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A recent interview with Pang Zhongwang, a student from Tsinghua University, has become very popular online. The hashtag “#Getting First SCI Paper While Showering” has been viewed over one hundred million times on social media.

Pang Zhongwang was born in February 1999. When he was young, he helped take care of his home and his mother. Even though it was not easy, he never gave up and worked very hard. The walls of his house were full of awards from his primary school to high school. He wrote in his diary, “Since hardship chose you, you can leave it behind and embrace (拥抱) the sunshine.” With this belief, he did very well in high school and scored 684 on his college entrance exam (gao kao) in 2017, winning a place at Tsinghua University.

Now, seven years later, Pang is a Ph.D. student at Tsinghua University. He has received many scholarships (奖学金) and awards. Many people offered him money to help, but Pang politely said no because his school supported him well.

When Pang first entered Tsinghua, he felt pressured to do well, but his teachers and classmates helped him feel better. A teacher, Shi Zongkai, told him, “The most important task at Tsinghua is to discover and develop yourself.” This helped Pang focus on what he loves and is good at.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 2021, Pang continued his studies at Tsinghua for his Ph.D. One night while taking a shower, he suddenly solved a difficult problem in his research, leading to his first SCI paper. He has since won his first invention patent (专利) and published many papers.

Pang’s mother, who always taught him to be optimistic, passed away in 2020. “She would often say, ‘Look forward.”’ Pang said, “She smiled every day; why should I be sad?” From helping his family as a child to achieving great success in school, Pang has shown that he can shine brightly in everything he does!

1.What can we know about Pang from the second paragraph?

A He lived an easy life as a child.

B He entered Tsinghua at age 18.

C He didn’t do well at primary school.

D He felt hopeless about the future when young.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，庞众望小时候肩负着照顾家庭和母亲的重任，过着艰难的生活；他家的墙上贴满了他从小学到高中获得的奖状，他从小学开始学习成绩优异；他出生于1999年，2017年考入清华大学，他18岁；他在日记里写道“你可以把背影留给苦难，把笑容交给阳光”，年幼时的他对未来充满希望。故选B。

2.Teacher Shi Zongkai helped Pang _______.

A win awards

B make friends

C focus on himself

D make a living

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“This helped Pang focus on what he loves and is good at.”可知，史宗恺老师说的话让庞众望明白了未来要更多地着眼于他自己真正喜欢、真正擅长的事，即专注于自己。故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “optimistic” probably mean in Chinese?

A 困惑的.

B 乐观的.

C 失望的.

D 满足的.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据后文的“Look forward.”“She smiled every day”可知，庞众望妈妈是个很乐观的人。故选B。

4.Which words can best describe Pang according to the passage?

A Polite and silent.

B Outgoing and kind.

C Clever and humorous.

D Positive and hardworking.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“he never gave up and worked very hard.”“Since hardship chose you, you can leave it behind and embrace the sunshine.”和最后一段的“She smiled every day; why should I be sad?”可知，庞众望是个积极乐观且勤奋的人。故选D。

5.What can we learn from Pang’s story?

A Life is not all roses.

B Still waters run deep.

C Great minds think alike.

D Bad times make a good man.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章介绍了出生寒门的庞众望始终积极面对生活，艰苦奋斗的故事，故D项“艰难困苦出能人”最符合文意。故选D。