Birthday：February 26, 1982

Birthplace：Wuhan, Hubei

Height：172cm

Weight：65kg

“My dream has come true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam(大满贯) champion. ” These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June4, 2011.

“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old girl joked.

Miss Li has a tattoo(纹身). She has dyed her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.

Li Na was born in Wuhan, she started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled:“As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play. ”

Luckily, the strong girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.

Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. “when you have one title, surely you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition(雄心)。

“Chinese people are so lacking(缺乏) in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.

1.Li Na was born in the year of           .

A. 1982     B. 1984     C. 1986     D. 1990

2.The underlined word “dyed” here means “          ” in Chinese.

A. 油         B. 洗烫     C. 染色  D. 梳理

3.When she began to play tennis, Li Na was _________.

A. happy   B. sad        C. excited D. bored

4.Which of the following is WRONG about Li Na？

A. Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

B. Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion.

C. Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis.

D. Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court.

5.The passage mainly tell us              .

A something about the tennis           B. something about how to play tennis

C the Chinese people and the tennis      D. the Grand Slam champion—Li Na

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The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.
In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!
So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!
【小题1】 Where is the writer from？

Hi Hongbo,

I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.

The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.

In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!

So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!

1. Where is the writer from？

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us        ?

3.In the email, the words “subway”, “underground”, and “metro” mean         .

4. What does the writer want Hongbo to do?