九年级英语每周阅读训练，有答案（2016.04.11-4.17）

九年级英语每周阅读训练(2016.04.11-4.17)
A first for China
——曹文轩：我讲地道的中国故事，也是全人类的故事。
What are some of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) best stories you have ever read Fairy tales from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, or the Sherlock Holmes series written by Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle Now, you can add another person to your list of favorite authors. His name is Cao Wenxuan, and he is a Chinese writer who is well known for writing children’s fiction.
On April 4, Cao won t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Prize (国际安徒生奖) in Italy. He is the first Chinese writer to ever win this important award for children’s literature (文学).
“The unanimous (全体一致的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )) choice of the jury (评委会), Cao writes beautifully about the complex (复杂的) lives of children facing great challenges,” Patricia Aldana, the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen jury president, said to Xinhua.
If you read C ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ao’s stories, you will find many beautiful and poetic (诗意的) descriptions of scenery. u For example, in The Grass House (1997, 《草房子》), Cao writes, “(The grass) grows tough (坚强). When the sun shines, the grass shines like copper wire (铜线). When the wind blows from the sea, the grass makes surprisingly metal-like sounds.”
Cao also uses love ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as a theme in his stories, and he describes it with great beauty. You can find this theme in Bronze and Sunflower (2005, 《青铜与葵花》). A country boy named Bronze who cannot speak meets a city girl named Sunflower. He takes Sunflower as his little sister after her father dies in an accident. Bronze does everything he can to make Sunflower happy: He leaves school to make sure there is money for Sunflower’s studies, he catches fireflies (萤火虫) for her and he makes a light to help Sunflower do her homework. But it seems they are doomed (命中注定的) to be pulled apart (分离) …
Though the ending ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is sad, it helps make the story more realistic (现实的). “Sadness is a beautiful emotion (情感). It helps kids understand the real world when it is expressed properly,” Cao once told the Wen Hui Daily.
When Cao creates ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a story, he does not write specifically (明确地) for someone. Adults can find beauty in his stories, and the plots (情节) he invents tend to impress children. “I tell authentic (地道的) Chinese stories, but they are stories that all humans can relate to (关联). This might be a key reason why I won this award,” he said. 21ST
——Cao’s famous stories
The Grass House (1997) 《草房子》
Sang Sang is a primary ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) school student. He is imaginative and kind. When he moves to a new place with his parents, he meets many friends. He sells his pet pigeons (鸽子) and gives the money to one of his friends, Du Xiaokang, whose family is in decline (衰落). He also makes friends with Lu He, who is often laughed at for his bald (秃的) head. But fate (命运) presents Sang Sang with a difficult test: He becomes seriously sick. Will he recover It’s your turn to find out.
Red Tiles and Black Tiles (1997) 《红瓦黑瓦》
This story co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntinues the tale told in The Grass House. It describes the high school life of Lin Bing. In the story, you can see friendship develop between Lin Bing and his classmates. You also witness how these children grow up. And you learn about a teacher’s love for his students. These characters are similar to people we find in our everyday lives.
The Bird (1999) 《根鸟》
One day, Gen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Niao has a dream: A girl picking flowers on a cliff (悬崖) falls over the edge. Then, Gen Niao starts his journey to look for the girl. He faces many challenges. But he never gives up. On the way, he loses something precious and begins to grow up.
——About Cao Wenxuan
Cao was born in 195 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )4. He graduated from Peking University, and now he teaches there. He started to write children’s fiction in 1979. The Grass House is one of his most famous books. It has been printed about 300 times and published in about 10 million volumes (册) on the Chinese mainland. Many of his novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese and Korean.
1. The Hans Christian Andersen Prize is an award for _____.
A. detective stories B. historical stories
C. children’s literature D. foreign literature
2. Cao describes the following in his stories EXCEPT _____.
A. the complex lives of children B. beautiful scenery
C. the theme of love D. the challenges adults face
3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Cao’s stories don’t have a happy ending.
B. Cao thinks sadness helps kids to grow.
C. Cao writes stories for someone.
D. Adults can’t find beauty in Cao’s stories.
Karate player rises to top
I am a karate playe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r. I still remember my first karate competition. Like other participants, I was very excited about my event. I watched every participant’s techniques so that I could carefully dodge their moves.
Somehow I got int ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o the semifinals. In the semifinals, I got injured. I still didn’t give up, and I fought back and got into finals. After all, getting the gold medal was my dream.
In the final competi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tion, there were no supporters on my side, as I was a new face. Instead, the crowd was cheering for my opponent. I could hear only my opponent’s name.
I ignored the crow ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d’s cheering. I kept one thing in mind: focus, wait and attack. I had confidence in myself, and I knew that no matter how strong my opponent was, I had to give it my best shot and fight well.
When the time was u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )p, I was leading with a 3-0 score. One thing I learned from that event is, no matter how strong your opponent is, don’t think you are weak or strong. Just give your best shot, and you will make your way to success.
Win or lose, yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )u will gain important experiences. Learn from every step you take.
——Share your thoughts:
Don’t focus too muc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h on the outcome. Just try your best, and enjoy the process.
——Words in focus:
1. dodge v. move quickly to avoid sb. or sth.
Luckily, she dodged the falling rock.
2. opponent n. someon ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e whom you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight
Her opponent hurt his leg and had to give up.
3. ignore v. not listen or give attention to sth
The phone rang, but she ignored it.
4. attack v. move forward and try to score goals or win points
Brazil began to attack more in the second half of the match.
5. lead v. be winning a game, competition, etc.
With 15 laps to go, Schumacher led the race.
——Think about:
1. What does the underlined part mean in the whole sentence
A. If you give your best shot,
B. Although you give your best shot,
C. Before you give your best shot,
2. Compare the two sentences below:
A. Use your he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ad, and you will find a way. B. Hurry up, or you will be late for school.
Question: What does sentence B mean
If you don’t hurry up, you’ll be late for school.
3.—Doctor, I’ve got a headache.
—Don’ t worry. Just ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) take some medicine, _____ you’ll be OK again. (2015 Taizhou, Jiangsu)
A. and B. but C. so D. or
4. Look at the pict ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ure and guess what the teacher is saying to her student.
______________, and you will ___________________.
——Choose the answer:
1. How did the writer feel about his first karate competition
A. scared B. silly C. worried D. confident
2. During the semifinals, the writer _____.
A. got injured B. gave up
C. won a gold medal D. had lots of supporters
3. What does the underlined phrase “give it my best shot” mean
A. do my best B. be confident C. hold on D. challenge someone
4. What is the main thing the story tells us
A. Learn from your f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ailures. B. Keep on trying even when you are injured.
C. Don’t look down upo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n your opponent. D. Success comes to those who work hard.
Gift for language
——Lim Yoon-a speaks fluent Chinese. 韩国明星林允儿学习中文有秘诀。
When an actor trie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s to develop a career in a foreign country, language is usually the biggest barrier (障碍). But for South Korean singer and actress Lim Yoon-a, it does not seem like a problem.
A few weeks ago, th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e Girls’ Generation member and actress impressed her fans by speaking fluent Mandarin on a Chinese variety show (综艺节目), while promoting her new TV drama. God of War Zhao Yun (《武神赵子龙》), which started airing on Hunan TV on April 3, is Lim’s first Chinese drama. It tells the story of the historical hero Zhao Zilong from the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三国演义》). Lim, 25, plays Xiahou Qingyi, a princess that Zhao meets.
Lim said she used to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) learn Chinese as second language in junior high school. But it was during the eight months she spent shooting the TV series that she made the most progress.
She spoke her lin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es in Chinese throughout the shoot. She actually didn’t have to, since her lines would later be dubbed (配音). She also typed using Chinese pinyin when she exchanged phone messages with her Chinese co-stars.
“I spoke Chinese w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ith the drama’s staff and actors every day,” Lim said. “I guess that’s why I have improved my Chinese a lot.”
She didn’t pass up ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )any chance to use the language when interacting (互动) with her Chinese fans. She replied to them in Chinese on weibo, and signed her name in Chinese characters. Her fans joked that Lim’s Chinese has reached HSK (汉语水平考试) level 6, the highest level that a foreigner can get.
Lim’s efforts to learn Chinese also moved many non-fans.
“It shows her ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sincerity (诚意) and respect for the culture of a foreign country,” said a Chinese weibo user.
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九年级英语每周阅读训练(2016.04.11-4.17)
A first for China
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Karate player rises to top
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