James Bradley had developed a strong passion for skiing. On a freezing cold Sunday in 2019, James, then a 16-year-old boy, headed to Aspen Mountain with his father to go skiing. They took a cable car to the top of the mountain and conquered the most challenging part of the long trail. Afterwards, they decided to follow different trails to go down the mountain respectively. That was when everything started to veer off course.
In the late afternoon, after finishing the final run through the side trial, his father arrived at the parking lot. Anxiously, he had waited here for his son for several hours. However, James never showed up.
It turned out that a fierce snowstorm had swept into the area as James was on his way down. Unable to see far and clearly, he turned off the path by accident and got lost. The dreadful snowstorm coupled with strong winds gained strength and enveloped everything, blocking his way back to the ski trails.
Before long, James slid down the mountain slope on his skis and stopped at the bottom of the mountain in the valley. Thanks to the thick snow, James didn’t get hurt and the winds weren’t as strong in the valley as they were up on the mountain. Looking around, he saw nothing but the branches of trees and the pure white snow. James had no idea where he was. Worse still, the sun began to sink and he was getting colder by the minute. Most worrisome of all was that he didn’t have any food or water with him, let alone his mobile phone or other supplies.
Standing alone in the wild and holding his large skis, cold and thirst, he couldn’t help thinking about the survival show Man vs. Wild that he used to watch. In the show, Bear Grylls was abandoned in a wild area like this and had to help himself out by using all sorts of survival skills. Yes! It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.
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Without hesitation, James took action immediately.
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Dominik, a 34-year-old Polish man, founded his own international logistics (物流) company Hao Duo Huo — meaning “lots of goods” in Chinese — in Wuhan, Hubei province.
“The first time I came to China was in 1997,” said Dominik. “Seeing the abundant opportunities in China, I decided to have my university education here.”
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In April 2021, he
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3 . The city of Marquette in Michigan is closing a section of a road to vehicular traffic every night to protect migrating salamanders (蝾螈). From 8 p. m. to 8 a. m. daily until April 15 or until the migration is completed, a section of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park will be closed, the city announced.
“Protecting the blue-spotted salamanders’ migration is vital, as they are an indicator species, informing us about the health of our environment,” said Kathleen Henry, Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) special projects coordinator (协调员) and education specialist. The salamanders spend the cold winter under-ground. Then every spring, they make their way to the water where they lay eggs.
It was in 2018 that Eli Bieri, a former Northern Michigan University student, noticed vehicles were killing hundreds of these migrating salamanders. “We would see thousands and thousands of salamanders crossing the street in just one night,” Bieri told the Detroit Free Press. “It was really amazing — until we see cars pass by and squish salamanders. That really troubled me — it kept me awake at night.” He enlisted the help of the SWP, who reached out to Marquette city officials. Last spring they got the relevant stretch of road within the park temporary closed to evening and overnight vehicular traffic.
In 2019, before the closure, they found 429 salamander carcasses (尸体) in the road. Last year, they counted only 3 carcasses. With that success demonstrated, city officials are doing the same this year. “The goal is to apply our science to wildlife management,” Bieri said. “To be able to see in-person the science applied to successful management practices was very satisfying.”
1. What’s the significance of protecting the salamanders?A.Salamanders can offer great financial benefits to the governments. |
B.Protecting salamanders can greatly reduce traffic accidents at night. |
C.Salamanders are a great sign for our environment’s conditions. |
D.Salamanders are main food for other living creatures near the sea. |
A.Avoid. | B.Kill. | C.Feed. | D.Ignore. |
A.Successful. | B.Concerning. | C.Insufficient. | D.Ridiculous. |
A.What Salamanders Mean to Us |
B.A Proper Way to Protect Our Earth |
C.Ways to Protect Salamanders |
D.A 12-Hour Closure for Wildlife |
4 . A Missouri woman is following in her father’s footsteps — training to be a heart surgeon — and recently, she and her father got the chance to perform surgery together.
Dr. Sophia Roberts, 30, is a general surgery resident physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Her dad, Dr. Harold Roberts Jr., 66, has been practicing medicine for the last 32 years. In May, Roberts and his daughter teamed up for an aortic valve (主动脉瓣) replacement.
“I told Sophia that I had this case coming and she went out and read about it. And she’d never seen it, much less assisted on it,” Harold Roberts recalled.
Even though the case was new to her, Sophia Roberts jumped at the chance. She had wanted to spend a month learning and operating with her surgeon father back in 2020, but their plans fell through for all kinds of reasons. So this was the shot she’d been waiting for.
When the day came, Harold Roberts was pleased to have his eldest child by his side and said it was a “really nice thing” to work together with her. The elder Roberts said his daughter helped open the patient’s chest and “she did a great job.” “It was really very smooth. I wouldn’t have done the case any better if I had another heart surgeon assisting me” he said.
Sophia Roberts, who served as her dad’s first assistant, said it was a memorable experience but also said once the surgery got underway, she was in the zone.
“It’s very special that I was operating with him, but quite frankly, I could have been operating with anyone — like all of a sudden, you’re just focused on that patient and making the operation go smoothly,” she said.
Harold and Sophia Roberts reported their patient has done great since the surgery and was even excited the father-daughter team would be taking care of her.
1. What can we know from paragraph 2?A.Sophia is a freshman at a medical school. |
B.Harold Roberts is an experienced physician. |
C.Sophia is the physician for her father’s operation. |
D.Harold Roberts is teaching Sophia to be a doctor. |
A.Full of expectation. | B.Slightly concerned. |
C.A bit disappointed. | D.Much too anxious. |
A.Why his father performed differently from other physicians. |
B.How she could put her theory into practice in the operation. |
C.How they could perform the operation most successfully. |
D.What caused the patient to suffer from such a heart illness. |
A.Proud. | B.Annoyed. | C.Ashamed. | D.Envious. |
要点:1.劝他戒掉这个恶习;
2.沉溺的危害;
3.对他的学生生活提出建议。
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6 . It can be difficult to start a hobby. You may have come across one that requires you to buy costly equipment.
Begin a collection.
Many different collections can be started with little or no cost.
Start an art or craft(工艺)project.
Listen to music.
YouTube contains a large quantity of music you can listen to for free. In addition, you can discover music you like by using online radio stations or services.
A.Study something new |
B.Create a hobby class by yourself. |
C.One way to do this is to go outside. |
D.Many arts and crafts can be started with few materials |
E.The truth is that many hobbies can be started without much money |
F.By enjoying new music online, you can turn music into a relaxing hobby |
G.It means that the more money you spend, the better hobbies you can develop. |
“Green” is the keyword for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Last year, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Winter Olympics Games
Zhangjiakou, a co-hosting city for the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics, is making
Considering the international standards for sustainability, all venues
Apart from making sustainable use of the Olympic venues, renewable energy is also playing an essential role
8 . I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo, Paris for 11 years. Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been born here. Globally, a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood, so I decided to give them round-the-clock care at home.
I've got two children—the younger one, Kynan, was extremely happy about the tigers arriving - but all of us really looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow. I wasn't worried about bringing them into my home with my wife and kids. These were cubs. They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so small that there was absolutely no risk.
As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house during the day, but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd get up to mischief. We'd come down in the morning to find they'd turned the room upside down, and left it looking like a zoo.
Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them. There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired. I was grateful that my family was there to help. We had to have a bit of a production line going, making up “tiger milk”, washing baby bottles, and cleaning the floors.
When Spot and Stripe were four months old, they were learning how to open doors and jump fences, and we knew it really was time for them to go. It was hard for us to finally part with them. For the first few days, Kynan was always a bit disappointed that the cubs weren't there.
I'm not sad about it. I'm hands-on with them every day at the zoo, and I do look back very fondly on the time that we had them.
1. Why did the author bring the tiger cubs home?A.To ensure their survival. | B.To observe their differences. |
C.To teach them life skills. | D.To let them play with his kids. |
A.Behave badly. | B.Lose their way. | C.Sleep soundly. | D.Miss their mom. |
A.Boring. | B.Tiring. | C.Costly. | D.Risky. |
A.They frightened the children. | B.They became difficult to contain. |
C.They annoyed the neighbours. | D.They started fighting each other. |
9 . As a 2019 freshman, Pubu Droma, an eighteen-year-old girl, became the striker and captain of a man’s football team at Nankai University. The Tibetan
However, Pubu Droma’s
“Football is a team game
Pubu Droma determined to establish a unique girls’ team for female football lovers at her college, which began
When they prepared the project for the official team, Pubu Droma
She
A.had | B.got | C.gained | D.developed |
A.application | B.entry | C.attendance | D.appearance |
A.secretly | B.constantly | C.initially | D.absolutely |
A.chance | B.result | C.proposal | D.conclusion |
A.deserved | B.arranged | C.accepted | D.received |
A.formal | B.female | C.Tibetan | D.controversial |
A.apologized to | B.competed with | C.won over | D.fought against |
A.barriers | B.rules | C.customs | D.balances |
A.at the cost of | B.on account of | C.apart from | D.regardless of |
A.right | B.existence | C.honor | D.reward |
A.promising | B.swearing | C.pretending | D.noting |
A.dream | B.life | C.plan | D.action |
A.see | B.search | C.seek | D.hide |
A.imagined | B.conducted | C.changed | D.desired |
A.selected | B.offered | C.raised | D.explained |
A.comfort | B.discover | C.update | D.gather |
A.professional | B.international | C.scientific | D.traditional |
A.recorded | B.summarized | C.clarified | D.praised |
A.safe | B.legal | C.typical | D.new |
A.anyway | B.otherwise | C.together | D.forever |
10 . How do we rid ourselves of the negative (消极的) thoughts and return to a place of peace and acceptance? Read on for some expert-guided tips.
First, don’t suppress (抑制) the negative thought. “Research shows that it’s important not to suppress negative thoughts as this only makes it worse.
Don’t forget to breathe. “Close your eyes and breathe in for a count of four; then breathe out slowly to the count of four. When worries and stress begin to rise, be kind to yourself.
Try a positive message mantra (咒语). When negative thoughts get a hold on you, Manly recommends focusing on a positive message or mantra that feels strong and calming for you. “For example, your mantra might be, ‘All will be well.
A.Things will work out. |
B.Think of a peaceful image instead. |
C.Don’t believe everything you think. |
D.And then pause to relax and breathe. |
E.Is there any evidence to support this? |
F.Can you trace back to where this all started? |
G.Instead, notice the negative thought and then let it float away. |