Mascots(吉祥物) are great ambassadors(大使)for sporting events. You may remember the five cute "Fuwa(福娃)”dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now, get ready to meet two new mascots.
On Sept 17, there was a giant panda with a white helmet named “Bing Dwen Dwen(冰墩墩)” and a red lantern baby called“Shuey Rhon Rhon”(雪容融) as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games(冬奥会和残奥会). These two mascots show Chinese culture. The giant panda is Chinese national treasure, and the red lantern is an important element(元素) of Chinese New Year celebrations. What’s more, the panda's helmet(头盔) stands for modern society and its white color means the snow and ice of winter sports.
“The two mascots includes elements of traditional Chinese culture and a modern international style, as well as emphasizing the characteristics of ice and snow sports," Beijing 2022 Games executive president(执行主席) Chen Jining told Xinhua.
These two mascots show Chinese characteristics(特征). And their names express Chinese people's understanding of the Olympic spirit(精神). “Bing” and “Shuey” mean “ice” and “snow” in English. “Dwen Dwen” means “honest and lively” and “Rhon Rhon” has the meanings of “tolerance(包容)”and “integration(融合)”.
“They can express the Olympic spirit. They warmly invite people all over the world to come and visit China." Chen told Xinhua.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过六个词
1.How many mascots are mentioned in the article? __________________________
2.What’s the name of the lantern baby? __________________________
3.When are the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games? __________________________
4.What does “Dwen Dwen” mean in English? __________________________
5.What do our Chinese people think of the giant panda in Paragraph(段落) 2? __________________________
Some of you may play Ant Forest. It is a game on Alipay(支付宝). Users collect “energy” to make their "trees” grow. When the “energy” reaches a certain level, some organizations(组织) and companies will plant a real tree in a desert(沙漠) area of China. And now it seems that our country has made the world a greener place for people all over the world.
A study by NASA(美国航空航天局) in February showed that China and India have made the Earth greener over the past two years. The study has found that since 2000 the Earth's green leaf area has increased(增加) by over 5 million square kilometers. That's the same size as the total area of the Amazon(亚马逊) rainforest. It is mostly the result of big tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture(集约化农业) in both countries, according to NASA.
“China and India have only 9% of the planet's land area covered in vegetation(陆地植被面积), but they did one third of the increased greening for the whole world." Chi Chen, the study's lead author(作者) and a researcher(研究员)at Boston University, US, told CNN(美国有线电视新闻网). China was the major contributor(主要贡献者), adding 25% to this increase, while India added 6.8%.
Over the past ten years, China has done something great to green the land. In 1978, China began a national forestation project(植树造林工程). It is also known as the“Great Green Wall". The program has seen many trees planted in thirteen provinces in northern China to act as windbreaks, according to China Daily.
With China's success in dealing with forestation, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP联合国环境规划署) believes China is a good example for others to follow.“China is one of the most successful countries in greening the desert and has lessons to share with the world," UNEP Executive Director Erik Solheim(执行主任埃里克索尔海)told Xinhua.
1.What is Ant Forest?
A.A computer game made by NASA. B.A mobile phone game on Alipay.
C.A TV programme on CNN. D.A project at Boston University, US.
2.Which country did the most for making the world greener?
A.India. B.US. C.China. D.we don’t know.
3.How many provinces joined the national project the“Great Green Wall"?
A.11 B.12 C.13 D.14
4.What does the underlined “windbreaks” word mean?
A.绿色长城 B.防风林 C.屏风 D.风暴
5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.When we play Ant Forest, we can plant a real tree.
B.China did more to make the earth greener than India.
C.The United Nations Environment Program will ask other countries to build the Great Wall.
D.Both China and India did one third of the increased greening for the world.
Do you remember where you were when you heard the news about the traffic accident of a close friend? The answer is probably yes. Do you remember what you were doing on your birthday that year? You may have to think a little harder.
People remember bad memories more easily and in greater detail(细节) than good ones. Why is that? A new study finds that people do this because of evolutionary(进化的) reasons.
Elizabeth Kensinger and his partners in Boston College, US, did a study looking at this. They found negative feelings like fear and sadness caused(导致) an increase(增长) in brain(大脑) activity. This activity happens in the part of the brain that controls(控制) memories, So memories caused by negative feelings are kept in greater detail than happy or other kinds of memories.
For example, after seeing a man on a street holding a knife, people remember the knife clearly, but they forget the details of the street.
According to Kensinger, it is easy to understand this in an evolutionary(进化论的) point of view. He said that people paid attention(注意) to dangerous information so they could use that information to guide their actions and save their lives. They could also use it to plan for similar events in the future.
The scientists say more studies are needed on how we remember bad memories. This line of research will help solve the problem of stress(压力) disorder(失调).
1.According to the passage, good memories are remembered ________ than bad ones.
A.more in detail B.less often C.longer D.more easily
2.The underlined word " negative" in the third paragraph means "________" in Chinese.
A.简单的 B.负面的 C.难忘的 D.相似的
3.When a girl breaks into tears, ________________.
A.she will have the problem of stress disorder B.she can control her memories well
C.She will have a happy memory. D.her brain activity will increase
4.What does the writer want to tell us by using the example of a man holding a knife?
A.People pay more attention to dangerous information.
B.People could learn from the man.
C.People could plan for danger in the future.
D.People have the ability to save themselves from danger.
5.What's the best title of the passage?
A.Brain Activities Control Memories B.How We Remember Bad Memories
C.Bad Memories Are Easier to Remember D.Bad Memories Can Cause Stress Disorder
There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said, "What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely. "
The rose proudly said, "It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest. "Then the rose looked at a cactus (仙人掌) and said, "Look at that ugly plant full of thorns（刺）! "
"What a proud flower! " thought the trees.
As the days passed. the red rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor ! "
The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, "God did not create any form of life without a purpose. "
Spring passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt（枯萎）.
One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus.
"The cactus has water?" asked the rose.
Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. But finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed.
The rose learned a lesson and never judged (评价) anyone by their appearance again.
1.At first, _________ thought the cactus was ugly.
A.the rose B.the pine tree C.the birds D.the thorns
2.The red rose began to wilt because __________.
A.the birds could fly B.spring came
C.there was no rain D.the cactus got angry
3.The birds put their beaks into the cactus to _____________.
A.get water B.eat food C.offer help D.tell secrets
4.From the passage, we know the cactus was _______________.
A.rude B.kind C.selfish D.careless
5.From the story, we know___________________.
A.the pine tree didn't think the red rose was beautiful
B.the red rose never said bad words about others
C.the cactus refused to help the birds
D.the red rose realized she was wrong at last
At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those ________, his father stopped him and said to him calmly,” Einstein, you were spending too much time ______ , so you failed in the exams. I’m ______ about your future with your mother.”
“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also ______, but they went fishing as usual.”
“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There is a _____ in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”
“There were two cats playing on the roof. ______, they fell into the chimney（烟囱）.When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat’s face was dirty ______ the other’s face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its ______. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street.”
“Einstein, ______ can be your mirror（镜子）. Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a ______ person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein’s face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.
After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be ______ with himself and kept telling himself. “ I am special, so I needn’t be as common as others.” This was why Einstein ______ in his career.
1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different ______ about life. You can learn from other people, but you can ______ follow others completely.
You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn’t ________ how others act, but on what you are going to act.
1.A. adults B. kids C. teachers D. artists
2.A. playing B. working C. reading D. studying
3.A. excited B. curious C. worried D. crazy
4.A. checked B. passed C. dreamed D. failed
5.A. song B. story C. speech D. saying
6.A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Suddenly D. Naturally
7.A. while B. or C. so D. for
8.A. mouth B. tail C. nose D. face
9.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody
10.A. poor B. rich C. lazy D. clever
11.A. tired B. angry C. strict D. satisfied
12.A. regretted B. graduated C. succeeded D. survived
13.A. ideas B. reasons C. mistakes D. secrets
14.A. sometimes B. often C. always D. never
15.A. try on B. depend on C. live on D. insist on
—________ do you spend on your hobbies every week, John?
—About one hour.
A.How much B.How many C.How far D.How much time
