LiuXiang back toworld top
With a world fastest time of the season so far, Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang showed the world that he is back to the world top level.
Running into 13 seconds on a wet track. In spite of running on a wet track, the 28-year-old Liu claimed (宣称) an overwhelming victory against three American first-class hurdlers at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai last Saturday.
The Athens Olympic champion clocked a world leading time of 12.97 seconds to claim title of men's 110m hurdle event, and the result bettered (胜过) the previous season best of 13.03s set by America's Aries Merritt two weeks ago.
David Oliver of the United States finished second in 13.13s whi le another American Jason Richardson, newly crowned world champion in Dague last year, settled third in 13.16s. Merritt was fourth in 13.26s.
56. The passage aboveis about _________.
A. a story B. an advertisementC. sports news D. a poem
57. Li Na was _______ in the latest WTA rankings despite losing the Rome WTA final.A. second B. ninth C. seventh D. sixth
58. There are _______ players at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai mentioned in this passage.A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
59. Liu Xiang was first in ________ at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai.A. 12.97s B. 13.03s C. 13.13s D. 13.26s
60. Which of the following isn't mentioned in the passage?
A. Merritt was fourth in 13.26s at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai.
B. Li Na lost the Rome WTA final by 1:2 last Sunday.
C. The Athens Olympic champion clocked a world leading time of 12.97 seconds.
D. China's Li Na moved up two places to seventh in the latest WTA rankings.
C
Dragons can be friendly or fierce (凶狠), they can bring good luck or cause death, but one thing is sure--people talk about them almost everywhere in the world. For a creature that doesn't actually exist, that's quite something.
In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and wise, although they can be ①unpredictable. The dragon was closely connected to the royal family: theemperor's robes (礼袍)have a symbol of a gold dragon with five claws. ②Other members of the royal family were allowed to wear dragon symbols, too, but with fewer claws and of a different colour. According to popular belief, if you were born in the year of the dragon, you are intelligent, brave, and a natural leader.
But in the west, dragons had a different reputation (名声). The very first text in English, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, tells the story of a Scandinavian hero, Beowulf, who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight. However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity.
③Why should the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world? Some experts believe it is due to the animals that the myths grew out of. In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake--an animal which people hated and ④____ ____of(害怕).
But in China, the idea of the dragon may have come from the alligator--a shy animal which lives in rivers, but which is usually only seen when there is plenty of water--a good sign for agriculture(农业). So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of ⑤good fortune.
61.(A) 请写出文中画线部分①unpredictable的汉语意思：______________________.
(B) 请从文中找出与画线部分⑤good fortune意思相近的短语：_______________.
62.将文中画线部分②改成主动语态：They ____________________________________
63.将 文 中 画 线 句 子 ③ 翻 译 成 汉 语 ：_______________________________
64.根据文中④处的汉语提示，用英语将句子补充完整，每空一词。
In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake-an animal which people hated and _______ _______ of(害怕).
65.What are the differences between Chinese dragons and western dragons? (从文中找出相关描
述的英语单词或短语，每空至少一个。 )
Chinese dragons：_____________ Western dragons：___________..
七、短文填空 (共12个空，做对一个得1分，共10分)
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very (66)e operation could save him now but there was no one to lend them the money.
When she (67)h her daddy saying to her tearful mother, "Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now," the little girl went to her bedroom, took out her money and counted it (68)c .
She hurried to a drugstore (69)w the money in her hand.
"What do you want?" asked the salesman. "It's for my little brother," the girl answered. "He's really, really (70)s and I want to buy a miracle." "Pardon? " said the salesman.
"My brother Andrew has something bad (71)g inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?" "We don't sell a miracle here, child. I'm sorry," the salesman said with a smile.
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