2022年中考英语考前冲刺 阅读理解 热点话题预测 中外人物传记类（含答案）

2022中考英语考前冲刺 阅读理解
热点话题预测 中外人物介绍类（10篇）
Passage 1 (孙中山)
Chinese across the world marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen on Nov 12, 2016. In Hawaii, activities, including a daylong forum on Sun’s revolution（革命）, a charity golf tournament and Sun Yat-sen trails in Oahu and Maui, were organized for this historical moment.
Sun Yat-sen was born in Cuiheng Village, Guangdong Province, China. After finishing primary education, in 1878, he moved to Honolulu, Haiwaii for better education, where he lived a comfortable life supported by his brother Sun Mei.
Sun Yat-sen then studied at Iolani School. At the beginning, Sun was unable to speak the English language. He picked up the language so quickly that he received a prize for outstanding achievement. Sun graduated from Iolani in 1882. Then attented Oahu College (now known as Punahou School), for just one term. In 1883 he was soon sent home to China because his family wanted to keep him away from Christianity. Then Sun had to escape to Hong Kong because he broke the statue in a temple. In 1892, he graduated as a medical doctor from the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. Of his class of 12 students, Sun was one of only two that graduated. Years later, he went back to Honolulu and set up Hsing Chung Hui in 1894, which stated his journey of revolution.
The Punahou School, the Iolani School and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park have become popular places of interest in Hawaii. Millions of people visit those places to learn more about Sun Yat-sen’s life in Hawii. Unfortunately, most of the original building where Sun lived, worked and gave speeches were gone because of the big fire in Chinatown in 1900.
Sun Yat-sen went to Hawaii six times for long and short stays. There he received his teenage education and huge support for his revolution which put an end to the Qing Dynasty in 1911. One of Sun’s quotes goes, “This is my Hawaii here I was brought up and educated; and it was here that came to know what modern, civilized governments are like and what they mean.”
1. What can we learn about Sun in Paragraph 1
A. Dr Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866.
B. Dr Sun Yat-sen passed away 150 years ago.
C. Only the people in China knew Dr Sun Yat-sen.
D. A charity forum was held to mark Sun’s anniversary of birth.
2. Sun Yat-sen moved to Hawaii in 1878 ________.
A. for a better education B. to live with his brother
C. to support Sun Mei D. for a more comfortable life
3. Which of the following is true about Sun’s education
A. Sun didn’t learn English well at Iolani School.
B. Sun was educated to be a doctor in Hong Kong.
C. Sun finished his college study at Qahu College.
D. Sun has only 2 classmates at the College of Medicine for Chinese.
4. Where can people go nowadays to learn about Sun’s life in Hawaii
A. The park Sun built for the Hawaiian.
B. The original house Sun used to live in.
C. The schools Sun got his teenage education.
D. The building in which Sun gave speeches in Chinatown.
5. Why was the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen marked in Hawaii
A. Because Sun Yat-sen was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
B. Because Sun Yat-sen loved the modern lifestyle in Hawaii.
C. Because Sun Yat-sen successfully put an end to the Qing Dynasty in Hawaii.
D. Because Sun Yat-sen got education and support for his revolution in Hawaii.
Passage 2 (张荣桥)
May 15, Zhang Rongqiao wiped tears from his eyes as China’s Mars rover (巡视器) Zhurong landed safely on Mars. “I was so excited,” said Zhang. As the chief designer (总设计师) of China’s Tianwen 1 Mars mission (任务), Zhang was chosen by the journal Nature on Dec 16 as one of the top 10 people “who helped shape science” in 2021.
Under Zhang, China made a huge step in interplanetary (行星间的) exploration. “I got a taste of the old Chinese saying – it takes 10 years to sharpen a good sword,” Zhang told Nature. In the Mars mission, Zhang led a team of thousands of researchers. The team was not only responsible for technical work like launches and flight control, but also for scientific research on Mars.
The challenges were many. They knew little about the strange and complex (复杂的) environment of Mars. “We may not even know what we do not know about,” Zhang told Nature. During the process, Zhang played a key part in the decision to send an orbiter (轨道飞行器), a lander (着陆器) and a rover to Mars together in one shipment (运输) – making China the first country to do so. “That’s a big leap (飞跃) because China is doing in a single go what NASA took decades (数十年) to do,” said Roberto Orosei from the Institute of Radio astronomy of Bologna in Italy.
Zhang also made the important decision to land the rover on Utopia Planitia, where there are special landforms (地形) for scientists to study. He hopes that the mission can do as much research as possible and bring back “rich” information. “The buck stops with him (他敢作敢当),” said David Flannery, an astrobiologist (天体生物学家) at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
1. What is included in the Mars mission
a. Launching the rover.
b. Controlling the flight.
c. Bringing back space junk.
d. Doing scientific research.
A. abc B. abd C. acd D. bcd
2. What does Paragraph 4 show
A. Zhang and his team knew nothing about Mars.
B. Zhang and his team faced many challenges.
C. Zhang was confident about exploring Mars.
D. Zhang and his team were not afraid of challenges.
3. What is Roberto Orosei’s opinion
A. China’s Mars mission will last for decades.
B. China shortened its road to exploring Mars.
C. China finished its Mars mission with NASA’s help.
D. China is the first country to send a rover to Mars.
4. The rover was sent to Utopia Planitia to _____.
A. avoid bad weather B. find treasure on Mars
C. receive messages from Earth D. study special landforms
5. According to the story, Zhang is considered as a _____ person.
A. decisive B. changeable C. selfless D. humorous
Passage 3 (张骞)
The ancient silk road was a once in a life time journey.It was one of the most important milestones of trade and culture in world history，and the pioneer，Zhang Qian，could not be easily forgotten by history.He was an outstanding diplomat，traveler and explorer in the Han Dynasty of China，honored as the "the first Chinese to open their eyes to see the world" and "the Columbus of the east".
In 138 BC，at the reign of Emperor Wudi，Zhang Qian was sent to the west of China for an alliance with the Yue﹣chi people to fight against the Xiongnu.He started his trip from Chang'an （now Xi'an in Shaanxi Province） to Longxi （in Gansu Province）.Along the way，no matter how difficult the environment was，his faith was firm.But unfortunately，Zhang was caught by the Xiongnu people just as he left Han，and was held prisoner for ten years.
Zhang finally managed to escape with some of his men and continued to travel west without any dry food or drinking water.Due to the excellent skill of shooting arrows，they survived by eating some birds and other animals along the way.When Zhang at last reached the Yue﹣chi in Northern India，he was disappointed to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people.On the return journey，Zhang Qian and his men were again caught.It was not until 125 BC that they returned to Chang'an.
Though Zhang hadn't finished his mission，he brought back first﹣hand information on the geography，ethnography，and societies of Central Asia.The paths Zhang Qian explored later served as the highways connecting Europe，the Middle East，Mesopotamia，Central Asia，and East modities，crops，animals，religions，ideas，music，technology，and artifacts have been transported by diplomats，merchants and soldiers along this network of highways，which have，since the 19th century been known as the "Silk Road".Zhang Qian has been remembered as the great explorer that opened up a new era of cultural exchange between East and West with long﹣lasting treasure well observable today.
（1）What is the passage mainly about？ 　 　
A.Zhang Qian and Yue﹣chi people. B.The importance of the Silk Road.
C.The paths Zhang Qian explored. D.Zhang Qian and the Silk Road.
（2）The word "alliance" in Paragraph 2 has the similar meaning to 　 　.
A.decision B.exploration C.agreement D.excitement
（3）According to the passage，what is true about the Silk Road？ 　 　
A.Columbus set the footprints on the ancient silk road.
B.The Silk Road was a highway to Europe in Han Dynasty.
C.Zhang Qian was a pioneer opening up the Silk Road.
D.The Silk Road has the greatest value in Chinese history.
（4）Which words best describe Zhang Qian？ 　 　
A.Brave and strong﹣minded. B.Careful and confident.
C.Proud and open﹣minded. D.Honest and excellent.
Passage 4 (张桂梅)
Chinese high school headmaster Zhang Guimei has been honored with the title “Role Model of the Times” in recognition of her dedication to education for girls.
With the support of the Party and the government, she helped set up the country’s first senior high school to offer free education for girls from poor families. Since it opened in 2008, it has seen more than 1,800 students progress to universities and colleges.
About 20 years ago, while on the way to visit a student’s house, Zhang Guimei, noticed a girl sitting on the hillside. She was staring blankly into space. The 13-year-old girl told Zhang she was about to get married and it was arranged by her parents. “But I want to go to school,” the girl said. Zhang went to her house and tried to persuade her parents to let the girl return to school and promised to pay for her tuition herself. However, they didn’t agree.
The experience persuaded Zhang to build a free high school for girls, aiming to help girls from poor families to get free high school education. After years trying to raise money, in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls, a free public high school, was set up at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping, where Zhang is the principal.
Over the years, Zhang walked thousands of kilometers, visiting students’ families in the deep mountain, talking to villagers, persuading girls to go back to school. It has been worth it. More than 1,800 graduates have been admitted to college, which is regarded a "miracle" in the remote area, as most students didn’t perform well in study before the school was set up.
Zhang says she wants children from the mountain to attend the best universities. Zhang Guimei told the media a girl can influence three generations. "An educated, responsible mother will not let her children drop out of school," she says, adding the goal is to prevent poverty from passing down from generation to generation.
Zhang has changed the lives of these girls by enabling them to pursue education and preventing poverty from being passed on to the next generation, according to a statement issued by the department.
1．When was the county’s first free high school for girls set up
A．In 2001. B．In 2008. C．In 2010. D．In 2020.
2．Which of the following words has the same meaning as the underlined word "principal" in paragraph 4
A．Teacher. B．Doctor. C．Headmaster. D．Role model.
3．Which of the following is NOT true
A．Zhang was honored with the title because of her dedication to free education for boys.
B．Since 2008, the high school has succeeded in sending more than 1800 girls to colleges.
C．Zhang visited many students’ families to persuade the girls to return to school.
D．Zhang believed that a well-educated mother can benefit a family a lot.
4．What is the best title for the passage
A．How to Change the Lives of Girls in Poor Areas
B．Zhang Guimei’s Teaching Experience in Yunnan
C．How to Set up a Free High School for Girls
D．Zhang Guimei- A Role Model of the Times
Passage 5 (袁隆平)
Think of somebody you really admire. You will probably find that their success didn’t come easily. As “Father of Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻)”, Yuan Longping got over great difficulties and spent his whole life working to reduce world hunger and helping to feed the country with the largest population.
Wu Mengchao, the “Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery(肝胆外科)”, focused on saving people’s lives for nearly eighty years. He performed more than 16,000 operations during his life. Holding the surgeon’s knife for such a long time deformed his fingers. Wu once said, “It would my greatest happiness if I could work at the operating table until my dying day.”
In 1969, in order to solve the problem of treating malaria(疟疾), Tu Youyou, pharmacologist (药学家) took on the job as head of a research team. She and her teammates performed different kinds of experiments. However, the results were disappointing. Instead of giving up, they kept trying. Finally, in 1972, they made it! In 2015, at the age of 85, she received Nobel Prize.
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb believed that every failure was a step towards success. He once said, “If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong try is another step forward.”
Sometimes, their success was a surprise, even to themselves. The famous scientist Alexander Fleming said, “When I woke up just after daybreak on 28th September, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionize(变革) all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic(抗生素). But I guess that was exactly what I did.”
Some people only became successful after their deaths. Not like Pablo Picasso who became famous and very rich during his lifetime, the artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting all through his life and that was to a friend. But he kept painting and he painted more than 2,000 artworks in the following ten years. Now his paintings are very popular and they sell for millions of pounds.
One thing all these people have in common is sticking to their goals no matter what.
1. What do Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao have in common
A. They succeeded in solving world problems.
B. They spent all their lives serving people.
C. They achieved a lot in the medical field.
D. They are remembered for their happiness.
2. The underlined phrase deformed his fingers could be replaced by ________.
A. changed the shape of his fingers B. made him feel down
C. gave him too much pressure D. got his fingers cut off
3. It is clear that ________.
A. Pablo Picasso became famous after his death
B. Vincent Van Gogh painted 2,001 artworks in his life
C. it took Tu Youyou’s team about 3 years to reach their goal
D. Thomas Edison tried 10,000 ways before he invented the light bulb
4. When Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, he ________.
A. felt too tired to stay awake B. didn’t plan to study all medicine
C. knew exactly what his success meant D. didn’t fully realize its importance
5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us
A. Not everyone can be successful. B. The more difficulties, the better.
C. Great achievements aren’t made naturally. D. Great hopes make great men.
Passage 6 （陶行知）
① Teachers are often considered to be engineers of the human soul. They are expected to spread knowledge, ideas and truth. There’s one person in China who is called the “teacher of teachers”. He is Tao Xingzhi, a Chinese educator.
② Born in Anhui province, China, in 1891, Tao studied abroad for educational philosophy. When Tao returned to China in 1917 and began his own career as an educator, he did not blindly follow western education methods or theories. In fact, he changed the saying of “Education is life itself” to “Life is education”. Similarly, instead of “school as society (社会)”, he saw it as “society as school”.
③ For Tao, education is an active experience in real-life instead of telling and being told. He supported “unity of teaching, learning, and reflective (反思的) acting”.
④ Besides developing education methods, Tao also tried his best to improve mass education. After doing surveys in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai in 1921, Tao was surprised to learn that in China more than 70% of the people in the city didn’t know how to read or write.
⑤ To solve the problem, Tao organized young workers and farmers to study while working. To deal with the shortage of teachers and money, in 1927, Tao set up Xiaozhuang Normal College in Nanjing to train teachers and educators, most of whom became teachers at schools in the countryside.
⑥ In January 1934, he started the “Little Teacher” movement in which young students were encouraged to serve as teachers to others, even to those older than themselves. Under Tao’s guidance, over 18,000 “little teachers” were invited in Shanghai within 10 months. It later included 28 provinces and cities as a key nationwide education movement. Even in the fight against the Japanese army, Tao never forgot his dream. He founded a middle school in Chongqing and offered free education to poor children.
⑦ Maybe Tao’s motto is the best explanation for his life. “Giving a whole heart, yet taking nothing in return, not even a leaf of grass.”
1. What is the correct order of Tao Xingzhi’s life experiences
a. He did surveys in different places in China.
b. He went to the US to study educational philosophy.
c. He began to build colleges to train teachers and educators.
d. He called on young students to be teachers to others in need.
e. He returned to China and started his own career as an educator.
A. a-c-b-d-e B. a-d-c-e-b C. b-e-a-c-d D. b-c-e-a-d
2. The underlined phrase “mass education” in Paragraph 4 may mean education for ________
A. young children B. ordinary people
C. kids with great talent D. poor workers
3 According to the passage, which of the following ideas may Tao Xingzhi agree with
A. School is the best place to learn knowledge and values.
B. Students should learn from the world outside their schools.
C. Education is telling and being told between teachers and students.
D. It is the most important to teach students practical skills in school.
4. The structure of the passage may be________
Passage 7 钱学森
Qian Xuesen was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on December 11, 1911. He left Hangzhou at the age of three when his father obtained a post in Beijing. He graduated from the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University and attended Shanghai Jiaotong University. There, he received a degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on railroad administration.
After his graduation from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, he travelled across the Pacific Ocean to the United States for further study. There he received his Ph. D. degrees in both aerospace and mathematics. After he graduated, he became a professor as well as a researcher who studied rockets and missile theories.
In 1949, when the news of the birth of the People’s Republic of China came to the United States, Qian Xuesen and his wife decided to return to China. In 1950, when they were ready to return home, they were stopped by US officials and sent to prison. With the help of Chinese government and his friends, he finally returned home.
When he returned to China in 1955, our country’s space research was almost a blank. In 1956, he set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles. From then on, he was in charge of developing China’s missile, rocket and spacecraft research programs. He was a pioneer in these related fields and was honored as “The father of China’s Missiles”. He is the pride of the Chinese people. He made important contributions to the missile and space programs in China.
He passed away on October 31, 2009 at the age of 98, but he is a man who still encourages Chinese youth. His devotion to our country was expressed in his saying, “My career is in China, my success is in China and my destination is in China!” When someone said he could make much more money if he stayed in the United States, he laughed and said, “My family name is Qian, but I don’t like qian.”
A Chinese film production, Qian Xuesen, directed by Zhang Jianya and starring Chen Kun as Qian Xuesen, was released on December 11, 2011 in both Asia and North America, and on March 2, 2012 in China.
1.How old was Qian Xuesen when he graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University
20 B.21 C. 23 D. 25
2.In what order did the following things about Qian Xuesen take place
He travelled to the United States.
He received a degree in mechanical engineering.
He set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles.
He was stopped by US officials and sent to prison.
He became a professor as well as a researcher.
A. a-b-c-d-c B. b-a-e-d-c C. b-c-d-e-a D. a-b-c-e-d
3. What does the underlined word “obtained” in the first paragraph probably mean
A. Lent B. Got C. Sent D. Left
4. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage
Qian Xuesen finished high school in Beijing.
Qian Xuesen was a pioneer in rockets and missiles.
Qian Xuesen and his wife returned home in 1950.
The film Qian Xuesen was directed by Zhang Jianya.
5.What can we learn about Qian Xuesen from Paragraph 5
A. He didn’t care about money. B. He led a quite healthy life.
C. He often encouraged youth. D. He made much money in the US.
Passage 8 (英国女王 伊丽莎白二世)
Queen Elizabeth II is not only the queen of the United Kingdom, but she is also the queen of other 16 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Jamaica. Her face is seen on stamps and coins all around the world.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st 1926. Her parents were George, the Duke of York, and Elizabeth, the daughter of the Earl and Countness of Strathmore. As a child, Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor. Every summer, she traveled to Scotland to visit her mother’s parents. She was interested in all kinds of sports, but her favorites were horse riding and swimming. She was also keen on acting, art and music.
As princess Elizabeth grew older, she started to play a part in British public life. When she was 14, she broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain and the Common-wealth. Two years later, she carried out her first public duty, and started to go on official tours shortly after that. After a tour to South Africa in 1946, she married Philip Mountbatten. The couple had four children: Prince Charles, born in 1948, Princess Anne, born in 1950, Prince Andrew, born in 1960 and Prince Edward, born in 1964.
After her father died, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony held in London in 1953. As a queen, she has many duties, and leads a very busy life. She travels throughout the world, meeting the leaders of other countries, and attends a large number of official duties. She also holds a meeting every week with the British Prime Minister. Every year, on Christmas Day, she broadcast a message to the people of British and the Common-wealth, talking about her hopes for the future.
Queen Elizabeth has been the queen for more than 40 years and has become one of the most famous women in the world. Lots of people in British believe that she tries hard to understand her people and be a good queen. More than her title, this quality has earned her much love and respect.
1. What is Queen Elizabeth II
A. She is the queen of 17 different countries.
B. She is the queen of Australia and the USA.
C. She is the queen of 16 different countries.
D. She is only the queen of the United Kingdom.
2. As she grew older, Princess Elizabeth _______.
A. broadcast several radio messages.
B. went on many tours to South Africa.
C. started to take part in British public life.
D. stopped playing a part in British public life.
3. Who is the most possible to become King or Queen if Queen Elizabeth II dies
A. Prince Andrew. B. Prince Charles. C. Princess Anne. D. Prince Edward.
4. Which is the right order of Queen Elizabeth’s life
① Her father died.
② She became Queen.
③ She married Phillip Mountbatten.
④ She broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain.
⑤ She traveled to Scotland to visit her mother’s parents every summer.
A. ⑤④③②① B. ④⑤③①② C. ⑤④③①② D. ④⑤③②①
5. Which of the following is true
A. She talks about her hopes for the future every day.
B. Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in 1960.
C. She has been on the throne for more than forty years.
D. Lots of people in Britain depreciate her.
Passage 9 (Marianne Carus)
Marianne Carus, who started Cricket（蟋蟀）magazine in 1973 and served as Editor-in-Chief（总主编）until 2012, died on March 3 at the age of 92 this year.
Marianne believed that “only the best of the best is good enough for the young.” In Cricket, children would find wonderful stories with beautiful art, and be encouraged by ideas in the humanities and sciences. Marianne looked for stories from around the world to awaken admiration for different peoples and cultures. Most important, Cricket would never talk down to children.
Marianne knew that children were filled with fun, and she wanted Cricket to be, too —“humor from the heart that makes you laugh out loud. ” And so. she named her literary magazines after a funny group of bugs（虫子）, such as Lady bung and Spider.
Over the years. Cricket has been read by millions of children and given many writers and artists their start Marianne kept a special box of “love letters” to the magazine. She treasured these letters from Cricket readers, including long-ago readers. They told her that their interest in reading had begun with Cricket.
▲ She considered other names, such as Troubadour or Taliesin, the singers and storytellers of old who traveled from one place to another to share their songs and stories. Then one night, she was reading Isaac Bashevi Singer’s memoir（回忆录）A Day of Pleasure about his childhood in Warsaw. In it he wrote∶“There was a stove in Shosha’s apartment behind which there lived a cricket. It chirped the nights through all winter long I imagined the cricket was telling a story that would never end. ” That’s exactly what Marianne wanted her children’s magazine to do—to tell stories that would never end! So the name Cricker became her best choice.
Thank you for everything, Marianne. May the stories, and the laughter, never end!
1. Cricket is a magazine most probably for ________.
A. writer B. children C. artists D. teachers
2. According to the passage, Marianne ________.
A. made an effort to find the best stories B. raised many bugs as her pets
C. replied to long-ago Cricket readers D. started Cricket 39 years ago
3. Which of the following can be the best to fill in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5
A. How was the life of crickets
B. When was the magazine Cricket born
C. What did Marianne think of crickets
D. Why did Marianne name her magazine Cricker
4. The best title for the passage can probably be ________.
A. The Life of a Cricket B. Admiration for Different Cultures
C. Best Stories for the Young D. Achievements in Marianne’s Life
Passage 10 (俄罗斯学生 小人物大能量）
Dmitry Doronin, a doctoral student from Russia, is keen（热衷的）to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.
Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August, the 32-year-old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village, Lishui city. “The rice is grown in the fields together with fish, which helps to increase local agricultural（农业的）products,” said Dmitry, while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short-video platform Douyin. Besides filming videos, Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields, doing activities such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.
Living in a village provides him with unique experiences, he says, quite different from busy life in big cities, such as Shanghai, where he studies. And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well. Villager Bao Mingyue, 76, says, “To our surprise, the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields.”
Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly, so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos. In a few months, 10, 000 kilograms of oranges, 4,000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.
“Thanks to his videos, it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village,” says 72-year-old Pan Xianyu, who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown. Dmitry loves his country life. “In the countryside, you can immerse（沉浸）yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better,” he says.
According to Dmitry, some Russians’ opinions about China are still out of date, although China has progressed greatly. “I would like to become a people-to-people envoy（使者）of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet,” he says.
1. It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry ________.
A. has lived in the countryside for years B. is good at catching fishes
C. gets much attention on the Internet D. sells farmers’ products in Russia
2. The underlined word “unique” probably means “________”.
A common B. special C. similar D. hard
3. The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to ________.
A. show Dmitry’s influence on Hengzhang village
B. advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village
C. make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village
D. explain why the sale of sweet potatoes dropped
4. Dmitry hopes to help Russians to ________.
A. improve their lives more quickly B. have a better understanding of China
C. study Chinese traditional way of life D. make rapid progress in farming
Passage 11 (发明早餐麦片的人)
Did you have cereal（麦片）for breakfast this morning If you did, you’re not alone. Lots of people eat cereal for breakfast every day. In fact, cereal is popular all over the world. It all started with one man, Will Keith Kellogg.
Will was born on April 7, 1860, in Battle Creek, Michigan. His first job was as a stock boy at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. A sanitarium is a special kind of place that is a little like a hospital. A sanitarium is meant for people who are ill for a long time or who are getting over a serious illness. Will had other jobs as he got older. But when he grew up, he became a manager of the sanitarium. His brother, John, was the chief doctor there.
One big problem at the sanitarium was the patients’ diets. The patients needed healthy diets, but it was also important for the food to taste good. Will was trying to find a good food choice to take the place of the bread, but it wasn’t going very well. Then, by accident, Will found something even better. He left some wheat to cook too long. When it was rolled out, it formed large, thin flakes. He asked his brother to serve it to the patients, and they loved it! In fact, they liked it so much that they wanted breakfast flakes sent to them even after they left the sanitarium. So Will started a new business in 1884: selling packaged breakfast flakes. Before long, Kellogg’s breakfast cereal was popular in other countries, too. Today, there are many kinds of breakfast cereals. But it all started with one man and one idea.
Will did more than just create breakfast flakes. His company made a lot of money. But he always shared it with others generously. He used much of his money to help children. He also used his money to help in several other charities（慈善机构）. Will Kdllogg died in 1951. But his most famous invention is as popular as ever.
1. Will worked as ________ before he became a manager of the sanitarium.
A. a chief doctor B. a stock boy C. a business man D. a cook
2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about cereal according to the passage
A. It tasted better than bread. B. It was Will’s favourite food.
C. It was invented by accident. D. It is popular around the world.
3. Which word can describe Will Kellogg best
A. Funny. B. Nervous. C. Brave. D. Generous.
4. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To give advice on eating healthily. B. To introduce patients’ breakfast.
C. To describe Will and his invention. D. To explain how to make cereal.
Passage 12 (Charlie Chaplin)
It’s been 100 years since the actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin produced the film The Kid, which many consider to be his greatest one.
Like all films at the time, The Kid was made in black and white and was silent (made without any sound, not even the characters talking). The story is about the relationship between “the Tramp”,played by Chaplin, and his adopted (领养的) child, played by Jackie Coogan. The pair develop a partnership where the six-year-old boy breaks windows and runs away, so that Chaplin’s character can offer his services as a window fixer.
Although the film is a comedy, it also has some tragedy, reflecting Chaplin’s own life.He started testing actors for the role of the Kid just a few days after his baby son had died. Chaplin was known for being hard to please, and it is said that if he could, he would have played every role in every one of his films.When Chaplin visited a theatre, a dancer brought his son, Jackie Coogan, onstage, and Chaplin knew he had his co-star (联袂主演者). Chaplin later wrote, “All children in some form have talents; the trick is to bring it out in them. With Jackie itwas easy.”
Like the Kid in the film, Chaplin and his brother Sydney grew up very poor. They lived in London and were raised by their mother. When Chaplin was 10 years old,his mum became too ill to look after her sons, so they had to take care of themselves. He later wrote that the film sets in The Kid were based (基于) on the places where he and Sydney had lived with their mother as children. “Perhaps that’s why the film had some truth,” he said.
1．The second paragraph mainly talks about ________.
A．why The Kid was made B．when The Kid was on
C．how The Kid got successful D．what The Kid is about
2．We can infer from Paragraph 3 that Jackie Coogan ________.
A．always visited the theatre alone B．was possibly talented in acting
C．knew much about Chaplin before D．played every role in Chaplin’s films
3．Which of the following is TRUE about Chaplin
A．He had a poor childhood experience. B．He was brought up by his father.
C．He looked after his mother very well. D．He produced films with his brother.
4．What’s the best title for the passage
A．A film about a dancer B．A family in London
C．A place for film-making D．A life on film
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热点话题预测 中外人物介绍类（10篇）
Passage 1 (孙中山)
Chinese across the world marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen on Nov 12, 2016. In Hawaii, activities, including a daylong forum on Sun’s revolution（革命）, a charity golf tournament and Sun Yat-sen trails in Oahu and Maui, were organized for this historical moment.
Sun Yat-sen was born in Cuiheng Village, Guangdong Province, China. After finishing primary education, in 1878, he moved to Honolulu, Haiwaii for better education, where he lived a comfortable life supported by his brother Sun Mei.
Sun Yat-sen then studied at Iolani School. At the beginning, Sun was unable to speak the English language. He picked up the language so quickly that he received a prize for outstanding achievement. Sun graduated from Iolani in 1882. Then attented Oahu College (now known as Punahou School), for just one term. In 1883 he was soon sent home to China because his family wanted to keep him away from Christianity. Then Sun had to escape to Hong Kong because he broke the statue in a temple. In 1892, he graduated as a medical doctor from the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. Of his class of 12 students, Sun was one of only two that graduated. Years later, he went back to Honolulu and set up Hsing Chung Hui in 1894, which stated his journey of revolution.
The Punahou School, the Iolani School and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park have become popular places of interest in Hawaii. Millions of people visit those places to learn more about Sun Yat-sen’s life in Hawii. Unfortunately, most of the original building where Sun lived, worked and gave speeches were gone because of the big fire in Chinatown in 1900.
Sun Yat-sen went to Hawaii six times for long and short stays. There he received his teenage education and huge support for his revolution which put an end to the Qing Dynasty in 1911. One of Sun’s quotes goes, “This is my Hawaii here I was brought up and educated; and it was here that came to know what modern, civilized governments are like and what they mean.”
1. What can we learn about Sun in Paragraph 1
A. Dr Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866.
B. Dr Sun Yat-sen passed away 150 years ago.
C. Only the people in China knew Dr Sun Yat-sen.
D. A charity forum was held to mark Sun’s anniversary of birth.
2. Sun Yat-sen moved to Hawaii in 1878 ________.
A. for a better education B. to live with his brother
C. to support Sun Mei D. for a more comfortable life
3. Which of the following is true about Sun’s education
A. Sun didn’t learn English well at Iolani School.
B. Sun was educated to be a doctor in Hong Kong.
C. Sun finished his college study at Qahu College.
D. Sun has only 2 classmates at the College of Medicine for Chinese.
4. Where can people go nowadays to learn about Sun’s life in Hawaii
A. The park Sun built for the Hawaiian.
B. The original house Sun used to live in.
C. The schools Sun got his teenage education.
D. The building in which Sun gave speeches in Chinatown.
5. Why was the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen marked in Hawaii
A. Because Sun Yat-sen was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
B. Because Sun Yat-sen loved the modern lifestyle in Hawaii.
C. Because Sun Yat-sen successfully put an end to the Qing Dynasty in Hawaii.
D. Because Sun Yat-sen got education and support for his revolution in Hawaii.
答案：AABCD
Passage 2 (张荣桥)
May 15, Zhang Rongqiao wiped tears from his eyes as China’s Mars rover (巡视器) Zhurong landed safely on Mars. “I was so excited,” said Zhang. As the chief designer (总设计师) of China’s Tianwen 1 Mars mission (任务), Zhang was chosen by the journal Nature on Dec 16 as one of the top 10 people “who helped shape science” in 2021.
Under Zhang, China made a huge step in interplanetary (行星间的) exploration. “I got a taste of the old Chinese saying – it takes 10 years to sharpen a good sword,” Zhang told Nature. In the Mars mission, Zhang led a team of thousands of researchers. The team was not only responsible for technical work like launches and flight control, but also for scientific research on Mars.
The challenges were many. They knew little about the strange and complex (复杂的) environment of Mars. “We may not even know what we do not know about,” Zhang told Nature. During the process, Zhang played a key part in the decision to send an orbiter (轨道飞行器), a lander (着陆器) and a rover to Mars together in one shipment (运输) – making China the first country to do so. “That’s a big leap (飞跃) because China is doing in a single go what NASA took decades (数十年) to do,” said Roberto Orosei from the Institute of Radio astronomy of Bologna in Italy.
Zhang also made the important decision to land the rover on Utopia Planitia, where there are special landforms (地形) for scientists to study. He hopes that the mission can do as much research as possible and bring back “rich” information. “The buck stops with him (他敢作敢当),” said David Flannery, an astrobiologist (天体生物学家) at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
1. What is included in the Mars mission
a. Launching the rover.
b. Controlling the flight.
c. Bringing back space junk.
d. Doing scientific research.
A. abc B. abd C. acd D. bcd
2. What does Paragraph 4 show
A. Zhang and his team knew nothing about Mars.
B. Zhang and his team faced many challenges.
C. Zhang was confident about exploring Mars.
D. Zhang and his team were not afraid of challenges.
3. What is Roberto Orosei’s opinion
A. China’s Mars mission will last for decades.
B. China shortened its road to exploring Mars.
C. China finished its Mars mission with NASA’s help.
D. China is the first country to send a rover to Mars.
4. The rover was sent to Utopia Planitia to _____.
A. avoid bad weather B. find treasure on Mars
C. receive messages from Earth D. study special landforms
5. According to the story, Zhang is considered as a _____ person.
A. decisive B. changeable C. selfless D. humorous
答案：BBBDA
Passage 3 (张骞)
The ancient silk road was a once in a life time journey.It was one of the most important milestones of trade and culture in world history，and the pioneer，Zhang Qian，could not be easily forgotten by history.He was an outstanding diplomat，traveler and explorer in the Han Dynasty of China，honored as the "the first Chinese to open their eyes to see the world" and "the Columbus of the east".
In 138 BC，at the reign of Emperor Wudi，Zhang Qian was sent to the west of China for an alliance with the Yue﹣chi people to fight against the Xiongnu.He started his trip from Chang'an （now Xi'an in Shaanxi Province） to Longxi （in Gansu Province）.Along the way，no matter how difficult the environment was，his faith was firm.But unfortunately，Zhang was caught by the Xiongnu people just as he left Han，and was held prisoner for ten years.
Zhang finally managed to escape with some of his men and continued to travel west without any dry food or drinking water.Due to the excellent skill of shooting arrows，they survived by eating some birds and other animals along the way.When Zhang at last reached the Yue﹣chi in Northern India，he was disappointed to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people.On the return journey，Zhang Qian and his men were again caught.It was not until 125 BC that they returned to Chang'an.
Though Zhang hadn't finished his mission，he brought back first﹣hand information on the geography，ethnography，and societies of Central Asia.The paths Zhang Qian explored later served as the highways connecting Europe，the Middle East，Mesopotamia，Central Asia，and East modities，crops，animals，religions，ideas，music，technology，and artifacts have been transported by diplomats，merchants and soldiers along this network of highways，which have，since the 19th century been known as the "Silk Road".Zhang Qian has been remembered as the great explorer that opened up a new era of cultural exchange between East and West with long﹣lasting treasure well observable today.
（1）What is the passage mainly about？ 　 　
A.Zhang Qian and Yue﹣chi people. B.The importance of the Silk Road.
C.The paths Zhang Qian explored. D.Zhang Qian and the Silk Road.
（2）The word "alliance" in Paragraph 2 has the similar meaning to 　 　.
A.decision B.exploration C.agreement D.excitement
（3）According to the passage，what is true about the Silk Road？ 　 　
A.Columbus set the footprints on the ancient silk road.
B.The Silk Road was a highway to Europe in Han Dynasty.
C.Zhang Qian was a pioneer opening up the Silk Road.
D.The Silk Road has the greatest value in Chinese history.
（4）Which words best describe Zhang Qian？ 　 　
A.Brave and strong﹣minded. B.Careful and confident.
C.Proud and open﹣minded. D.Honest and excellent.
答案：DCCA
Passage 4 (张桂梅)
Chinese high school headmaster Zhang Guimei has been honored with the title “Role Model of the Times” in recognition of her dedication to education for girls.
With the support of the Party and the government, she helped set up the country’s first senior high school to offer free education for girls from poor families. Since it opened in 2008, it has seen more than 1,800 students progress to universities and colleges.
About 20 years ago, while on the way to visit a student’s house, Zhang Guimei, noticed a girl sitting on the hillside. She was staring blankly into space. The 13-year-old girl told Zhang she was about to get married and it was arranged by her parents. “But I want to go to school,” the girl said. Zhang went to her house and tried to persuade her parents to let the girl return to school and promised to pay for her tuition herself. However, they didn’t agree.
The experience persuaded Zhang to build a free high school for girls, aiming to help girls from poor families to get free high school education. After years trying to raise money, in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls, a free public high school, was set up at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping, where Zhang is the principal.
Over the years, Zhang walked thousands of kilometers, visiting students’ families in the deep mountain, talking to villagers, persuading girls to go back to school. It has been worth it. More than 1,800 graduates have been admitted to college, which is regarded a "miracle" in the remote area, as most students didn’t perform well in study before the school was set up.
Zhang says she wants children from the mountain to attend the best universities. Zhang Guimei told the media a girl can influence three generations. "An educated, responsible mother will not let her children drop out of school," she says, adding the goal is to prevent poverty from passing down from generation to generation.
Zhang has changed the lives of these girls by enabling them to pursue education and preventing poverty from being passed on to the next generation, according to a statement issued by the department.
1．When was the county’s first free high school for girls set up
A．In 2001. B．In 2008. C．In 2010. D．In 2020.
2．Which of the following words has the same meaning as the underlined word "principal" in paragraph 4
A．Teacher. B．Doctor. C．Headmaster. D．Role model.
3．Which of the following is NOT true
A．Zhang was honored with the title because of her dedication to free education for boys.
B．Since 2008, the high school has succeeded in sending more than 1800 girls to colleges.
C．Zhang visited many students’ families to persuade the girls to return to school.
D．Zhang believed that a well-educated mother can benefit a family a lot.
4．What is the best title for the passage
A．How to Change the Lives of Girls in Poor Areas
B．Zhang Guimei’s Teaching Experience in Yunnan
C．How to Set up a Free High School for Girls
D．Zhang Guimei- A Role Model of the Times
答案：1-4 B C A D
Passage 5 (袁隆平)
Think of somebody you really admire. You will probably find that their success didn’t come easily. As “Father of Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻)”, Yuan Longping got over great difficulties and spent his whole life working to reduce world hunger and helping to feed the country with the largest population.
Wu Mengchao, the “Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery(肝胆外科)”, focused on saving people’s lives for nearly eighty years. He performed more than 16,000 operations during his life. Holding the surgeon’s knife for such a long time deformed his fingers. Wu once said, “It would my greatest happiness if I could work at the operating table until my dying day.”
In 1969, in order to solve the problem of treating malaria(疟疾), Tu Youyou, pharmacologist (药学家) took on the job as head of a research team. She and her teammates performed different kinds of experiments. However, the results were disappointing. Instead of giving up, they kept trying. Finally, in 1972, they made it! In 2015, at the age of 85, she received Nobel Prize.
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb believed that every failure was a step towards success. He once said, “If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong try is another step forward.”
Sometimes, their success was a surprise, even to themselves. The famous scientist Alexander Fleming said, “When I woke up just after daybreak on 28th September, 1928, I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionize(变革) all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic(抗生素). But I guess that was exactly what I did.”
Some people only became successful after their deaths. Not like Pablo Picasso who became famous and very rich during his lifetime, the artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting all through his life and that was to a friend. But he kept painting and he painted more than 2,000 artworks in the following ten years. Now his paintings are very popular and they sell for millions of pounds.
One thing all these people have in common is sticking to their goals no matter what.
1. What do Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao have in common
A. They succeeded in solving world problems.
B. They spent all their lives serving people.
C. They achieved a lot in the medical field.
D. They are remembered for their happiness.
2. The underlined phrase deformed his fingers could be replaced by ________.
A. changed the shape of his fingers B. made him feel down
C. gave him too much pressure D. got his fingers cut off
3. It is clear that ________.
A. Pablo Picasso became famous after his death
B. Vincent Van Gogh painted 2,001 artworks in his life
C. it took Tu Youyou’s team about 3 years to reach their goal
D. Thomas Edison tried 10,000 ways before he invented the light bulb
4. When Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, he ________.
A. felt too tired to stay awake B. didn’t plan to study all medicine
C. knew exactly what his success meant D. didn’t fully realize its importance
5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us
A. Not everyone can be successful. B. The more difficulties, the better.
C. Great achievements aren’t made naturally. D. Great hopes make great men.
答案：1-5 B A C D C
Passage 6 （陶行知）
① Teachers are often considered to be engineers of the human soul. They are expected to spread knowledge, ideas and truth. There’s one person in China who is called the “teacher of teachers”. He is Tao Xingzhi, a Chinese educator.
② Born in Anhui province, China, in 1891, Tao studied abroad for educational philosophy. When Tao returned to China in 1917 and began his own career as an educator, he did not blindly follow western education methods or theories. In fact, he changed the saying of “Education is life itself” to “Life is education”. Similarly, instead of “school as society (社会)”, he saw it as “society as school”.
③ For Tao, education is an active experience in real-life instead of telling and being told. He supported “unity of teaching, learning, and reflective (反思的) acting”.
④ Besides developing education methods, Tao also tried his best to improve mass education. After doing surveys in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai in 1921, Tao was surprised to learn that in China more than 70% of the people in the city didn’t know how to read or write.
⑤ To solve the problem, Tao organized young workers and farmers to study while working. To deal with the shortage of teachers and money, in 1927, Tao set up Xiaozhuang Normal College in Nanjing to train teachers and educators, most of whom became teachers at schools in the countryside.
⑥ In January 1934, he started the “Little Teacher” movement in which young students were encouraged to serve as teachers to others, even to those older than themselves. Under Tao’s guidance, over 18,000 “little teachers” were invited in Shanghai within 10 months. It later included 28 provinces and cities as a key nationwide education movement. Even in the fight against the Japanese army, Tao never forgot his dream. He founded a middle school in Chongqing and offered free education to poor children.
⑦ Maybe Tao’s motto is the best explanation for his life. “Giving a whole heart, yet taking nothing in return, not even a leaf of grass.”
1. What is the correct order of Tao Xingzhi’s life experiences
a. He did surveys in different places in China.
b. He went to the US to study educational philosophy.
c. He began to build colleges to train teachers and educators.
d. He called on young students to be teachers to others in need.
e. He returned to China and started his own career as an educator.
A. a-c-b-d-e B. a-d-c-e-b C. b-e-a-c-d D. b-c-e-a-d
2. The underlined phrase “mass education” in Paragraph 4 may mean education for ________
A. young children B. ordinary people
C. kids with great talent D. poor workers
3 According to the passage, which of the following ideas may Tao Xingzhi agree with
A. School is the best place to learn knowledge and values.
B. Students should learn from the world outside their schools.
C. Education is telling and being told between teachers and students.
D. It is the most important to teach students practical skills in school.
4. The structure of the passage may be________
答案：1-4 C B B A
Passage 7 钱学森
Qian Xuesen was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on December 11, 1911. He left Hangzhou at the age of three when his father obtained a post in Beijing. He graduated from the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University and attended Shanghai Jiaotong University. There, he received a degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on railroad administration.
After his graduation from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, he travelled across the Pacific Ocean to the United States for further study. There he received his Ph. D. degrees in both aerospace and mathematics. After he graduated, he became a professor as well as a researcher who studied rockets and missile theories.
In 1949, when the news of the birth of the People’s Republic of China came to the United States, Qian Xuesen and his wife decided to return to China. In 1950, when they were ready to return home, they were stopped by US officials and sent to prison. With the help of Chinese government and his friends, he finally returned home.
When he returned to China in 1955, our country’s space research was almost a blank. In 1956, he set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles. From then on, he was in charge of developing China’s missile, rocket and spacecraft research programs. He was a pioneer in these related fields and was honored as “The father of China’s Missiles”. He is the pride of the Chinese people. He made important contributions to the missile and space programs in China.
He passed away on October 31, 2009 at the age of 98, but he is a man who still encourages Chinese youth. His devotion to our country was expressed in his saying, “My career is in China, my success is in China and my destination is in China!” When someone said he could make much more money if he stayed in the United States, he laughed and said, “My family name is Qian, but I don’t like qian.”
A Chinese film production, Qian Xuesen, directed by Zhang Jianya and starring Chen Kun as Qian Xuesen, was released on December 11, 2011 in both Asia and North America, and on March 2, 2012 in China.
1.How old was Qian Xuesen when he graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University
20 B.21 C. 23 D. 25
2.In what order did the following things about Qian Xuesen take place
He travelled to the United States.
He received a degree in mechanical engineering.
He set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles.
He was stopped by US officials and sent to prison.
He became a professor as well as a researcher.
A. a-b-c-d-c B. b-a-e-d-c C. b-c-d-e-a D. a-b-c-e-d
3. What does the underlined word “obtained” in the first paragraph probably mean
A. Lent B. Got C. Sent D. Left
4. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage
Qian Xuesen finished high school in Beijing.
Qian Xuesen was a pioneer in rockets and missiles.
Qian Xuesen and his wife returned home in 1950.
The film Qian Xuesen was directed by Zhang Jianya.
5.What can we learn about Qian Xuesen from Paragraph 5
A. He didn’t care about money. B. He led a quite healthy life.
C. He often encouraged youth. D. He made much money in the US.
答案：1-5 C B B C A
Passage 8 (英国女王 伊丽莎白二世)
Queen Elizabeth II is not only the queen of the United Kingdom, but she is also the queen of other 16 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Jamaica. Her face is seen on stamps and coins all around the world.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st 1926. Her parents were George, the Duke of York, and Elizabeth, the daughter of the Earl and Countness of Strathmore. As a child, Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor. Every summer, she traveled to Scotland to visit her mother’s parents. She was interested in all kinds of sports, but her favorites were horse riding and swimming. She was also keen on acting, art and music.
As princess Elizabeth grew older, she started to play a part in British public life. When she was 14, she broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain and the Common-wealth. Two years later, she carried out her first public duty, and started to go on official tours shortly after that. After a tour to South Africa in 1946, she married Philip Mountbatten. The couple had four children: Prince Charles, born in 1948, Princess Anne, born in 1950, Prince Andrew, born in 1960 and Prince Edward, born in 1964.
After her father died, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony held in London in 1953. As a queen, she has many duties, and leads a very busy life. She travels throughout the world, meeting the leaders of other countries, and attends a large number of official duties. She also holds a meeting every week with the British Prime Minister. Every year, on Christmas Day, she broadcast a message to the people of British and the Common-wealth, talking about her hopes for the future.
Queen Elizabeth has been the queen for more than 40 years and has become one of the most famous women in the world. Lots of people in British believe that she tries hard to understand her people and be a good queen. More than her title, this quality has earned her much love and respect.
1. What is Queen Elizabeth II
A. She is the queen of 17 different countries.
B. She is the queen of Australia and the USA.
C. She is the queen of 16 different countries.
D. She is only the queen of the United Kingdom.
2. As she grew older, Princess Elizabeth _______.
A. broadcast several radio messages.
B. went on many tours to South Africa.
C. started to take part in British public life.
D. stopped playing a part in British public life.
3. Who is the most possible to become King or Queen if Queen Elizabeth II dies
A. Prince Andrew. B. Prince Charles. C. Princess Anne. D. Prince Edward.
4. Which is the right order of Queen Elizabeth’s life
① Her father died.
② She became Queen.
③ She married Phillip Mountbatten.
④ She broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain.
⑤ She traveled to Scotland to visit her mother’s parents every summer.
A. ⑤④③②① B. ④⑤③①② C. ⑤④③①② D. ④⑤③②①
5. Which of the following is true
A. She talks about her hopes for the future every day.
B. Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in 1960.
C. She has been on the throne for more than forty years.
D. Lots of people in Britain depreciate her.
答案：1-5 A C B C C
Passage 9 (Marianne Carus)
Marianne Carus, who started Cricket（蟋蟀）magazine in 1973 and served as Editor-in-Chief（总主编）until 2012, died on March 3 at the age of 92 this year.
Marianne believed that “only the best of the best is good enough for the young.” In Cricket, children would find wonderful stories with beautiful art, and be encouraged by ideas in the humanities and sciences. Marianne looked for stories from around the world to awaken admiration for different peoples and cultures. Most important, Cricket would never talk down to children.
Marianne knew that children were filled with fun, and she wanted Cricket to be, too —“humor from the heart that makes you laugh out loud. ” And so. she named her literary magazines after a funny group of bugs（虫子）, such as Lady bung and Spider.
Over the years. Cricket has been read by millions of children and given many writers and artists their start Marianne kept a special box of “love letters” to the magazine. She treasured these letters from Cricket readers, including long-ago readers. They told her that their interest in reading had begun with Cricket.
▲ She considered other names, such as Troubadour or Taliesin, the singers and storytellers of old who traveled from one place to another to share their songs and stories. Then one night, she was reading Isaac Bashevi Singer’s memoir（回忆录）A Day of Pleasure about his childhood in Warsaw. In it he wrote∶“There was a stove in Shosha’s apartment behind which there lived a cricket. It chirped the nights through all winter long I imagined the cricket was telling a story that would never end. ” That’s exactly what Marianne wanted her children’s magazine to do—to tell stories that would never end! So the name Cricker became her best choice.
Thank you for everything, Marianne. May the stories, and the laughter, never end!
1. Cricket is a magazine most probably for ________.
A. writer B. children C. artists D. teachers
2. According to the passage, Marianne ________.
A. made an effort to find the best stories B. raised many bugs as her pets
C. replied to long-ago Cricket readers D. started Cricket 39 years ago
3. Which of the following can be the best to fill in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5
A. How was the life of crickets
B. When was the magazine Cricket born
C. What did Marianne think of crickets
D. Why did Marianne name her magazine Cricker
4. The best title for the passage can probably be ________.
A. The Life of a Cricket B. Admiration for Different Cultures
C. Best Stories for the Young D. Achievements in Marianne’s Life
答案：1-4 B A D D
Passage 10 (俄罗斯学生 小人物大能量）
Dmitry Doronin, a doctoral student from Russia, is keen（热衷的）to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.
Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August, the 32-year-old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village, Lishui city. “The rice is grown in the fields together with fish, which helps to increase local agricultural（农业的）products,” said Dmitry, while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short-video platform Douyin. Besides filming videos, Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields, doing activities such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.
Living in a village provides him with unique experiences, he says, quite different from busy life in big cities, such as Shanghai, where he studies. And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well. Villager Bao Mingyue, 76, says, “To our surprise, the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields.”
Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly, so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos. In a few months, 10, 000 kilograms of oranges, 4,000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.
“Thanks to his videos, it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village,” says 72-year-old Pan Xianyu, who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown. Dmitry loves his country life. “In the countryside, you can immerse（沉浸）yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better,” he says.
According to Dmitry, some Russians’ opinions about China are still out of date, although China has progressed greatly. “I would like to become a people-to-people envoy（使者）of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet,” he says.
1. It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry ________.
A. has lived in the countryside for years B. is good at catching fishes
C. gets much attention on the Internet D. sells farmers’ products in Russia
2. The underlined word “unique” probably means “________”.
A common B. special C. similar D. hard
3. The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to ________.
A. show Dmitry’s influence on Hengzhang village
B. advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village
C. make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village
D. explain why the sale of sweet potatoes dropped
4. Dmitry hopes to help Russians to ________.
A. improve their lives more quickly B. have a better understanding of China
C. study Chinese traditional way of life D. make rapid progress in farming
答案：1-4 C B A B
Passage 11 (发明早餐麦片的人)
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