Although Chinese is known as one of the hardest languages to learn, a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it with hopes of big advantages.

More than 120 people, representing 105 countries, had a competition in the finals of the 12th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign secondary school students on November 2. Held in Zhengzhou, Henan province, the finals included speech contests and talent shows. The contestants also visited the Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes(石窟) and other places of interest.

While reasons for learning Chinese varied among contestants, a common one was enthusiasm(熱情) for the country’s rich culture and rapid development.

Raissa, 17, from the Union of the Comoros, developed a strong emotional connection with China after her grandmother was cured by doctors of the Chinese medical team in Africa three years ago. This led her to learn Chinese at a local Confucius Institute(孔子學院).

Attracted by Chinese culture, the contestant took part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China. Her dream is to study medicine in China so that she could cure patients like the Chinese doctors did.

For Fekete Marcell Zoltan, 17, from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School, studying Chinese may help him get a future job as a Hungarian diplomat(外交官) to China. After graduation from high school, he would like to further his studies in China.

Now that a bridge has been built between the contestants and China, where will their journeys take them?

Robert Davis, director of the Chinese-language program in Chicago’s public school system, says,“Chinese isn’t the new French. It’s the new English. ”

【1】Who took part in Chinese Bridge according to the passage?

A.Fekete Marcell Zoltan.B.Mark Zuckerberg.

C.Arabella Kushner.D.Robert Davis.

【2】What is the meaning of the underlined word“contestants”in Paragraph 3?

A.audienceB.playersC.touristsD.teachers

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Raissa has studied Chinese medicine in China.

B.Chinese medicine team saved Raissa three years ago.

C.Marcell became a diplomat after finishing high school.

D.Marcell and Raissa are of the same age, from different countries.

【4】What does the last sentence “Chinese isn’t the new French. It’s the new English. ”most probably mean?

A.Chinese is quite different from French.

B.Chinese is one of the hardest languages to learn.

C.Chinese is more important than French and English.

D.Chinese is widely used in the world, just like English.

Medes was once on Time magazine’s list of the most influential teens of the year. He is ______ as a role model who always shares ______ ideas on social media.

Indeed, unlike others, Mendes ______ social media in a good way. In 2012, he was still a high school student. One day, he put a clip(片段) of ______ singing Justin Bieber’s song As Long As You Love Me on Vine, a video-sharing app. In only six seconds, he ______ to show his sweet voice and cute smile. By the next morning, he had 10,000 likes.

From there, he became a ______ . His first album(唱片集) Handwritten topped the Billboard 200 chart in 2015. He’s been the youngest artist to do so ______ Bieber who topped the chart in 2010.

Mendes ______ tries to be himself. “There are lots of people ______ say ‘a(chǎn)ct this way’ and ‘talk this way’ on social media（媒體）, but what ______ for me was just being myself. ” he told Seventeen, a US magazine for teens.

He does so in life as well. During his first ______ in Toronto, he asked for the house lights to be ______ and he sang without a microphone. “So I can see their faces, and see there are real people, that it’s not just a ______ . ” he told The Telegraph.

“I’m not the ______ singer in the world. I’m just good at picking up what I want to sound like,” he added.

【1】A.newsB.choiceC.exampleD.boy

【2】A.seenB.caredC.preparedD.caught

【3】A.bestB.strangeC.traditionalD.positive

【4】A.introducesB.usesC.makesD.buys

【5】A.myselfB.herselfC.himselfD.themselves

【6】A.usedB.succeededC.paidD.managed

【7】A.singerB.dancerC.actorD.writer

【8】A.untilB.sinceC.beforeD.beside

【9】A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.hardly

【10】A.whatB.whichC.whoD.whom

【11】A.workedB.usedC.actedD.played

【12】A.visitB.concertC.yearDspeech

【13】A.turned offB.turned onC.turned upD.turned down

【14】A.nameB.stageC.roomD.crowd

【15】A.lastB.leastC.latestD.best

Growing up in a family of doctors, Zhong lives by a simple motto: save l【2】 and always be honest. In 2003, when SARS hit China, he v【3】 to treat patients and asked his colleagues to send their most serious cases to him. After months of work, his treatment plan for SARS was adopted by China and then the whole world, saving thousands of lives. Zhong is also known for being an h【4】 scholar. In 2003, when authorities said that the SARS virus was u【5】 control, he said in a later interview, “I couldn’t help myself. I said it’s not all under control. ”

Seventeen years later, Zhong is once again leading an expert team to study the novel coronavirus. A【6】 this new virus is known to be more dangerous to the elderly, Zhong doesn’t seem worried about his own s【7】.

On January 18, he took a high-speed train from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Two days later, he became the first expert to make c【8】 that the new virus can be spread between humans. On January 29, he and his team spent over four hours online checking five patients who were in serious c【9】. The next day, he chose the treatment for those patients. Under his guidance, his team developed a rapid test kit(快速檢測試劑盒) for the disease t【10】 can show results within 15 minutes.

As People’s Daily wrote, “the 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan shows his professionalism as a scholar, courage as a soldier, and a sense of duty as the backbone of our nation. ”

—I think so. ________.

A.The early bird catches the wormB.Every dog has its day

C.One tree can’t make a forestD.Everything comes to him who waits

—OK, these pictures will show you ________.

A.what does the virus look likeB.what the virus looks like

C.how does the virus look likeD.how the virus looks like

A.raisedB.roseC.fellD.dropped

A.IfB.UnlessC.ThoughD.While

【1】There are________students in Judy's class.

A.29B.30C.38D.45

【2】Six students think________is good excxcise.

A.runningB.walkingC.swimmingD.riding

【3】________students ride their bikes to school.

A.17B.16C.10D.15

【4】Judy goes to school________.

A.by subwayB.by bikeC.by busD.by car

【5】No one gets to school________.

A.by carB.by bikeC.on footD.by bus

判斷正誤。正確“T”。錯誤“F’。

【1】Bill works five days a week.

【2】Bill goes to work by bike.

【3】Bill has five classes a day.

【4】Bill usually watches TV after dinner.

【5】Bill likes his life.

But in my anger, I didn’t even realize that I had taken both my father' shoes and his wallet. As I made my way to the bus station, I_______some pain in my foot. I noticed that the shoe had a hole in it.

There were no buses around. Not knowing what to do, I looked in my dad’s wallet, and_______,there wasn’t much money inside. I also found a_______from his manager. He asked him_______nicer looking shoes to the office.

I remembered my mother asking him to buy a pair of new shoes, but he said that his current（現(xiàn)在的）pair of shoes should_______another six months at least. I started to walk home. I felt weak in my legs and wanted to cry on my way home.

When I got home, my dad was there waiting_______me. I couldn’t help_______.I hugged him tightly(緊緊地) and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. I don’t need a bike. ”

That was when I realized just______________pain and hardship(苦難）our parents go through（經(jīng)歷）sometimes, and how great their love for us is. Everyone should do a better job of remembering this from time to time.

【1】A.happyB.goodC.angryD.interested

【2】A.dictionaryB.coatC.phoneD.bike

【3】A.thoughtB.feltC.foundD.asked

【4】A.to my joyB.to my surpriseC.to my regretD.to my shame

【5】A.noteB.newspaperC.nurseD.nose

【6】A.to dressB.dressC.to wearD.wear

【7】A.listenB.lastC.dependD.avoid

【8】A.toB.atC.forD.with

【9】A.cryB.cryingC.to cryD.cried

【10】A.how oftenB.how manyC.how farD.how much