Now, at ten, Selah Schneiter has become the youngest person ever to climb the 3,000-foot-high Nose route of El Capitan, topping out above Yosemite Valley. Selah was unaware she was breaking a record at the time.
“El Cap was the mountain my wife Joy and I first climbed together,” Mike, Selah’s father, said. “We fell in love while climbing the route over four days.” After the couple married, they returned there to climb. They took Selah on her first trip to Yosemite when she was only two months old.
First asked if she’d try the Nose, she declined. Then, she began to think about it more, and last year she felt that she was able to make it to the Nose. However, accomplishing the seemingly impossible climb requires more than simply deciding to go for it. Over the winter, Mike and Selah prepared for “the big one”.
When it came time to climb, Selah and Mike were joined by Mark Regier, a long-time family friend who had been part of the El Cap team when Mike and Joy met. He was also the chief witness of their wedding. Doing such a climb with a ten-year-old, Regier considered it seriously. “Being a father myself, I must look after her well,” he said. At first he doublechecked everything she did, but after a while he was sure Selah knew what she was doing. Then they set off.
When it came to the exposure, Selah showed fortitude. “It wasn’t that frightening,” she said. “Although when it got really exposed it can be a little scary.” She admitted to getting nervous under The Great Roof, but she calmed herself and was comfortable being so high.
Eventually, she and her companions completed the 5-day climb successfully.
1.What can we know about Mike?
A.He encouraged Selah to set a record.
B.He’s had a long history with Yosemite.
C.He helped Selah decide to climb El Cap.
D.He came across Joy at Regier’s wedding.
2.How did Mark Regier feel at first about Selah’s climbing the Nose?
A.Amused. B.Confident.
C.Cautious. D.Encouraged.
3.What does the underlined word “fortitude” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Scare. B.Relaxation.
C.Pride. D.Courage.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Small Climber, Big Outcome
B.Selah Was a True Climber at Ten
C.Selah Schneiter, a Born Climber
D.Life Means Enjoying Climbing
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
It’s the largest children’s museum in the world. Here, kids and their parents can learn about dinosaurs, ancient Greece, outer-space objects, and much more. In 2018, the museum opened the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience, where kids can play while learning about the history and culture of sports.
Apollo Mission Control Center
In 1985, it was regarded as a National Historic Landmark. Work began in 2017 to restore it to perfect condition. And now you can visit it firsthand, learning about the engineers, flight controllers, and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the moon landing a reality. The team at the center hosts events about space every day of the year, for kids as young as 4.
Deichman Biblo Toyen
It is one of the coolest libraries. This striking library for only children aged 10 to 15 was designed to inspire. With many colorful exhibits and surprises, each section offers visitors a perfect experience. For those who have just come with a good book to read, there’re plenty of comfortable spots to do so.
Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center
Since it opened in 2018, it has helped kids and other visitors understand and appreciate the food on their tables. It partners with nearby Grotegut Dairy Farm (奶牛场), which bridges the gap between the center and real-world dairy operation. Visitors can take a bus tour of the farm to see it in action. And when any of Grotegut’s cows is ready to have a baby, it’s brought to Farm Wisconsin’s birthing center, where visitors are able to watch it all. But there’s no guarantee that a birth will happen during your visit.
1.What can be learnt about Children’s Museum of Indianapolis?
A.It has a large collection of ancient works.
B.It encourages children to play more freely.
C.It concerns children’s sports education.
D.It’s based on Apollo Mission Control Center.
2.What can visitors do in Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center?
A.Milk the cows.
B.Have outdoor experiences.
C.Make cheeses.
D.Feed a baby cow.
3.Which is meant to inspire kids to read ?
A.Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
B.Apollo Mission Control Center.
C.Deichman Biblo Toyen.
D.Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center.
假定你是李华，校报英文版以“对高一新生说”为主题征稿，邀请学长给下学期入学的新生提出一些学习和生活上的建议，请你以书信的形式写一篇稿件，要点包括：
1.你对高中学习生活的感受；
2.你对高一新生的建议；
3.你的祝福。
注意：
（1）词数100左右；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
根据下列各句句意、单词的首字母及汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式，并把完整单词（含首字母）写在答卷上。
1.At first, we didn’t feel we b______ (属于) here, but now we are attached to the land we live on.
2.I r______ (推荐) the movie for the whole family.
3.Her sisters, Felicie and Adelaide, are nasty and t______ (对待) Beauty as a servant.
4.The soil contains materials to keep the natural b______ (平衡) of the area.
5.The media should r______ (尊重) famous people’s privacy.
6.I was a millionaire, but I was a______ (意识到) there were a lot of hungry people in the world.
7.Perhaps their f______ (失败) is because of their low EQ.
8.To get tickets, you have to b______ (预订) in advance.
9.After a long d______ (延误), the plane finally took off.
10.Good job candidates must show a f______ (灵活的) approach to problems.
11.If you work hard, you will o______ (克服) this problem.
12.Exercise is highly b______ (有益的) to health.
13.We are all g______ (感激的) to you for what you did for us.
14.I've been learning English for 10 years, and I can speak English f______ (流利地).
15.Don’t h______ (犹豫) to ask me if you have any questions.
阅读下列句子，修改句子中的错误，每句中有一处错误。每处错误仅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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
1.I certainly owe you a apology for not writing more often.
2.Mr Bean is an international recognised comedy character on TV and films.
3.Over time, a lot of soil has been removed, that has caused serious erosion of the land along the Yellow River.
4.I wish I was as successful with all my student as I was with Graham.
5.It was Junyan's mother taught her to be curious.
6.To avoid miss the last train, please check the time posted in the station.
7.The government has ban the use of chemical weapons.
8.Although the job takes a significant amount of time, but most students agree that the experience is worth it.
9.Each star on the flag of the United States stands of a state of the nation.
10.As time went by, I gradually adapted me to the school life.
Once in a company, a team of 40 employees from different departments were working together on a project. The team consisted of bright and _______ young members but the problems was that they wouldn't _______ information.
So one day the leader of the project _______ them to take part in an event. In this event there were several fun _______. First the leader showed them into a room full of fun decorations and hundreds of colorful _______ on the floor. In the center of the room was a box full of balloons that had not been _______ yet. Seeing this, everyone was _______ and was guessing wildly what kind of activity it could be. The leader said, “Each of you pick up a balloon and blow it up. Then write your _______ on it.”
After everyone did as told, they were asked to _______ their balloons inside the room and ________ quickly. Minutes later, the team were asked to come back into the room and were ________ that they had to find the balloon they ________ with their own name on it among hundreds of balloons scattered there. The leader told them the first three to ________ the balloon with their own name will be the ________. And they were not allowed to pop (弄破) any balloon.
________ everyone tried their best to find their balloon, but ________ after twenty minutes, not a single person ________ to find their balloon. The leader came and told them that this round was ________ and everyone should go for the next round.
For the next round, the leader told them that, if any team member found any balloon with names on it, then ________it to the person whose name was on it. Everyone did so and within a couple of minutes, ________ member of the team had their own balloon with their own name on it.
1.A.pessimistic B.passive C.selfless D.enthusiastic
2.A.analyze B.share C.collect D.seek
3.A.invited B.allowed C.forced D.expected
4.A.courses B.parties C.activities D.requirements
5.A.boxes B.balloons C.pens D.toys
6.A.picked up B.hung up C.hold up D.blown up
7.A.satisfied B.shocked C.excited D.embarrassed
8.A.answer B.wish C.prediction D.name
9.A.leave B.fly C.exchange D.burst
10.A.enter B.hide C.exit D.escape
11.A.warned B.told C.convinced D.reminded
12.A.left behind B.taken away C.picked out D.put away
13.A.follow B.decorate C.color D.find
14.A.candidates B.leaders C.winners D.survivors
15.A.Carefully B.Happily C.Curiously D.Nervously
16.A.still B.just C.only D.even
17.A.tried B.managed C.offered D.failed
18.A.replaced B.held C.finished D.changed
19.A.sold B.gave C.threw D.lent
20.A.every B.one C.another D.no
