Did you watch the grand National Day celebration on TV on Oct.1 this year? There were many student performers. What would it feel like to be part of such a great event? Three teenagers shared their stories with us.
Zhou Jingqi, 14, Beijing
I was in one of the 36 formations ( 方阵 ). We were wearing yellow T-shirts, holding flowers and flags in our hands. I shouted loudly “Long live our motherland”. It may not seem hard to walk in a formation. But we started training ( 训练 ) as early as July. We learned to walk at a certain pace -walking 116 meters every 90 seconds.
On October 1, we waited at Dongdan at 2 a.m. But I didn’t feel sleepy that day. Instead, I was full of joy and pride.
Ma Conglin and Ma Congyuan, 15, Beijing
We are twin brothers. We sang in a choir ( 合唱团 ). Our choir performed 16 songs, including My Motherland and Me and On the Hopeful Field. We practiced hard over the summer. Sometimes we had to stand and sing for a whole day. We canceled ( 取消 ) our family vacation because we needed to practice. On the night of performance, we were surprised by the strong sound of the people singing together. Our hard work paid off and it was a great honor to be there!
77 . When did Zhou Jingqi start training?
A . In October. B . In September. C . In July.
78 . Which one of the following is TRUE?
A . Zhou Jingqi felt sleepy all day.
B . The twins didn’t sing the song My motherland and Me.
C . Some people sang together with the choir that day.
79 . What does the underlined word “pace” mean in Paragraph 2?
A .尺寸 B .宽度 C .步幅
80 . Why didn’t the twin brothers go on their family vacation?
A . Because they didn’t want to.
B . Because they needed to practice.
C . Because they were too tired.
81 . What’s the passage about?
A . Student performers on the National Day. B . Twin brothers. C . The 36 formations.
C 78 . C 79 . C 80 . B 81 . A
【导语】本文主要讲述了三位在国庆庆典上的表演者向我们分享参加如此重大活动的感受以及表演前的训练详情。
77 .细节理解题。根据 Zhou Jingqi 的分享 “But we started training ( 训练 ) as early as July.” 可知, Zhou Jingqi 是在七月开始训练的。故选 C 。
78 .推理判断题。根据 Ma Conglin and Ma Congyuan 的分享 “We sang in a choir ( 合唱团 ).” 和 “On the night of performance, we were surprised by the strong sound of the people singing together.” 可知,双胞胎兄弟在合唱团,而表演当晚,他们被人们一起唱歌的强劲声音震撼到,所以那晚应是有人和合唱团一起跟着唱歌。故选 C 。
79 .词义猜测题。根据 “We learned to walk at a certain pace-walking 116 meters every 90 seconds.” 可知, “ 我们 ” 要每 90 秒走 116 米,所以是在训练以一定的步伐在走路,走得准确;因此 “pace” 在此的含义为 “ 步幅 ” 。故选 C 。
80 .细节理解题。根据 Ma Conglin and Ma Congyuan 的分享 “We canceled ( 取消 ) our family vacation because we needed to practice.” 可知,因为需要训练,所以取消了家庭度假。故选 B 。
81 .主旨大意题。根据第一段中 “There were many student performers.” 和 “Three teenagers shared their stories with us.” 可知,文章是关于在国庆节当天参加表演的学生表演者的感受。故选 A 。