No more fear. The Iron Hammer is here. Lang Ping has become the newly appointed Chinese women’s national volleyball coach.
For the past four years, Chinese women's volleyball has been plagued by frustrating international results, frequent coach reshuffles, numerous injuries and a shortage of talent.
Volleyball was the first sport in which China succeeded on a global scale and was widely followed in the 1980s.
A prolonged slump might finally be coming to an end though, as Lang Ping was appointed head coach of the Chinese women's national team for the second time.
Known as the "Iron Hammer", Lang was the country's best-known volleyball icon and a symbol of the "never-say-die" spirit of the team in its heyday. She has been the favorite for the coaching post since the sports authority unveiled its four candidates on April 15. Her return is expected to bring attention and confidence back to the sport. Sina.com, more than 70 percent of participants said they believe Lang will lead women's volleyball back to the top flight internationally.
Lang's appeal among Chinese volleyball players is also expected to boost the current national lineup, which has several veterans who are planning to retire. National team player Wei Qiuyue, who was going to retire after the National Games in September, said she is ready to play for the national team for as long as needed now that Lang is the coach.
"Lang's rich coaching experiences give her quite a bit of familiarity with her opponents' strategy and character," Wei said. "She was also an outstanding athlete, which makes it easier for her to understand the feelings and mentality of the players."Who is “the Iron Hammer”?
| A．Deng Yaping | B．Lang Ping | C．Li Na | D．Zhao Wei |
What does the underlined word mean?
| A．金 | B．银 | C．铜 | D．铁 |
Did the new coach use to coach Chinese women’s national volleyball team?
| A．Yes, she did. | B．Maybe. |
| C．No, she didn’t . | D．I don’t know. |
How many candidates were there ?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
Why has Lang Ping become the newly Chinese women’s national volleyball coach?
| A．She was also an outstanding athlete. |
| B．She has rich coaching experiences. |
| C．Most of participants believe she will head women’s volleyball back to the top flight internationally. |
| D．All the above. |
My name is Nancy. I’m twelve years old. I have a good friend. Her name is Wendy. She is thirteen. She is from Australia. We are friends, but we are in different classes. Wendy is in Class Four and I’m in Class Three. I like green and blue but Wendy likes red and yellow. She is a good student, and all the students and teachers in her class like her. Wendy likes running, and she often runs after school. I like basketball and football. I often play basketball with my sister in the afternoon.
We like animals. I have a dog, and she has a cat. Where are we now? Oh, we are in the park. We play with our dog and cat.
Where is Wendy from?
| A．China. | B．England. |
| C．America. | D．Australia. |
The underlined word(画线单词) “different” means(意思是)______.
| A．相同的 | B．不同的 |
| C．困难的 | D．可爱的 |
What colours does Nancy like?
| A．Red and blue. | B．Red and yellow. |
| C．Green and yellow. | D．Green and blue. |
What’s Wendy’s favourite sport?
| A．Running. | B．Basketball. |
| C．Football. | D．Table tennis. |
Which is TRUE(正确的)?
| A．Nancy and Wendy are 12 years old. |
| B．Wendy is a student and she is English. |
| C．Everyone in Class Four likes Wendy. |
| D．Nancy has a cat and Wendy has a dog. |
My name is Cathy. I’m English, but I’m in shandong with my family now. Look! This is a photo of my family. This is my father. He is a manager of a theatre. He likes running. My mother is a nurse. She likes listening to music. The boy is my brother, Sam. His favourite sport is basketball. Who is the girl next to him? It’s me. I like table tennis very much.Where is Cathy now?
| A．In Beijing. | B．In Shantou. |
| C．In Shandong. | D．In Wuhan. |
What’s Cathy’s father’s job?
| A．An actor. | B．A manager. |
| C．A teacher. | D．A driver. |
Who likes listening to music?
| A．Cathy. | B．Sam. |
| C．Cathy’s father. | D．Cathy’s mother. |
How many people are there in Cathy’s family?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Five. | D．Four. |
The best title（最佳标题）is .
| A．My family. | B．A photo of my parents. |
| C．My favourite sport. | D．My parents’ jobs. |
My name is Sam. I joined a club called “Passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down. It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride in somebody else’s car, but it was dark and there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came ,but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
“ When I reached the bus station. I got to know that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can’t leave you here,” she said .“Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”
“It is a long way,” I said.
“Come on, sir,” she said.“Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story. A few days ago. There wasn’t gas(汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home ,I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn’t accept it. “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” She said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way. | B．His car broke down. |
| C．He was in danger. | D．He missed the bus |
The underlined word get a ride in the passage most probably means
| A．骑马 | B．骑车 |
| C．搭便车 | D．乘车 |
The young woman wanted Sam to __________
| A．give her some money |
| B．get on her bus |
| C．take her to her house |
| D．help other just as she did |
The best title (题目)of the passage is _________
| A．A kind woman | B．Getting a ride |
| C．Passing help | D．A broken car |
Friends are important in our lives, but how to keep our friendship is more important. Here are some ways for you.
Write letters
If your best friend moves to other cities, you could buy the same magazine, E-mail, phone or write each other about the articles in the magazine that make you laugh. This will make you have the same interest. Don’t forget to visit each other as often as you can.
Think of your friends first
What are your friends’ thoughts, dreams, hopes and fears? What are her past experiences(经历)? From these, you could think of ways to support your friends. You put your friend first, she or he feels special, and you both grow closer to each other.
Gifts from the heart
Take photos of a whole day or weekend together. Write a short story about your time you enjoyed. Save the movie tickets, restaurant stubs(票根) or special gifts you find every place you travel. Put everything in a box you’ll keep all the time.
Create your own fun ways to keep your friendship if you can.__________makes you and your friends have the same interest.
| A．Writing a letters in English |
| B．Talking about the same magazine |
| C．Visiting each other often |
| D．Thinking of your friends first. |
From Paragraph4, we can find _________kinds of gifts from the heart.
| A．two | B．three |
| C．four | D．five |
According to the passage ________is TRUE.
| A．Writing letters to each other can make you laugh. |
| B．Thinking of your friends first can make you grow closer to each other. |
| C．Taking photos for your friend is the best gift from the heart. |
| D．Sending your friend special gifts can make her/him feel special. |
The writer wrote this article to tell us how to ___________
| A．make friends | B．find good gifts |
| C．create our own fun | D．keep friendship |
When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of flying tricks.(飞行特技)
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day, George took him up in his plane. Mark thought, "I travel(旅行)in a big plane many times, but I didn’t travel in a small one, so I'll go."
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking (抖动)voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane." George was very surprised and said,"Two trips?" "Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.George was interested in _______.
| A．taking small planes |
| B．doing tricks in planes |
| C．reading books about planes |
| D．drawing pictures |
From the story, we can know_________..
| A．Mark never traveled in a small plane. |
| B．George and Mark were classmates. |
| C．Mark wanted to take George’s plane again. |
| D．Mark enjoyed all kinds of tricks. |
George’s friend was ______when they came down to the ground.
| A．happy | B．unlucky |
| C．relaxed | D．afraid |
In face，Mark had ______ trip(s) with George.
| A．one | B．two |
| C．three | D．Four |