閱讀理解（第6期）-2022屆新高考名校英語(yǔ)好題速遞分項(xiàng)匯編（學(xué)生版）

專題01閱讀理解（第06期）-2022屆新高考名校英語(yǔ)好題速遞分項(xiàng)匯編

閱讀選擇【廣東省茂名市五校聯(lián)盟2021-2022學(xué)年上學(xué)期高三第一次聯(lián)考】

SpecialMuseumsInChristchurch,NewZealand

1.YaldhurstMuseum

YaldhurstMuseumisaplaceforcarloversinChristchurchcity,whichdisplaysclassiccarsoveraspanofa

century.Thesmallmuseumhasacollectionofthewidestrangeofcarmodelsfromhorsemodeltobuggycars.

Establishedbyacarenthusiastandcollector,AlfredThornhillCooper,YaldhurstMuseumisnowopenfor50years.

OpenTime:Wednesday-Sunday10a.m.-5p.m.withthelastentryof4p.m.

Entrancefee:$10forstudents,$20foradults.

2.Rutherford'sDen

Rutherford'sDenisahistoricspaceforthecountry'smostfamousscientist—ErnestRutherford,alsoknownas

thefatherofNuclearScience.OpenedinChristchurchArtsCenterin2016,itisasmallinteractivemuseumwith

collectionsofRutherford'sworks.TheTV,theradioandeventelephonesarejustsomeoftheinventionsof

Rutherford,andhispeers-allaredisplayedhere.

Opentime:10a.m.-5p.m.,everydayexceptforChristmasDay.

EntranceFee:$10foradults,$5forstudentsandchildren.

3.TheToyCollector

TheToyCollectorisanewplayerinthemuseumsinChristchurch.Bomrecentlyin2016,theToyCollectoris

foralltoyloversdisplayingahugecollectionoftoysfromallages.Youcanwitnessallthetoysyouhadever

wantedasachildfromlegosuperherominiaturestoamovie-themedtoy.Youcantripdownyourmemoryinjustan

hour.

OpenTime:Everydayfrom10a.m.-4p.m.

EntranceFee:$10foranadult,$5forchildren.

4.TheTeeceMuseumofClassicalAntiquities

ComeandexploretheTeeceMuseumofClassicalAntiquities,whereyoucanseemorethanthreethousand

yearsofhumanhistorythroughanamazingcollectionofartifactsfromGreek,Roman,EgyptianandNearEastern

cultures.Bornin2017,thissmallone-roomedmuseumisanewhomeforoldobjects.Thecollectioniswelllaid

outwiththenecessarydescriptionsoftheobjects.

OpenTime:Wed-Sunfrom11a.m.-3p.m.

EntranceFee:Freeloenter.

WhencanvisitorsenterYaldhurstMuseum?

After4p.m.,Saturday.B.At10a.m.,Thursday.

Before5p.m.,Sunday.D.At9a.m.,Tuesday.

Whichmuseumwouldyouliketovisitifyouareinterestedinhumanhistory?

YaldhurstMuseum.Rutherford'sDen.

C.TheToyCollector.TheTeeceMuseum.

3.Whatdothefourmuseumshaveincommon?

Theyareallsmallinsize.Theyareallheritagespace.

Theyareallnewmuseums.Theyareallfreeforstudents.

“TellherJIwhisperedtomydaughterasshepressedherbodyagainstmine.Shefoldedmyfreearmaround

herlittleshoulderswhileIfinishedloadingthegroceriesontotheconveyerbelt.

Ismiledattheyoungcashierwhohadabutterflyknottiedtoherblackponytail（馬尾辮）.Mydaughterwas

rightwhenshe*dwhisperedtome,"Herhairissopretty.”

“Tellher,“Irepeatedwithagentlepush.Mygirlonlydugherpinkcheeksdeeperintomysideasshe

nervouslytwistedtheedgeofmysleeveinhersmallfist.

Thecashierlookeddownatmydaughter,herexpressionshowingalittleconcern.iUMydaughterthinksyour

hairisbeautiful.1explained.

Thecashiefsfacelitup."Youdo?”Thisledmylittleoneoutofherhidingplace.Shelookedupandnodded.

“Thankyousomuch!Youmademyday,“thecashiersaidwithasmilebrilliantenoughtocompetewithher

highlights.Mydaughterreturneditwithashiningsmileofherown.

AsIwalkedoutofthestore,holdingmydaughter'shand,Istoleaglancebackattheyoungwoman.Her

energywasclearlybrighternowthanithad:beenwhenwefirstenteredherline.

Afterloadingmygroceriesinthetrunk,Iclimbedintothedriver'sseat.Itwasthenthatmydaughtermadea

declaration,t4Mom,IthinkI'mgoingtostarttellingeveryonewhenIliketheirhair.^^“Youshould,honey.^^Andshe

did.Shestilldoes.

It*sarareoccasionifwemakeatripoutinpublicwithouthertellingsomeonethatshelovestheirhair,ornails,

orshirt,orshoes,lbbehonest,Ithinksheevendoessomorethanme.Andifsoneofmyfavoritethingsaboutthis

girl.Shelearned,ataveryyoungage,thatbysimplytellingpeoplewhenyouseebeautyinthem,youcandrawout

thebeautyofhumanconnection.

4.Whywastheauthor'sdaughternervousinthestore?

A.Shewasfrightenedofthecashier.B.Shewastooshytoexpressherself.

C.Shewasunabletopaythegroceries.D.Shewasunhappytogreetastranger.

5.Whatmadethecashiermoreenergeticinherwork?

A.Thepraisefromalittlegirl.B.Thesupportofthecustomers.

C.Thecompetitionenvironment.D.Theunderstandingofamother.

6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherdaughternow?

A.Kindandindependent.B.Livelyandcheerful.

C.Carefulandgenerous.D.Smartandproud.

7.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheBeautyOfGoodMannersB.ThePowerInRaisingOthersUp

C.AGirl'sNewWayOutOfTroubleD.AMother'sLoveForHerDaughter

Asingletoycatchesachilcfsattentionforalimitedperiodoftime,butaboxofitemsthatallowsachild

tobuildtheirowntoyswillcatchtheirimaginationforyearstocome.Thisbrilliantideaalreadyexistsinreal

productform,andit*scalledToyi.

Toyiisdescribedasaneco-friendlycreativebuildingkit,anditrecentlywonthewell-knownIFDesignAward.

ItcamefromIstanbul,Turkish,whereayoungfemaledesignernamedElifAtmacafirstcameupwiththeideaforit

whenshewantedtohelpthekidslivingindisadvantagedareas.Thesechildrendonothaveaccesstothevarietyof

interestingtoysthatwealthierchildrendo.

ToyiAtmaca'sdesignallowschildrentotransformwhatarearoundthemintoclevertoys.Itconsistsofsticks,

junctionparts,flexibleconnectors,toybodypartslikefeet,eyes,hands,andwheelsthatcanbeusedtoturnold

waterbottles,cups,boxes,towels,etc.intocute,clever,anduniqueplaythings.Thistoykitupcycles（升級(jí)利用）

materialsthatwouldotherwisegotowaste,turningarecyclingbinintoatreasurecontainer.

“OurinitialtargetwastodeliverToyikitstoonlydisadvantagedchildreninTurkish,Atmacatoldthemedia.

Butduringaresearchconductedwitharound300children,.sherealizedthattherestrictiononbeingcreativewent

beyondanyboundary.441sawthateverythingwasplannedandshapedbygrown-ups,blockingthekids,imagination

inasignificantway,“saidAtmaca.

Atmacaconcludedthateachkidneededspacewhereheorshecouldfreelycreate.Sheexplainedtheentire

processshouldbelefttokids'creativity,remindingteachersandallgrown-upsthatchild-ledplaywasanexcellent

wayforchildrentodeveloplifelongskills.

Toyi'screatorsarenowconsideringdistributingthekitstoasmanychildrenaspossiblearoundtheworld

throughdifferentinternationalNGOs.AtmacanotesthatforeachToyikitsoldout,theywillalsodonateonekittoa

disadvantagedchildthroughdifferentpartnershipsaroundtheworld.

8.WhydidAtmacadesignToyiatfirst?

A.TowinthefamousIFDesignAward.

B,Tohelppoorkidsmaketheirowntoys.

C.ToprotecttheenvironmentinIstanbul.

D.Torecycleallthewasteinthedustbin.

9.WhichisprobablytheproductmadewiththetoykitofToyi?

A.Anewpictureofayoungboy.B.Acomputerwithhightechnology.

C.Atreasurecontainerfromadustbin:D.Asix-armed“robot“fromawaterbottle.

10.Howdothetoykitshelpimprovethechildren'sability?

A.Itprovidesthekidsvarioustypesoftoys.

B.Itoffersspaceforthekids'creativeminds.

C.Itchangesthepoorkids*livingconditions.

D.Itteachesthekidstosharejoyswithothers.

11.WhatisthenewtargetforAtmacaandherpartners?

A.Donatingtoykitstomorepoorchildren.

B.Sellingtoykitstoeverykidintheworld.

C.Designingnewtoykitsforkidsandadults.

D.Doingfurtherresearchonthekids'demands.

TherelationshipbetweenhumansandtheAmazonRainforesthasnotalwaysbeenaharmoniousone.

However,recentresearchsuggeststhatthenativepeoplesofthePutumayoregionhelpedtoprotecttherainforest,

leavingitunchangedfor5,000years.Perhapshumans'coexistingwithnatureispossibleafterall.

Thestudy,publishedinPNAS,lookedatsoilsamplesinthePutumayoregionoftheAmazoninPerutofind

howhumansinfluencedtheland.Theresearchersfoundthatthetreesstillgrowingintheregiontodayhavebeen

growingthereforthelast5,000years—evidencethattheareahasnotbeenhometocitiesandfarmlandinthat

time.Tracesofcharcoal（木炭）foundinthe,soil,however,indicatethatpeopledidlivethere;theyjustdidsoina

waythathadminimuminfluenceontheirenvironment.

Tocometotheseconclusions,theteamduga0.6-0.9meterdeepcolumnintotheground,takingsamplesof

soilfromdifferentheightsalongthecolumn.Backinthelab,sampleswerecarbon-datedtodeterminetheirage

andthensortedunderamicroscopetolookformicroscopicmineralparticles,knownasphytoliths（植硅體）.

Phytolithsareessentialevidenceofplants—theyremainedinthesoilthousandsofyearsaftertheplantdied.So

researcherscanusethemtotellwhichplantshavegrowninanareainthepast.

Over5,000years'worthofsamples,nospecieslosswasdetected.Thesefindingssuggestthatcontraryto

commonbelief,theAmazonisnotuntouchedbyhumans,butratherhasbeenprotectedbythemforthousandsof

years.Themanagementoftherainforestbynativepeoplesappearstohavebeenvitalinpreservingitsbiodiversity

andwillcontinuetobeimportantinthefighttopreventitfromacollapse.

AsNigelPitman,aco-authoronthepaper,said:"Sincethisparticularforestisstillbeingprotectedbynative

peoples,Ihopethisstudyremindsusallhowimportantitistosupporttheirwork.”

12.HowdidnativepeoplesdealwiththerainforestintheregionofPutumayo?

A.Theyalwaysdestroyedtherainforest.

B.Theyhadasideeffectontherainforest.

C.Theyneverlivedintheareaoftheforest.

D.Theyhadbeeninharmonywiththeforest.

13.WhatdidtheresearcherstrytofindintheAmazonforestinPeru?

A.Thediversityoftheplantsintherainforest.

B.Theevidenceofhumaninfluenceontheforest.

C.Thenutritionofthesoilsamplesintherainforest.

D.Thesurvivalageofgrowingtreesintherainforest.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"collapse”meaninParagraph4?

A.Suddendecrease.B.Badmanagement.

C.Poorpreservation.D.Overdevelopment.

15.WhatcanbeinferredfromNigelPitman'swords?

A.Nativepeoplesshouldprotecttherainforest.

B.WeshouldhelpprotecttheAmazonRainforest.

C.Morescienceresearchshouldbedoneonrainforest.

D.WeshouldmakegooduseoftheAmazonRainforest.

閱讀選擇【河北省保定市2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期摸底】

Ifyou'reanarchitect,aphotographerorawriterandwouldliketopublishyourprojectsonourwebsite,

Archisearch,pleasesendusaselectionofdiagrams,photosortextstosubomitarticle@archisearch.gr.

Tosubmityourprojects,pleasefollowtheseguidelines:

?Image:10-20images(diagramsorphotos)

?Video:YoucangiveusalinktoYoutubeorelsewheretohavethevideoembeddedin(嵌入)thetext.

?Text:300-500words(youmayincludeashorttextinGreek,fornativeprofessionals)

?Credit:Greekarchitectsarekindlyrequestedtoincludealistofthesuppliers,whoseproductshavebeenused

withintheprojectforpotentialuse.

TheArchisearchEditorialTeamwillreviewthesubmittedprojectsinatimelymanner.Yoursubmissionswill

beevaluated.Theteammaychangeimagesortexts,andshortenorenrichdescriptionsfortheconvenienceof

readers.

Pleasenotethatnotallsubmissionswillbepublishedthoughweurgeyoutocontactusagaininthefuture.

Wedon'tprovidemonetarycompensationforanyphotoimagesortextspublishedonourwebsite.However,we

alwaysincluderequestedlinkstoourpublicationstomakesurethatyouwillreceivethepropercertification.You

canconsultourwebmasteraboutdetailedinformation.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbesubmittedtosubmitarticle@archisearch.gr?

A.AvideoonYoutube.

B?Alinktothirtyimages.

C.Acollectionoffivephotos.

D.AGreektextoffourhundredwords.

2.WhatwilltheArchisearchEditorialTeamdowiththesubmissions?

A.Contactreaders.

B.Providefinancialsupport.

C.Makenecessarychangestothem.

D.Getallofthempublishedintime.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A.Inatravelbrochure.B.Ontheschoolblackboard.

C.OntheInternet.D.Inatextbook.

InmyfirstyearofteachinginHouston,Iwasaskedtoactasabatmanatabirthdayparty.

Onenight,theheadmasterhandedmeacostumeandsaid,"Tomorrowyou'regoingtobebatman.*'Iknewa

batmanwithamoustacheatthepartywasahugeredflag.Iknewitwasspeciallybadfbrmyimage,butIdidn't

wanttochangemyphysicalappearancebecausethatwouldmeanIwasfunnier,soIchosenottoshave.

Thepartywasatahugepublicpark,andIhadtoparkmycarfarenoughawaysothatthechildrencouldn*tsee

me.ThenIwalkedtoitsecretly,butunluckily,thechildrensawmecomingfromabout300metersaway.

Istartedtoregretnottoshave.WhenIgotcloseenoughfbrthemtoseemyfaceclearlytheentirepartybroke

intolaughter.1wantedtoturnaroundandrunbackinembarrassment,butthenthelaughterchangedintocheering

andapplause.Iranintothepartyandsawthenbirthdaynboywithhisdad.Thedadlaughed,"!toldyou,son.Abatman

hasamoustache."Thenheshowedmethehugebirthdaycakewithabatmandrawnonit,andthebatmanhada

moustache.Ijuststaredatitindisbelief.Butitwasathickblacklinedrawnunderneathhisnose,justlikemy

moustache.

Allthechildrensaid,"Abatmandoesn*thaveamoustache."Insteadofadmittingthecakewasmessedup,the

parentstriedtosaveface,saying,"No,abatmanalwayshasamoustache.Hejustshavesitforhis

movies."Naturally,thechildrenweredoubtful,butmymoustachebecamethedetailthatconfirmedwhattheparents

hadsaid.Thosechildrenoftheperfectagestillbelievedinwondersandsuperheroesandtheywerepleasedtofind

somethingkepthiddenfromothers.

Thatyear,Istruggledalotwithmyidentity.WasIateacheroraclown（小丑）?Butthatday,Imaynothave

beentheherotheyordered,andcrtainlyIwasn'ttheherotheyexpected,butIwastheherotheyneeded.

4.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasenahugeredflagHinparagraph2mean?

A.Abigloss.B.Aredsunrise.

C.Agreathonor.D.Adisadvantageousthing.

5.Whydidtheauthorhavehiscarparkedfaraway?

A.Tobuyahugebirthdaycake.

B.Totakeawalkbeforetheparty.

C.Toavoidbeingnoticedbythechildren.

D.Tokeepawayfromthethickblackline.

6.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenthewholepartyburstoutlaughing?

A.Awkward.B.Relieved.

C.Happy.D.Puzzled.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AFunnyFather

B.AFamousClown

C.ASuperherowithaSecret

D.APerfectAgeforWonders

"I'llbethereinafewminutes.Pmplayingagamewithafriend,aguynamedScuzbll,"my15-year-old

sonshoutedfromhisroom."Oh,whatisScuzzball'srealname??asked.'11havenoidea,"hesaid."Whereishe

from?"Icontinued.Heresponded,"!thinksomewhereinCanada.Oh,wait,itdoesn'tevenmatterbecauseScuzball

justleftthegameandhehasbeenreplacedwitharobot."

"Yourfriendisreplacedbyartificialintelligence?”"(doesn'tmatter,Dad.Ithappensallthetime!Thegame

continues.HMysondoesn'tmindplayingwithapersonorarobot,whichistypicalofgamersthesedays.Iwonder

whethertheface-to-faceexperienceoffriendshipthatIgrewupwithwillbelostbyourchildren.

Aristotle,agreatthinkerandeducator,haspointedoutthatshallowfriendshipiseasilyformedbutalsoeasily

abandonedbecausesuchbondsarefragile.Deepfriendship,bycontrast,iswhenyoucareforyourfriendforhis

sake,notforanybenefityoucanget.Thisisselflessfriendship.Youcanhaveonlyacoupleofthesefriends

becausetheyrequirelotsoftimeandeffort.Youmustmakesacrificesforeachother.

Presenceinfriendshiprequires"beingwith',and,,doingfor'*.Perhapsthemostdefiningfeatureofdeep

friendshipis"doingfor",asmyfriendhasmybackintroubleorbringsmesoupwhenPmsick.Onlystrongbonds

havethepowertomotivaterealsacrifices.Butitisunclearwhyonline"friendsnwouldbothertodothehardworkof

friendship.WhenIaskedmystudentswhethertheyhadpeopleintheirliveswhowouldbringthemsoupwhenthey

weresick,theylaughedatmyStoneAgequestionandsaidthey'djustordersouponline.

Digitallifefillsandabsorbswakinglifetimesothatpeopledonotjoininexamplecaseoffriendship,like

sports,collectivearts,freerangechildhoods,etc.Inthisway,digitallieproducesfalsefriendships.

8.Howdoestheauthorleadinthetopicofthetext?

A.Byquotingmottos.

B.Bypresentingaconversation.

C.Byintroducingagame.

D.Byshowingrobots'storagedata.

9.Whatdoestheauthormainlyexplaininparagraph3?

A.Selfishfriendship.B.Selflesssacrificesinlife.

C.Theformationofshallowfriendship.D.Themeaningofdeepfriendship.

10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellhisstudentsinparagraph4?

A.Strongbondsareformedeasily.B.Orderingfoodonlineisconvenient.

C.Robotswillhaveourbackintrouble.D.Virtualfriendswon'tmakerealsacrifices.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Digitalizedfriendship.B.Thebenefitsofdigitallife.

C.Face-to-facecommunication.D.Thesacrificesofonlinefriends.

Researchershavebeenlookingintosiliconcarbide（碳化硅）,apromisingalternativematerialforthe

semiconductor（半導(dǎo)體）industry,forseveralyearsnow.Size,weightandefficiencyarethreeimportantfactorsfor

powerelectronictofitine-cars.Silioncarbidemeetsallthreefactors.Itismoreefficientbutleavesasmaller

footprintthanconventionalsemiconductorssuchassilicon.

Evenso,siliconcarbideisn*ttobefoundinanye-carsontheroadtoday.Thissemiconductormaterialisstill

limitedtoresearchlabs.Toshiftitfromthelabtothefactory,theSionCarbideModule（模塊）projecthastakeninto

considerationalltheconditionsofindustrialproduction.Themodule'sdesignisagoodcase:researchersatthe

FraunhoferIZMarebasingitonthestructureoftheclassicprintedcircuitboardthattheindustryhaslongfavored.

Thisshouldspeedupitsfirstdisplay.

Themoduleisalsobenefitingfromthelatestscientificadvances.Insteadofwire-bondingthesemiconductor

tothepackage,theresearchersdecidedtoputitdirectlyinthecircuit.Theteamalsobroughtthepotentialcustomer

onboardforthisdevelopmenteffort.Intheproject'sfirstyear,theydrewupaspecification（規(guī)格）sheetillustrating

therequirementsforthemoduleandsemiconductor.Theresearchersworkedcloselywithusers,cateringtotheir

wisheswhentheydeterminedtheproductspecification.

Automakers,componentsuppliersandOEMSweredirectlyinvolvedintheefforttomapoutthe

power-electronicmodule'ssize,layoutandelectricalcircuits.Thegroupsoughttomakethemostofthespace

availableinthevehicle'spowertrain.LarsBottcher,groupleaderattheFraunhoferIZMandheadoftheSiC

sub-project,says,"Themajorgoalistoadvancethenewsemiconductormaterialsiliconcarbidetomass

production."

12.Whatdoweknowaboutsiliconcarbide?

A.Itislargerthansilicon.

B.Itisstillunderresearch.

C.Ithasbeenusedinsomee-cars.

D.Ithasbeenshiftedtothefactory.

13.Whydidresearchersbringthepotentialcustomer?

A.Todrawupaformalagreement.

B.Toadjustthemoduleaccordingly.

C.Towitnesstheireffortandsuccess.

D.Towire-bondthesemiconductortothepackage

14.Whatwasthemainpuiposeofthegroupaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Tomass-producesiliconcarbide.

B.lbchangetheshapeofthemodule.

C.Toincreasethevolumeofthemodule.

D.Toexpandtheproductionofpoweredvehicles.

15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheresearch?

A.Optimistic.B.Tolerant.

C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.

閱讀選擇【遼寧省名校2022屆高三第二次聯(lián)合考試】

FourBestHikesintheWorld

There'snothinglikegettingoutandgettingsomefreshaironahike.Nomatterwhetheryourideaofahikeisa

leisurewalkorclimbingthehighestmountainonEarth,we'vegotyoucovered.Belowarefourbesthikesinthe

world.

TorresdelPaineWCircuit

Location（位置）:Patagonia.Chile

Distance:37+miles

Time:5~6days

Besttimetogo:OctobertoJanuary

TheWCircuitisoneofthemostrecommendedhikesyou'llfind.Notonlywillyouappreciatethediverse

landscapesandstrikinggranitepillars（花崗巖柱子），butyoullprobablymeetsomenewfriendsalongtheway.

GrandCanyonRim-to-RimH汰e

Location:Arizona,theUnitedStates

Distance:48miles

Time:1~3days

Besttimetogo:MaytoJune,SeptembertoOctober

There'snobetterwaytoexperienceoneofthegreatestwondersintheworld.LocatedinoneoftheUSA*s

mostbeautifulparks,theviewsareabsolutelyappealing.Justmakesureyou'repreparedfbrthechallenge.

TrektoPetra

Location:Jordan

Distance:47miles

Time:5?6days

Besttimetogo:OctobertoApril

TaketheroadlesstraveledthroughtheKingdomofJordanandexperienceoneofthesevenwondersofthe

world.Hikethroughcanyons,gorgesandridges,andseetombsandtemplesalongthewayallwhileavoiding

crowdsoftourists.

YosemiteGrandTraverse

Location:California,theUnitedStates

Distance:60miles

Time:6?7days

Besttimetogo:JulytoSeptember

Knownforsomeofthebesthikingintheworld,YosemiteNationalParkisfamousforitsviewsandhuge

sequoia杉）trees.PraisedbyNationalGeographic,theYosemiteGrandTraversewilltakeyouthrough

waterfallsandgreenmountaintops.

1.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttimeforthehikeinPatagonia,Chile?

A.AprilB.MayC.AugustD.December

2.Whereshouldyougofbralesscrowdedhike?

A.JordanB.Patagonia,Chile

C.Arizona,theUnitedStatesD.California,theUnitedStates

3.WhatcanyoudoalongtheYosemiteGrandTraverse?

A.PlantsequoiatreesB.AppreciatewaterfallsC.VisitlocaltemplesD.Climb

granitepillars

Anursehasfulfilled（實(shí)現(xiàn)）apromiseshemadetoherpatientfouryearsagotoonedayattendherdaughter's

graduationfromnursingschool.

EdinaHabibovic,22,graduatedfromChamberlainUniversity'sCollegeofNursingin2020.Hermother,

SevalaHabibovic,46,diedin2017afteratwoyearfightwithbreastcancer.

“Ithoughtthemedicalfieldwasn'tfbrme.Then,mymomgotsickandIhadalltheexperiencegoinginand

outofthehospital,“EdinatoldGoodMorningAmerica."Whenmymompassedaway,Ithought,41wanttodo

this.”'shesaid.

SanjaJosipovic,whoatthetimeworkedasahomehealthnursewithNorthwesternMedicineinWinfield,

Illinois,caredforSevalainsideherhome.Theyoftenchattedandsharedthelatestnewswitheachotheroversix

monthsofcare.

“ShewasmostworriedaboutEdinabecauseshewasyoungandhadn*tfinishedschoolyet,"Sanjasaid.uWe

arelikesisters;wecareaboutandtrusteachother.Shewasapowerfulandstrongmindedwoman.Shewasn*t

scaredtodie;shewasjustworriedaboutherkidsandhusband.”

Edinasaidhermotherlivedfbrbeingwithherfamilyandtakingcareofpeople."WhenSanjawasworking,

mymomwouldstilltrytomakehersomethingtoeat,nomatterhowsickshewas,"Edinaadded.WhenSevala's

lifewascomingtoanend,sheaskedSanjatotakeherplaceatheryoungestdaughter'snursingschoolgraduation.

“Thatwastheonlythingshewasgoingtomiss.Edina'sgraduation,saidSanja,whoisamotherofthreeherself.

Sheagreed.

DuetoCOVID-19,therewasnograduationorpinningceremony.Edina'smanageralMarianjoy

RehabilitationHospitaldecidedtohostapinningceremonyfbrherandhaveSanjapresentthepin.uSanjahas

fulfilledherpromise,Edinasaid.

EdinaandSanjaarenowcaringforpatientsalongsideoneanotherascolleaguesatMarianjoy.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph3referto?

A.LeavingthehospitalB.Workingasanurse

C.FacingdeathpositivelyD.CaringforEdina'smother

5.WhatcanbelearnedaboutSanjaandSevala?

A.TheyenjoyedvolunteeringB.Theywerecancersurvivors

C.TheyhadunhappymarriagesD.Theydevelopedaclosebond

6.WhatwouldbeSevala'sregret?

A.ThelossofthechancetostudymedicineB.HerabsencefromEdina'sschoolgraduation

C.FailingtokeepthepromisemadetoSanjaD.Nevercookingagoodmealforherhusband

7.HowdidSanjafulfillherpromise?

A.BytakingcareofEdinaandherfamilyB.ByhelpingEdinaenterherdreamhospital

C.ByattendingaspecialceremonyforEdinaD.BymanagingtobecomeEdina'scolleague

WhenaUnitedKingdomsupermarketchainpromisedtomoveitsfarmstoNetZeroby2030,itmadeitclear

thattheeffortwouldrequireworkingonmanydifferentfronts.Fromenergyconsumptionandland-usechangeto

methaneemissions（甲烷排放）,cattlefanningcomeswithenvironmentalchallenges.Soevenifrecentstudies

suggestingit*spossibletocutmethaneemissions80%doturnouttobeaccurate,there'sstillaverylongwaytogo