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课时天天练(十五)UNIT4SPACEEXPLORATION
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
[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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