FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sportsevents in the world. It ___11___ every 4 years. The first World Cup wasin 1930. It has a history of over 90 years. During the World Cup, ___12___fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players. We haveknown some famous football players from the football competitions, such asBeckham, Messi, and Figo. They have excited football fans for many years.
The fantasticman-made “forest” is a Singapore landmark. It is made from steel and concrete(水泥) covered in localflowers and plants. At night, 18 solar-powered tree-like towers which get theirenergy from the sun often light up the city.
There was an old oak tree in the garden. Holly’sfather wanted to cut it down and build a new office there. Holly felt sad anddidn’t agree. She moved into the old tree house which was her favourite place in the world.One day, it rained all night.
Dudiscovered his interest in folding paper in his childhood. After Du went tocollege in 2017, he had enough time to take the hobby seriously. He learnedfolding from online teachers and experts. Later he copied patterns from books.He spent almost three years improving his basic skills by making copies ofother artists’ designs. Then he made his own creations.
Studying is not always the most interesting taskwithin your day, but it is a necessary one. Even though it is required,everyone has got bored at one time or another while studying.
The December day started like any other. Papacame back with his boat full of fish. Mama made breakfast for the family.Seven-year-old Joonas was doing his homework, while his two little brothers ranaround the yard.
Mr. Zhang was a cook in Canada. He ___11___in Guangzhou, and he learned to cook in Hong Kong. He moved to Canada for workwhen he was 26 years old. Everything was good till COVID-19(新冠病毒)brokeout. Last year, he returned to China because the economy(经济)inCanada began ___12___ down.
We’re leaving Qinghai Station. The scenery alongthe way is some of the wildest in all of China. Keep your eyes open as we racethrough this beautiful land. You might see a rare Tibetan antelope(藏羚羊)fromyour window.
Chinese taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping andYe Guangfu carried out the Shenzhou-13 spaceflight mission (任务) that started on Oct. 15,2021. This mission lasts 6 months, which was also a national record. Zhai isthe commander (指令长)who performed China’s first spacewalk in the Shenzhou-7 mission in 2008.
“We thankall the Chinese people for their support and encouragement. Our thanks also goto our workmates who took part in the mission (任务) and worked with us allthe time,” Zhai said to the reporter after he landed on the ground. “It is thepower and strength of our country that built the high-flying space station. Iam proud of our great motherland.”
Fiveyears ago, Jennifer, a girl from Australia, came to Xiangtan University tostudy Chinese. There she fell in love with Chinese culture and met her husband,who is a local (当地的) young man. They got married after she finishedher study. Since then, she has started her new life in Xiangtan City.
Bill doesn’t like doingfamily housework at all. He likes to play with his friends in the park.Bill asks his four friends about their housework.Bill: What do you have to do at home, Dan?
A passenger told an air hostess(空姐)thathe needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. Shetold him that she would bring him the ___11___ in ten minutes.
Parentsand children often face the challenges of money. Common topics include settingpocket money, learning to save, and deciding to buy expensive things. The goalof most parents is to teach their kids how to deal with money wisely. The goalof most kids is getting money to spend. How can families achieve these goals?
In ourdaily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in yourmind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted tocomplain(抱怨)? I think most people have.
Each ofthem has their own experience- two people with synesthesia may both “feel”music, but they almost never feel the music in the same way. For example, onemay feel the music of the violin lightly brushing his face; the other may feelit on her ankle (脚踝). And one’s experience of synesthesia is alwaysthe same. If they see the number 5 in the color blue, then 5 is blue every timethey see it.
Slowlybut surely, Amy and her grandparents were making progress. Boxes of all sizeswere placed on top of each other throughout the house. Amy’s grandparents hadlived in the house for years and they had collected many things.
As thegovernment encourages the renaissance (复兴) of traditional culture,Hanfu is getting more and more popular with the teenagers. Every year, we canenjoy different Hanfu shows around the cities. And now quite a few Hanfu clubshave been set up in universities. Members usually wear Hanfu at theirgraduation ceremonies or during holidays. Some even wear Hanfu on regular days,too. And these fans created a special day—China Haniu Day to celebratetraditional Chinese clothing. It falls on the third day of the third month inChinese lunar calendar (阴历).
10.(12分)科技发展是大国崛起的重要因素,崛起后的大国影响着世界格局的发展演变。阅读下列材料,回答问题。材料一:宋代是中国古代科学技术发展史上最辉煌的时期,几乎在所有中国传统科学技术领域都留下了新的记录。举世闻名的四大发明中有三项完成于两宋时期……为推动世界历史的进程和世界文明的发展作出了巨大贡献。——杨宁一主编《历史学习新视野新知识》材料二:“如果人们把整个人类社会的演进用12个小时来表示,那么现代工业时代只代表最后5分钟,而不是更多。”英国是最先发生这个5分钟事件的地方,工业革命可能是最初的关健几秒钟。正是这个革命使现代文明降临人间,人类开始从农业文明向工业文明过渡。——马克垚主编《世界文明史》
材料一 每一(签暑国)政府各自保证对与各政府作战的三国同盟成员国及其附从者使用其全部资源,不论军事的或是经济的,联合起来,共同对敌……--1942年1月《联合国家宣言》材料二1954年,日内瓦国际会议上,美国国务卿杜勒斯严令美国代表团:不准任何人与中国代表握手……1972年2月,美国总统尼克松乘专机抵达北京,周恩来总理前往迎接周恩来对尼克松说:“你的手伸过世界最辽阔的海洋未和我握手一-25年没有交往了啊!”--摘编自尼克松回忆录《领导者》材料三 北京时间2018年3月23日,美国宣布将对600亿美元中国出口商品征收关税,并对中国实行贸易限制--摘编自《中国网》(1)材料一所述《联合国家宣言》的发表,标志着什么组织的建立?美国和中国是否同属于“签署国”?