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.


Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
【小题1】Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.
A.schoolB.charityC.buildingD.person
【小题2】Operation Smile helps the children by _____.
A.curing the children who have problems with their mouths
B.helping poor children go back to school
C.helping blind children to see again
D.offering houses to homeless children
【小题3】Five thousand children from___ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.
A. ten                 B sixteen          C. eighteen        D. twenty
【小题4】Why did they worry that they could not carry on with the work?   Because  _____.
A.there were no more volunteers
B.they went to America for further study
C.they didn’t have enough money
D.the doctors were too busy
【小题5】What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?
A.To donate money at local banks.
B.To be a volunteer in Philippines.
C.To send cards to the needy children.
D.To be a doctor of Operation Smile.

BEIJING--Lights went out for an hour at some famous landmarks and homes all over the world on March 28 for Earth Hour 2010. It is a global event created by the WWF(World Wildlife Fund) to make people pay more attention to climate change.
From the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Pari sand London’s Houses of Parliament, lights went out to encourage people to cut energy use.
Organizers said the action showed that a great number of people wanted the government to take measures to fight global warming by the end of 2010. "We have been dreaming of a new climate deal for a long time," said Kim Carstensen, head of a global climate organization. "Now we’re no longer alone with the dream. We’re sharing it with all these people turning off their lights," he said.
Australia first held Earth Hour in 2007 and it went global in 2008, attracting 50 million people. WWF is hoping one billion people from 1,000 cities in nearly 90 countries will take part in the event.
Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, the Bird’s Nest in Beijing and many other famous buildings in China also joined in this event.
【小题1】The event "Earth Hour" was created to make people pay more attention to __
A. Sydney Opera House    B. climate change           C. March 28
【小题2】According to the passage people who took part in the event__ on March 28.
A. turned off the lights for one hour     B. turned down the lights for 2 hours
C. turned on the lights for 3 hours
【小题3】         created Earth Hour event first in     
A. America, 2008          B. Canada, 2010            C. Australia, 2007
【小题4】__ famous landmarks are mentioned in the passage.
A. Four                    B. Five                     C. Six
【小题5】The Earth Hour event was created by __
A. Global Climate Organization    B. World Wildlife Fund    C. Kim Cartensen

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