It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样) skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet while Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As Soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take part in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhou Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sport of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No.1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.
【小题1】Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the _____ event at the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic.
A.pairs figure skatingB.short track speed skating
C.women’s curlingD.long track speed skating
【小题2】People were _____ when shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the Games.
A.noisyB.quietC.cheeringD.excited
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Chinese like winter sports best.
B.The short track speed skating isn’t a well known or exciting sport.
C.There were 90 Chinese athletes taking part in the Vancouver Games.
D.Wang Meng and Zhou Yang lost the game at the Vancouver Games.
【小题4】China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until _____.
A.2003B.2009 C.2010D.2011
【小题5】According to the passage, what made China’s winter athletes get such a success?
A.Luck.B.A chance.
C.Hard work and a little luck.D.The country’s support.


News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.
【小题1】The satellite sent by China will move around ________.

A.the moonB.the earthC.the sunD.the mars
【小题2】The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.
A.1.4 kilometers per secondB.43 kilometers per minute
C.1,270 kilometers per hourD.8,000 kilometers per hour
【小题3】The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.
A.make a lot of money
B.make the children sad
C.make sure there are no mistakes in them
D.make sure the books are not too expensive
【小题4】Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?
A.It will go around the moon.B.It will stay in space for two years.
C.It costs a lot.D.It will go into space by December 2006.
【小题5】Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.
A.he likes to eat hybrid rice
B.he is a successful father
C.he grows more rice than others
D.he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice

Many years ago, an earthquake happened suddenly. A lot of buildings

collapsed(倒塌)。 It killed over 100,000 people in a few minutes. Shortly

after the earthquake, a father rushed to the school where his son studied

only to find the building had fallen down. He remembered his promise to

his son:“No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!”

The tearful father began to dig to look for his son. Some parents

felt hopeless and tried to pull him off. But he asked,“Are you going

to help me now?”And then he kept on digging. The fireman came.

They tried to pull off and said,“Danger! Leave here!” But the

father who loved his son deeply,asked,“Are you going to help me now?”

The policeman came up and said,“It’s over.Leave here!We’ll do it.”

Still he asked again and again,“Are you going to help me now?”

He went on alone because he needed to know,“Is my boy alive or

is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24hours…36hours…then, in the 38th hours, he pulled back a large stone And heard his son’s voice. He cried,“Tom!”He heard back,“Dad? It’s me, Dad! I told other kids you’d save me. I believe you would keep your promise.”“Get out, boy!”“No dad! Let the other kids out first. Because I know you’ll get me out! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F)

1.More than one hundred thousand people lost their lives in this earthquake.

2.Other parents and fireman did their best to help the father.

3.The father knew that his son was alive.

4.The boy believed his father would let him out of danger.

5.The other kids were saved first.

 

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