1 . Mack Rutherford,born on June 21, 2005, has become the youngest person to fly around the world alone in a small plane after taking off on March 23, 2022. Five months later, he touched down in the Bulgaria (保加利亚),where his journey began, according to Rutherford’s website. He turned 17 years old during the trip.

Rutherford’s route extended 52 countries on a specially prepared plane, according to his website. His journey was tracked on his website, which showed he set off for the Mediterranean (地中海) then through the Sahara, onwards through the Middle East and then East Asia. He broke two world records, previously held by his older sister Zara Rutherford, as the youngest person to fly around the world alone and also the youngest person to do so in such a small plane. He entered his last leg through the United States, Canada and Mexico before flying back through Europe.

The teenager was just 15 years old when he received his first pilot’s license (许可证), becoming the youngest pilot in the world. “Having flown hundreds of hours with my dad, who is a professional pilot, I have known for certain I wanted to fly. I think there’s something I can actually try to struggle for and achieve,” he said. “I also want to use the opportunity to meet young people on my route who do amazing things or make a difference to their communities or even to the world,” he wrote before flying off.

There were several “hairy” moments during his journey, he said, but he never gave up. His journey even took him to a deserted island in the North Pacific after strong head winds forced him to land during a flight from Japan to the United States. “I was forced to face it on my own — but that was definitely an amazing experience,” he said.

1. What do we know about Mack Rutherford?

A．He started his journey at the age of 16.

B．He was forced to fly around the world.

C．He visited every country of five continents.

D．He is the first to fly around the world alone.

2. What do the underlined words “last leg” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Losing control.	B．The final period of his trip.
C．Injuring his leg.	D．A dangerous situation.

3. Which can best describe Mack Rutherford?

A．Intelligent and warm-hearted.	B．Generous and hardworking.
C．Determined and humorous.	D．Ambitious and adventurous.

4. What is the text?

A．A survey report.	B．A travel guideline.
C．A news report.	D．A book review.

2 . Apart from London’s centre, there are plenty of great attractions and places of interest on the suburbs of the city. Here are some of them.

Hounslow Urban Farm

Built over twenty years ago, the farm is a great place to take young children to get close to the animals. Cows, pigs, sheep and rabbits are among the residents on the farm, which is open throughout the week. There are fun activities every day, such as hunting, and horse riding. What we may not know is that the animals here can be adopted (领养).

Twickenham Stadium

This is the ground where the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final was played. Built in 1908, Twickenham Stadium is also the place for England to test its international team and the Six Nations. On non-match days,many people visit Twickenham Stadium to explore the World Rugby Museum inside. As well as being used for sporting events,many singers have held concerts here.

Legoland Windsor

Built in 1996 as a family theme park, the park is themed around the popular Lego (乐高) toy system. The park holds tiny views of famous British landmarks, including Big Ben, the London Eye, the Guildhall and the River Thames, all built with Lego blocks, making it Britain’s one of the most popular theme parks. Given the pricey admission, this is typically a good choice for those who are financially prepared.

Ham House

Ham House, an amazing ancient building, is a Grade I listed building which lies just to the south of Richmond beside the River Thames. Completed in 1610, it is surrounded by several parks and gardens, which can be explored by members of the public. The house contains plenty of period masterpieces, including furniture and artworks.

1. What can visitors do on Hounslow Urban Farm?

A．Apply for raising animals.	B．Watch some rare wildlife.
C．Join in some sports events.	D．Appreciate classic artworks.

2. What is the feature of Legoland Windsor?

A．It doesn’t open until weekends.	B．Its ticket may be a bit expensive.
C．Its visitors are mostly sports lovers.	D．It is near famous British landmarks.

3. Which is most likely to attract a historian?

A．Hounslow Urban Farm.	B．Twickenham Stadium.
C．Legoland Windsor.	D．Ham House.

3 . When the TV station reported a coming cold storm in southeast Idaho, farmers immediately took_________. Most of the farmers had to work 16-18 hours a day to get their potatoes, before the cold air fell deep into the soil. Snow was_________hard and fast. However, one farmer in Hamer, Idaho, about 32 miles north of Idaho Falls, was_________to gather all of his crop in time.

Realizing his_________, his neighbors, working unitedly with their fellow farmers, sent their workers to_________his crop. With trucks loaded with equipment, _________workers and farmers didn’t think twice about reaching out to a farmer_________.

Dozens of members of the_________also joined in the help. They all showed up just in time as temperatures hit 2_________ overnight. Jason Larson, a farmer who lived nearby, sent 25 workers to__________in the emergency operations. With the crisis averted (避免), it is__________that the community worked hand in hand to save several hundred thousand dollars__________of potatoes.

Larson witnessed (见证) all this and said, “It was just kind of neat to see everyone help. It was pretty__________to help someone in need. What people do is that they help their neigh-bor. There__________wasn’t a second thought about it. This kind of thing__________every day.”

1.

A．action

B．effect

C．part

D．charge

2.

A．rising

B．rushing

C．quitting

D．falling

3.

A．lucky

B．unable

C．easy

D．slow

4.

A．fortune

B．mind

C．trouble

D．question

5.

A．buy

B．plant

C．sell

D．save

6.

A．overtired

B．terrified

C．confident

D．satisfied

7.

A．on end

B．in need

C．at times

D．at all

8.

A．community

B．company

C．station

D．school

9.

A．points

B．areas

C．degrees

D．squares

10.

A．escape

B．focus

C．watch

D．assist

11.

A．promised

B．said

C．proved

D．admitted

12.

A．size

B．quantity

C．worth

D．quality

13.

A．cool

B．hard

C．clever

D．shy

14.

A．only

B．mostly

C．mildly

D．really

15.

A．goes off

B．goes on

C．passes away

D．fades away

4 . Four ways to be admired

Gaining admiration requires honesty, hard work, perseverance and some other qualities.    1    

Lead, don’t follow.

People who are admired are unafraid to do something new or different.    2    You can be a leader even among those who have greater official authority than you by convincing others to follow a certain course or act in a certain way. Leadership requires more than speaking and acting in an inspirational and influential way. You must also be willing to take responsibility when something needs doing.

    3    

It means you will stand by the things you believe. Admirable individuals try to keep their personal integrity (诚信) by staying true to who they are even when it is unpopular or questioned. However, standing by your principles (原则) and acting with integrity doesn’t mean that you are unwilling to accept or consider other ideas.

Take a positive attitude.

A positive attitude doesn’t mean pretending that everything is great all the time. That is unrealistic.    4    Try to be positive about some negative situations, and maybe things will get better.

Work hard.

Whether you’re working for minimum wage or managing a large company, you should always take pride in your work. Doing so will show that you are capable of doing your part. Go above and beyond in your workplace by giving your all on the job. If you make pizzas, make the best pizza you can every time.    5    Take pride in your work and doing it will be a pleasure, not a hard job. Keep your office or workspace clean and well-organized.

A．Stick to your principles.

B．Show personal integrity.

C．If you clean the floors, make it perfectly.

D．No matter who you are, earning admiration requires many skills.

E．Being a leader doesn’t necessarily mean you are in a higher position.

F．It is important to push people in the workplace to make them feel relaxed.

G．Instead, recognize when things are bad but look for the good in every situation.

5 . If you’re a shy person, meeting people and making new friends might be hard for you. The good news is that there are tons of tips, strategies (策略), and skills that can make it easier to make friends as a shy person.

Greet people warmly. If you can make others feel more comfortable when they approach you, you won’t have to do so much to start conversations or make plans.    1    This is especially important if you have trouble starting conversations.

    2    It’s almost impossible to make new friends if you never leave home, so spending more time in public is an important step toward making new friends. The more time you spend in public, the more likely you are to meet people.

Choose low-key venues (地点).    3    This is why it can help to be strategic about the places you go; choose events and venues that are more low-key. For example, it’s often easier for shy people to start conversations in coffee shops.

Use friend apps to find like-minded people.     4    The key to being successful is to show “real” you. For example, listing some of your hobbies, personality traits (特点), or interests can help you connect to like-minded people.

Try to listen and focus on the other person.    5    If this is true for you, it can help to focus more on the other person than yourself by trying to get to know them better. Do this by asking more open-ended questions and working to become a better listener.

A．Don’t judge too fast.

B．Go out in public more to meet new people.

C．More people are using these apps to connect with people.

D．A lot of shy people struggle more with talking than listening.

E．Instead, other people will begin coming to you, taking some pressure off.

F．Try to reconnect with old friends you may have lost contact with for a long time.

G．People who are shy often feel uncomfortable when they’re in large or noisy places.

6 . Here are some pet-friendly universities in the UK and US.

University of Illinois

Students are allowed up to two pets in each apartment, as well as a fish tank of no more than 50 gallons.

To keep a pet, you will need to get approval from the Family & Graduate housing department at the University of Illinois. You will have to provide proof that your pet is up to date with its vaccinations(疫苗), and pay a monthly US$30 pet fee, which is non-refundable(不可退款的).

Your pet can’t be left for extended periods of time, and if there’s evidence that you’ve left it alone due to vacation or illness, the university may remove it.

Harvard University

With as many as 12 pet-friendly apartments, Harvard is a very pet-friendly university. It allows students to have fish in a tank of no more than 50 gallons, except for Harvard’s Cronkhite Graduate Center.

In Harvard’s pet-friendly apartments, you’re allowed: one cat or one dog, which can’t be over 40 pounds when fully grown. At most, two pet birds.

University of British Columbia Students can take advantage of the university’s B. A. R. K program, which uses the calming power of therapy dogs to help them.

B. A. R. K started at the University of British Columbia, after an assistant professor called Dr. John-Tyler Binfet noticed that he couldn’t walk across campus without students running over to play with his dog, Frances. The students told him they were homesick and missed their pets, which encouraged Binfet to establish B. A. R. K as a way of fighting their loneliness.

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is famous for its resident pets, who happily wander around college grounds. Many Oxford colleges have their own tortoise and take part in the annual Corpus Christi tortoise race.

Although you are not allowed to keep your own pet as a student, several Oxford colleges hold dog petting and walking therapy sessions.

1. What is one of the rules for keeping pets at the University of Illinois?

A．Pet keepers should pay a monthly US$ 30 pet fee which will be returned.

B．Pets can’t be left alone in the apartments due to vacation or illness.

C．Students have to keep fish in a fish tank of no more than 20 gallons.

D．The cat or dog can’t be over 40 pounds when fully grown.

2. Why did Dr. John-Tyler Binfet start B. A. R. K?

A．To help students to fight against homesickness.

B．To do research on dogs and train them to be pets.

C．To help more professors to do exercise on campus.

D．To give assistance to the pet dogs by offering them foods.

3. Which university doesn’t allow students to keep pets?

A．Harvard University.

B．University of Oxford.

C．University of Illinois.

D．University of British Columbia.

7 . We have lost touch with the travelers; they________ lost in the deep forest.

A．should have got

B．can’t have got

C．will have got

D．must have got

8 . Yesterday morning, I was waiting for Tom at the school gate. He didn’t ________ until quite late.

A．work out

B．turn up

C．slow down

D．play safe

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Known as boba, bubble tea (珍珠奶茶)has taken the world by storm, with its chains springing up like mushrooms around the world.     1     you’ve been living under a rock, it’s easy to notice this Chinese long-standing cultural food phenomenon.

It’s     2     (inspire) to see how this tea preparation has become a full-blown sensation in its land of origin as well as abroad. But     3    on earth came up with the idea of putting chewy tapioca balls in tea?

Bubble tea is said     4     (originate) in the city of Taichung. Liu Hanchie of Chun Shui Tang Teahouse, who claims to be the     5     (create), declares that in     6    early eighties, he experimented with cold milk tea       7     adding fruit, syrup, candied yams and tapioca bubbles.

A decade later, the     8     (addictive) tasty drink reached most parts of East and Southeast Asia with bubble tea shops     9     (pop) up in every mall and street corner. Since then, it     10     (spread) across the globe, including the US, Australia, Europe and South Africa.

10 . Firefighter Warfield, a mother of two kids, is wired to help others. So when the pregnant 30-year-old was a passenger involved in a multi-car collision, she brushed aside her unborn baby to save a person _______ in their vehicle.

Warfield explained that she initially got out of her car to help to direct _______. But then she saw a car was overturned. “I started to climb in there, but then I was like, ‘What am I doing? I’m nine months pregnant.’”, Warfield _______. “I ended up holding onto the _______ to keep her in place because I wasn’t sure of her _______.”

Shortly after ambulance arrived to _______, Warfield decided to go to hospital to get herself checked out. The _______, unbeknownst to Warfield, had knocked the baby into a sideways position. “I don’t know how I can stay _______ because the pain was so bad.” Warfield said, when asked how she was able to get down on the ground and help.

Warfield _______ a healthy little girl named Charlotte, less than 24 hours after the crash.

Charlotte ________ siblings Ellie and Jameson

“We take pride in our ________ fire personnel and congratulate Warfield and her family and appreciate her service,” Fire Chief Rund wrote. The Fire and Rescue Department praised the “selfless” mother on its Facebook page. “________ any chance she could be injured, Megan immediately exited her vehicle and began providing care to a person in the overturned car,” the ________ reads in part. “After all patients were evaluated, Megan agreed to an evaluation herself.”

The department ________ Warfield as a “true public servant.” Warfield said she had been doing administrative work during her pregnancy and missed her old duties. “I’ve been desiring to get back out,” she admitted. “It’s what I was ________ to do.”

1.

A．trapped

B．closed

C．fixed

D．slept

2.

A．fire

B．traffic

C．cars

D．drivers

3.

A．screamed

B．sighed

C．recalled

D．whispered

4.

A．murderer

B．suspect

C．witness

D．victim

5.

A．injuries

B．identity

C．vehicle

D．baby

6.

A．turn up

B．take over

C．bring in

D．put away

7.

A．ambulance

B．accident

C．arrangement

D．campaign

8.

A．calm

B．quiet

C．mild

D．alert

9.

A．celebrated

B．admired

C．congratulated

D．welcomed

10.

A．hated

B．appreciated

C．joined

D．recognized

11.

A．imaginative

B．dedicated

C．injured

D．graceful

12.

A．Ignoring

B．Removing

C．Tracking

D．Seizing

13.

A．driver

B．sight

C．mother

D．post

14.

A．treated

B．regarded

C．described

D．compared

15.

A．arranged

B．meant

C．packed

D．requested