河北省部分市2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試題匯編閱讀理解

河北省部分市

2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試題分類(lèi)匯編

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河北省保定市2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期1月期末英語(yǔ)試題

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題分，滿(mǎn)分分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Indiaisacountrywhichhasplentyofresorts（旅游月生地）thatarepopularwithdifferentkinds

oftravelers.Ifyou,replanningtovisitthecountry,thesearetheplacesthatmayinterestyou.

Delhi

Delhiisagoodplaceforhistorylovers,andthereareplentyofattractionsheretokeeptourists

ofallinterestsentertained.It,softenthefirstcitythatmanytouristsvisitonatriparoundIndia.

TherearemanyresortsincludingIndiaGate,theLotusTemple,QutubMinar,andHumayun,s

Tomb.

Agra

AgraismostwellknownfortheTajMahal,whichdrawsalargenumberoftouriststothecity.

Builtinthe1600s,theTajMahalisstillstandingstrongtodayandisadmiredbytouristsasan

importantpartofIndia,sheritage（遺產(chǎn)）.

Kashmir

KashmirisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinIndia.Withflowergardens,amazingwater-falls,

andsnow-toppedpeaks,it,sasimplyunforgettableplacethattouristswanttoreturntotimeandtime

again.Kashmirisespeciallypopularwithhoneymoonersand?oved-upcouples,becausealotof

romantictripsareonsaleinKashmir.

Goa

ThoughGoaissmallinsize,it,soneofthetopresortsforyoungtouristsandthosewholove

takingbeachvacations.Thegoldensandsandcoconutpalmtreesarethecharm（吸弓∣力）here,and

thesunrisesandsunsetsaresogorgeousthatyou,llneverforgetthem.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutDelhifromthetext?

A.Itisattractivetohistorylovers.

B.ItisknownfortheTajMahal.

C.ItisthehighestcityinIndia.

D.ItisthecoolestcityinIndia.

22.WhatisthespecialpartofKashmir?

A.Itisthesmallestplace.

B.ItisthecapitalcityofIndia.

C.Itdrivesyoungpeoplecrazy.

DItoffersmanytoursattractingcouples.

23.Whereshallweheadifwewanttospendsomedaysattheseaside?

A.Delhi.B.Agra.C.Kashmir.D.Goa.

B

MarieLantelme!Thenamestruckmefromsomewhereinthebackofmymind.MissLantelme,

asIcalledherinmyyouth,workedasalibrarianattheEastMeadowPublicLibrarywhenIwasa

pre-teengirl.

Ononeoccasion,insearchofabooktoread,Iwalkedslowlyovertothedesktakenupbya

librarian—MissLantelme.Serious,polite,andspeakingwiththevoiceofaPrOfeSSiOnal（專(zhuān)業(yè)的）

librarian,sheaskedwhatkindofbookIlikedtoread.Ithoughtaboutitforafewsecondsand

replied,“MySterieS（懸疑小說(shuō)）.“WhenIfirstlearnedtoread,mygrandfathergavemeabookcalled

TheSmugglersofSandyBay.ItwaswrittenbyRuthHolbergandstilltakesaplaceinmybook

collection.Isometimesholditinmyhandtoreconnectwithitsmysticalpower.

MissLantelmetoldmetofollowher,andsheledmeintothemysterypartandpointedmein

thedirectionofbookswrittenbyAgathaChristie.MissLantelmehandedmeabookcalledThe

MurderofRogerAckroyd.Iwillnottelltheendingtoanyonewhohasneverreadthatbook,butI

lovedthesurprisethatIneversawcoming.EveryweekIdugdeepintotheworksofthatuncommon

writerwhosestoriesstillattractmenow.

Ononeoccasion,MissLantelmehandedmeabookwrittenbyJohnIeCarre.Thetitleofthe

bookisTheSpyWhoCameinfromtheCold.Foryears,Iwaitedforeachnewbookbythe

recognizedmasterofspythrillers.Ofcourse,IwishedMissLantelmetohandthenewmysteryof

JohnIeCarretome.

AllthesememoriesflashedthroughmymindwhileIsweatedmywaythroughmywork-out

outofbreath,givingthankstothelibrariansoftheworld,likeMissLantelme,whogavemea

lifetimeofjoy,notonlythestories.

24.Whatmadetheauthorinterestedinmysteries?

A.Thebookhergrandfathergaveher.

B.Theunknownfeelingofapre-teengirl.

C.TheprofessionalserviceofLantelme.

D.Theopinionhergrandfathergavetoher.

25.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromparagraph3?

A.ShewasinterestedinAgatha,sworks.

B.Shetookexercisearoundthelibrary.

C.SheboughtabookfromLantelme.

D.ShewenttoLantelme,shome.

26.WhowroteTheSpyWhoCameinfromtheCold?

A.MarieLantelme.B.RuthHolberg.

C.AgathaChristie.D.JohnIeCarre.

27.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnImpressiveBook

B.LifelongJoyfromMyGrandfather

C.AHappyMemoryfortheBooks

DThreeBookstheAuthorWantedtoRead

C

There,snodoubtthatfootballistheglobalsport.Thoughbasketball,tennis,andothersports

arepopulartoo,nothingcomesclosetofootball.Beingplayedineverycountryintheworld,

footballprovidesdozensofsuperstars.Thenumbersaregreaterwhencomparedtoanyothersport,

andthisdrivesthepopularityoffootballup.Haveyoueverwonderedwhenthesportstartedand

becamepopular?

Footballhasitsorigin（起源）inChinaandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.However,

modemfootballoriginallyappearedinBritaininthe19thcentury.Folkfootballmatcheshadbeen

playedbeforeinmanycitiesandtowns,butneveronaprofessionallevel.

Footballbecameawintersportgameplayedindifferentschools.Theruleswerecarriedoutby

eachschool,andthismadeitdifficultforplayerstoplayanofficialgamewitheachother.Itall

changedin1849attheUniversityofCambridgethatinventedasetofstandardrulesknownasthe

Cambridgerulesoffootball.Fromthatmoment,anewstarsportwasbom.

Bytheearly20thcentury,footballhadspreadallacrossEurope.In1904,FIFAwassetup.

Therearesevenoriginalmembers,includingFrance,DenmarkandSpain,FIFAbecamethe

governingbodyformanyassociationsinEurope.

England,sinternationalsuccessimprovedthepopularityofthesportinthecountry.Theleague

（聯(lián)賽）inBritainwassetupin1992.Fromthe1990s,itbecameatrulyimpressivepieceoffootball

organization,becomingtheworld'stopfootballleagueintheprocess.

Footballisobviouslythemostpopularsportintheworld.Itisimpossibleforanyothersportto

takeitsplace,especiallywithleaguesspendingbillionsofpoundseveryyeartostayinthefocus.

28.Whatistheauthor,spurposeofwritingparagraph1?

A.Todescribetheleveloffootball.

B.Tbintroducethetopicofthetext.

C.Todebatethemainideaofthetext.

D.Tointroducefamousfootballleagues.

29.Wheredidmodernfootballfirststart?

A.InChina.B.InFrance.

C.InBritain.D.InSpain.

30.Whywasitdifficulttoplayanofficialgamebefore1849?

A.Therulesalwayschanged.

B.Therewerenocommonrules.

C.Theseasonmadeplayershardtowin.

D.Officialsmadeplayersmisunderstandtherules.

31.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?

A.BytimeOrde匚B.Byspaceorder.

C.Bylistingnumbers.D.Bygivingexamples.

SeveraldaysofunusualwarmweatherinnorthernGreenlandhavecausedrapidmelting（融化）.

44Temperatureshavebeenrunningaround-12.2℃-15.5℃.Itiswarmerthannormalforthistimeof

year,“scientistssaid.TheamountoficethatmeltedinGreenlandbetweenJuly15andJuly17

alone—6billiontonsofwaterperday—wouldbeenoughtofill7.2millionOlympic-sized

swimmingpools,accordingtothereportfromtheNationalSnowandIceDataCenter.Putanother

way,itwasenoughtocoverthewholestateofWestVirginiawithafootofwater.

ForthescientistsoutontheiceSheet（冰蓋）,thewarmthhasbeenalaπning.??Itreallymakesme

anxious,,,saidKutalmisSaylam,ascientistwhoisnowworkinginGreenland.44Yesterday,Wecould

hangaboutinourT-shirts,whichwasnotreallyexpected.SinceGreenlandholdsenoughice,sea

levelwouldriseby7.5metersaroundtheworldificeailmelted.”

In2020,scientistsfoundthatGreenland,sicesheethadmeltedbeyondthepointofnoreturn.

“Noeffortstopreventglobalwanningcanstopitfromfinallybreakingintosmallparts/9said

researchers.

AslakGrinsted,aclimatescientist,saidthattheyweretryingtogetflightsintothecampso

theycanshipouttheiceCOreS（冰芯）theyhadrecentlycollected.Butthewarmthisdestabilizingthe

landingsite.??Theweatherweareseeingrightnowistoohotfortheski-equippedplanestoIandJ

Grinstedsaid.??Sowestoretheicecoresinlargecaveswehavemadeintothesnowtoprotectit

fromtheheatofthesummer."Scientistsmadeuseoftheabnormalwarmthwhiletheywerewaiting,

playingvolleyballintheirshortsonanicesheetatthetopoftheworld.

Grinstedreferredtothetemperaturesasaheatwave,andnotedthatthepossibilityof

temperaturesgettingthishotwasclearlyconnectedtoglobalwarming.

32.Howdoestheauthorsupportthetopicofparagraph1?

A.Byexploringreasons.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Bydesigningthenumbers.D.Bydoingsomeexperiments.

33.WhatdidKutalmismeaninparagraph2?

A.HedislikedwearingaT-shirt.

B.Heworriedaboutthewarmth.

C.Hewasdeeplyimpressedbytheice.

D.Hewasthirstyforenjoyingtheseaview.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“destabilizing“meaninparagraph4?

A.Quitting.B.Improving.C.Sheltering.D.

Destroying.

35.Whatwilltheauthorprobablydointhefollowingparagraph?

A.RecommendvisitingGreenland.

B.Describehowtoshipouttheicecore.

C.Callonpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.

D.Plantoorganizeasportsmeetingonice.

河北省滄州市2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試題

第一節(jié)（共15小題）

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A

Itseemsthatthissummerwillbeatravelseasontoremembers,especiallyfollowingthe

COVID-Strickensummersof2020and2021.Herearesomeofthedestinationsaroundtheworld

thatcanofferthejoyoftravelagainthissummer.

Singapore

Singaporehasoneoftheworld,ssmallestpopulation.Itismadeupofonemainislandandover

60smalleronesoffthecoastoftheMalayPeninsula.SingaporeishometotheislandofPulauUbin,

whereavarietyofwildlifecanbeexplored.

Dininganddrinkingoptionsareendless,fromthe49restaurantschosenonthe2021Singapore

MichelinStarlisttoallkindsofhawker（小販）centresservinginexpensivelocaldeliciousfood.

Panama

ThemostfamouspartofthisCentralAmericancountry,sattractionsis,ofcourse,thePanama

Canal,whichisconsideredasoneofthesevenwondersofthemodernworld.Natureloverswill

enjoyBaruVolcanoNationalParkintheprovinceofChiriqui.Itispraisedastheonlyplaceinthe

worldwhere,onaclearday,youcanseetheAtlanticandPacificOceansatthesametime.

NewYork

Asalways,theBigAppleiswelcomingvisitorswithnewhotels.Openinginmidtown

ManhattanlastmonthwastheHardRockHotelNewYorkonWest48thStreet,whichshowsrespect

fortherecordingstudiosandmusicstoresthatoncelinedthisstreetbyofferinglivemusicacrossall

publicspaces.

Alsoinmidtown,onFifthAvenueandFifty-seventhStreet,willbetheverycomfortableAman

NewYork.ThiswillfeatureItalianandJapaneserestaurants,awinelibrary,ajazzclubwithlive

performancesanda24,800-square-footspawitha65-footindoorswimmingpool.

Montreal

''Montreal'ssummer2022festivalcalendarisfull,"saysthisQuebeccity,swebsite.

AmongitsfestivalswillbetheFestivalGoVeloforpeoplewholovecycling,the

three-week-longMontrealFringeFestival,afireworkfestivalwithparticipation（參與）bysix

world-classoutstandingcompanies,ajazzfestival,afashionanddesignfestival.

1.WhereisPulauUbin?

A.InSingapore.B.InPanama.C.InNewYork.D.In

Montreal.

2.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthesevenwondersofthemodernworld?

A.BaruVolcanoNationalPark.B.HardRockHotel.

C.PanamaCanal.D.AmanNewYork.

3.WhoaremostinterestedintheFestivalGoVeloinMontreal?

A.Designers.B.Artists.C.Musicians.D.Cyclists.

B

BrodyRidderattendsTheAcademyofCharterSchoolsinWestminster,Colorado.Whenhe

gothisyearbook（學(xué)校年刊）,hewentuptopeopleandaskedthemtosignhisyearbookbutmostof

themrefused.Hecollectedonlytwoorthreenamesfromclassmatesandtwonotesfromhisteachers.

So,Brodywroteayearbooknotetohimself,44Hopeyoumakesomemorefriends.^^

Readingthatnotebrokehismother,sheart.Shetookaphotoofthenoteandpostedittoa

Facebookgroupforparentsattheschool.Thepostmadeitswaytothreehighschoolers:Simone

Lightfbt,LoganSouthandJoannaCooper.Theyspenthoursdiscussingtheproblemandfinding

waystohelp.4?It,ssofuntohaveeveryonesigntheyearbook,butforthiskidfewpeoplehave

signedtheirnamesinhisyearbook.It,sjustheartbreaking,,,Lightfbotsaid.Theyallstartedplanning

thatthenextdaytheyweregoingtosignthiskid,syearbook.

ThethreeroundedupasmanystudentsaspossibletosignBrody,syearbookeventhoughnone

ofthemhadevermetthethreehighschoolers.Accordingtotheteens,peoplewereliningup:tofill

theblanksinBrody,sbook.Manyofthemorethan100signaturesincludedparagraphswithwords

ofencouragement,adviceandevenphonenumbers.Andthenrightafterthat,theotherstudents

signedBrody,syearbook.

Theteenssaidtheyhopethesmallfriendlyactcanencourageotherkidstobekind.44Itmakes

mefeelbetternow.Idon,tknowhowtoexplainit.Itmakesmefeelbetterfromthebottomofmy

heart,,,BrodySaid."Itmakesmefeellikethere,shopefortheschool,there,shopeforhumanityand

there,realotofgoodkidsinthisworld,,,hismothersaid.

4.WhydidBrodywrite??Hopeyoumakesomemorefriends79inhisyearbook?

A.Hehopedtoknowmoreaboutnewcomers.

B.Heplannedtogetanotheryearbookfromothers.

C.Hedecidedtogiveupsigningtheyearbook.

D.Hewishedmorepeopletosignhisyearbookinthefollowingdays.

5.HowdidthethreehighschoolersIeamaboutBrody,sstory?

A.Fromtheirteachers.B.FromtheInternet.

C.Fromthenewspaper.D.Fromtheirclassmates.

6.Whatwastheresultofthehighschoolers,efforttohelpBrody?

A.PeoplelineduptogiveyearbookstoBrody.

B.Lessthan100peoplesignedBrody,syearbook.

C.AllofBrody,sclassmatessignedhisyearbook.

D.Manystudentsaskedtomeetthethreehighschoolers.

7.Whichwordcanbestdescribethethreeschoolers?

A.Warm-hearted.B.Creative.C.Generous.D.Wise.

C

Overthepastfourdecades,morethan450butterflyspecieshavebeenhitbythefalling

numbers.IntheUSalone,thenumberofmonarchbutterflies（黑脈金斑蝶）hasseenadropof80%,

fromscientistsrecordingmillionsoftheminthe1980s,andonly29,000in2020.It,spartofawider

possibilityacrosstheinsectgroup.In2017,scientistsinGermanyraisedalarmbellsafterfinding

thatinsectshadfallenbymorethan70%in30years.

Forfarmers,monarchbutterfliespollinate（授粉）averylargepercentageoffoodcrops.Itis

veryimportanttprotectthembecausetheirdisappearancecouldhaveahugeeconomicinfluence.

Butterfliesarealsohelpfulinthecoalmineforotherinsects,asitiseasierforthemtofeelthe

environmentalchange,andrelativelyeasytorecord.

Leadingenvironmentalorganizationshavebeenworkinghardtofindnewwaysofrecording

thenumberOfbutterflies.Asofnow,thereisnolong-termdatatodevelopgoodprotectionmethods.

Thescientistswantedtoaddressthechallengethatlongtermrecordingprogramsworldwidehave

faced:theyarefocusingontraininglocalsasinsectexperts,whichrequiresmuchmoney.Theycame

upwithanewmethodtotheproblem.InYasuniNationalPark,theyhiredparkrangers（護(hù)林員）

whoweretrainedandthencaιτiedoutrecording.Therangerswereabletorecognizebutterflieswith

an85%successrate,whichisimportantforthesekindsofrecordingprogramstobesuccessful.

Comparedwithotherrecordingprojects,thisstudyrepresentsalong-termsolution.fcfcOur

methodincreasesthechanceofrecordinginthelongtermbyreducingthemoneyspentonitsuchas

WageSJsaidleadauthorMariaCheca.^Furthermore,italsooffersopportunitiesforpublic

organizationstoachievetheirenvironmentalgoals.”

8.Howdoestheauthordevelopthefirstparagraph?

A.Bytellingastory.B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Byshowingpossibleresults.D.Bydiscussingdifferentreasons.

9.Howarebutterfliesdifferentfromotherinsectsinfeelingtheenvironmentalchange?

A.Theyarequicker.B.Theyarelazier.

CTheyareslower.D.Theyaremoreinactive.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address“inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Discover.B.Solve.C.Invent.D.Balance.

1?.WhafsMariaCheca,sattitudetowardsthenewmethod?

AUncaring.B.Disapproving.C.Positive.D.

Doubtful.

D

CharlesDarwin,snotebookswerefirstreportedmissingtothepublicin2020.Ananonymous

（匿名的）personhasreturnedDarwin,stwonotebookstotheCambridgeUniversitylibrary.The

notebooks,whichincludeDanvin,s1837TreeofLifeintroductions,werereturnedtothelibrarylast

monthinabrightpinkgiftbag.uMysenseofreliefatthenotebooks,safereturnisgreatandalmost

impossibletoexpress/5saidlibrarianDr.JessicaGardner.

Thenotebookshadbeenmissingforlong,whilelibrarianshadsupposedtheyhadjustbeen

misplaced.ThelibraryplanstoputthenotebooksonshowinJulyaspartofacomingexhibition（展

覽）called44DarwininConversation,?TheTreeofLifeissaidtoshowDarwin,sthinkingbeforehe

completedOntheOriginofSpecies.??Objectslikethesehelpwithourunderstandingofthehistory

ofhumans,“saidStephenToope,aprofessoratCambridge.

Thelibrarysaidthenotebookswerefirstremovedin2000fromtheSpecialCollectionsStrong

Rooms,hometotherarestandmostvaluablethings.AusualcheckinJanuary2001foundthatthe

smallboxhavingthenotebookswasnotreturnedtoitsrightplace,Afteranumberofsearches

throughoutthelibraryovertheyears,thenotebookswerenotfound.Gardnerarrangedamore

carefulsearchin2020,ledbyexpertswhoconductedfingertipexaminations.Theteamsearchedthe

wholeDarwinArchive,whichincludesmorethan180boxes.Aftertheseeffortsfailed,theyhadthe

resultthatthenotebookshadbeenstolen.

Localpolicearepleasedthatthenotebookshavefinallybeenfound.??Wesharetheuniversity's

delightthatthesepricelessnotebooksarenowbackwheretheybelong,“aCambridgepolice

spokesmansaid.??Ourinvestigation（調(diào)查）remainsopenandWearefollowingupsomelinesof

questions.v

12.Whenwasthetwonotebooks,lossfirstreportedtothepublic?

A.I∏1837.B.In2000.C.In2001.D.In2020.

13.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthenotebooksfromparagraph2?

A.Alibrarianmisplacedthem.

B.Theywerelostatanexhibition.

C.Thelibrarydidnothingtogetthemback.

D.TheywereimportantforUStounderstandthehumanhistory.

14.Whatwillthelocalpolicedointhefollowingdays?

A.Digoutmorevaluablethings.

B.Findmoreinformationaboutthenotebooks.

C.Openarightplaceforthenotebooks.

D.Celebratethereturnofthenotebooksfurther.

15.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Darwin,sNotebooksAreFinallyReturned

B.Darwin'sNotebooksAreMissingforYears

C.TwoImportantNotebooksWillBeFoundSoon

D.EffortsforDarwin,sNotebooksHaveBeenMade

河北省張家口市2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期1月期末英語(yǔ)試題

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A

Chongqing,acityofmorethan32millionpeople,facedagreattestthissummer-aseriesof

largewildfiressinceAugust17.Localresidents（居民）havesafeguardedtheirhometowninevery

waypossible,withthousandsofvolunteersfromallwalksoflifefightingthefireswith

professionals.

Underahotsun,someresidentscutdowntreestomakefirebaιτiers（屏障）.Othersrode

motorcyclesonnewly-formedpathstotakefirefightersandsuppliesupamountain,whilesome

volunteerscarriedfoodanddrinksontheirbacksonfoot.Womenandchildrenhelpedorganize

suppliesandcleartheground,andperformedotherimportanttasks.OnThursdaynight,aswildfires

movedtowardsaman-madebarrieronJinyunMountaininBeibeiDistrict,atotalofmorethan1,

000firefightersandvolunteersstoodalongsidethebarrierwithfireextinguishers（滅，（器）.Seen

fromoverhead,theirlightsformedasilverwallagainsttheincreasingfireline.

Theresidents9storieshavetouchedmanypeople."Chongqingpeoplearereallyamazing,“said

DuHailang,headoftheBeijingEmergencyRescueAssociation.Duand10othermembersofthe

associationjoinedthefirerescueteaminChongqing.??Theman-madewallwasunbelievable,but

shocking.ItreallyshowedChinesepeople,sdeterminationtodefendtheirhomeland,,,Dusaid.

ZouYu,fromtheChongqingEmergencyManagementBureau,saidatanewsconferencethat

byFridaymorning,thewildfiresinthecityhadbeenputoutandeffortswerebeingmadetoprevent

newonesfrombreakingout.HesaidChongqinghadexperiencedseveralforestwildfiresinsummer

duetoheatwaveanddroughtsince1961.Thecityhasexperiencedrecord-highlocaltemperatures,

withthoseinBeibeiDistrictreaching45℃.

21.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlyfocuson?

A.Thewaystofightthewildfire.

BThequickspreadofthewildfire.

C.Thedeterminationofthefirefighters.

D.ThefightingeffortsofChongqingpeople.

22.Whalcausedthefire?

A.Someone,ssmoking.B.Thehotanddryweather.

C.Nofirepreventionwork.D.Theshortageoffirebarriers.

23.Whattypeofwritingisthetext?

A.Aresearchpaper.B.Abookreview.

C.Anewsreport.D.Atraveldiary.

B

WhenThomasPaneklosthiseyesightmorethan25yearsago,hedoubtedwhetherhewould

everfollowhislifelongdreamagain.??Iwastooscaredtorun,“hetoldCBSthismorning.Indeed,

althoughPanekhadbeenrunningsincehighschool,theideaofrunningblindseemedtooscared.

Buthedidmanagetokeephisdreamalive—withhelpfromhumanguideswhoassistedhimon

eachrun.Evenso,therealjoyoftherun-theexcitementofindependencethatcomesfrompassing

acourseonyourownterms-doesn,texist.??Whenyou,retiedtoanotherperson,it,snolongeryour

ownrace,“the48-year-oldtoldCBS.??Theindependenceisn,tquitethere.,,

ButPanekfoundafriend-indeed,man,sbestfriend-whowouldhelphimregainthatsense

ofpurpose.HestartedrunningwithaguidedognamedGus.NotonlydidPanekrediscoverhislove

forrunning,butalsofoundhisbestdogfriend.GusremainedagreathelperatPanek,ssideformany

races.And,lastSunday,theolddogranacrossthefinishlinewithPanekattheNewYorkCityHalf

Marathon.Atthatmoment,theywerebothrecordedinthehistorybooks.Panek,whofinishedthe

courseinalittlemorethan2hoursand20minutes,becamethefirstblindrunnertocompletethe

raceledbydogs.Wavingtheirmedals,PanekandGus—whoretired（退休）aftertherace—shareda

breathlessembrace（擁抱）."It'salittleemotionalformebecausehe,sbeentherewithmethewhole

time,“PanektoldCNN.

Withretirementcoming,itwouldbethefaithful（忠誠(chéng)的）yellowdog,slastrace.ButforPanek,

theroadaheadremainslongandbright—notonlyforhim,butforanyonewithadisabilitywhostill

hopestorundownadream.

24.WhydidPanekchooseadoginsteadofahumanashisrunningguide?

A.Humansalwaysmakeorders.

B.Dogsrunfasterthanhumans.

C.Dogsarethebestfriendsofhumans.

D.Hewantedtobeanindependentrunner.

25.WhywasPanekemotionalafterwinningtherace?

A.Guswasabouttoretire.B.Hebroketherecord.

C.Gusranwithhimalltheway.D.Hestucktohisdream.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGus?

A.Trustworthyandhelpful.B.Independentandbrave.

C.Determinedandcaring.D.Politeandkind.

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.AnimalsAreGreatHelpersofHumans

B.ABlindRunnerRealizeDreamswithaDog,sHelp

C.AGuideDogBecomestheBestFriendoftheBlind

D.ABlindRunnerOvercameDifficultiestoRealizeDreams

C

Whatmakesawordreal?Whohasthepowertomakethosekindsofofficialdecisionsabout

words?Thosearethequestionsmanypeoplehaveinmind.Whenmostpeoplesayawordisn,treal,

whattheymeanisthatitdoesn,tappearinadictionary.That,ofcourse,raisessomeotherquestions,

including,whowritesdictionaries?

NOw,dictionariesaregoodresources,buttheyarechangeable.Ifyouaskdictionaryeditors,

whatthey,lltellyouisthatthey,rejusttryingtokeepupwithpeopleaspeoplechangethelanguage.

They,rewatchingwhatpeoplesayandwhatpeoplewriteandtryingtofigureoutwhat,sgoingto

stickandwhat,snotgoingtostick.

EveryJanuary,dictionaι*yeditorsgototheAmericanDialectSocietyMeetingeveryyear,

whereamongotherthings,theydecideonthewordoftheyear.Thereareabout200or300people

whocome.SomeofthemarethebestknownIingUiStS（語(yǔ)言學(xué)家）intheUnitedStates.Inthepast,

someofthewinnershavebeen"staycation"todescribeavacationspentat