Early February, I was flying up to Ohio. Well prepared, I had everything in my favour—fuel for five hours, charts in order, my flight plan on my lap, and a beautiful clear sky.
I was wrong.
I had heard about Alberta Clippers coming out of Canada. I knew all about them―how an entire air mass was streaming along at over sixty miles an hour.
That morning, the Weather Briefer informed me that an Alberta Clipper was going over Chicago about the time I got to the airport. Chicago was some 400 miles from my destination—not a factor, or so I thought. That was the first hint I missed.
The controller called and asked if I wanted to adjust my flight plan. I did the check and everything was in the green. So I told him no. Twenty minutes later the controller called again asking whether I wanted to adjust my flight plan. I checked everything. All was fine. I ignored that hint. I was fooled by the smooth air and limited experience with a rapidly moving air mass that was not changing violently. The Alberta Clipper was clipping along.
The first blast of turbulence(气流)struck my plane. I got slammed into the roof, and then slammed sideways hitting the window with such force up my nose that I started bleeding.
After a 2-hour flight of 100 miles, I realized fuel was now an issue. So was landing. I called Flight Following. We figured out the airport I could land.
The engine stopped. So did my heart. There is no quiet as quietly stunning as this one at such an altitude. I had run out of fuel in the left tank, and only a little in my right tank. The engine quit for a second time. I declared an emergency. I was told that I might get another few minutes of fuel if I gently banked the airplane. Luckily, it worked. Then, the engine quit for the last time. I was a glider now. I made a long lazy spiral descent. Down I went. I stopped at the very end of the runway.
I made so many mistakes, missed so many clues, and showed my ignorance so much that I beat myself up over and over again in my mind. I learned textbook descriptions of Alberta Clippers and real-life experience with one are totally different. I will never forget the sound of that silence.
I flew home the next day. Older. Wiser. Humbler. Lucky.
1.We can know from the passage that Alberta Clippers ______.
A.can bring snowstorms
B.are quick-moving air masses
C.are violently changing air pressure
D.can lead to a sudden temperature drop
2.What mainly led to the author's missing all the hints?
A.His lack of flying experience.
B.His poor preparation for the journey.
C.His misjudgement about the air mass.
D.His overconfidence in his piloting skills.
3.Which is the right order of the events?
a. I declared an emergency.
b. My airplane was running out of fuel.
c. I insisted on carrying on my flight plan.
d. I was thrown to the roof by the violent air mass.
e. I slightly banked my airplane and made a landing.
A.dcbea B.dceba
C.cdabe D.cdbae
4.The passage describes ______.
A.a rewarding training B.a narrow escape
C.a painful exploration D.a serious accident
World Heritage Sites (遗址) You Need to Visit
Los Glaciares National Park
Located in the southwest of Santa Cruz province of the Argentine part of Patagonia in a remote area known as the Austral Andes, Los Glaciares National Park is a heaven of mountains lakes. and countless glaciers ( 冰川) that cover half the 600, 000-hectare expanse. Travelling through this amazing scenery is a once- in-a-lifetime experience.
Jeronimos Monastery
Travel to the Belem district at the entrance to the port of Lisbon to find the Jeronimos Monastery, which dates back to the 15th century. This highly religious building was constructed and donated to the monks (和尚) of Saint Hieronymus to pray for sailors on their voyages. It’s the characteristic of Portuguese Gothic style.
Old Québec
Founded by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1608, Québec is among the oldest settlements in North America and one of the most popular travel destinations in Canada. Centuries-old attraction is on full display in its perfectly preserved historic district, a shining example of a city built by early settlers with stone paths, churches. And landmarks like Chateau Frontenac and Place Royale.
Angkor Wat
Exploring Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia lops our list of unforgettable trips that won’t break the bank. It is part of one of the most significant archaeological (考古的) sites in Southeast Asia in the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 14th century. This great temple complex was originally constructed as a place of showing respect to the god Vishnu and is the largest religious structure on the planet !
1.If you’re interested in natural scenery, which of the four places would you visit?
A.Los Glaciares National Park. B.Jeronimos Monastery.
C.Old Québec. D.Angkor Wat.
2.Which of the following are religious sites?
A.Old Québce and Angkor Wat.
B.Jeronimos Monastery and Old Québec.
C.Jeronimos Monastery and Angkor Wat.
D.Los Glaciarcs National Park and Jeronimos Monastery.
3.What can a traveler to Angkor Wat expect?
A.Mountain views. B.Great voyages.
C.Gothic style landmarks. D.Low expenses.
假定你是李华,美国笔友Dave为中国战胜新冠肺炎的壮举感叹万分!特地写信向你咨询如何在日常生活中预防新冠肺炎,请你以李华的名义给他写一封回信。包括要点如下:
1.对于国家战胜新冠肺炎后能胜利开学的感受。
2.就如何在日常生活中预防新冠肺炎给出你的建议。
参考词汇:新冠肺炎 COVD-19 口罩 The protective mask
注意:1.词数100左右。
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Dave,
Glad to hear from you!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共10处语言错误,每句最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Lei Haiwei, a fast food delivery man, win the championship in the Chinese Poetry Contest held on April 4. Lei has shown great interest in Chinese culture before he was a child. In his small house, there is bookshelf, the top of that is filled with poetry books. Though he is busy with his work, but Lei seizes any available moment to read books relating to ancient poems. He is total crazy about poems and he recites it while waiting for food at restaurants. "Recite poems not only enriches my knowledges, but also makes my job less boring,” the delivery man said.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
TENCENT announced yesterday that it will limit the daily time for youngsters to play 1.(it) popular King of Glory game after parents and schools in Shanghai and other areas complained their children had become addicted 2. playing it.
From tomorrow, children younger than 12 3.(allow)only to play the game for a maximum of one hour a day, and after 9 pm, they will be banned from logging(登录) into it, said Tencent. Teenagers 4.(old) than 12 will be able to play a maximum two hours a day.
The game system will remind players the time they have been playing and young players will be forced to log out-5. the time is up.
Tencent claimed these were the strictest6.(measure)in China's game industry to prevent addiction and the company expected they would case parents' anxiety.
There have been several cases7.(report) that children had spent too much money as well time on King of Glory. Though the company said it8.(update)system for parents to monitor children using its games, it will also add9.new function to limit spending of teenage players.
Now, parents can connect phones, tablets to computers their children use10.(play) game that they can always yep an eye on the children even if they have several game accounts, Tencent said.
Some ten years ago, I was studying in a middle school in London. One day, Mrs. Clara gave a math _______to our class. When the papers were _______ , she found that twelve boys had made _______ the same mistakes in the test.
There is _______new about cheating in _______ . Perhaps that was why Mrs. Clara didn’t _______say one word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _______after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs. Clara asked no questions, and she didn’t _______us, either. Instead, she wrote the_______ words on the blackboard: On your way home you find some __________ and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out. Later someone comes to ask you if you have __________some money he lost. What will you do?
She then ordered us to write down the __________ , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own __________to it.
I don’t know about the other eleven __________ . Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most __________single thing of my life. __________ , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a __________ .
Because of this, Mrs. Clara has become the most __________teacher for me in my whole life. I often think of this: if Mrs. Clara had scolded us as many other __________ often did, would I go on __________every day?
1.A.assignment B.test C.motto D.image
2.A.marked B.gathered C.distributed D.simplified
3.A.correctly B.frankly C.slightly D.exactly
4.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
5.A.exams B.situations C.sayings D.subjects
6.A.ever B.once C.even D.never
7.A.kneel B.stay C.stand D.punish
8.A.suspect B.instruct C.scold D.obey
9.A.following B.above C.long D.short
10.A.wine B.time C.money D.advice
11.A.abandoned B.found C.witnessed D.touched
12.A.proposal B.instruction C.experience D.question
13.A.answer B.reflection C.access D.appreciation
14.A.people B.children C.strangers D.receivers
15.A.qualified B.worthwhile C.important D.outstanding
16.A.than ever B.So far C.till then D.From then on
17.A.promise B.mistake C.defense D.decision
18.A.unbearable B.unforgettable C.incurable D.unconventional
19.A.teachers B.chiefs C.students D.workmates
20.A.selecting B.misunderstanding C.punishing D.cheating