1. In your opinion, is Yang Liwei a hero? Why, or why not?
2. What do you think a true hero should be like?
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2 . Time magazine named its choice of the 100 “Most Influential (有影响力的) People in the World” on Wednesday. On the
Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks starting point guard, is a person that many
“Jeremy Lin’s story is a great lesson for kids everywhere. In life, there are many prejudices (偏见) that
“It’s great to see good values and the right attitude
We spoke to Lin’s
| A．road | B．way | C．world | D．list |
| A．children | B．stars | C．athletes | D．players |
| A．criticised | B．praised | C．attacked | D．disliked |
| A．influential | B．skilful | C．talented | D．selfless |
| A．lesson | B．skill | C．move | D．knowledge |
| A．graduate | B．professor | C．student | D．coach |
| A．fortunately | B．surprisingly | C．amazingly | D．unfairly |
| A．common | B．untrue | C．necessary | D．useful |
| A．coach | B．work | C．succeed | D．fail |
| A．useful | B．possible | C．easy | D．difficult |
| A．poor | B．lazy | C．excellent | D．normal |
| A．rewarded | B．forgotten | C．replaced | D．covered |
| A．country | B．fame | C．money | D．team |
| A．family | B．teammates | C．friends | D．parents |
| A．modest | B．optimistic | C．excited | D．happy |
3 . How do you create a restaurant business and become an overnight success at the age of 52?As Ray Kroc said, “I was an overnight success alright, but 30 years is a long, long night.” As the builder of the McDonald’s hamburger empire, he helped change America’s eating habits, as well as its nature of business by standardizing operations in the fiercely competitive fast-food industry.
But not many know how this entrepreneurial (创业的) success story came to be. Kroc was not a chef or a restaurateur. He never even went to college. For over three decades, he held a variety of jobs, from piano player to salesman of paper cups and multiple milkshake machines. “The two most important requirements for major success are, first, being in the right place at the right time and, second, doing something about it.” So said Kroc.
And in 1954, he was in the right place at the right time, and he did something about it. The salesman was surprised by a huge order for eight multi-mixers (多用搅拌机) from a hamburger stand in California. There he found a small but successful restaurant run by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, and was amazed by the effectiveness of their operation. They produced a limited menu, concentrating on just a few items-burgers, fries and beverages-which allowed them to focus on quality at every step of production.
The brothers were looking for a new franchisee (特许经营者) and Kroc saw an opportunity. He pitched (推销) his vision of creating McDonald’s restaurants all over the US to them. In 1955 he founded the McDonald’s Corporation, and six years later bought the exclusive rights to the McDonald’s name and operating system. By 1958, McDonald’s had sold its 100 millionth hamburger.
Kroc wanted to build a restaurant system that would be famous for providing food of consistently high quality and uniform methods of preparation. He wanted to serve burgers, fries and beverages that tasted just the same in Alaska as they did in Alabama.
To achieve this, Kroc chose a unique path: persuading both franchisees and suppliers to buy into his vision, working not for McDonald’s, but for themselves, together with McDonald’s. He promoted the slogan, “In business for yourself, but not by yourself.” His philosophy was based on the simple principle of a three- legged stool: one leg was McDonald’s franchisees; the second, McDonald’s suppliers; and the third, McDonald’s employees.
Kroc believed in the entrepreneurial spirit, and rewarded his franchisees for their individual creativity. Many of McDonald’s most famous menu items — like the Filet-O-Fish, Big Mac, and Egg McMuffin — were created by franchisees.
1. From the passage we know .| A．Ray Kroc was born with a talent of running businesses |
| B．Ray Kroc borrowed his business idea from others |
| C．McDonald’s Corporation was started by two brothers |
| D．McDonald’s Corporation succeeded for its unique philosophy |
| A．Kroc formed the three legs of McDonald’s |
| B．many suppliers created new ways of making burgers |
| C．franchisees began to stick to a limited menu |
| D．employees would work hard for McDonald’s and for themselves |
| A．Lucky and creative. | B．Devoted but simple-minded. |
| C．Independent and far-sighted | D．Cooperative but strict. |
| A．The cooperation of Kroc and two brothers. |
| B．The contribution of McDonald’s to the US food industry. |
| C．The requirements for a successful fast-food chain. |
| D．The story of an entrepreneurial success. |
On Sept 18,2020, the world lost one of
In 1960, when Ginsburg applied to be a clerk at the Supreme Court,she was turned
But it was her work in the Supreme Court
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Ginsburg became a pop culture icon during her time on the court. Her image can still
5 . Have you ever heard of King Charles the Twelfth of Sweden? He was born in 1682. When he was only three or four years old, he was able to speak German as well as Swedish. He became a good horse rider at the age of eight. As a king, he was famous for his courage in defending his country.
One day he was working in a small house. The house was almost between two armies. He asked one of his officers to sit down and write a short order for him.
The officer began to write, but jus as he finished the first word, a bomb came through the roof of the house and struck the floor close by him. He dropped the pen and sprang to his feet. He was pale with fear. “What is the matter?” asked the king .
“Oh, sir. The bomb! The bomb!” he answered.
“Yes, I see,” said the king. But what has the bomb to do with what I wish you to write? Sit down, and take your pen. When your country is in danger, you should forget your own safety.”
1. From the first paragraph we can infer that_________.| A．Charles was clever as a child | B．Charles dreamed to be a ride |
| C．German was kind of difficult for Charles | D．Charles preferred riding to languages |
| A．His kindness. | B．His knowledge. |
| C．His learning skills. | D．His courage. |
| A．Far from the enemy. | B．In a small house by a river. |
| C．Between two armies. | D．In an old house in a city. |
| A．a bomb struck near him | B．he was very excited |
| C．he was afraid of the king | D．his pen was broken |
6 . Sometimes, people get nicknames (绰号) because of their special gifts. We learned about a person whose nickname came from her excellent detective (侦探的) work. Her real name was Grace Humiston, but people called her “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes”. You must have seen the character Sherlock Holmes in books, movies and TV shows. Was Mrs. Sherlock Holmes a character who married Sherlock Holmes? No, she wasn’t the famous detective’s wife.
Grace Humiston began detective work in 1906. The family of a missing man came to her for help. Humiston took the case and tracked the man to the deep south. There, Humiston found illegal camps that forced men to do hard work when they couldn’t pay their debts (债务). Humiston realized that all the men there were reported missing in the north. Humiston entered the camps to know their situations. Then she returned to New York and reported what she had found to the police. The police rescued the missing men and closed the camps.
Another ten years passed before people called Grace Humiston “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes”. In 1917, Ruth Cruger took her ice skates to be fixed at a shop, and she never came home. The police looked into the shop’s owner, Alfredo Cocchi. They quickly ruled him out as a suspect (嫌疑犯).
That’s when the Crugers asked Grace Humiston for help. Humiston found that Alfredo Cocchi had escaped to Italy. So she decided to look into Alfredo Cocchi again. The police had searched Cocchi’s house twice, finding nothing. Humiston searched it again. This time, they found Ruth Cruger buried deep under the basement floor.
That’s how Grace Humiston became known as “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes”. People everywhere celebrated Humiston as an excellent detective. Grace Humiston became a Special Assistant United States Attorney. She was the first woman in history to work in this position. The New York Police Department even made her an official detective.
1. Why was Grace Humiston called “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes”?| A．She wrote a book on Holmes. | B．She knew everything about Holmes. |
| C．She was very good at detective work. | D．She is a character in a book on Holmes. |
| A．in the east | B．in the south | C．in the west | D．in the north |
| A．She ran away from home. | B．She was killed by Alfredo Cocchi. |
| C．She was found dead near a shop. | D．She went to Italy with a stranger. |
| A．She was recognized officially. | B．She got famous around the world. |
| C．She was greater than Sherlock Holmes. | D．She was the first woman detective in the US. |
7 . A national hero and a world number one in badminton, Lee Chong Wei is surely one of Malaysia's best-known athletes. He has received numerous medals. Lee and Nicol David, who is also a Malaysian player, received the title of Datuk due to the outstanding achievements they had brought to the country.
Having a strong will, Lee continually challenged himself to rise above the competitors, narrowly missing out on the gold medal and taking the silver at the 2012 London Olympics. He managed to win his ninth Malaysian Open title in 2013, breaking a record set by Malaysian athlete Wong Peng Soon in 1954; and in 2014, he had his fifth Japan Open title. Regrettably in late 2014, Lee Chong Wei was forbidden to compete for eight months after testing positive for drugs (药物). The World Badminton Federation (WBF), after investigations (调查) and a hearing, said that they did not think Lee Chong Wei tried to cheat on purpose, so he was allowed to continue to play. His world ranking suffered as a result of the punishment but he's making his way back up.
In 2016, Lee Chong Wei won his 11th Malaysian Open and fifth Malaysian Masters titles. He also beat Lin Dan in the semi-finals and World No.1 Chen Long in the finals of the Asian Badminton Championship to win the prize. He has become the World No.1 player and continued to act as a source of encouragement to future Malaysian athletes wishing to make a name in the world.
1. How did Lee play at the London Olympics?| A．He came in second. | B．He finished third. |
| C．He won a gold medal. | D．He broke a record. |
| A．He failed a drug test. | B．He hit a player on the head. |
| C．He cheated on purpose. | D．He fought with the coach. |
| A．Lin Dan. | B．Chen Long. | C．Wong Peng Soon. | D．Nicol David. |
| A．Life. | B．Education. | C．Sports. | D．Hcalth. |
8 . He was a scientist, an airplane engineer and a general in the United States Army. At one time, he held the record for flying faster than any other person, the first pilot to cross the United States in less than 24 hours and the first pilot to fly “blind,” that is, using only instruments to guide his airplane. And when his country entered World War II, he led one of the first successful attacks against the enemy.
His name was James Harold Doolittle, who was born on December 14th, 1896, in the western state of California. His family soon moved to Nome, Alaska. James was a small boy and never grew to be very big. Yet larger boys made a mistake if they thought being small also meant being weak. James would fight if someone tried to hurt him. And he almost never lost.
As a young man James became a boxing champion and held the American West Coast championship for his weight. He continued to box when he entered the University of California to study mineral engineering. When the US entered World War I, young James joined the army and was trained as a pilot. After the war, he stayed in the army, thinking this would give him a chance to combine his flying skills with his interest in engineering.
For most of the years of the world wars, James was involved in the growth of the airplane industry. He helped test new airplanes, flew longer and longer distances and entered the world-famous air races of the time. In 1989, President Ronald Reagan conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom on James. The award honored his work in aviation (飞机制造业) and his service to his country.
On September 27th, 1993, James died at the age of 96.
1. What was James Harold Doolittle? (no more than 10 words)2. Why did James Harold Doolittle stay in the army after World War I? (no more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined word “conferred” in Paragraph 4 mean? (1 word)
4. How old was James Harold Doolittle when he died? (no more than 5 words)
5. What’s James Harold Doolittle like in your opinion? (no more than 20 words)
9 . Just a few days after his 18th birthday, Beijing 2022 gold medal winner Su Yiming received a surprise gift—a letter from Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.
In the letter Xi expressed his congratulations to Su and other sportsmen in ice and snow sports for their great achievements at the Beijing Winter Olympics, hoping what they had achieved would encourage young Chinese to aim (立目标) high.
When Su first stepped onto a snowboard at the age of four, a future as a world-classs portsman seemed to be “a dream too big” for him. Little did he know that he would not only compete for his country but also take home gold. With the great excitement of winning an Olympic gold medal still fresh in his mind, Su wrote a letter to the president, telling him how lucky he felt to have made his dream come true.
Su still remembers what Xi wrote in the reply, “The new era is the time for young people to realize their dreams.”
“I have always kept those words in my mind,” Su said.
“ When I made up my mind to be a professional snowboarder, I know there is a big gap between my performance and that of the top sportsmen in the world. But I have been working hard to realize my dream. Now my story shows the fact that hard work will pay off.” Su said.
Su believes the sky is the limit. “Find the thing you love, believe in yourself and do yourvery best. Finally, your dream will come true.”
Now Su has his strong wish to win all the competitions in his sporting field.
1. What was the surprise gift Su Yiming got after his birthday?| A．A gold medal. | B．A letter. |
| C．A birthday cake. | D．A snowboard. |
| A．express his excitement of realizing his dream |
| B．invite young Chinese to try snow sports. |
| C．encourage young Chinese to make big plans |
| D．congratulate Chinese sportsmen on their achievements |
| A．agreement | B．fight |
| C．relationship | D．difference |
| A．Ice and snow sports | B．Aim high and win big |
| C．The secret to success | D．Fight for a bright future |
10 . Carnegie’s life saw him rise from an extremely poor man to America’s richest one. Carnegie once moved from job to job to get better pay and richer experience. He never accepted he could not better himself.
When he was a telegraph messenger, Carnegie made sure he knew every influential businessman in Pittsburgh, where he was primarily based. He became known as a young man who was willing to work hard, trustworthy and intelligent. Carnegie’s perseverance and watchfulness paid off when he was provided with a post by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a secretary and telegraph operator. Promotion came quickly, and he rose to be the superintendent of the Railroad’s Western Division. With the help of Thomas A. Scot, Carnegie learned about management and controlling costs. These skills were of great value to his future business.
Carnegie could take advantage of the connections he made through his business and the social events he attended. Over the next years, Carnegie took every opportunity to invest in railroads. He came to own ironworks, bridge companies, and steel plants. Carnegie was friends with literary figures from both Britain and the US. He valued education. It was his friendship with Enoch Pratt that created his interest in establishing free public libraries. Carnegie spent the second half of his life donating his fortune. Free libraries were an essential part of it.
Carnegie’s life teaches us a lot. He promoted the need for perseverance, determination, and single-mindedness. Motivate yourself in whatever way you feel happy doing. Aim to be the best you can be. Always try to be the best in everything you attempt. Success is the reward for hard work. Never believe that you do not deserve a reward for your work. There is plenty of room for successful people at the top of every field of business.
1. When working as a telegraph messenger, Carnegie was considered __________.| A．reliable, wise and hard-working | B．skilled, respectful and learned |
| C．influential, devoted and kind | D．famous, proud and sociable |
| A．He offered Carnegie advice on investment. |
| B．He helped Carnegie start a career in charity. |
| C．He inspired Carnegie to build free public libraries. |
| D．He introduced Carnegie to some influential businessmen. |
| A．To show us the difficulties Carnegie overcame. |
| B．To tell us about Carnegie’s main achievements. |
| C．To stress Carnegie’s charming personality. |
| D．To encourage us to learn from Carnegie. |
| A．What Carnegie’s life was like. |
| B．What Carnegie’s story tells us. |
| C．How Carnegie became successful. |
| D．How Carnegie built his reputation (声望). |
