山东省部分市2022-2023学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

山东省部分市 2022-2023学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编 阅读理解 山东省济南市2022-2023学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题 一、阅读理解 A Tom Turcich of New Jersey became the 10th person to walk around the world. Over seven years, he walked 48, 000 kilometers across six continents and 38 countries—most of it with his dog Savannah. After a friend died in an accident at age 17, Turcich started to look at life differently, and decided to go on a journey around the world. It took over eight years of saving before Turcich finally left his home on April 2, 2015. About four months into the journey. Turcich got Savannah from an animal shelter in Texas. She joined him for the rest of the trip, becoming the first dog to walk around the world. The pair walked around 30-40 kilometers a day, spending most nights camping. Some parts could not be done on foot, however—such as when Turcich and Savannah took a boat from Uruguay to Antarctica. In late 2017, Turcich also had to return home to recover from an illness he got while traveling through Ireland and the UK. He and Savannah started walking again in May 2018, going through Europe, North Africa and Turkey before getting stuck in Azerbaijan for six months because of the COVID-19. Now that he’s back home. Turcich says he wants to stay in one place for a while—and share his experience in a book. 1. What did Turcich do before his journey? A. Camp with friends. B. Save some money. C. Join a tour group. D. Keep a pet dog. 2. Why did Turcich stop his walk in 2017? A. He became sick. B. He felt a bit tired. C. He needed more money. D. He got stuck by COVID-19. 3. What does Turcich plan to do next? A. Go through Europe. B. Start a company. C. Feed more dogs. D. Write a book. B Cynthia Rosenzweig was awarded the World Food Prize. She played a leading role in modelling (建模) the effects of climate change on food production. As a climate research scientist, she has spent much of the career explaining that global food production adapts to a changing climate. Cynthia, who describes her