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江西省新目标版2019届中考英语模拟试卷（一）（含听力音频）
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died on Decembr5, 2013 at 95.
Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. He grew up in a poor village in South Africa. At school, Mandela learned about African history and the fight against racism(种族歧视).He wanted to help his countrymen. Later Mandela studied law at a university. He also joined a group that fought against apartheid(种族隔离).At that time, in South Africa, blacks were not allowed to use the same public toilets or chairs as whites, and they couldn't travel on the same buses as whites, either. Mandela hated this and he traveled all over South Africa and fought to end apartheid. As a result, he was put into prison(监狱) and stayed about 27 years there.
On February 10, 1990, South African President F.W. de Klerk released(释放)Mandela from prison, and the two worked together to end apartheid. Three years later, they won the Nobel Peace Prize,
In1994, Mandela became President of South Africa. One year later, he created the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, a charity that helps poor South African children." Children are the future of our country," he said in an interview in2002. "They must be given love."
Mandela served as President until 1999. He worked to improve housing and education for the country's large black population.
| When Bella was five, she lost her cat Snowy. Then she decided to write a picture book about her cat so that she could see it every day. The Lost Cat was finished after five days, with colorful painting. To her surprise, this picture book was popular around people and became the best seller in the bookstores. In the same year, Bella was named the world's youngest female writer to publish a book by Guinness World Records. |
| Ten fun scientific studies across the world won the 12th Pineapple Science Award on November, 2023. The organizer hopes to bring out the curiosity (好奇心) of young people through "fun and serious" studies. And the winners got their ideas in daily life. For example, Sun Qi at New York University won the medical prize. It took her and her team two years to find out that plucking (拔掉) gray hairs would only bring more. |
| The pair, Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. What they discovered help the development of vaccines (疫苗) against COVID-19. In fact, Dr. Kariko began studying that in the 1970s. She met Dr. Weissman in 1998 and the two soon began working together. Seven years later, they published their discovery in a paper. With the help of their discovery, millions of lives were saved during COVID-19 |
43-year-old spacewoman Wang Yaping made history— she is China's first teacher in space.
Wang Yaping taught Chinese primary and middle school students on the earth physics problems in the zero-gravity environment(失重环境). {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
Wang, born in January,1980, is from east China's Shandong Province. She was a pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force with experience of about 1,600 hours of flying.
The world's first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe, a 37-year-old middle school teacher from the United States in 1984 when she was selected from more than 11,000 applicants. But the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated (分裂) after 73 seconds into flight on Jan. 28,1986. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
"Wang's lecture was a pleasant surprise," said Zhang Xiaoguang, an astronaut in the three members of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft." {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Sometimes we'd like to give her a helping hand, but she just would not accept," said Nie Haisheng.
Like many young Chinese people, Wang likes photography, music and basketball. She said," {#blank#}4{#/blank#}We are looking forward to joining our young friends to learn and explore the mystical(神秘的) and beautiful universe."
A. McAuliffe and other six members were killed. B. She prepared for the lecture for a long time. C. We are all students in facing the universe. D. She does well in whatever she does. E. She tries her best to teach others. |
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Recently,16-year-old Olympic champion Quan Hongchan attracted most attention in her first Asian Games held in Hangzhou, 2023. She's made history in the women's10-meter platform diving event. Quan was born in the city of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdon g Province, and started diving at the age of 7. In 2018, she joined the Guangdong Diving Team, spending three years there before breaking into the national team at the end of 2020. He Weiyi, a diving coach at the Guangdon g Provincial Sports Team said, "Up on the 10-meter platform, it was where Quan showed her talent. It looks high up here, but believe it or not, in just three years' time, Quan could manage some very difficult sets of movements. Her development was much quicker than most athletes, I'd say she's got outstanding talent." But talent alone doesn't always make sure of success. For Quan, hard work has been the key to success. Quan always practices harder than other athletes around her age. Because of her great effort and achievement in diving, she has attracted the public attention all over the world. "Quan is actually a very easygoing person and she is always energetic during training and competition. She always carries a smile and shines in many ways. I hope she will always have the heart she has now and keep chasing her dreams." said 18-year-old Chen, a teammate, during an exclusive (独家的) interview with China Daily. |
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