Zhang Jianna is 49 years old. She is from a village in North China’s Hebei province. These days, some videos of her have become popular on the Internet. In these videos, she talks to foreigners with fluent English.Zhang used to work as a restaurant server and a store seller. In 2012, she took on the role of a cleaner in Beijing’s Chaoyang district. 

One morning, a foreigner came up to her and said something. But Zhang couldn’t understand and didn’t know how to react. The foreigner then gestured for her to look ahead, giving a thumbs-up while saying, “Good, good!” Zhang suddenly realized that the foreigner was appreciating her work in keeping the streets clean. It moved Zhang and she made up her mind to learn English. “My goal is quite simple. I just want to help whenever someone is in need,” said Zhang.

Thus, at the age of 40, Zhang began to learn English. Without a teacher, she began learning English from her children’s textbooks. While others rested, she memorized words and practiced speaking. Upon arriving home after work, she would note down new knowledge points and review them. She reviewed words at night and then repeated them one more time the next day morning. She also downloaded (下载) many English learning apps on her computer and phone, spending any possible time learning and practicing.

“Growing up in a village without a college education, I sometimes feared being looked down upon. But every time I help a stranger in English, I feel confident,” said Zhang. “To serve others makes me happy. After retirement (退休), I also want to introduce my hometown in English and promote local tourism.”

1.What didn’t Zhang work as?

A A restaurant server.

B A store seller.

C A cleaner.

D An English teacher.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段的“She worked as a restaurant server and a store seller before. In 2012, she took on the role of a cleaner in Beijing’s Chaoyang district.”可知，张建娜做过餐馆服务员、商场销售员。2012年开始，她成为一名环卫工人。她并未做过英语老师。故选D。

2.Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “appreciating”?

A Copying.

B Accepting.

C Praising.

D Supporting.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据划线词前文“giving a thumbs-up while saying, ‘Good, good!’”可知，那个外国人在称赞她的工作做得好，把街道打扫得很干净。故选C。

3.What can we know from the third paragraph?

A Zhang used to be a serious person.

B Zhang depended on her family.

C Zhang worked hard on English.

D Zhang studied English for a better job.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第三段描述的内容可知，由于工作十分繁重，没有固定学习时间，张建娜就把一切碎片时间都用上。别人休息时她在背单词、练口语，回家后，她会把当天的知识点都记下来一遍遍复习。她还在电脑和手机上下载了十多个英语学习软件，有空就学，得空就背。由此可知，她学习英语非常努力。故选C。

4.Zhang is going to help her hometown in _________ .

A tourism

B medicine

C education

D environment

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I also want to introduce my hometown in English and promote local tourism.”可知，工作退休后，张建娜想用英语介绍自己的家乡，促进当地的旅游业。故选A。

5.What does Zhang’s story tell us?

A Doing is better than saying.

B Where there’s a will there’s a way.

C He who laughs last laughs best.

D It’s better to give than to take.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据本文内容可知，只有高中学历毕业的北京环卫工人张建娜通过自己的努力坚持学习英语，在这过程中也克服了很多困难，最后能够流利地用英语与外国人交流。因此“有志者事竟成”符合题意。故选B。