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课时天天练(十五)UNIT4SPACEEXPLORATION
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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[2023·河北省部分学校高三联考]
InJanuary2022,thenowl7-year-oldMackRutherfordwatchedhis19-year-oldsister,ZaraRutherford,settwonewworldrecordsforflyingaroundtheworldinanultralightaircraft.Lessthanamonthlater,Mackdeclaredhisintentiontogoforaworldrecordtoo!
“IalwaysknewIwantedtodosomethingspecialinmylifeinaviationbutIwasntquitesurewhatIwantedtodo,itwasonlywhenmysisterflewaroundtheworldthatIknewthiswaswhatIwantedtodo，”Macksaid.
Mackisnostrangertoaviation.Hewasonly15whenhebecametheyoungestpilotintheworld.Now,hessettherecordfortheyoungestpersontoflyaroundtheworld,replacingpreviousrecord-holderTravisLudlowofBritain.Traviswas18whenhesettherecordin2021.
MacksjourneybeganonMarch23rd,2022whenheleftSofia,BulgariaflyingaShark,anultralightaircraftthatsthesamestylehissisterusedinhercircumnavigationoftheglobe.
“IamflyingaShark，”Mackwroteonhiswebsite.“Itisahigh-performanceultralightaircraftmadeinEurope.Theaircrafthasbeenspeciallypreparedforsuchalongjourney.”
Macktraveledthrough52countriesoverfivecontinents.Thetripwassupposedtotakebetweentwoandthreemonths,butpaperworkandvisaissuesslowedhisprogress.
OnAugust24,2022,Mackcompletedhisjourneyandsetnotone,buttwonewworldrecords!Hesnowtheyoungestpersontoflyaroundtheworldsolo.Hedisplacedhissisterasthepreviousrecordholder,butweresuretherearenohardfeelings!
AsMacksteppedoutoftheaircraftinBelgium,hehadsomesimplewordsofwisdomtooffertheworld.
“Justfollowyourdreams,nomatterhowoldyouare—workhardandmoveforwardtoachieveyourgoals，”hesaid.
1．WhatencouragedMacktofollowhisdreammostly?
A．Encouragementsfromhisparents.
B．Hissistersgreatachievements.
C．Hisstrong-willedpersonality.
D．Hisintentiontotraveltheglobe.
2．WhatdoweknowaboutMacksjourney?
A．Mackflewthesameplacethathissisterdid.
B．Mackfinishedthejourneyaheadoftime.
C．Badweathermadehisjourneyslow.
D．Itlastedforaboutfivemonths.
3．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMack?
A．Courageousandambitious.
B．Cooperativeandgenerous.
C．Enthusiasticandkind.
D．Profession
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