Chusovitina announced retirement on Sunday night after competing at a record eighth Olympic Games. After failing to secure a spot in Sunday’s final, the 46-year-old, representing Uzbekistan, waved to the crowd inside Tokyo’s Ariake Gymnastics Center, made a heart shape with her hands and briefly cried. All people present gave Chusovitina a standing applause as she left the sport’s biggest stage for the last time.
Born in Uzbek in 1976, Chusovitina took up gymnastics at 7. “My mother did not want me to do gymnastics. I wanted to prove I was not doing it in vain, and I succeeded in that,” Chusovitina once said.
She made her Olympic debut (首秀）at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the gold medal-winning team, consisting of athletes from former Soviet Union. She then represented Uzbekistan, before being given German citizenship in 2006. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games for Germany, but switched back to competing for Uzbekistan in 2013. Chusovitina is one of just two female gymnasts to represent three different nations at the Olympic Games.
When Chusovitina’s 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she sold her possessions and used any prize money she earned to pay for his medical treatment. Her switch to German citizenship was motivated by the promise of a higher income and better medical care.
After her son’s recovery, Chusovitina continued to compete, but this time it was her love of gymnastics that kept her going. “I just love gymnastics. I do so with pleasure,” she said.
Chusovitina has become a global fan favorite. She was introduced into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017, and last year was named the Best Athlete of the Decade by Uzbekistan.
“My son is 22 years old and I want to spend time with him,” she told reporters. “I want to be a mom and wife.”
【小题1】Which is the correct order according to what happened to Chusovitina?①She gave birth to his son.
②She was named the Best Athlete of the Decade.
③She took up gymnastics.
④She represented Germany to compete.
| A．①④③② | B．①③④② |
| C．③①④② | D．③④①② |
| A．Chusovitina hasn’t missed any Olympic Games since 1992. |
| B．Chusovitina can become a citizen of any country as she likes. |
| C．She became a German citizen only for getting a large sum of money. |
| D．She retired from her career because her son recovered from his illness. |
| A．Vain and Professional. | B．Determined and Modest. |
| C．Devoted and Responsible. | D．Ambitious and Generous. |
| A．Chusovitina’s Hard and Successful Life |
| B．Chusovitina’s Retirement from Her Career |
| C．Chusovitina’s Great Achievements in Gymnastics |
| D．Chusovitina’s Experiences in Olympic Games |
In the past, people climbed mountains to hunt, or to find grassland for their animals.
There are three basic types of climbing: alpine (高山) climbing, ice climbing, and rock climbing.
There are two kinds of rock climbing. One is free climbing. People use only their hands and feet to climb up a cliff or rock wall. The other type is aid climbing.
| A．Very few people like ice climbing. |
| B．New climbers spend more money on climbing. |
| C．There are different rock climbing competitions. |
| D．In aid climbing, people can use many different tools. |
| E．Alpine climbing and ice climbing are done on mountains. |
| F．The climbers must decide which path is the best to get to the top. |
| G．Today, people often climb mountains for fun and even competition. |
NASA Student Competitions
NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge
Teams of high school and college students are challenged to design and build a human-powered vehicle to travel across the simulated(模拟的) surface of another world. The course includes 14 roadblocks and 5 tasks, and teams must successfully follow NASA instructions. Each U.S. school may enter up to two teams. For international entries, no more than four teams from each country will be accepted.
International Team Registration Deadline: July 12
U.S. Team Registration Deadline: August 16
NASA Lunabotics Competition
Lunabotics challenges teams to design, build and run their autonomously operated robot, travel through simulated off-world areas and dig the simulated lunar soil. This challenge includes presentations and demonstrations, and a systems engineering paper explaining the methodology the team uses to design and build their robot.
Registration Deadline: July 18
NASA SUITS Design Challenge
NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) gives students an authentic engineering design experience supporting NASA’s Artemis mission—landing American astronauts safely on the Moon by 2024! This activity challenges students to design and create spacesuit information displays within AR environments.
Proposal Deadline: July 25
2020 BIG Idea Challenge
NASA’s 2020 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge is open to teams of 5 to 20 students. Teams are challenged to submit proposals for sample lunar payloads(有效载荷) that demonstrate technology systems needed for exploration and science in the permanently shadowed regions in and near the Moon’s polar regions. Selected teams will receive awards from $50,000 to $180,000 to bring their ideas to life!
Entry Deadline: August 16
【小题1】John, a student who is good at designing vehicles, can enter______________.| A．2020 BIG Idea Challenge | B．NASA Lunabotics Competition |
| C．NASA SUITS Design Challenge | D．NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge |
| A．They need to finish building their robot on July 18. |
| B．They have to complete a course of 5 tasks. |
| C．They need to create their own simulated environments. |
| D．They should write a paper showing how they build their robot. |
| A．They both require submitting proposals before August. |
| B．They both ask participants to bring their ideas to life. |
| C．They are both preparations for Moon exploration. |
| D．Both of them will present winners with big awards. |
Zheng Qinwen announced herself as a major new force in women’s tennis with an import French Open debut (首秀) last month. Now the Chinese teenager hopes the fighting spirit she showed at the Grand Slam (大满贯) tournament can encourage kids starting out in the sport to chase their dreams on the court with the same determination.
“If tennis is your dream, I think you always have to fight for your dream. Because we only have one life, you shouldn’t have any regrets,” Zheng said last week in an interview.
The 19-year-old showed she possesses the talent to be a contender at the very top level of tennis with a breakout campaign at French Open.
Accounting for two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep along the way, Zhengs journey was ended in the fourth round by a three-set defeat to eventual champion Iga Swiatek. Zheng, though gave the Polish world No. 1 a big scare, battling back from 3-0 down in the first set to force, and win, a tiebreak (平分决胜局)。
“That was the first time I had played the world No.1, so I really wanted to grab this chance so I could judge her level and test myself,” said Zheng. “I didn’t want to give her the match so easy like that. It was pretty difficult for me to hold on in that match because of what my body was going through, but I wanted to show her I'm not easily beaten.
Looking back at Zheng Qinwen’s performances in this year’s French Open, there’s no doubt that she’s a true fighter. Zheng says she avoids being discouraged by higher-ranked opponents by simply focusing on the next point, one shot at a time.Supported by her team, she hopes she can one day win a Grand Slam title.
Zheng’s impressive French Open run has inevitably led to comparisons with China’s solitary Grand Slam singles championLi Na, who won the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open titles.
“When I was a kid, Li Na showed that Asian people also can do something really good in tennis. She was the first one. I will just focus on my own game and then let’s see if I can really compete at the highest level,” said Zheng.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “contender” in paragraph 3 mean?| A．Organizer. | B．Announcer. | C．Competitor. | D．Designer. |
| A．Iga Swiatek beat Zheng easily. |
| B．Zheng lost to Iga Swiatek at last. |
| C．Zheng won the match despite her pain. |
| D．Iga Swiatek lost because of her mistakes. |
| A．To explain why Li Na has achieved a lot |
| B．To prove failure is the mother of success. |
| C．To show how excellent Zheng Qinwen is. |
| D．To compare the difference between Zheng Qinwen and LI Na |
| A．Optimistic and generous. |
| B．Struggling and determined |
| C．Independent and helpful. |
| D．Adventurous and realistic. |
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