If we’re going to go through all the effort to visit a country and visit the highest mountain, we want to be sure that we have indeed visited the highest mountain,” Matthew said. “We consider it assistance to future mountaineers to have an accurate survey done so that they can focus their efforts on getting to whichever peak they want to get to.”
The twins’ love of mountaineering began when they were children with family trips to the Great Smoky Mountains in the southeastern United States. When they were students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), they started climbing as many mountains as possible. In 2012, after achieving their goal of reaching the highest point of each US state, they turned their attention to the rest of the world.
1. What can we learn about Jabal Sawda?| A．It’s Saudi Arabia’s best scenic spot. | B．It’s lower than Jabal Ferwa. |
| C．It’s Saudi Arabia’s highest peak. | D．It’s better-known than Jabal Ferwa. |
| A．To write books about mountains. | B．To rename the peaks of mountains. |
| C．To identify the highest mountains. | D．To challenge other mountaineers. |
| A．It satisfies their curiosity. | B．It strengthens their motivation. |
| C．It attracts more mountaineers. | D．It guarantees informed choices. |
| A．Ambitious but impractical. | B．Determined and adventurous. |
| C．Intelligent and unselfish. | D．Peace-loving and eco-friendly. |
Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland and was one of the greatest musicians in the world. He composed twenty-four short
One day in 1838, when Chopin’s lover George Sand went out in a rainstorm, Chopin became worried. While he
When Sand came back, Chopin played
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10 . Women are equally responsible for the growth of a free, modern society. Here’s a look at some outstanding women who made great contributions to world history.
Maria Sibylla MerianToday, children can explain how a caterpillar (毛毛虫) turns into a butterfly (蝴蝶). But there was a time when no one knew this --not even scientists. Thanks to Maria Sibylla Merian, we know the truth about these beautiful winged insects. Merian was fascinated by insects, and she began collecting, studying, and drawing them when she was as young as 13. It was through her study of caterpillars that she discovered the truth about their life cycles.
Beryl MarkhamBeryl Markham was quite incredible in not just aviation (航空) but several other industries, including horse racing. In 1936, at age 33, Markham became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone from the east to the west, nonstop. The pilot played a role in the classic best-selling novel and film, Out of Africa, and had many biographies penned about her talents and life.
Madam C. J. WalkerMadam C J. Walker developed a condition that caused her to lose her hair, and with it, an interest in hair care. She began working for black hair care entrepreneur (企业家) Annie Turnbo Malone. Eventually, Walker began making and marketing her own hair care products designed for African-American women. Her company developed into the successful Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. She is widely recognized as America’s first black female self-made millionaire.
Hedy LamarrYou might know Hedy Lamarr from the silver screen; she starred in many films. But her film career is far from her only achievement; she was also a brilliant inventor. In 1942, she received a patent for an invention that could change radio signal frequencies. It paved the way for much of the wireless technology we use today.
1. Who had a lot of enthusiasm for the study of insects?| A．Hedy Lamarr | B．Beryl Markham |
| C．Madam C.J. Walker | D．Maria Sibylla Merian |
| A．Her losing her hair. | B．A type of hair care product. |
| C．Annie Turnbo Malone’s success. | D．Her wish to help African Americans. |
| A．She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone. |
| B．She was both a film star and an inventor. |
| C．She was a successful businesswoman. |
| D．She was a best-selling writer. |
