The 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled (攀登) the
“No matter if you’re
Born in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21. He
Eventually, Zhang
“I was still very scared, because I couldn’t see where I was walking at that time. I had no ability
2 . In 2009, Fletcher was hit by a woman who was texting while driving. His car
However, it has never stopped him from
In 2019, he
He went to Vegas, Chicago, and San Diego with his friends and family. He has
As a way to
The most
“Just being paralyzed doesn’t mean you could stop
As his motto says, “Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way.”
1.| A．broke down | B．turned over | C．took off | D．burned up |
| A．achieving | B．controlling | C．managing | D．enjoying |
| A．run | B．hurried | C．traveled | D．walked |
| A．wrote | B．read | C．reviewed | D．chose |
| A．record | B．advertise | C．plan | D．begin |
| A．Of course | B．By accident | C．In comparison | D．On average |
| A．depended | B．focused | C．improved | D．based |
| A．develop | B．protect | C．own | D．visit |
| A．won | B．sold | C．flown | D．made |
| A．rewarding | B．ordinary | C．natural | D．challenging |
| A．ignore | B．blame | C．avoid | D．recognize |
| A．warning | B．injury | C．inspiration | D．fantasy |
| A．seek | B．encourage | C．interview | D．finance |
| A．educate | B．congratulate | C．follow | D．thank |
| A．monitor | B．predict | C．confirm | D．show |
| A．important | B．terrible | C．awkward | D．interesting |
| A．regret | B．spirits | C．limitations | D．satisfaction |
| A．visible | B．accessible | C．strange | D．remote |
| A．worrying | B．doubting | C．thinking | D．living |
| A．trouble | B．luck | C．fun | D．lime |
3 . Travel is not only beneficial to our minds, bodies, and souls, but it will be important to many countries and communities that rely on tourism dollars to make ends meet. Now I’d like to go a bit more in depth with strategies for travelers to leave less of a mess behind.
Pack with great care. How you pack sets the tone for how you will interact with the place you visit. Take as little as you can. Pack useful things like a large scarf or a quick-dry towel that can double as a blanket, pillow, or sun guard.
Save water and energy. Paying for the hotel room doesn’t mean you should waste the resources.
Avoid single-use plastic. When hanging out, carry a cloth shopping bag for any purchases.
Leave reviews.
| A．Use public transportation. |
| B．Pack more in case of an emergency. |
| C．Keep your bag light and easy to carry. |
| D．Avoid using it as much as possible. |
| E．Treat it as you do in your own home. |
| F．Carry a water bottle to avoid single-use plastic bottles. |
| G．This is an important yet often overlooked aspect of travel. |
4 . Triantha Occidentalis, commonly known as the western false asphodel (西部假水仙), which has been known to science since 1879, is a herb-like plant found in abundance along North America’s West Coast. But it is only recently that researchers discovered the innocent-looking plant’s desire for insects.
“We had no idea it was carnivorous (食肉的),” says botanist Sean Graham. “This was not found in some exotic tropical location, but really right on our doorstep in Vancouver. You could exactly walk out from Vancouver to this field site.”
While studying the plant, the researchers noticed that Triantha Occidentalis lacked the same gene as other carnivorous plants. Since the plant grows in the same wet, sunny habitat with nutrient-poor soil as other carnivorous plants, they wondered if it caught insects for nutrition as well. “And at the same time they have sticky stems (茎),” Graham said. “So, I wonder if this could be a sign that it might be carnivorous.”
To test whether it is carnivorous, scientists marked fruit flies with nitrogen-15 isotopes (氮-l5同位素). By collecting the plants the fruit flies visited and comparing the nitrogen levels of different plants, the researchers found that Triantha Occidentalis was able to get more than half of the nitrogen it needed, suggesting that it absorbs nitrogen from the fruit flies. Additionally, the digestive enzyme (消化酶) released by the sticky hairs in flower stems was similar to that found in other carnivorous plants.
Usually, the deadly trap of carnivorous plants grow far away from the flower to prevent accidentally killing pollinators (授粉者), while the western false asphodel traps insects near flowers. The scientists say this is the first time they have met the deadly trap on the flower’s stem, and the sticky hairs on the stem of Triantha Occidentalis can only catch small insects, not the larger bees or butterflies involved in pollination.
“It’s a good reminder that we still don’t know much about the ecology of a lot of individual plant species, even in well-known environments,” says Dr. Qianshi Lin.
1. What does Graham stress in paragraph 2?| A．The discovery is made in the local place. |
| B．Carnivorous plants grow in the hottest places. |
| C．Triantha Occidentalis is very common. |
| D．Vancouver is home to various carnivorous plants. |
| A．The nitrogen. | B．The digestive enzyme. |
| C．The flower. | D．The nutrition. |
| A．Its fruit. | B．Its leaves. |
| C．Its stem. | D．Its roots. |
| A．A new species of local flower is discovered. |
| B．A carnivorous flower in the wild grows well. |
| C．A flower gives off strange smell to attract insects. |
| D．An innocent-looking plant turns out to be carnivorous. |
5 . Dennis Prescott, a famous Canadian chef and cookbook author, understands the very essence of cooking. His practice is based on making people happy with food that inspires joy at the table. Naturally, it took Prescott time and work to achieve a level of freedom and joy in the kitchen.
As a struggling musician living in Nashville, TN, he learned how to cook by working his way through several Jamie Oliver cookbooks. But he soon realized that food, rather than music, was his actual passion and he threw himself into creating delicious recipes. Working alongside chefs in various restaurants leads him to travel the world as a chef and finally become the master he is today.
“Mastery takes years,” stresses the chef. “The best chefs in the world are the best because they’ve put years of work to get to a place where something comes naturally to them like second nature. And they still fail often, because they’re constantly pushing their own creativity in the kitchen.”
Besides the actual cooking, Prescott’s success is also owed to his online presence. His Instagram account is full of photos of mouth-watering food and appealing recipes that will inspire you, at the very least, to order some takeout. “When I started, I simply thought all I’d have to focus on was food,” he says. “Wrong. Should you aspire to be the best chef? Absolutely! That said, I spend much more time working on account receivables and on meetings than I do in the kitchen.”
When asked what is his advice to other aspiring cooks, he said, “There is no special pill or secret to success. Just put your head down, work hard and put in the time. In the end, the risk will pay off.”
1. How did Prescott learn to cook at first?| A．By copying other cooks on social media. | B．By learning cooking skills from cookbooks. |
| C．By doing cooking in various restaurants. | D．By getting special recipes from a musician. |
| A．They work years to avoid failure. | B．They have second nature to be cooks. |
| C．They are creative and practice constantly. | D．They usually have their own kitchen. |
| A．Spending time on account receivables. | B．Ordering some takeout online. |
| C．Longing to be the best chef. | D．Focusing all on food. |
| A．They should face up to failure. | B．They should seek the secret of recipes. |
| C．The practice of cooking should come first. | D．Cooking should be combined with music. |
6 . Lucio Arreola is 50 years old, the father of three daughters and a bank manager in Puerto Rico. He is going to have a surprising Father’s Day this year. He finds just about every day surprising now. Arreola has a new heart, or at least, new to him. On April 20, doctors transplanted (移植) the heart of a dead 25-year-old man into him. Although he may never know the man’s identity, he and his family will always be grateful to him.
Arreola was told he had a heart muscle disease 15 years ago that weakened his breathing and circulation, so he went on a lot of medications. His wife and daughters worried about his health, while he worried about their happiness.
Lucio Arreola has been recovering from his heart transplant surgery at Houston Methodist over the past two months. “One day up, one day down,” he said. “Some days dark, some light. But what happens is that when the sun is out, you really feel it. Every breath is sweet. You see the trees and people. You hear your daughters laugh, and it’s like birds singing. You tell yourself, ‘There is no time in life for anything but love.’”
Liz Laguaite, a hospital music therapist, told Arreola and his family, “Why don’t you try to write a song together about what you’ve been through and what you’ve learned?” They decided to try. Lucio Arreola worried that illness might make his daughters see him as a delicate man. But instead of frailty, they mostly saw his courage to go on. And he said their love was like his own powerful heart muscle that gave him faith, hope and courage.
“My weak heart,” he said, “helped make them strong.”
Lucio Arreola said he had learned that human hearts were delicate. But a family’s love was enduring. The Arreolas recorded the song they created while Lucio recovered. The song begins with the strong beat of a father’s loving heart.
1. Why does Arreola find every day surprising?| A．He has a new heart now. | B．He gets promoted at work. |
| C．He loses his 25-year-old son. | D．He has a new and lovable family. |
| A．Life is full of ups and downs. | B．His daughters have a gift for music. |
| C．Love is the only thing for life. | D．Light can drive away darkness. |
| A．Failure. | B．Weakness. | C．Caution. | D．Hesitation. |
| A．The courage to live on. | B．The suffering of a patient. |
| C．The importance of exercise. | D．The concern of a kind heart. |
7 . If you’re a camping lover, the scenery of the following campsites will provide you with an experience that you will never forget.
North Rim Campground, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Address: North Rim, AZ 86052, USA
Camping in the famous Grand Canyon, with its layers of million-year-old red rock, is the favorite thing for many people. After all, it is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. You will see rural views of the canyon which is shaded by towering pines. And it is home to vast wildlife including wild wolves and deer.
Apgar Campground, Glacier National Park, Montana
Address: US Hwy 2, West Glacier, MT 59901, USA
There are plenty of original forests, mountain meadows, lakes, and rocky mountains in Glacier National Park. Adventurous visitors and campers visiting Montana enter a hiker’s paradise when coming here. Apgar Campground is situated among the trees and wildlife there ranges from mountain goats to grizzly bears.
Watchman Campground, Zion National Park, Utah
Address: UT-9, Springdale, UT 84767, USA
Located a quarter-mile from the south entrance of Zion National Park in Utah, Watchman Campground is surrounded by hug sandstone cliffs, tall rocky peaks and pines. There is the Virgin River near the campgrounds, allowing campers access to bike trails along the riverbank plus hiking to a nearby archeological (考古学的) site.
Hidden Valley Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Address: California 92277, USA
For campers wanting to enjoy a unique experience in the desert, sleeping under the starry skies and surrounded by cacti and rock formations, Joshua Tree National Park is the answer. The campgrounds and park become even more breathtaking at sunset when the colors of the sky are noticeable against the vast ground.
1. What will campers enjoy at North Rim Campground?| A．Bike riding along a river. | B．Sunsets against the vast desert. |
| C．Goats and bears in ancient forests. | D．Red rocks formed in ancient times. |
| A．California 92277, USA. | B．North Rim, AZ 86052, USA. |
| C．UT-9, Springdale, UT 84767, USA. | D．US Hwy 2. West Glacier, MT 59901. USA. |
| A．Apgar Campground. | B．Hidden Valley Campground. |
| C．North Rim Campground. | D．Watchman Campground. |
