英语

Text 1

1. George, the son of Mr. Johnson, fell in love with drumming and practiced over and over every night.
2. The neighbors in the community were somewhat tolerant at first, shutting doors and windows as soon as he started drumming.
3. However, by and by the drum beats drove dread into their hearts.
4. They decided on direct interference.
5. They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner how they felt and what they were thinking.
6. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would address the matter immediately.
7. He scolded his son, "How dumb of you to disturb our neighbors every night and embarrass your father for a hobby! Can't you find anything more worthwhile to do?"
8. In the end, George downloaded some drumming software and practiced on his computer wearing headphones.

Text 2

1. Liu Min, a postgraduate of Nanjing University, has caught a lot of media attention recently.
2. She had conferred on her the title of Model College Student in 2019, which was a reward for her hard work, determination, and dedication.
3. Her friends and family members congratulated he on her great accomplishment.
4. During the destructive earthquakes that hit Wenchuan, China in 2008, Liu Min was buried for as long as 30 hours under debris before she was rescued.
5. She was seriously injured and lost her right leg, which was really a heavy blow to a 15-year-old girl.
6. However, she was not scared by her physical disability.
7. On the contrary, she bravely confronted numerous obstacles and continued to pursue her studies.
8. In the end, she got through the tough time and was admitted into Sichuan University as she had wished.
9. Four years later, she was recommended for admission into Nanjing University for postgraduate studies on account of her outstanding academic performance.
10. Liu Min is also active in public service and tries her best to help those who are in need.

Text 3

1. I grew up in the countryside.
2. I didn't have a chance to get inside a library throughout my six years at primary school.
3. So, the first place I chose to go on my first day at middle school was its library.
4. It was not a magnificent building, but when I got inside, I gasped as I took in the details.
5. It was not like anything I had seen before.
6. There were so many books.
7. Just scanning the spines of the books would have taken me hours.
8. The librarian told me that I could borrow three books at a time.
9. So I took two books of popular science whose interesting covers just happened to catch my eye.
10. Ever since then, the library has been my favorite hiding place, where I could spend my after-class hours without fear of being disturbed.
11. The library is like a window, through which I can glimpse the world of knowledge and communicate with men of wisdom.
12. If you ask me what I would choose to do as a profession, without giving it a second thought, I would say that I would like to be a librarian.

Text 4

1. In competitive sports, the success of an athlete can be credited to their arduous training and tenacious personality.
2. Lin Dan, the best-known Chinese badminton player, is definitely a case in point.
3. Long-time monotonous and high intensity training almost wore him down at one point.
4. Troubled by chronic pain and his failure at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, it was once his intention to give up playing badminton, the sport he had played since childhood.
5. In order to break away from frustration and depression, Lin Dan subjected himself to rigorous and productive training on a daily basis, constantly exceeding his physical limits.
6. Since then, Lin Dan has won two Olympic championships.
7. In his 20-year career, Lin Dan has won 20 World Championships and is the only player in badminton history to win Double Grand Slam.
8. True, success has brought Lin Dan fortune and reputation.
9. However, his tenacity and hard work have gone beyond the purpose of sports to become the embodiment of the essence of the human spirit.

Text 5

1. On the morning of July 28, 2009, Yang Yun, 26, was taking part in a free diving competition at the Polar Land Aquarium in Harbin.
2. Competitors had to sink to the bottom of a beluga pool and stay there for as long as possible without any breathing equipment.
3. At first everything seemed to be fine, but when Yang Yun ran out of breath and prepared to head back to the surface from the bottom, she encountered a big trouble.
4. Her legs cramped in the icy water, leaving her unable to swim to the surface.
5. She began to choke.
6. She thought she was not going to survive.
7. At that moment, a beluga in the pool named Mila seemed to notive that something had gone wrong.
8. Mila gripped the diver's leg in her mouth and pushed Yang to the surface.
9. "I felt this incredible force underneath me driving me to the surface," Yun later recalled, "Mila saved me."
10. Since then, Mila has become the hero of the Polar Land Aquarium in Harbin.
11. Actually, there is a lot of evidence revealing that whales do save other mammals in times of emergency.
12. But why do they do this?
13. That's the interesting question.
14. Researchers are undertaking studies to try to figure out the answer.