1 . When amputee (被截肢者) runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her motto is, “I can do hard things,” she is not joking. She has completed 104 marathons in 104 days,
Hunt-Broersma, 46,
Hunt-Broersma, who is from South Africa, lost her leg below the knee to cancer when she was 26 years old. She ran the first of her 104 marathons on January 17, 2022.
As she did her
Hunt-Broersma said she hoped to
Guinness World Records said it knew about Hunt-Broersma’s 104 marathons, and that it would take 12 to 15 weeks to look at the
A.damaging | B.using | C.holding | D.adjusting |
A.finished | B.scheduled | C.considered | D.abandoned |
A.coaches | B.employers | C.athletes | D.doctors |
A.bookstores | B.universities | C.hospitals | D.charities |
A.Occasionally | B.Suddenly | C.Initially | D.Strangely |
A.beat | B.adore | C.keep | D.memorize |
A.fail | B.refuse | C.need | D.pretend |
A.monthly | B.daily | C.weekly | D.yearly |
A.repair | B.design | C.produce | D.buy |
A.traffic | B.property | C.unemployment | D.health |
A.pay for | B.take over | C.appeal to | D.adapt to |
A.permit | B.force | C.warn | D.inspire |
A.ambitions | B.disabilities | C.potentials | D.mistakes |
A.adventure | B.attitude | C.display | D.evidence |
A.made | B.improved | C.confirmed | D.broken |
2 . For the past three weeks, students across India’s capital have been attending a new course: happiness. The Delhi government introduced “happiness classes”.
“We have given best-of-the-best talents to the world,” Sisodai said, according to The Washington Post. “
The Washington Post says children came out of their first happiness class with some excitement. “We should work happily,” 11-year-old Aayush Jha, a seventh grader at a public school in Delhi, told the paper. “When you work sadly, your work will not be good.”
Sisodai hopes to deliver these tools to help students live more happily inside and outside of the classroom, whether or not they’re achieving their academic standards. “I don’t know if happiness can be learned, but yes, it can be practised,” he says. “
One in four Indian children aged 13 to 15 struggles with low spirits, the World Health Organization reported last year. As journalist Susan Brink reported, “The government has made changes after noticing that some young people under great stress to do well in school tended to commit suicide (自杀) if they felt they did poorly.” “In South India, they observed higher suicide rates after exam periods among schoolchildren who failed,” Alexandra Fleischmannn, a project coordinator for the WHO’s Preventing Suicide report, told Brink. “
A.Many Indian students are facing a very tough life |
B.We have given best-of-the-best professionals to industry |
C.Then they introduced the possibility of taking the exams again |
D.It is used to decide whether an Indian student is excellent or not |
E.Delhi’s Education Minister Manish Sisodai is in charge of making the changes |
F.Once you start practising living with happiness, then it can become part of your life |
G.It tried to change the country’s academic focus from student achievement to emotional well-being |
3 . Humanitarian(人道主义的)groups and lawmakers have criticized Italian authorities for preventing migrants who were not considered to be“vulnerable(脆弱的)”from disembarking(登陆)from rescue ships in Sicily on Sunday.
Charities and politicians blamed the selection process as illegal and regarded the actions of the Italian government as inhumane, reported the Associated Press news service, or AP. Italy’s new government is reportedly targeting foreign-flagged rescue ships in a new procedure that is part of a regulation brought about by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi.
Italy allowed a rescue ship carrying 179 refugees and migrants to enter a port in Sicily on Sunday and then later begin disembarking children and sick or“vulnerable”people, but 35 men on board were blocked from getting off the ship, reported the Reuters news agency. Later, agencies reported that 144 people had been allowed to disembark the Humanity 1 rescue ship,which sailed under a German flag. In the afternoon,357 people were allowed off the Geo Barents ship operated by Doctors Without Borders, which sails under a Norwegian flag, but 215 people remained blocked on board.
Authorities continued to refuse safe harbor for hundreds of migrants onboard two other ships in nearby waters, said the AP. Humanity 1’s captain refused to leave the port of Catania “until all survivors rescued from great suffering at sea have been disembarked”, said SOS Humanity, the German-run charity that operates the ship. The charity strongly criticized Piantedosi’s decision to only allow vulnerable people to disembark and on Monday said it would launch legal action against the Italian government,claiming Italy’s actions violate European law and the Geneva Refugee Convention.
The BBC noted that Italy is one of the main entry points into Europe, and, according to the United Nations, 85,000 migrants have arrived there on small,overcrowded boats since the start of the year. Italy’s new prime minister,Giorgia Meloni,has promised to take action to stop those making the hazardous journeys across the Mediterranean.
Nongovernmental organizations say coastal nations are responsible by the law of the sea to rescue people who are suffering and that they are responsible to provide a safe port as soon as possible.
Till Rummenhohl,head of operations at SOS Humanity,said people were being “held hostage (人质)”onboard the Humanity 1 vessel.”“We had health authorities onboard who decided who’s weak enough, who is basically in urgent medical case and who’s not,”Rummenhohl told DW News.“The people are not really sure what’s happening to them. They have an uncertain future. They are afraid of being pushed back from Italy, into international waters or even to Libya. That’s their greatest fear,” he said.
1. Why were 35 of the 179 refugees not allowed to leave the ship to enter Italy in the beginning?A.They were not weak people. | B.They had no certifications. |
C.The ship was in good condition. | D.The ship sailed under a German flag. |
A.Comfortable. | B.Thrilling. |
C.Long. | D.Dangerous. |
A.Italy’s actions agreed with European law and the Geneva Refugee Convention. |
B.Illegal migrants should be pushed back into international waters. |
C.Coastal countries should save people who are suffering at sea. |
D.Illegal migrants were supposed to be held hostage onboard. |
A.Italy provides safe shelters for refugees |
B.Italy prevents migrants from leaving ships |
C.Humanity 1’s captain refuses to leave the port of Catania |
D.Many migrants arrive in Italy on small, overcrowded boats |
4 . Along Route 1, in Thomas-tomatines a store filled with handicrafts—birdhouses and dollhouses, salad bowls and sailing ships — all made in Maine state prisons. Ted and Barbara Waylayer have been shopping here for decades. “We found the quality to be excellent,” said Ted.
Prisoners have been making things in Maine since the 1800s. Charlie Jones came here when he was 20, sentenced to 75 years in a state where there is no parole(假释). In the workshops, he discovered he had a talent for carving. One of Jones’ earlier projects was a golden eagle, which he learned to carve from a book.
“It’s amazing to see the amount of talent that the residents have here,”said Randall Liberty, commissioner(局长)of Maine’s Department of Corrections.“We have more than 100 residents working here daily. They do about US $1.6 million worth of work. “One of Maine’s programs allows residents to earn a college degree. The money for it was donated by Doris Buffet, who lived in Dockland, Maine. “She gave us an initial US $2 million donation,” said Liberty. “And that’s the best money I’ve ever seen invested in anyone.”
Charlie Jones is one of the graduates. “The college program is incredible,” Jones laughed. “When we used to walk to dinner, we could hear people talking about their former crimes. But now when going to dinner, you’ll hear somebody talking about their philosophy class or their history class.”
Liberty said, “The individuals that graduate have about a 5% recidivism(再犯) rate, as opposed to a 60-65% nationally. That means 95% of the people who go through this program don’t go back.”
When Doris Buffet died in 2020, Charlie Jones made a table, with legs made of books, to honor her. It’s also carved with the names of courses open to prison residents, and the professors who teach them. On the table was a book telling Daris Buffet’s story, and a thank you note.
1. What does paragraph 2 tell us about Charlie Jones?A.He has a gift for carving. | B.He has earned a master degree. |
C.He is only expert in carving eagles. | D.He has been in prison for about 20 years. |
A.To show how the prisoners tried to reform. |
B.To reveal what led those like Charlie Jones to prison. |
C.To list some courses included in the college program. |
D.To highlight the positive effect of the college program. |
A.Prisoners in Maine create little value. |
B.Few prisoners in Maine are hardworking. |
C.The handicrafts made in Maine state prisons are of high quality. |
D.Prisoners graduating from college have a lower recidivism rate. |
A.How Doris Buffet died in 2020. |
B.What the table made by Charlie Jones is like. |
C.Charlie Jones’ sorrow over the death of Doris Buffet. |
D.Why there was a book telling Doris Buffet’s story on the table. |
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very obvious scar (伤疤) on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not notice it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
It never occurred to me that something like this would happen to my son years later. Sending a child off to college can certainly be stressful for concerned parents. It was in 2018 that my son went off to college. He rarely contacted us. I couldn’t help asking about other aspects, which sometimes made him complain that I didn’t treat him as an adult.
To be honest, my son is excellent. Some of my friends always tell me that they admire my son’s characters and they hope their sons could have some of them.
Unexpectedly, it was 4 o’clock in the morning in 2020, when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just brought in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for an aircraft and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was serious.
The doctor described the reason, which caused the burns. At 6 am, my son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they lit the charcoal, it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. The flames caught my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
Fortunately, one of the boys who was quick-minded grasped my son and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in shape to save him from severe burns and terrible scars.
After he recovered from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery for 6 months because it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling.
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The doctors suggested he return to college with scars of severe burns temporarily.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months in space. They had been working
Before leaving the Chinese space station, they had spent almost five days with three
The astronauts
The three astronauts were part of the Shenzhou-14 spaceship,
Tiangong space station will be the only space station still up and running in the universe one day
7 . The Health Benefits of Music
Music can have a big impact on your mental health.
It improves the cardiovascular (心血管的) health. Good music may just help your heart to be healthier.
It boosts your immune system. With cold and flu season on the horizon, you may want to make sure you’ve got all your favorite songs downloaded.
It helps you sleep better.
It’s safe to say the next time you need a little pick-me-up, turning on your favorite tune is the smartest option—and the healthiest, too!
A.It enhances your performance. |
B.It might help improve your creativity. |
C.Over 30% of Americans suffer from poor sleep. |
D.There has been a link found between heart health and classical music. |
E.It can make you relaxed, increase your focus and help you deal with stress. |
F.Some studies have found that music can change how people look at their lives. |
G.Studies have found that listening to music helps to prevent infection and illness. |
8 . Each year, as many as one billion birds are killed in the US from collisions (相撞) with glass windows and buildings every year. Birds that crashed into Philadelphia buildings began to be collected in the 1890s. Nearly 100 species of birds are known to have died out from crashes with buildings and other structures in Philadelphia. Many other species are probably affected in the city.
Called Lights Out Philly, the voluntary program in Philadelphia encourages buildings to turn out or dim unnecessary external and internal lights between midnight and six o’clock early in the morning to protect birds as they pass through during migration seasons.
Bird migration seasons are from April l to May 31 in spring and from August 15 to November 15 in fall. Each year, millions of birds pass through Philadelphia along a migration route known as the Atlantic Flyway. Bird-glass crashes are very common for migrating birds, most of which travel at night. Glass is difficult for them to recognize as hard surfaces, and artificial light can fool them into crashing with buildings and outdoor structures. Turning off lights between midnight and sunrise helps minimize the effect of artificial light when most birds are migrating.
On Oct. 2, 2020, a stormy and foggy day, Philadelphia had its largest mass collision event in more than 70 years with an estimated 1,000 birds crashing with buildings in one 3.5-square block area in just one day. Paired with a terrible storm of weather and fog conditions, the bright city and building lights attracted and confused the migrating birds, causing them to crash with buildings and outdoor structures.
Even if you don’t play a part in managing the lights of a big building, you can help birds avoid crashes by making the glass opaque to reduce the amount and intensity of artificial light at night, changing the color of lighting to blue or green, shortening the duration lights are on, directing the lighting downward or screening lighting.
1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.The rich biological diversity in Philadelphia. |
B.Great efforts to protect migrating birds in Philadelphia. |
C.The present and the past of the bird conservation in America. |
D.The serious consequence of bird-glass crashes in Philadelphia. |
A.Bad weather conditions. | B.Traveling in the day. |
C.The mistaken route. | D.Too many buildings. |
A.Light-reflecting. | B.Delicate. | C.Lightproof. | D.Clean. |
A.It Is Difficult to Save the Migrating Birds |
B.Philadelphia Turns out Lights to Save Migrating Birds |
C.External and Internal Lights Affect the Bird Migration |
D.Lights Out Philly Program Helps Save Endangered Birds |
9 . Doctors and nutritionists have been telling that one should not eat right before going to bed. However, one should also not eat late at night, according to a recent study. It has been said that when we eat late at night, we’re going against our body’s rhythm.
According to the researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, eating late at night increases the risk of obesity and weight gain. The analysis of the study revealed that the time when a person eats their last meal impacts the calories burned, appetite and how the body stores fat.
To conduct their study, a total of 16 participants with the body mass index (BMI) that is of the obese range or considered overweight were studied. Every one was given the same meals and they were divided into two groups: The first group was required to eat their meals early in the day and the other with each meal 250 minutes late.
The team of researchers found that eating late had a significant impact on the regulation of hunger hormones. The level of leptin (瘦蛋白) inhibits the human appetite. It was reduced across the period of 24 hours due to late eating. It was observed that eating late doubled the chance of being hungry. When participants ate later, they burned calories at a much slower rate.
In a press release the first author Nina Vujovic said, “In this study, we asked a simple question, ‘Does the time that we eat matter when everything else is kept consistent?’ and we found that eating four hours later makes a major difference to the hunger levels, the way calories burn after we eat, and the way our body stores fat.”
This study adds to a growing body of evidence showing just how important meal timing can be when it comes to body weight. Based on what this and other studies have shown, people who are watching their weight may want to get rid of the late night snacks and eat most of their meals earlier in the day.
1. What’s the difference between the two groups in paragraph 3?A.The variety of the diet. | B.The fat content in their meals. |
C.The calories in their meals. | D.Their eating schedules. |
A.Avoid eating late at night. |
B.Keep a moderate sense of hunger. |
C.Abandon consuming food low in fat. |
D.Make sure to have supper at a set time. |
A.The human appetite. | B.The leptin level. |
C.The body mass index. | D.The chance of being hungry. |
A.A health magazine. | B.A biology textbook. |
C.A travel brochure. | D.A biography. |
10 . FIFA Ticketing Centres
The Last-Minute over the counter sales in Doha, Qatar starts on 18 October 2022 at the FIFA Main Ticketing Centre (MTC), and from 30 October at the Ticketing Centre(TCX). Both ticketing centres will be open until the final match day of the competition on 18 December 2022.
The exact location of the FIFA Main Ticketing Centre (Doha Exhibition &. Convention Center—DECC) can be found here and the exact location of the Ticketing Centre (Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena) can be found here.
Please find below the opening hours of the FIFA Main Ticketing Centre;
Dates/Opening hours (Doha time)
18.10.2022- 17.12.2022/Sat-Thu:10:00-22:00; Fri:14:00-22:00
18.12.2022/10:00-18:00
Please find below the opening hours of the Ticketing Centre:
Dates/Opening hours (Doha time)
30.10.2022- 17.12.2022/Sat-Thu:10:00-22:00; Fri:14:00-22:00
18.12.2022/10:00-18:00
In addition to ticket sales, you may visit the FIFA Main Ticketing Centre and Ticketing
Centre for customer service enquiries and mobile ticket supports.
Please note that it is not possible to purchase tickets in the Ticketing Service Point (TSP) located in Hamad International Airport as this facility is dedicated for customers arriving in Qatar and needing information about ticketing or support on how to download the FIFA Ticketing Application and their respective tickets.
All tickets purchased over the counter at the FIFA Main Ticketing Centre as of 18 October or at the Ticketing Centre from 30 October during the Last-Minute sales phase will be delivered as paper tickets, in-person directly after completing the ticket application process and paying for tickets.
Please treat your tickets with care and keep them safe at all times as duplicate (复制) tickets will not be issued.
1. When does FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 end?A.On 18 October 2022. | B.On 30 October 2022. |
C.On 18 December 2022. | D.On 30 December 2022. |
A.MTC. | B.TSP. | C.TCX. | D.DECC. |
A.By mail. | B.By contacting agents. |
C.By downloading digital tickets. | D.By picking up in person. |