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at a ceremony in London.As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didn39。 When the 61yearold first travelled to the east African island in the 1970s, he was told to close down a project to save the Mauritius kestrel. At the time there were just four left in the wild, making it the rarest bird on Earth. However, he stayed, using the techniques of captive breeding (人工繁殖), which involved snatching eggs from the birds39。根據(jù)最后一段中的“For me, adventure travel is a risk worth taking. Travel broadens my world and keeps me connected to nature. What39。d have to take dangerously high levels of blood thinner (血液稀釋劑) for the rest of my life and any travel would be risky.”我的醫(yī)生告訴我,為了防止再次中風(fēng),我的余生都必須服用高劑量的危險血液稀釋劑,任何旅行都是有風(fēng)險的。 (1)考查詞義猜測。Why I still travel to the wildShe recovered her courage through it.C.D. In the years since then, I39。 My return to travel after my stroke came in baby steps. The first real test of my travel courage came nine months after my stroke when I joined my husband, Jack, on a business trip to China. After we39。3.閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。根據(jù)第五段中的“Bobbitt39。他們原本期望幫助他募集一萬美元,意想不到的是,五天內(nèi)募集到的捐款就超過了三十萬美元。Bobbitt became worldfamous overnightC.s story ran in a local paper. By November 15,more than 10,000 local people had made donations through the GoFundMe page and more than $300,000 had been raised. s life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you bee an architect of positive change.”可知,作者在提醒我們注意善意的力量,一次小善舉也可能改變一個人的一生,平時以善意待人,會讓人們成為積極改變的締造者。面對如此多的憤怒,我有機會實踐仁慈,這讓我覺得我的生活有一個更大的目標。no39。 When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt pletely alone in my small town.After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a fulltime author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day. to bullies bravely. positive changes in their lives. others with kindness in daily life. to care more about others39。因此推斷參加志愿活動給“我”提供了表達善意的機會,讓“我”感覺到生活有更大的意義。故選C。 After that unexpected meeting, McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D39。C.the GoFundMe page collected over $400,000 for BobbittD. (1)考查詞義猜測。s story ran in a local paper.”可知,McClure是在十一月十號建立募捐網(wǎng)頁的,他們原本期望幫助Bobbitt募集一萬美元,他的故事還上了當(dāng)?shù)氐膱蠹垼刂潦辉率逄?,一萬多名當(dāng)?shù)厝送ㄟ^該網(wǎng)頁進行了捐款,募集到的捐款超過了三十萬美元。 I never know how to answer. My travel decisions assumed a new gravity nine years ago after I suffered a stroke. To prevent another stroke, my doctors told me, I39。d toured the remains of a Tang dynasty temple on a high mountain, Jack wanted to ride down on a toboggan (長雪橇).ve traveled about twentyfive percent of the time. Through it all, my lucks held out—no deadly falls, no car accidents or serious infections. For me, adventure travel is a risk worth taking. Travel broadens my world and keeps me connected to nature. What39。Famous.(2)What did the doctors advise the author to do? A.She liked the beautiful scenery in China.D.根據(jù)第一段中的“the jungles of Thailand or Borneo, for example, where the water is often unsafe and the food risky。”可知,醫(yī)生建議作者遠離旅行。s more, saying yes to travel keeps me connected to myself.”對我來說,冒險旅行是值得冒險的。 nests and hatching(孵化)them under incubators, prompting the mothers to lay another set of eggs in the wild.t enjoy the stress and the tension of the criticism I received, reflecting on the start of his career, he said the Maurutius kestrel project had been seen as a dead loss at the time. In the 1970s there was fierce opposition to the captive breeding techniques, with critics arguing that they were too risky and took the emphasis off breeding in the wild.an endangered birdTaking eggs from the nests has worked well.B.was promoted officially (2)考查推理判斷。5.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. s reputation as a master candy maker.18941904The Hershey Chocolate Company now makes more money from Hershey39。根據(jù)第二段中的“In 1893, Milton attended the Chicago International Exposition, where he saw a display of German chocolatemaking implements.”可知,在1893年,Milton參加了芝加哥國際博覽會,在這個博覽會上,他看到了一套制作巧克力的設(shè)備,故可以推出,國際博覽會上有不同國家的產(chǎn)品展示,故選C。 (4)考查主旨大意。 If you feel sick or unfortable, you might seek out a doctor. But what to do if you don39。 Suddenly I was back in graduate school. Should I talk about the French philosopher Rene Descartes to prove our existence, with the phrase I think, therefore I am? Or, mention English philosopher G. E. Moore and his famous here is one hand, here is the other, to prove the existence of the external world? But then the answer came to me. I remembered that the most important part of philosophy was feeding our sense of wonder. Close your eyes, I said. She did. Well, did you disappear? She smiled and shook her head, then opened her eyes. Congratulations, you39。To offer advice on life puzzles.D.By referring to others39。根據(jù)第二段中的“I answered strangers39。根據(jù)第四段中的“‘Close your eyes,’ I said. She did. ‘Well, did you disappear?’She smiled and shook her head, then opened her eyes. ‘Congratulations, you39。7.閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中選出最佳選項。s blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rhnegative blood, which contains Rhpositive antibodies. His blood has been used to create antiD in Australia since 1967. I39。s retirement from giving blood doesn39。 (1)考查推理判斷。 (2)考查推理判斷。 (3)考查推理判斷。通讀全文可知,短文敘述了一位澳大利亞男子在他14歲時,因為他的病,急需血液,別人幫他輸血救了他的生命,他決定一旦年滿18歲,就開始盡可能定期獻血。 At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovat