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RIO DE JANEIRO - China claimed its first cycling Olympic gold after Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi won the women's team sprint in the Rio Olympic Velodrome（自行车赛车场） on Friday.

The Chinese due beat Daria Shmeleva and Anastasiia Voinova of Russia in the final to take the gold, while the bronze went to Germany who defeated Australia. Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi set a new world record of 31.928 seconds in the first round after breaking an Olympic record in the qualifying round. Gong and Zhong's achievement is inseparable from their French coach Benoit Vetu's training.

"I moved my family to China for this job. It's to achieve this dream that I have stayed in the cycling training base. It was a hard decision, but it worth it. I have no regrets now," Vetu told chinadaily.com.cn.

Under Benoit Vetu's coaching, Gong and Zhong won in their debut at the Incheon Asian Games after teaming up in 2014. And at the 2015 UCI World Track Cycling Championships, they won the gold by breaking the world record.

As they improved continually in their races, their trust into Vetu also increased. "We trust each other, and there are no problems in our cooperation. We admire him, and he feels the same way about us. He understands us, is familiar with our emotions and when to encourage us," Gong told chinadaily.com.cn about their coach after the race.

21. The text is mainly talks about________.

A. Succeeding in the game as trusting each other

B. Winner’s thought on cycling Olympic game

C. Cycling Championships won the gold in 2015

D.China wins first cycling Olympic gold, owes glory to French coach

22. Who won the silver medal in the Rio Olympic Velodrome?

A. Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi                B. Daria Shmeleva and Anastasiia Voinova

C. Benoit Vetu                          D. Germany player

23. The passage is likely take from_________.

A. newspaper             B. Magazine        C. website            D. drama

The government of Norway is planning to build an unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The place would be large enough to hold about two million seeds. The goal is to present all crops known to scientists. The British magazine New Scientist published details of the plan last month. The structure will be designed to protect the world’s food supply against nuclear war, climate change and other possible threats. It will be built in a mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The mountain is less than one thousand kilometers from the North Pole, the northernmost position on earth.

An international group called the Global Crop Diversity Trust is working on the project. The director of the group, Cary Fowler, spoke to New Scientist. He said the project would let the world rebuild agriculture if, in his word, “the worst came to the worst”. Norway is expected to start work next year. The project is expected to cost three million dollars. Workers will drill（孔） deep in the side of a sandstone mountain. Temperatures in the area never rise above 0ºC. The seeds will be protected behind walls a meter thick and high-security door.

The magazine report says the collection will represent the products of ten thousand years of farming. Most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. To last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very low temperatures. Workers will not be present all the time. But they plan to replace the air inside the storage space each winter. Winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below 0ºC. The cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.

Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the world’s safest gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be used when all other seeds are gone for some reason. Norway first put forward the idea in the 1980s. But safety concerns delayed the plan. At that time, the Soviet Union was meeting in Rome of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

24．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage?

A．The government of Norway will perform the project alone.

B．Seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousand years ago.

C．Spitsbergen is chosen because it is free of the nuclear war forever.

D．Temperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place.

25．We can infer from the text that _______.
     A．Norway had meant to build the storage centre about 30 years before.   

B．The storage center will greatly promote world agriculture 
     C．People will get newly-developed seeds from the center every year.
     D．There haven’t been any seed storage centers in the world before.

26．The project is meant to ______.

A．increase the world’s food output in the future

B．carry out some scientific experiments on plant genes

C．build an exhibition centre of the world’s plant seeds

D．protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disasters

27．What is probably the best title of the passage?

A．The Best Place to Store Seeds

B．Noah’s Ark（诺亚方舟）of Plant Seeds in Plan

C．Concerns of World Food Supply

D．A New Way to Feed the World

When Andrew was born in Jiangsu, China, his father opened Panda Inn, a sit-down restaurant in Pasadena, California, serving family foods fast and hot.

       Andrew’s father had taught him to take on a new challenge only after mastering the previous one. It took ten years before Andrew felt he was ready to deal with the all-American challenge: the fast-food industry.

      The first Panda Express opened in a Southern California mall in 1983. As Pandas began to increase, Peggy, who has a PhD in electrical engineering, gave up her career to join the company full-time, first as president, then as CEO. Today, Peggy and Andrew share the title of chairman.

        They are big fans of Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a book they require all job applicants to read before their interview. “Success is a byproduct of our habits,”says Andrew. “We’re very focused on learning how to do the right things well and completely so that what all of us do actually makes an Impact.” Doing the right thing includes paying more than the minimum wage and part of health care for all 17,300 employees, including part-timers. Some warned that this would cause financial problems. But not for the Panda Express. “If you’re too focused on the results and try to develop shortcuts, you’re going to have to pay it back later somehow,” Andrew says.

       They take seriously the concept that to lead is to serve. It means helping employees improve their livelihood and, in the process, learn to live a fuller life. In the end, Andrew says, “They are better off financially, but they’re also smarter because they’re curious and learning. They take care of themselves physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. When all of us do these things well, there’s a better chance that we will treat the customers better.”

28. The writer mentions Peggy, who has a PhD, in order to show that Panda Express______.

A. needed support from Americans

B. attracted a lot of talented people

C. needed wise leaders

D. was increasing very rapidly

29.  We may infer from the passage that______ .

A. Focus on doing the right thing and the results will take care of themselves.

B. Chinese food is becoming more and more popular in America

C. Panda Express has never met with financial problems

D. Andrew and Peggy are good examples of companies in the US

30.  Andrew and Peggy share the same idea that ______.

A. a good leader must be a good servant as well

B. they focus on the results and developing shortcuts

C. the habit of reading Stephen Covey’s book leads to success

D. the employees should help their customers improve their livelihood

31.  The passage is mainly about ______.

A. Panda Express’s success in fast-food industry

B. the effect that Stephen’s book has on Panda Express

C. the challenge of the fast-food industry in the US

D. Panda Express’s philosophy of management

Are you a team player?

We hear a lot about team building these days. Team-building experts are hired by some corporations to lecture us on how to work more effectively with each other. And they organize awaydays(息工日) - a time employees spend together away from their usual workplace.

Here in the UK, employees can take part in activities such as Zombie boot camps where military instructors train you how to fight walking 'dead people'. For the brainier office workers amongst us there are crime investigations modelled on popular TV dramas like Sherlock Holmes and CSI.

Stressed-out city workers might have ukulele lessons made available to them. Why is that a good team-building exercise? Ukulele teacher Lorraine Bow says: "The fact that they can play a musical instrument within an hour is quite a fulfilling thing, really. It's not competitive – it's quite easy to do and a bit less intimidating than a guitar…"

Actually, a horse might be a bit more intimidating than an instrument. The animals are used by a company in Abu Dhabi which teaches leadership through horse training. Basically, you have to go in a yard with a horse and persuade it that you're the boss by using body language.

Kelly Eide, co-founder of True Leadership, says: "The horses don't care if your hair is purple, if you're a man or a woman, if you're old or young... It transcends all of those cultural boundaries – age, gender, religion, tradition etc. – so that's a perfect fit. And in an organization where you really need groups of people to gel, who come from backgrounds which have no common norms, you can teach that most efficiently with a horse."

And the horse feels instinctively whether or not you are a natural leader. So if after you've done a good presentation your boss offers you a carrot, you'll know where he might have learnt it from.

32. What are awaydays for?

A. To gather employees to join a meeting on how to work more effectively with each other.

B. To building team spirit among people who work for the same company.

C. To criticize employer who have not satisfied outstanding achievement.

D. To teach people how to make team more united.

33. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The one in which you learn to 'kill' Zombies is more physically demanding.

B. Ukulele lessons are designed for people who are highly intelligent.

C. Stressed-out city workers both have ukulele lessons made available to them.

D. A horse must be a bit more intimidating than an instrument.

34. How long does it take for you to learn how to play the ukulele?

A. One hour             B. Two-hour      C. 15 minutes      D. half hour

35. We can infer that the word "gel" (Line 4, Para5) refers to______.

A. invitation             B. recreate        C. cooperate       D. help

Whether you're a child, teenager, young adult or are middle-aged, respect your parents is an important value. Your parents are the people who raised you, devoting time, energy and money to your development.    36     No matter your age, there are 5 ways to show respect.

●Respect their belongings.

One important way to show respect is to show regard for the things important to your parents. For younger children, this may mean not touching jewelry or other valuable things.  For grown children, respect may mean returning a borrowed tool in good condition and on time. Lack of respect for a parent's belongings is a violation of personal boundaries.     37     And never borrow things without asking first.

●Punctuality .

   38     Therefore, always be on time. For teenagers, showing up on time means coming home by curfew（宵禁）.Adult children should show up on time for family dinners or events, or to pick a parent up for a medical appointment. Call if you're going to be late because parents worry about children, no matter their age.

●  39     Remembering birthdays, anniversaries and other special days is a sign that you honor your parents. Make plans to take them to lunch or dinner or bake a cake or cookies. Most parents don't expect expensive gifts, but a handmade gift is always appreciated .A phone call from a grown child who lives too far for a visit is a welcome sign of respect.

●Be kind.

Kind words and affection are simple ways to show respect. Tell your parents you love them.  Listen and allow your parents to speak without interruption. Show a sincere interest in what your parents have to say. Be patient with your parents and don't rush them. Never talk back or be rude or disrespectful. Acknowledge your parents' achievements.    40 

A．Be a good listener.

B．Celebrate with them.

C. Lateness indicates a lack of respect.

D. Treat your parents the way you would like to be treated.

E. And they love you unconditionally throughout your life.

F. Being respectful helps build positive relationships with others.

G. Don't take advantage of your parents' kindness and generosity.