It was a long weekend in May 2018 and my partner Gabe Rosescu, and I were taking a road trip to go to Nelson, British Columbia and spend some time with our friends. We are both adventurous, and we couldn’t wait to go hiking and exploring. It was our first trip together.
At around 5:30 p. m. on Thursday, May 17, we were driving about 9 miles west of Creston, on a steep mountain road known as the Crowsnest Highway. I was texting updates to my family and enjoying the view. We weren’t aware that there’d recently been flooding in the area. When I looked up from my phone, I saw a wave of mud and a huge tree coming down the mountain, right in front of Gabe’s car. He tried to stop, but it was too late. The mudslide sent our car falling nearly 300 meters down a rocky cliff (悬崖) and our car landed on its side among some trees.
I didn’t know how long we were unconscious. But the body was amazing, and somehow we were both able to crawl (爬) out of the crashed car. We couldn’t get a signal on our cell phones, so all we could think to do was shout for help. After just a few minutes, we heard someone call back. Four passers-by spotted us and came to our rescue. When the emergency medical technicians finally got to our side, they loaded us into separate ambulances. I was in the hospital for a week and a half, but they kept Gabe for six weeks. I was told I would walk with a limp (跛行) for the rest of my life; Gabe permanently lost the vision in his left eye.
Before this all happened, we were happy-go-lucky people. We’re even more sanguine now. We look at everything differently. Despite the injuries we suffered, we’re grateful that we’re still living a pretty good life. The experience also bonded us more. We still go on road trips.
1. Why did the author and Gabe go to Nelson?| A．To go sightseeing. | B．To visit their friends. |
| C．To join in a road trip. | D．To look for adventure. |
| A．How the trip was planned. | B．Which roads were kept to. |
| C．How the accident happened. | D．What could be seen on the way. |
| A．They both lost their phones. |
| B．They were both seriously injured. |
| C．They tried their best to keep conscious. |
| D．They were sent to hospital by passers-by. |
| A．Optimistic. | B．Fortunate. | C．Adventurous. | D．Carefree. |
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【推荐1】Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother, Kelly, was driving along the country road with him. He was asleep on the front seat of their truck, with his feet resting on her lap. As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road, she turned onto a narrow bridge. The truck hit a rock and slid off the road. She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal(踏板)and turning the steering wheel to the left. But Rocky's foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.
The truck fell into a 20-foot ravine(峡谷). When it hit the bottom,Rocky woke up. “What happened, Mom?” he asked. “Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”
Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood. “I’ll get you out, Mom, ” announced Rocky, who had surprisingly escaped injury. He climbed out from under Kelly, slid through the open window and tried to yank his mother out. But she didn’t move.
“Just let me sleep,” begged Kelly,who was out of consciousness(意识). Rocky insisted,“Mom, you can’t go to sleep.”
Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help. Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark, Kelly refused to let him go alone. Instead they slowly moved up to the road. The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up, but Rocky wouldn’t let her.
Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase, “I know you can. I know you can.” When they finally reached the road, Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time. Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop!” the boy stopped a truck. His mother was sent to hospital.
It took eight hours to rebuild Kelly’s face. She looks quite different today-she has a few scars but has recovered from her injuries.
Rocky’s heroics were big news. Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power. “It’s not like I wanted it to happen,” the boy explained. “I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky, I’d have died,” said his mother.
1. What do we know about Rocky and Kelly?| A．They were lost on a country road. |
| B．They were involved in a truck accident. |
| C．They had limited time to find their way. |
| D．They knew little of what happened to them. |
| A．The truck had turned over. |
| B．He couldn’t find his mother. |
| C．He had been stuck in the truck. |
| D．His mother had passed out. |
| A．Pull. | B．Drive. |
| C．Follow. | D．Carry. |
| A．Enthusiastic and kind. |
| B．Courageous and calm. |
| C．Cooperative and generous |
| D．Adventurous and energetic. |
【推荐2】The French submarine is called Le Triomphant, meaning “the winner”. The name of the British submarine is Vanguard, meaning “the leading position in an army”. It’s clear from the submarines’ names that they were made for victory.
However, it was an accident, rather than a victory, that led these two submarines to recently make news headlines across the world.
On February 16, Britain and France admitted that two of their nuclear — armed submarines, HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant, collided while deep in the Atlantic in early February. Both submarines were on secret patrols (巡逻) and carrying nuclear arms when they collided.
Le Triomphant had no idea that it had run into HMS Vanguard until several days later. The French navy at first believed that Le Triomphant had hit an “object, probably a container (集装箱)”.
Investigations have begun to work out how such a collision could have happened. Both submarines are equipped with state-of-the-art (最先进的) technology that is supposed to find other submarines. Yet, neither submarine saw the other until it was too late.
One idea being considered was that their anti-sonar (抗声呐) equipment, which hides submarines, was just too effective in hiding one from the other.
Submarines use sonar to sense what is in the sea near them. Sonar is a submarine’s ear. Many sea animals use sonar as well. Dolphins produce high-pitched (声调高的) clicks. When these clicks hit an object, some of the sound will echo (发出回声) back to the “sender”. By listening to the echo and working out the time it took before the echo came back, the dolphin can work out how far away the object is.
There are two kinds of sonar: active sonar, which sends out signals, and passive sonar, which listens for signals with extremely sensitive microphones.
The two submarines were designed to be very quiet and as hidden as possible because a submarine’s job description (工作职责) is not to be found. Many modern submarines do not use active sonar, only passive sonar. This makes it very difficult for a submarine to “hear” if another submarine is near.
Britain’s Ministry of Defense (国防部) has said the collision did not lead to any radioactive leaks (放射物泄漏). The chance of a full nuclear explosion was almost impossible. However, experts say that if the walls of the submarines had broken, or a fire had been started, there could have been a major disaster.
A senior British Navy source told The Sun newspaper that the possible consequences of such a collision were “unthinkable”.
“It’s very unlikely there would have been a nuclear explosion. But a radioactive leak was a possibility. That would have been a national disaster.” he said.
1. What has made HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant well known recently?| A．Their names carried very positive meanings. |
| B．They collided in the Atlantic this February. |
| C．They are both equipped with advanced technology. |
| D．They are both nuclear-armed submarines. |
| A．The two submarines were moving at a high speed. |
| B．Their anti-sonar equipment was too effective. |
| C．They were not equipped with active sonar. |
| D．The submarines were designed to be too quiet. |
a. The sound hitting the object.
b. Producing high-pitched sound.
c. The sound echoing back.
d. Working out the time to come back.
e. Receiving the sound.
| A．b—a—c—d—e | B．d—a—e—c—b |
| C．b—c—d—a—e | D．b—a—c—e—d |
| A．Both of the submarines carried nuclear arms when they collided. |
| B．Many modern submarines do not use passive sonar so as to be as hidden as possible. |
| C．The collision may have caused a disaster if a fire had been started. |
| D．There would have been a nuclear explosion if the two submarines had collided harder. |
【推荐3】When she was just 17 years old, Liz crashed into the back of a truck that was waiting to turn in a left-turn lane(车道). The crash is a life-changing one for her. Because of the crash, she’s blind in one eye, loses her sense of smell, loses some of her hearing, loses the ability to create tears, and she cannot fall asleep naturally.
“Initially, I thought I would not be defeated but clearly I was completely wrong. Apart from the medical problems, the hardest part about my life after the car accident was the fact that I was alone,” Liz said. “Everyone was away at college, but I wasn’t. I couldn’t drive or go to college. My friends who used to hang around with me were there for me at first, but after a while they stopped coming by.”
“I viewed her Facebook page, and she said on there: Can anybody please hang out with me today？I don’t have any friends, recalled Liz's mother, Betty.
In time, Liz and her mother teamed up with the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make a video. They wanted to get the point across that texting and driving can have life-transforming consequences.
In the video Liz appealed to drivers not to text when driving. She admitted she was checking and sending messages via her phone when she crashed her car into the back of the truck.
“Don’t text your loved ones when you know they’re driving,” said Liz’s mother. “It can change their lives forever.”
“If you get a text, don’t look at it,” Liz said. “It’s not worth it.”
1. What made Liz feel most painful after the car accident?| A．Guilt. | B．Blindness. |
| C．Loneliness. | D．Discouragement. |
| A．Betty was driving carelessly. |
| B．Liz was texting while driving. |
| C．The truck in front stopped suddenly. |
| D．The truck turned left without warning. |
| A．call on people to be kind to accident victims |
| B．expose the truth of the car crash to the public |
| C．warn people against using phones while driving |
| D．ask people to be careful while crossing the road |
| A．Charged with. |
| B．Complained of. |
| C．Worked together with. |
| D．Got involved in. |
【推荐1】When I was in my first year of high school, I had a terrible time when every area of my life was a disaster. I felt so hopeless and alone that I thought everything was impossible.
On one such day, I was walking from class across the school to catch the school bus home, with my head down, fighting tears of total hopelessness, when a young man came down the sidewalk toward me. Though I had never seen him before, I did not want him to see that I was in such low spirits, so I turned my head away and hoped to hurry past. I thought he’d walk on by, but he moved until he was directly in front of me, waited until I looked up, and then smiled.
Looking into my eyes, this stranger spoke in a quiet voice: “Whatever is wrong will pass. You’re going to be OK, just hang on.” He then smiled again and walked away.
I can’t explain the effect of that man’s unexpected kindness and caring! He gave me the one thing that I’d lost completely—hope. I looked for him in our school to thank him, but never saw him again.
That was thirty years ago. And I’ve never forgotten that moment. Over the years, whenever I see someone who is in trouble, I will always think of that young man and try to give a flash of hope in the dark wherever I can. I carry things for people when they are too heavy for them, sit with naughty babies in the waiting room while their mothers are busy, or talk to tired couples at the checkout line or it could be anything. If you keep your head up, your heart will show you the place that needs hope.
1. What does the underlined word “disaster” in paragraph 1 mean?| A．A very confusing event. | B．A very bad situation. |
| C．An extremely frightening accident. | D．An unforgettable experience. |
| A．In the school. | B．In the school bus. | C．In the classroom. | D．In the library. |
| A．He was very grateful to that young man. |
| B．He had known the young man for a long time. |
| C．He avoided meeting the young man since then. |
| D．He made friends with the young man afterwards. |
| A．The young man always tried his best to help those who were in trouble. |
| B．The author traveled to a lot of places to look for the young man but failed. |
| C．It was the young man’s smile and words that made the author feel hopeful. |
| D．The author had never been praised (表扬) by others before he met the young man. |
【推荐2】Pål Spilling, a Norwegian Internet pioneer who passed away in 2018, was recognized as the person who brought the Internet to life by the Internet Hall of Fame in 2021. Pål was famous for turning off the Internet in Norway in 1988 when the first widespread infection(感染),which could make plenty of copies of itself on the same computer and damage systems, was headed its way. Pål's coworkers in the United States called to warn him about the infection.
“It was a big thing, I remember,” says Pieter Spilling, Pål's son. “He was quite calm when he got the phone call. Then he drove to the office and pulled the plug(插头). At that time, there was only one point of contact for the whole country——a single cable(电缆). And then we saw him on television talking about the infection.”
“My father loved doing research. Since the Internet was a new thing, he got inspired by the project because of the new technology,” says Pieter. Working with early Internet developers Peter Kirstein and Vint Cerf in the mid-1970s, Pål helped develop Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol, forming TCP/IP, to manage communications across the Internet. In 1979, Pål also contributed to real-time Internet speech and packet radio communications.
Though Päl was deeply in love with research, equally as important to him was his desire to connect and build the community. Pål volunteered in the local community, contributing to the building of a cultural center. He also served for a time as a volunteer at the local school.
As for what Pål would think of the Internet today, Pieter says, “My father didn’t like the act of leaving personal information all over the place so that people could track you. He would have been quite worried about the bad sides of the Internet, especially how the Internet can be used to spread opinions in society.”
1. How did Pål respond to the infection in 1988?| A．He made a phone call to his son immediately. | B．He turned to his coworkers in the US for help. |
| C．He gave people advance warning of the infection. | D．He disconnected Norway from the rest of the Internet. |
| A．Pảl's achievement in research. | B．Famous Internet developers. |
| C．The future of new technology. | D．The change in communication. |
| A．To build his personal skills. | B．To get a better job at school. |
| C．To help the local community. | D．To set an example to his son. |
| A．Positive. | B．Concerned. | C．Uncaring. | D．Unclear. |
【推荐3】Warren Edward Buffett was born on August 30, 1930. As the second oldest kid in his family, he has two sisters. He showed an amazing talent （天资)for both money and business at a very early age.
At the age of six, Buffett bought six-packs of Coca-Cola from his grandfather's store for twenty-five cents and resold each of the bottles for five cents. While other children of his age were playing, Buffett was making money. Five years later, Buffett took his first step into the world of high finance (金融).
At eleven years old, he bought three shares (股票)of Cities Service Preferred (CSP) at $ 38 per share for both himself and his sister, Doris. Shortly after buying them, the shares fell to just over $ 27 per share. Though Buffett felt frightened, he held his shares until they went up to $ 40. He immediately sold them—a mistake he would soon come to regret, because each share of the CSP went up to $ 200. The experience taught him that investing (投资)needed time and a patient wait.
In 1947, Buffett graduated from high school when he was 17 years old. It was never his plan to go to college. He had already made $ 5,000 by delivering newspapers. His father had other plans and strongly advised his son to attend the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. Buffett only stayed there for two years, saying that he knew more than his professors. He returned home and went to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Despite working full-time,he managed to graduate in only three years. Buffett approached graduate studies with the same resistance he displayed a few years earlier. He was finally persuaded to apply to Harvard Business School,which refused him because he was too young. Buffett then applied to Columbia University, where he got an experience that would forever change his life from famous investors Ben Graham and David Dodd.
1. What do we know about Buffett?| A．He showed a natural ability to do business in childhood. |
| B．He was born in a poor but loving family. |
| C．He often made mistakes during his childhood. |
| D．He didn't get along well with his sisters. |
| A．Investment needs patience. |
| B．Regretting is useless in the investment. |
| C．Experience is valuable for investment. |
| D．Mistakes are unavoidable during the investment. |
| A．He wanted to help his grandfather. |
| B．He was not satisfied with his professors. |
| C．He preferred the university in his hometown. |
| D．He showed he was unwilling to make friends there. |
| A．Buffett's interest. |
| B．Buffett's family. |
| C．Buffett's education. |
| D．Buffett's working experience. |
【推荐1】Rain or shine, Tsering Chopa treks for long hours to deliver mail. For 18 years, the Tibetan mailman has been a vital link between the remote town and the rest of the world.
At 5,373 meters above sea level, Pumachangthang in Nakarze county of the Tibet autonomous region is China’s highest township. The oxygen level is less than 40 percent, the annual average temperature -7°C and the average life expectancy only 49.5 years. The area of the township is about 1,500 square kilometers. The distance from the county town is some 70 km and a single trip to all the six villages can be as long as 160 km.
In 2005, Tsering Chopa became the first mailman of his hometown. In nearly two decades since his first mission, he has delivered over a million newspapers, more than 20,000 letters and 10,000-plus parcels in Pumachangthang, and has never been accused of failing or mixing up mail.
One night, a local resident Nyima Tsering’s daughter had fainted and desperately needed help. Knowing that, the mailman arranged for a car right away and sent her to the county hospital. He also gave some cash to the family for the girl’s treatment. Nyima Tsering’s daughter recovered soon, and Tsering Chopa became an idol in the village.
The busiest time for Tsering Chopa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their admission letters from various universities. He recalls once he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away. He had to ask neighbors several times to find the new address. It was summer and the usual road to the village was blocked because of rain. He trekked for more than 20 km and struggled with shortness of breath all the way to finally deliver the letter.
In 2019, Tsering Chopa received the China Youth May Fourth Medal. “It is an acknowledgment of what I do and a token of encouragement as well,” he says. “And I want to help more people living in remote areas. I want to bring the world closer to them and take them closer to the world.”
1. What does the data in paragraph 2 imply?| A．The achievements Tsering Chopa has gotten as a postman. |
| B．The disasters Tsering Chopa experienced in his childhood. |
| C．The contributions Tsering Chopa has made for his hometown. |
| D．The challenges for Tsering Chopa to deliver mail in Pumachangthang. |
| A．By donating a car to her family. | B．By making her hospitalized in time. |
| C．By lending money to her family. | D．By performing an operation for her. |
| A．Selfless and determined. | B．Brave and confident. |
| C．Optimistic and humorous. | D．Creative and generous. |
| A．To win respect and admiration form the villagers. |
| B．To improve the living conditions of his hometown. |
| C．To further link his hometown to the rest of the world. |
| D．To encourage more poor students to go to universities. |
【推荐2】9 days after he was born, Zig Ziglar stopped breathing. Sadly, the doctor laid the lifeless body on the bed and then his grandmother held his body close and began whispering in his ear. Surprisingly, he came back to life in her arms.
He was 5 when his father died and 2 days later, his baby sister died too. He was raised the 10th out of 12 children by his widowed mother during The Great Depression. At 7 he was already helping to support his family by selling their vegetables and milk. When he was 20, he married a woman called Jean. In order to support his new family, he quit school and sold pots and pans.
Life as a salesman was unpredictable and so for years, the couple struggled financially. Sometimes he could only afford a few gallons of gas, so wherever his car rolled to a stop was where he would start working door-to-door. But he maintained a positive attitude about everything.
Refusing to accept defeat, he began travelling to churches, schools and clubs, sharing lessons about the power of positive thinking. When the company he worked for broke up, he turned to full-time motivational speaking, helping countless people achieve their dreams.
By 1975 he had written See you at the top, a book of his most inspiring thoughts and stories. It was rejected by 30 different publishers before it was finally printed. It has now sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.
Zig Ziglar passed away in 2012, two days after celebrating his 66th wedding anniversary. In his 30 books that have been translated into more than 36 languages, his optimism an enthusiasm have impacted more than 250 million people around the world and continues to inspire more every day.
1. How old was Zig Ziglar when he finished See you at the top?| A．37. | B．46. | C．49. | D．66. |
| A．He grew up in a large family. |
| B．He sold vegetables and milk to support his new family. |
| C．He wrote a book which was popular with publishers in the beginning. |
| D．To earn a living, he would go to churches and schools to sell pots and pans. |
| A．Salesman, writer and librarian. |
| B．Salesman, speechmaker and writer. |
| C．Writer, speechmaker and librarian. |
| D．Salesman, speechmaker and librarian. |
| A．Ambitious and hard-working. |
| B．Fortunate and motivational. |
| C．Pitiful and positive. |
| D．Energetic and generous. |
【推荐3】I was hired for my first airline job in August 2009. I had $45, 000 of credit card debt. Most of it was from my flight training.
Ten years ago, I was watching TV in my bedroom one day before my flight training began and I saw the second airplane hit the World Trade Center. Then I got the call saying I no longer had a job. My career was destroyed. I had no place to go and ended up moving into my car. I read newspapers to look for a job and I was offered one, which offered me $75, 000 a year, but I decided to make a change. I wanted to receive fight training and become a pilot. It was my dream. So I refused the job and chose to work part time. It sounded unbelievable to do such a thing. It was even more so because I was over the age of thirty, but I was determined to make my dream come true. I left the state of Virginia and ended up in Las Vegas.
Though I made about $25, 000 a year at that time, I was severely in debt because the fees for training were high. I was living in my tuck and sleeping in parking garages. I didn’t plan for my life to take this direction, but I insisted on my training. Then at last my world changed and my dream came true. I finally became a pilot.
The passengers that I flew had more money in their pocket than I had in the bank. I hated myself and was worried about my situation, but I never gave up. I kept paying back the debt and I kept saving in the bank. And finally, I paid off my credit card debt.
Today, I am a skilled airline pilot based in Milwaukee. I wrote in my spare time. My autobiography (自传) has been published, which sells well. That is my first book, but it won’t be my last one.
1. Why did the writer refuse the job?| A．Because he didn’t like it. |
| B．Because the pay was low. |
| C．Because he wanted to follow his dream. |
| D．Because he was frightened to work in a building. |
| A．wanted to give up | B．lived a very hard life |
| C．didn’t make any money | D．paid off his credit card debt |
| A．regrets his decision | B．is a professional writer |
| C．is a very good airline pilot | D．makes about $75, 000 a year |
| A．tell us how to become successful |
| B．encourage us to follow our dream |
| C．tell us how to become an airplane pilot |
| D．tell us about the life of an airplane pilot |
