diving events at the Rio Olympics by winning the men’s synchronized 3m springboard final On Wednesday, the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in diving.
Laugher and Mears finished with a six-round total of 454.32 points, just 4.11 points ahead of silver medalists Mike Hixon and Sam Dorman of the USA at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center. China’s Cao Yuan and Qin Kai took the bronze with 443.70 points.
25. What attracted media attention with Phelps’ winning the gold medal? A. His great leadership. B. His scars on his back. C. The cupping marks on his back.
D. His achievements he made in the men’s 200rn butterfly.
26. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Fu Yuanhui became the spotlight?
A. Her devotion and determination to swimming. B. Her achievement in the 100m backstroke competition. C. Her facial expression during the post-semifinal interview.
D Her humourous reply to the reporter so- called “prehistorical power”.
27. What can we learn from the third news?
A. China didn’t win any gold medals in diving events at the Rio Olympics. B. Britain became the gold medal monopolist of diving events at the Rio Olympics.
C. Mike Hixon and Sam Dorman of the USA took silver with 447.81 points. D. Britain had never won the Olympic diving gold medal before the Rio Olympics.
C
These days, young people in some English-speaking countries are speaking a strange language, especially when communicating on social media. Look at these words chosen by The Washington Post: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge.” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal it made me totes emosh.” Or this sentence:“BAE, let me know if you stay in tonight.”
What on earth do they mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of “total if Similarly”, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”. It seems that, far millennials (千禧一代) , typing in this form is not only time-saving but fashionable.
As you can see, many millennial slangs (俚语) are formed by so-called “totesing”-the systematic abbreviation (缩写) of words. The trend might have started with “totally” becoming “totes”, but it now has spread to many other English words.
The origins of other millennial slangs are more complex than “totesing”. “Bae”, for example, has been widely used by African-Americans for years. It can be an expression of closeness with one’s romantic partner or, like “sweetheart”, for someone without romantic connection. After pop singer Pharrell used the word in his work, “bae” became mainstream.
Some people might think millennial slangs lower the value of the English language, but Melboume University linguist(语言学家 )Rosey Billington doesn’t agree. She says when people are able to use a language in a creative way, they show that they know the language rules well enough to use words differently. Two other linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones. share the same view. The two analysed hundreds of examples of totes-speak and discovered totesing has complex roots.
It isn’t simply an adult version of baby talk, nor a clever way to minimize(降
低) your word count.Rather, it is a highly organized system that relies on a speaker’s mastery of English pronunciation. It is about sounds, follows sound system of English and has strict rules. 28. Why do young people like using e-slangs?
A. They are time-consuming. B. They are in fashion. C. They are complex. D. They are in order.
29. What’s the author’s purpose of mentioning “Bae” in Paragraph 5? A. To support that totesing is no baby talk. B. To analyse the usage of millennial slangs. C. To inform people how it became mainstream.
D. To explain the complex origins of milleruual slangs. 30. Which statement may Rosey Billington agree with? A. Totesing is a loosely organized system. B. Millennial slangs lower the value of English. C. It’s simply a clever way to reduce the word count. D. Totes-speak requires a good command of English. 31. What's the best title of the passage?
A. E-slangs Catch on Among Youth B. Linguists Disapprove of Totesing C. Millennial Slangs Take the Lead D. English Has Greatly Changed D
China’s admiration of outstanding scholars has turned the well-preserved childhood home of Tu Youyou, the Chinese pharmacologist(药理学家) who won this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology(生理学) or Medicine, into a popular tourist destination.
Since it was announced on Monday that 84-year-old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win this international prize, her former home in the old
town of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has attracted visitors, especially parents and their children-even though it is not open to the public. The house, where Tu lived until she went to university in Beijing, covers an area of 2,200 square meters and is priced at 150 million yuan( $ 23. 6 million) . It is part of a complex of 37 traditional buildings, including several city-and-district-level cultural relic preservation sites, that have been trans -formed into a high-end art, and commercial zone. “There are continually parents taking their children, from infants in strollers to college students, to take photos in front of Tu’s former home. Security guards have been ordered to go on patrol around the clock,” said Mr. Zhao, a salesperson from Ningbo Real Estate Inc Co.
Shanghai resident Xu Lingfei, who was on a trip to Ningbo, took her 9-year-old son to walk around the complex on Wednesday. “Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers. Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities(名人) is a way to inspire them to study harder,” Xu said.
Something similar happened after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2020. Tourists started visiting Mo’s former home in rural Gaomi, Shandong Province, in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize. Some even pulled the radishes planted in front of the house and carried away some bricks.
32. Tu Youyou’s former house is now popular mainly because __________. .
A. Tu won the Nobel Prize B. it has some cultural relics C. it covers a large area D. it is a great art and commercial zone
33. Why did Xu Lingfei take her son to visit Tu’s former home?
A. She admired Tu very much. B. She planned to buy the house. . C. She intended to take photos there. D. She wanted her son to be inspired.
34. Where is Mo Yan’s former home located?
A. Shanghai. B. Gaomi. C. Ningbo. D. Beijing. . .
35. What is the main idea of the text? A. Tu Youyou’s former home is for sale. B. More Chinese have won the Nobel Prize.
C. Nobel winner’s home becomes instant attraction. D. Children benefit from visiting Nobel winner’s home. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 多余选项。
Do you have these so-called bad qualities? If yes, congratulations! You’re better than you think.
It is hard to know what is good or bad these days when it comes to what qualities you
possess. What strong quality applies to you may be what will drag you to become successful.
And whatever the world has to think or say about those qualities shouldn’t
bother you.
Actually, these qualities are what bring out the shine in you. 36 You love taking risks.
You like adventures. And you won’t just be settled in the safe zone. People will ask you why
you are always after the thrill and going above the limits. But how will you