中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
专项05 国家勋章和国家荣誉称号
备考2023年中考英语时事热点话题题型专练
一、完形填空
Yuan Longping a Chinese scientist and educator, died at the age of 91 in Hunan last month. He was called the “Father of Hybrid Rice（杂交水稻）”and he helped ___1___ people around the world.
Yuan Longping was the first person to develop a kind of hybrid rice which helped fight ___2___ in China. Food was a big problem in China in the past. This was because China had 22 percent of the world’s population, but only 7 percent of its ___3___. In the 1960s, Chinese people had a difficult time. Millions of people died because they had no food. As an agronomy teacher, Yuan was very ___4___ to see this. “How can I help them have enough food ” he thought. He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice. It has a high output（产量）.
At that time, other scientists didn’t think hybrid rice was worth ___5___. But Yuan and his team worked on it every day. They took very good care of their rice seeds.
At last, in 1973, they grew a new kind of hybrid rice. This rice is ___6___. Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and in bad ___7___. It can also fight disease. Its output was much ___8___ than common kinds of rice. With the new kind, about 70,000,000 people could have food every year!
Yuan solved the food problem in China. But he was ___9___ working on rice when he was very old. Before he retired, he hoped to grow rice in the sea!
Yuan once said he had two dreams—to “enjoy the ___10___ under the rice crops（庄稼）taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food problem.
1．A．support B．guard C．feed D．educate
2．A．flood B．hunger C．earthquake D．nature
3．A．farmland B．mountains C．grassland D．forests
4．A．angry B．interested C．hopeful D．sad
5．A．discussing B．studying C．eating D．reporting
6．A．expensive B．new C．healthy D．strong
7．A．sea B．villages C．weather D．gardens
8．A．greater B．smaller C．less D．slower
9．A．still B．again C．hardly D．even
10．A．heat B．cool C．wealth D．fame
【答案】
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．D 7．C 8．A 9．A 10．B
【分析】本文主要介绍了“杂交水稻之父”——袁隆平在农业上对国家和人民做出的贡献。
1．句意：他被称为“杂交水稻之父”，他帮助养活了世界各地的人们。
support支持；guard守卫；feed喂养；educate教育。根据常识，他发明的杂交水稻，养活了许多人，避免了饥饿的问题，故选C。
2．句意：袁隆平是第一个培育杂交水稻的人，这种杂交水稻帮助中国对抗饥饿。
flood洪水；hunger饥饿；earthquake地震；nature自然。根据“develop a kind of hybrid rice”可知，这种食物是可以抵抗饥饿，故选B。
3．句意：但只有7%的农田。
farmland农田；mountains山；grassland草原；forests森林。根据“Food was a big problem in China in the past”及“This was because China had 22 percent of the world’s population”可知，在过去中国食物是一个大问题，人口多，农田少，故选A。
4．句意：作为一名农学教师，袁隆平看到这一幕非常难过。
angry生气的；interested感兴趣的；hopeful有希望的；sad难过的。根据“Millions of people died because they had no food”可知，看到这么多人死于饥饿，他感到难过，故选D。
5．句意：当时，其他科学家认为杂交水稻不值得研究。
discussing讨论；studying研究；eating吃；reporting报告。根据“But Yuan and his team worked on it every day”可知，其他人觉得不值得研究，而袁隆平每天和团队每天都在研究，故选B。
6．句意：这种水稻很坚强的。
expensive昂贵的；new新的；healthy健康的；strong坚强的。根据“Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland ”可知，这种水稻生命力很顽强，故选D。
7．句意：农民可以在许多不同种类的农田和恶劣的天气中种植它。
sea大海；villages村庄；weather天气；gardens花园。根据“in bad”可知，此处指在恶劣的天气中，故选C。
8．句意：它的产量远远高于普通品种的水稻。
greater更大的；smaller更小的；less更少的；slower更慢的。根据“With the new kind, about 70,000,000 people could have food every year”可知，它的产量比普通的水稻要大的多，故选A。
9．句意：但当他很老的时候，他还在从事研究水稻的工作。
still仍然；again再；hardly几乎不；even甚至。根据“Yuan solved the food problem in China”及“But”可知，虽然他已经解决了食物问题，但他还仍然在做研究水稻的工作，故选A。
10．句意：袁隆平曾有两个梦想——享受比人高的稻谷下的清凉。
heat高温；cool凉快；wealth财富；fame名声。根据“under the rice crops（庄稼）taller than men”可知，在高高的稻谷下享受清凉，故选B。
二、阅读理解
A
Here are four great doctors who got 2020 the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章) and the national honorary title, “the People’s Hero”.
Picture ① 共和国勋章Name: Zhong NanshanAge: 85From: Xiamen, FujianLook: wide mouth, short and white hair, strong Picture ②人民英雄Name: Zhang BoliAge: 73From: Ningjin, HebeiLook: big nose and ears, short and white hair
Picture ③人民英雄Name: Zhang DingyuAge: 58From: Queshan, HenanLook: round face, small mouth, little hair Picture ④人民英雄Name: Chen WeiAge: 55From: Lanxi, ZhejiangLook: round face, small eyes, short black hair
11．Who got 2020 the Medal of the Republic A．Zhong Nanshan. B．Zhang Boli. C．Zhang Dingyu. D．Chen Wei.
12．Where does Zhang Boli come from
A．Fujian. B．Hebei. C．Henan. D．Zhejiang.
13．What does Zhang Dingyu look like
A．He has a wide mouth. B．He has a big nose.
C．He has little hair. D．He has short black hair.
14．Among them, who has short and white hair
A．①② B．②④ C．①④ D．②③
15．What does “honorary” mean in Chinese in the passage
A．杰出的 B．匿名的 C．荣誉的 D．和谐的
【答案】11．A 12．B 13．C 14．A 15．C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四位获得共和国勋章和“人民英雄”称号的医务工作者。
11．细节理解题。根据原文“共和国勋章 | Name: Zhong Nanshan”可知，钟南山获得了共和国勋章。故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据原文“Name: Zhang Boli | From: Ningjin, Hebei”可知，张伯礼来自河北宁晋。故选B。
13．细节理解题。根据原文“Look: round face, small mouth, little hair”可知，张定宇的外貌是圆脸、小嘴、少头发。故选C。
14．细节理解题。根据原文“Name: Zhong Nanshan | Look: wide mouth, short and white hair, strong … Name: Zhang Boli | Look: big nose and ears, short and white hair”可知，钟南山和张伯礼留的是白色的短发。故选A。
15．词义猜测题。根据原文“the People’s Hero”可知，“人民英雄”是个荣誉称号。故“honorary”有“荣誉的”之意。故选C。
B
In the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well-known to the public. On August 11, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended（表彰）four of them for their outstanding contribution（杰出的贡献）.
Zhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic（共和国勋章）. He has been leading the Chinese government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.
“The People’s Hero”was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei.
Zhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） expert. He has been in charge of（负责） the research of COVID-19 treatments（治疗）connecting TCM with Western medicine.
Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives.
Chen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19. She is also one of the key leaders in China’s Ebola vaccine（埃博拉疫苗）research.
The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.
16．How many people was given “The People’s Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.
17．Who got an illness in 2018 according to the passage
A．Zhang Dingyu. B．Zhang Boli. C．Zhong Nanshan.
18．What was the purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people
A．To make them become well-known to the public.
B．To encourage more people to be doctors.
C．To show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.
【答案】16．B 17．A 18．C
【导语】本文介绍了在与新冠肺炎的战斗中，涌现出了许多民族英雄，其中四位杰出的贡献者受到了国家主席的表彰。
16．细节理解题。根据“The People’s Hero was given to three others.”可知，“人民英雄”的称号送给另外三个人。故选B。
17．细节理解题。根据“Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018.”可知，张定于在2018年生病了。故选A。
18．细节理解题。根据“The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.”可知，把国家最高荣誉给这些人的目的是展现了中国人民的伟大勇气和同舟共济的精神。故选C。
C
National medals and honorary titles (荣誉称号) are usually awarded (颁奖) to those who have got great achievements for our country every five years. As a part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, President Xi Jinping awarded 42 people the Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal and National Honorary Titles. They come from different backgrounds, including scientists, lawmakers, educators, artists, model workers and 6 non-Chinese people. All have made big contributions(贡献) to the nation’s construction and development. Here are some of the people we’ll know.
Chinese scientist Tu Youyou is one of the eight who were awarded the Medal of the Republic. Tu, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize for her discovery of the malaria drug artemisinin (抗疟药物青蒿素), is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She has saved millions of lives worldwide. She has also made important scientific innovations (创新) in traditional Chinese medicine.
Tu is not the only one who has given her life to the country’s development. Nan Rendong, before his death in 2017, led the research and development of China’s FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope 500米口径球面斑电望远镜), the largest radio telescope on the earth, which is ready to receive radio waves in space like alien signals. He worked on the project for more than 20 years. His contributions to Chinese astronomy earned him the title, “the people’s scientist”.
19．________ Chinese people were rewarded by Xi jinping according to the passage.
A．48 B．6 C．36 D．42
20．People of different backgrounds below are mentioned in the article except ________.
A．pilots B．artists C．scientists D．foreigners
21．The underlined word in the third paragraph “astronomy” means ________.
A．气象学 B．天文学 C．地质学 D．军事学
22．What do we know about Tu Youyou
A．She won a Nobel Prize 2017.
B．She has saved millions of people around the world.
C．She is the only woman for the Medal of the Republic .
D．She has made traditional Chinese medicine enter all the countries.
23．The main purpose of the passage is ________.
A．to express thanks to national heroes
B．to describe how to get the national honorary titles
C．to tell readers what makes a good role model
D．to introduce some of the people who won national awards
【答案】19．D 20．A 21．B 22．B 23．A
【分析】本文是一篇新闻类阅读，主要介绍了以屠呦呦和南仁东为代表的科学家、教育家、艺术家等对国家的建设和发展做出了巨大贡献，他们被授予共和国奖章、友谊勋章和国家荣誉等称号，他们是时代的伟人，是民族的英雄。
19．细节理解题。根据“President Xi Jinping awarded 42 people the Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal and National Honorary Titles”可知，国家主席习近平向42人授予共和国勋章、友谊勋章和国家荣誉称号。故选D。
20．细节理解题。根据“They come from different backgrounds, including scientists, lawmakers, educators, artists, model workers and 6 non-Chinese people.”可知，文中提到了科学家、立法者、教育家、艺术家、劳模和6位非华裔人士，唯独没有提到飞行员。故选A。
21．细节理解题。根据“She has saved millions of lives worldwide.”可知，屠呦呦拯救了全世界数百万人的生命。故选B。
22．词句猜测题。根据“Nan Rendong…(Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope 500米口径球面斑电望远镜), the largest radio telescope on the earth”可知，南仁东领导研制了世界上最大的射电望远镜，故他对中国天文学作了巨大的贡献，故划线部分astronomy意为“天文学”。故选B。
23．主旨大意题。根据“Thanks to the great efforts made by these great people, we can live in a peaceful country.”可知，本文介绍了为中国的建设和发展做出了巨大贡献的科学家、教育家等时代的伟人，意在表达对这些民族英雄的感谢。故选A。
三、任务型阅读
阅读下面几位共和国勋章获得者的材料，为五位少年寻找他们的偶像。
___24___. Li Bingbing: My dream is to be an engineer working on the board of nuclear submarine. I want to learn from the chief designer of Long March First.___25___. Wang Yimin: I enjoy doing chemical experiment and I always want to study traditional Chinese medicine. I want to read a book about a Chinese who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015.___26___. Mo Taoran: I often visit the space museum, with interest in satellite technology and space exploration. I want to read the stories about the chief designer of both the Beidou navigation system and China’s lunar exploration project.___27___. Peng Qirui: I have a dream of being a hero some day. I want to write a person who was twice awarded the title of Combat Hero during the Liberation War.___28___. Cao Aiqiang: Hydrogen bomb is a great invention. I want to learn something about the nuclear physicist who took part in detonating China’s first hydrogen bomb. A．On June 17, 1967, China detonated (引爆) its first hydrogen bomb. It took only 32 months to go from its first atomic bomb to its first hydrogen bomb. As a nuclear physicist, Yu Min played an important role in this process. B．Sun Jiadong made great contributions toward developing Chinese satellite technology and space exploration. He was chief designer of both the Beidou navigation system and China’s lunar exploration project.C．Zhang Fuqing was a soldier in the People’s Liberation Army during the Liberation War. He was twice awarded the title of Combat Hero (战斗英雄). In 1955, he volunteered to work in a distant country in Hubei province and has been helping poor people there ever since.D．Huang Xuhua was the chief designer of China’s first-generation nuclear submarine (核潜艇). Long March First, China’s earliest nuclear submarine, took its first test dive on Dec 26, 1970. Huang — who was 44 at the time — was on board for the dive.E. Tu Youyou is known for winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. She got inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine theories and discovered artemisinin (青蒿素), a medicine that can be used to treat malaria. Her finding has saved the lives of millions.F. Shen Jilan, a farmer, is a lifelong lawmaker. In1954, she became a deputy to the National People’s Congress (全国人民代表大会代表). Since then, she has served at all 13 NPCs. She came up with the idea of equal pay for equal work between men and women. The idea was written into China’s first constitution.
【答案】24．D 25．E 26．B 27．C 28．A
【导语】本文介绍了几位共和国勋章获得者及五位少年的一些信息。
24．根据“I want to learn from the chief designer of Long March First.”可知李冰冰想要向长征一号的总设计师学习，选项D“黄旭华是中国第一代核潜艇的总设计师。1970年12月26日，中国最早的核潜艇‘长征一号’进行了首次试潜。当时44岁的黄也在船上。”介绍的是长征一号的总设计师。故选D。
25．根据“I want to read a book about a Chinese who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015.”可知王一民想读一本关于2015年获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖的中国人的书，E项“屠呦呦因2015年获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖而闻名。她从中医理论中得到启发，发现了青蒿素，一种可以用于治疗疟疾的药物。她的发现拯救了数百万人的生命。”介绍的是2015年获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖的中国人。故选E。
26．根据“I want to read the stories about the chief designer of both the Beidou navigation system and China’s lunar exploration project.”可知莫陶然想看看关于北斗导航系统和中国探月工程总设计师的故事，B项“孙家栋为发展中国卫星技术和空间探索做出了巨大贡献。他是北斗导航系统和中国探月工程的首席设计师。”介绍的是北斗导航系统和中国探月工程的首席设计师。故选B。
27．根据“I want to write a person who was twice awarded the title of Combat Hero during the Liberation War.”可知彭琪瑞想要写一个在解放战争期间两次被授予战斗英雄称号的人。C项“张富清是解放战争期间解放军的一名士兵。他两次被授予战斗英雄的称号。1955年，他志愿到湖北省的一个遥远的国家工作，一直帮助那里的穷人。”介绍的是一名两次被授予战斗英雄称号的解放军士兵。故选C。
28．根据“I want to learn something about the nuclear physicist who took part in detonating China’s first hydrogen bomb.”可知曹安强想了解一下那个参与引爆中国第一颗氢弹的核物理学家。A项“1967年6月17日，中国引爆了第一颗氢弹。从制造第一颗原子弹到制造第一颗氢弹只花了32个月的时间。作为核物理学家，于敏在这一过程中发挥了重要作用。”介绍参与引爆中国第一颗氢弹的物理学家于敏。故选A。
四、短文选词填空
阅读短文，从方框中选择单词填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。部分单词需进行词形转换，每词限用一次。
Zhang Guimei, the principal (校长) of Huaping High School for Girls, has been given the honorary title (荣誉称号) “Role Model of the Times” for ___29___ girls from poor families.
The school was the first high school in the country to ___30___ free education for girls who would otherwise (不然) have been ___31___ to continue their studies after completing their nine years of education.
Zhang ___32___ to Lijiang when she was 17 to teach in the middle school in Huaping. Once, she got ___33___ ill but had no money for the treatment (治疗). ____34____ the help of the people there, she got the necessary treatment. “From then on, I told ___35___ that I must do something for those people who helped me,” Zhang said.
Slowly, a dream of setting up a free high school for girls in Huaping ___36___ in Zhang’s heart. From the year of 2002, she began a six-year journey to look for funds (资金). In 2008, Zhang finally set up Huaping High School for Girls at the foot of the Shizi Mountain.
Thanks to her hard work, ___37___ than 1, 800 girls from poor families have entered university until now. Influenced by her, many of her students have ___38___ to teach in poor areas. Now, with Zhang having got the title, education for girls from poor areas will receive more attention.
【答案】
helping 30．provide 31．unable 32．moved 33．badly 34．With 35．myself 36．appeared
37．more 38．chosen
【导语】本文主要介绍了张桂梅建立一所免费为女孩提供教育的学校，让很多贫困家庭的女孩进入了大学。
29．句意：华平女子中学校长张桂梅因帮助家庭困难女童而被授予“时代模范”荣誉称号。根据“‘Role Model of the Times’ for...girls from poor families.”可知，这个荣誉称号是因帮助困难女童被授予的，for是介词，后跟动名词。故填helping。
30．句意：这所学校是该国第一所为女孩提供免费教育的高中，否则她们将无法在完成9年教育后继续学业。根据“The school was the first high school in the country to...free education for girls”可知，此处表示这所学校是为女孩提供免费教育的，provide“提供”，动词；又因空前有动词不定式符号“to”。故填provide。
31．句意：这所学校是该国第一所为女孩提供免费教育的高中，否则她们将无法在完成9年教育后继续学业。根据“for girls who would otherwise (不然) have been...to continue their studies”可知，这里是定语从句，表示无法继续她们学业的那些女孩，be unable to“不能够做某事”。故填unable。
32．句意：17岁时，她搬到丽江，在华平的一所中学教书。根据“Lijiang”可知，这里是地点，move to“搬到……”，本句是一般过去时，因此动词填过去式。故填moved。
33．句意：有一次，她病得很重，但没有钱治疗。根据“she got...ill”可知，句子成分完整，因此填副词修饰形容词ill。故填badly。
34．句意：在那里人们的帮助下，她得到了必要的治疗。根据“...the help of the people there”可知，with the help of sb“在某人的帮助下”。故填With。
35．句意：从那时起，我告诉自己，我必须为那些帮助我的人做些什么。根据“I told...that I must do something for those people who helped me”可知，表示我告诉我自己，因此填my的反身代词myself。故填myself。
36．句意：慢慢地，在华平建立一所免费的女子中学的梦想在张桂梅的心中出现了。根据“a dream of setting up a free high school for girls in Huaping...in Zhang’s heart.”可知，这里表示一个想法出现在张桂梅心中；这个想法是过去提出的，因此这里是一般过去时，动词填过去式。故填appeared。
37．句意：由于她的努力，到目前为止，已有1800多名来自贫困家庭的女孩进入了大学。根据“than 1, 800 girls...”可知，more than“超过”。故填more。
38．句意：受她的影响，她的许多学生都选择去贫困地区教书。根据“many of her students have...to teach in poor areas.”可知，此处是指她的许多学生选择在贫困地区教学，又根据“have”可知，这里要用过去分词chosen构成现在完成时。故填chosen。
五、书面表达
39．共和国勋章获得者——“杂交水稻之父” 袁隆平于2021年5月22日逝世，作为新时代的中学生，我们有必要走近伟人，了解伟人。 请同学们用英语写一篇短文介绍袁隆平。
要点：
1. What does he look like
2. What is his hobby (swim , violin)
3. What can we learn from him
要求：
1. 时态用一般现在时。
2. 不少于80词。
注：Father of Hybrid Rice 杂交水稻之父
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【答案】
Yuan Longping is one of the greatest scientists. He is named as “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
He has a slim figure and has furrows on his sunburnt face. His eyes show us his kindness. Everyone thinks that he is a farmer not a scientist. He has many hobbies, like swimming and playing the violin.
Yuan Longping focuse on solving the food problem not only for China but also for the whole world. His outstanding scientific and technological achievements and the correct thoughts win the general respect of the society. His character, spirit and style set a good example for us to learn from.
【详解】
1.题干解读：本文是一篇材料作文。要求根据提示问题介绍共和国勋章获得者——“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平。注意要点齐全，可适当发挥。
2.写作指导：写作时要以第三人称来介绍，时态使用一般现在时。作文要分别介绍袁隆平的长相、爱好和我们从他身上学到的东西。要保证语言连贯，无语法和拼写错误。
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专项05 国家勋章和国家荣誉称号
备考2023年中考英语时事热点话题题型专练
一、完形填空
Yuan Longping a Chinese scientist and educator, died at the age of 91 in Hunan last month. He was called the “Father of Hybrid Rice（杂交水稻）”and he helped ___1___ people around the world.
Yuan Longping was the first person to develop a kind of hybrid rice which helped fight ___2___ in China. Food was a big problem in China in the past. This was because China had 22 percent of the world’s population, but only 7 percent of its ___3___. In the 1960s, Chinese people had a difficult time. Millions of people died because they had no food. As an agronomy teacher, Yuan was very ___4___ to see this. “How can I help them have enough food ” he thought. He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice. It has a high output（产量）.
At that time, other scientists didn’t think hybrid rice was worth ___5___. But Yuan and his team worked on it every day. They took very good care of their rice seeds.
At last, in 1973, they grew a new kind of hybrid rice. This rice is ___6___. Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and in bad ___7___. It can also fight disease. Its output was much ___8___ than common kinds of rice. With the new kind, about 70,000,000 people could have food every year!
Yuan solved the food problem in China. But he was ___9___ working on rice when he was very old. Before he retired, he hoped to grow rice in the sea!
Yuan once said he had two dreams—to “enjoy the ___10___ under the rice crops（庄稼）taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food problem.
1．A．support B．guard C．feed D．educate
2．A．flood B．hunger C．earthquake D．nature
3．A．farmland B．mountains C．grassland D．forests
4．A．angry B．interested C．hopeful D．sad
5．A．discussing B．studying C．eating D．reporting
6．A．expensive B．new C．healthy D．strong
7．A．sea B．villages C．weather D．gardens
8．A．greater B．smaller C．less D．slower
9．A．still B．again C．hardly D．even
10．A．heat B．cool C．wealth D．fame
二、阅读理解
A
Here are four great doctors who got 2020 the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章) and the national honorary title, “the People’s Hero”.
Picture ① 共和国勋章Name: Zhong NanshanAge: 85From: Xiamen, FujianLook: wide mouth, short and white hair, strong Picture ②人民英雄Name: Zhang BoliAge: 73From: Ningjin, HebeiLook: big nose and ears, short and white hair
Picture ③人民英雄Name: Zhang DingyuAge: 58From: Queshan, HenanLook: round face, small mouth, little hair Picture ④人民英雄Name: Chen WeiAge: 55From: Lanxi, ZhejiangLook: round face, small eyes, short black hair
11．Who got 2020 the Medal of the Republic A．Zhong Nanshan. B．Zhang Boli. C．Zhang Dingyu. D．Chen Wei.
12．Where does Zhang Boli come from
A．Fujian. B．Hebei. C．Henan. D．Zhejiang.
13．What does Zhang Dingyu look like
A．He has a wide mouth. B．He has a big nose.
C．He has little hair. D．He has short black hair.
14．Among them, who has short and white hair
A．①② B．②④ C．①④ D．②③
15．What does “honorary” mean in Chinese in the passage
A．杰出的 B．匿名的 C．荣誉的 D．和谐的
B
In the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well-known to the public. On August 11, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended（表彰）four of them for their outstanding contribution（杰出的贡献）.
Zhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic（共和国勋章）. He has been leading the Chinese government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.
“The People’s Hero”was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei.
Zhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） expert. He has been in charge of（负责） the research of COVID-19 treatments（治疗）connecting TCM with Western medicine.
Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives.
Chen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19. She is also one of the key leaders in China’s Ebola vaccine（埃博拉疫苗）research.
The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.
16．How many people was given “The People’s Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.
17．Who got an illness in 2018 according to the passage
A．Zhang Dingyu. B．Zhang Boli. C．Zhong Nanshan.
18．What was the purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people
A．To make them become well-known to the public.
B．To encourage more people to be doctors.
C．To show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.
C
National medals and honorary titles (荣誉称号) are usually awarded (颁奖) to those who have got great achievements for our country every five years. As a part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, President Xi Jinping awarded 42 people the Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal and National Honorary Titles. They come from different backgrounds, including scientists, lawmakers, educators, artists, model workers and 6 non-Chinese people. All have made big contributions(贡献) to the nation’s construction and development. Here are some of the people we’ll know.
Chinese scientist Tu Youyou is one of the eight who were awarded the Medal of the Republic. Tu, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize for her discovery of the malaria drug artemisinin (抗疟药物青蒿素), is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She has saved millions of lives worldwide. She has also made important scientific innovations (创新) in traditional Chinese medicine.
Tu is not the only one who has given her life to the country’s development. Nan Rendong, before his death in 2017, led the research and development of China’s FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope 500米口径球面斑电望远镜), the largest radio telescope on the earth, which is ready to receive radio waves in space like alien signals. He worked on the project for more than 20 years. His contributions to Chinese astronomy earned him the title, “the people’s scientist”.
19．________ Chinese people were rewarded by Xi jinping according to the passage.
A．48 B．6 C．36 D．42
20．People of different backgrounds below are mentioned in the article except ________.
A．pilots B．artists C．scientists D．foreigners
21．The underlined word in the third paragraph “astronomy” means ________.
A．气象学 B．天文学 C．地质学 D．军事学
22．What do we know about Tu Youyou
A．She won a Nobel Prize 2017.
B．She has saved millions of people around the world.
C．She is the only woman for the Medal of the Republic .
D．She has made traditional Chinese medicine enter all the countries.
23．The main purpose of the passage is ________.
A．to express thanks to national heroes
B．to describe how to get the national honorary titles
C．to tell readers what makes a good role model
D．to introduce some of the people who won national awards
三、任务型阅读
阅读下面几位共和国勋章获得者的材料，为五位少年寻找他们的偶像。
___24___. Li Bingbing: My dream is to be an engineer working on the board of nuclear submarine. I want to learn from the chief designer of Long March First.___25___. Wang Yimin: I enjoy doing chemical experiment and I always want to study traditional Chinese medicine. I want to read a book about a Chinese who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015.___26___. Mo Taoran: I often visit the space museum, with interest in satellite technology and space exploration. I want to read the stories about the chief designer of both the Beidou navigation system and China’s lunar exploration project.___27___. Peng Qirui: I have a dream of being a hero some day. I want to write a person who was twice awarded the title of Combat Hero during the Liberation War.___28___. Cao Aiqiang: Hydrogen bomb is a great invention. I want to learn something about the nuclear physicist who took part in detonating China’s first hydrogen bomb. A．On June 17, 1967, China detonated (引爆) its first hydrogen bomb. It took only 32 months to go from its first atomic bomb to its first hydrogen bomb. As a nuclear physicist, Yu Min played an important role in this process. B．Sun Jiadong made great contributions toward developing Chinese satellite technology and space exploration. He was chief designer of both the Beidou navigation system and China’s lunar exploration project.C．Zhang Fuqing was a soldier in the People’s Liberation Army during the Liberation War. He was twice awarded the title of Combat Hero (战斗英雄). In 1955, he volunteered to work in a distant country in Hubei province and has been helping poor people there ever since.D．Huang Xuhua was the chief designer of China’s first-generation nuclear submarine (核潜艇). Long March First, China’s earliest nuclear submarine, took its first test dive on Dec 26, 1970. Huang — who was 44 at the time — was on board for the dive.E. Tu Youyou is known for winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. She got inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine theories and discovered artemisinin (青蒿素), a medicine that can be used to treat malaria. Her finding has saved the lives of millions.F. Shen Jilan, a farmer, is a lifelong lawmaker. In1954, she became a deputy to the National People’s Congress (全国人民代表大会代表). Since then, she has served at all 13 NPCs. She came up with the idea of equal pay for equal work between men and women. The idea was written into China’s first constitution.
四、短文选词填空
阅读短文，从方框中选择单词填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。部分单词需进行词形转换，每词限用一次。
Zhang Guimei, the principal (校长) of Huaping High School for Girls, has been given the honorary title (荣誉称号) “Role Model of the Times” for ___29___ girls from poor families.
The school was the first high school in the country to ___30___ free education for girls who would otherwise (不然) have been ___31___ to continue their studies after completing their nine years of education.
Zhang ___32___ to Lijiang when she was 17 to teach in the middle school in Huaping. Once, she got ___33___ ill but had no money for the treatment (治疗). ____34____ the help of the people there, she got the necessary treatment. “From then on, I told ___35___ that I must do something for those people who helped me,” Zhang said.
Slowly, a dream of setting up a free high school for girls in Huaping ___36___ in Zhang’s heart. From the year of 2002, she began a six-year journey to look for funds (资金). In 2008, Zhang finally set up Huaping High School for Girls at the foot of the Shizi Mountain.
Thanks to her hard work, ___37___ than 1, 800 girls from poor families have entered university until now. Influenced by her, many of her students have ___38___ to teach in poor areas. Now, with Zhang having got the title, education for girls from poor areas will receive more attention.
五、书面表达
39．共和国勋章获得者——“杂交水稻之父” 袁隆平于2021年5月22日逝世，作为新时代的中学生，我们有必要走近伟人，了解伟人。 请同学们用英语写一篇短文介绍袁隆平。
要点：
1. What does he look like
2. What is his hobby (swim , violin)
3. What can we learn from him
要求：
1. 时态用一般现在时。
2. 不少于80词。
注：Father of Hybrid Rice 杂交水稻之父
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