Hannah McKeand was born in Bristol in 1973. She got a degree in Classics at Lampeter University. After working as a marketing manager, she decided at the age of 31 to devote herself entirely to her primary passions (热情), exploring, adventure and the outdoors. She would take part in various expeditions (探险), in the Egyptian desert first, then in the remote valleys of northeast of Afghanistan, and then in Antarctica.
In 2001 her urge to explore began to develop with a trip to the Western Desert on the borders of Egypt, Libya and Sudan in search of prehistoric rock art. This trip took Hannah to the center of the second biggest wilderness on the planet, an uninhabited (无人居住的) area the size of India.
In 2004 Hannah joined a British expedition to explore the Wakhan Corridor in the northeast of Afghanistan in search of the source of the River Oxus. The upper (上部的) areas of this mountain valley had rarely been visited by Westerners.
Later that year Hannah turned to a cold desert in a 56-day expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. Crossing one of the harshest (最严酷的) environments in the world, the team of five battled with physical and mental exhaustion, injury, hunger and some of the lowest temperatures on earth.
In 2006 Hannah returned to Antarctica and once again skied from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole, but this time alone and unsupported. She set a new world record for the journey of 39 days 9 hours and 33 minutes.
In October 2007 Hannah began her first full adventure season traveling from Australia across to Chile and from there around Cape Horn and down to Antarctica.
Hannah hopes that by writing and speaking about her experiences in the world and sharing them with those who care to read or listen, she will inspire people to go after their own dreams and achieve their own goals.
1.What did Hannah decide to do at 31?
A.Work on Classics B.Apply for a job.
C.Return to college. D.Go exploring.
2.Why did Hannah go to the Wakhan Corridor?
A.To guide Westerners.
B.To find the source of the River
C.OxusTo study prehistoric rock art.
D.To explore the world’s second biggest wilderness.
3.What do we know about Hannah’s expedition from Antarctica to the South Pole in 2004?
A.It was smooth. B.It was completed alone.
C.She achieved a world record during the expedition. D.She stood up to the test of extreme environments.
4.What’s the best title of the text?
A.A polar expedition B.A life in Antarctica
C.A female adventurer D.A life of hardship
假设你是校英语刊物的通讯员,你校组织高一年级60名学生参加了“How to keep yourself safe from the new coronavirus ?”相关知识培训。请你根据以下要点给校刊写一篇短文,内容包括:
1、培训时间(2020年5月18号)、地点(报告厅);
2、参加培训情况:听讲座、看视频......
3、感受和体会。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下书信为你同桌所写,请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. Rather than to take the airplane all the way, they could fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada. The thought which they could cross the whole continent was exciting. Canada is the second large country in the world. One of the most popular cities is Vancouver on which many people live. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forest in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extreme tall. Looked out of the train window, they saw mountain goats, which were being protected, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. They learned that most Canadians lived within a few hundred kilometers of the USA border, and the population is only slightly over 30 million.
根据所给单词的汉语意思或首字母提示写出该单词的正确形式。
1.We appreciated his d__________ of time and money to the project.
2.Being a good teacher, you should know your students’ s_______________ and weaknesses.
3.P___________, I think the best present is not necessarily the most expensive one.
4.Smoking is not only h_________ to smokers themselves, but also threatens other people’s health.
5.The small village s_________ with the mountains looks beautiful.
6.The manager called his assistant in London yesterday, informing her of the number and_________ (到达)time of his flight.
7.It is so wet there that the trees are very tall, some ___________(测量)over 90 meters.
8.Their friendship ended because they had a ____________(激烈的)quarrel.
9.When a person is ___________(咬)by an animal, we should do wash the wound with the cold running water before he is taken him to see a doctor.
10.It is ___________(难以置信的)that Trump has treated Chinese overseas in an unfair way.
A couple of weeks ago, a friend told that a lady living in New York has experienced a sad incident recently.
The incident changed her _______on the hand phone after her handbag was _______. Her handbag, which _______ her mobile, credit card, purse, ect., was stolen _______ she was shopping in the mall. Twenty minutes later, she _______ her husband by borrowing a phone from a passer-by, telling him what had _______ to her. Her husband said, “I’ve received your message _______ your Pin number. And I've _______ a little while ago.”
When they _______ to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was ________
withdrawn(取). The pickpocket had actually taken ________ of the stolen hand phone to text her husband in the ________ list and get hold of the Pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from the bank ________.
From her experience, we can come to the ________ that you mustn't give away the relationship between you and the people in your contact list.________ using names like Home, Honey, Husband, Sweetheart, Dad, Mum. ect. And very importantly, when________ information is being asked through text messages, always remember to confirm by calling back.
Also, when you are being texted by friends or family to meet them ________ , be sure to call back to confirm that the ________ came from them. If you don’t reach them, be very careful about going places to meet "family and friends” who have ________ you.
I never thought about THAT!
As for now, I ________ have "home " listed on my cell phone. So we should be careful how we list names on our cell phones! Be safe!
1.A.custom B.sign C.habit D.way
2.A.missed B.lost C.disappeared D.found
3.A.included B.received C.accepted D.contained
4.A.since B.while C.though D.until
5.A.called B.discovered C.comforted D.visited
6.A.caused B.occurred C.passed D.appeared
7.A.asking about B.doing with C.referring to D.accounting for
8.A.explained B.chatted C.complained D.replied
9.A.watched out B.set off C.rushed down D.turned up
10.A.already B.seldom C.almost D.firmly
11.A.use B.choice C.advantage D.pride
12.A.contact B.standard C.information D.goods
13.A.handbag B.account C.safe D.guard
14.A.experience B.point C.end D.conclusion
15.A.Remember B.Permit C.Practise D.Avoid
16.A.popular B.pleased C.attractive D.sensitive
17.A.somewhere B.anytime C.somehow D.anyway
18.A.news B.message C.voice D.letter
19.A.phoned B.helped C.texted D.forgiven
20.A.no way B.no case C.no longer D.no more
Walk Out of the Comfort Zone and Try New Things
For most high school students, free periods (课,节) are useless. From what I have seen, few do homework. 1.. This makes it impossible for those who actually want to do work to complete any. As a senior next year, I think extra periods should be used to take optional subjects.
2.. Now is the time for us students to choose a suitable one. We will experiment in different fields of study. We will never know if we are interested or talented in a subject if we don’t try it.
In my 8th grade, I was told that I had to take an art class as a graduation requirement; so in the 9th grade I took Studio and Art. One of the projects was to build a clay pot, but I built mine incorrectly, so it broke in the kiln (窑). 3.. Now I know for sure that I do not want to be an artist. However, the class was one of my favorites that year. I was able to try new activities and test my ability.
4.! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out.
Half of all college students change their major at some point. By doing that hundreds of dollars are wasted on classes that they would have never needed to take. So use our extra periods to find out what we want to do in college. 5..
A.Our school offers many classes
B.We should find out what we are good at
C.I’ve avoided anything related to art since then
D.Instead, many are on their phones and talking
E.I found out that I have no artistic ability at all
F.Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things
G.The classes we choose can influence us in the future