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范畴:人与自我 主题:劳动品质 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 评价:/5
When we think of horses, we often imagine them racing across open land and catching everyone's attention. But horses aren't just about speed. They also stand for something deeper: hard work and self-belief. And it's no surprise that people born in the Year of the Horse share these traits, too.
Picture a farm horse doing heavy work. It can't run across the field. It just walks step by step, even when it is tired. Tu Youyou is a great example of this. She was the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She worked for many years to find a medicine for malaria(疟疾). She failed many times, but she never gave up. That's what "work like a horse" means: Keep going until the work finally pays off.
A "dark horse" is a surprising winner—someone who wins when nobody expects them to. But is a "dark horse" win really "sudden"? Usually, it only looks sudden because people didn't see the hard training behind the win. True dark horses have a dream and believe in themselves, even when others underestimate(低估) them.
People used to call Zheng Qinwen a "dark horse". The rising tennis star made history as the first Chinese athlete to win Olympic tennis singles gold. "When I'm on the court, I feel a fire burning in my heart," Zheng said. "I believe I can win."
Yes, horses can be fast. But true "horsepower" is not about being fast but about making slow and steady progress. Do you think so?
——文章选自《上海学生英文报》
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。每题答案不超过8个词。
1. What deeper things do horses stand for besides speed?
2. What does the idiom "work like a horse" mean according to the passage?
英语嗨吧
3. Why is a "dark horse" win thought to be sudden?
4. Who is the first Chinese athlete to win Olympic tennis singles gold?
5. What spirit can we learn from horses? Write down at least one point.
KEY→P25
范畴:人与自我 主题:劳动品质 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 评价:/5
When we think of horses, we often imagine them racing across open land and catching everyone's attention. But horses aren't just about speed. They also stand for something deeper: hard work and self-belief. And it's no surprise that people born in the Year of the Horse share these traits, too.
Picture a farm horse doing heavy work. It can't run across the field. It just walks step by step, even when it is tired. Tu Youyou is a great example of this. She was the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She worked for many years to find a medicine for malaria(疟疾). She failed many times, but she never gave up. That's what "work like a horse" means: Keep going until the work finally pays off.
A "dark horse" is a surprising winner—someone who wins when nobody expects them to. But is a "dark horse" win really "sudden"? Usually, it only looks sudden because people didn't see the hard training behind the win. True dark horses have a dream and believe in themselves, even when others underestimate(低估) them.
People used to call Zheng Qinwen a "dark horse". The rising tennis star made history as the first Chinese athlete to win Olympic tennis singles gold. "When I'm on the court, I feel a fire burning in my heart," Zheng said. "I believe I can win."
Yes, horses can be fast. But true "horsepower" is not about being fast but about making slow and steady progress. Do you think so?
——文章选自《上海学生英文报》
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。每题答案不超过8个词。
1. What deeper things do horses stand for besides speed?
They stand for hard work and self-belief.
2. What does the idiom "work like a horse" mean according to the passage?
Keeping going until the work finally pays off.
英语嗨吧
3. Why is a "dark horse" win thought to be sudden?
People didn't see the hard training behind.
4. Who is the first Chinese athlete to win Olympic tennis singles gold?
Zheng Qinwen.
5. What spirit can we learn from horses? Write down at least one point.
Keep working hard and never give up. /We can learn to believe in ourselves.
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马不仅代表速度，更象征努力与自信，文章借助屠呦呦坚持科研、郑钦文成为网球黑马的事例，说明真正的“马力”是稳步坚持、永不放弃与坚守自我的信念。
1. They stand for hard work and self-belief. 根据第一段第三句“They also stand for something deeper: hard work and self-belief.”可判断：马还代表努力与自信。
2. Keeping going until the work finally pays off. 根据第二段中“That's what ‘work like a horse’ means: Keep going until the work finally pays off.”可知答案。
3. People didn't see the hard training behind. 根据第三段第三句“Usually, it only looks sudden because people didn't see the hard training behind the win.”可知：“黑马”获胜被认为突然，是因为人们没有看见他们背后的努力。
4. Zheng Qinwen. 根据第四段中“People used to call Zheng Qinwen a ‘dark horse’. The rising tennis star made history as the first Chinese athlete to win Olympic tennis singles gold.”可知答案。
5. Keep working hard and never give up. /We can learn to believe in ourselves.（言之有理即可）
马不仅代表速度，更象征努力与自信，文章借助屠呦呦坚持科研、郑钦文成为网球黑马的事例，说明真正的“马力”是稳步坚持、永不放弃与坚守自我的信念。
1. They stand for hard work and self-belief. 根据第一段第三句“They also stand for something deeper: hard work and self-belief.”可判断：马还代表努力与自信。
2. Keeping going until the work finally pays off. 根据第二段中“That's what ‘work like a horse’ means: Keep going until the work finally pays off.”可知答案。
3. People didn't see the hard training behind. 根据第三段第三句“Usually, it only looks sudden because people didn't see the hard training behind the win.”可知：“黑马”获胜被认为突然，是因为人们没有看见他们背后的努力。
4. Zheng Qinwen. 根据第四段中“People used to call Zheng Qinwen a ‘dark horse’. The rising tennis star made history as the first Chinese athlete to win Olympic tennis singles gold.”可知答案。
5. Keep working hard and never give up. /We can learn to believe in ourselves.（言之有理即可）
