03 芸芸众生(2022-2023学年初中英语中考时文阅读+完形填空+任务型阅读)

A young pilot 一名年轻的飞行员 体裁 记叙文 难度★★★ 词数230 Zara Rutherford is flying around the world in a small plane. When she finishes her two-month trip, she'll become the youngest woman to fly all the way around the world by herself. And she's just 19 years old. Ms Rutherford wants to start her trip from Belgium. She wants to fly through 52 countries before returning to Belgium at the end of November. This trip is something Ms Rutherford has dreamed about for a long time. She started to learn to fly planes from her coach at age 14. She got her pilot's license(执照) in 2020 and has lots of hours of flying practice. Ms Rutherford's parents are both pilots, and they helped her practise. Her father is a pilot who delivers(运输)to people around the world. Ms Rutherford came with him on many of his trips, sometimes even flying the plane herself. She's making this trip in a small plane called a microlight. To follow her route, Ms Rutherford needs to see clearly, since her plane can't be guided(导航)using its instruments(仪器)alone. That means she can't fly at night or in bad weather. “It's an easy thing to say, but just go for it,” Ms Rutherford says. “If you don't try and see how high you can fly, then you'll never know.” 1.Who is flying around the world by plane with Zara Rutherford? A. Her father. B. Her mother. C. Her coach. D. No one. 2. When does Zara Rutherford want to start her trip? A. In August. B. In September. C. In October. D. In November. 3.What does the underlined word “route” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese? A.想法 B.航线 C.指示 D.规则 4.What can we learn from Zara Rutherford from the last paragraph? A. Seeing is believing. B. It is never too old to learn. C. Doing is better than saying. D. Where there is life, there is hope. A lucky passenger 一名幸运的旅客 体裁 记叙文 难度★★★ 词数 198 A woman kept away from death on 21 March, 2022,after changing her travel plans. Flight MU5735,with 123 passengers(乘客)and nine crew(全体机组人员)members on board, departed from Changshui Airport in Kunming,