Question

【题目】Depending on yourself

Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on yourself is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County (县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother left home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s shoulders: to take care of his father and the sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to rent (租) a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.

After Hong’s story went public, he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong refused offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.

Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.

From: Shanghai Middle School English Online

根据短文内容完成表格。

Information Card

Hong’s spirit	67.【1】
Hong’s birthplace	68.【2】
Hong’s age when his mother left home	69.【3】
The distance between Hong’s school and the market	70.【4】
The way Hong fed his family	71.【5】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D(d)epend(ing) on yourself / ourselves / himself

【2】Xihua County, Henan Province

【3】T(t)welve (years old) / A(a)t the age of twelve

【4】T(t)wo hours’ walk / T(t)wo-hour walk

【5】W(w)ork(ing) in part-time jobs / D(d)epend(ing) on his own work / O(o)n his own work

【解析】

本文讲述了洪战辉依靠自己，做兼职工作，来照顾家人，并且上大学的故事。

【1】根据When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on yourself is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us.

可知洪战辉的精神是依靠自己，故为D(d)epend(ing) on yourself / ourselves / himself。

【2】根据Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County (县), Henan Province.可知洪战辉出生在河南省西华县，故为Xihua County, Henan Province 。

【3】根据When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother left home.可知在洪战辉12岁时，他的母亲离开了家，故为T(t)welve (years old) / A(a)t the age of twelve。

【4】根据He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school. 可知从洪战辉的学校到市场的距离，步行大约两小时，故为T(t)wo hours’ walk / T(t)wo-hour walk。

【5】根据He worked in part-time jobs to feed his family.可知他靠做兼职工作来养活他的家人，因此他是依靠自己的工作来养活他的家人，故为W(w)ork(ing) in part-time jobs / D(d)epend(ing) on his own work / O(o)n his own work。