Week 8
Tuesday 阅读理解
主题: 人物风采
语篇类型: 记叙文
词数: 125
难度: ■■■■
建议用时: 6分钟
答案页码: P11
文章音频
Byron Waller is a 15-year-old boy from Australia. He is a young pilot (飞行员)! He is flying a small plane around the world.
Byron found his love for flying when he was 4 years old. When he was 14, he flew around Australia. Now, he wants to be the youngest pilot to fly around the world with an instructor (教练). The trip is about 28,000 miles long.
Byron will fly over 30 countries. The trip will take about two months.
Byron has a bad illness. It makes his stomach hurt sometimes. But he wants to tell other kids with this illness: don’t stop your big dreams!
“I want to show young people that they can do something very large,” Byron says.
1 Byron started loving flying at the age of .
A. 4 B. 11 C. 15
2 Who will fly with Byron?
A. His father. B. A friend. C. An instructor.
3 It will take Byron about to fly over 30 countries.
A. 30 days B. 60 days C. 90 days
4 What is wrong with Byron?

B.
5 What is the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. Byron Waller has a bad illness
B. Byron Waller enjoys a long trip
C. Byron Waller flies around the world

澳大利亚15岁少年拜伦·沃勒怀揣飞行梦，曾环澳大利亚飞行，如今正驾驶一架小型飞机环游世界。他身患疾病却坚持追梦，鼓励年轻人勇敢实现远大理想。
1. A 细节理解题。由第二段的 Byron found his love for flying when he was 4 years old. 可知，拜伦4岁时就发现自己对飞行的热爱。
2. C 细节理解题。由第二段的 Now, he wants to be the youngest pilot to fly around the world with an instructor. 可知，一位教练将陪沃勒一起飞行。
3. B 细节理解题。由第三段的 The trip will take about two months. 可知，拜伦的环球之旅大约需要60天。
4. A 图片理解题。由第四段的 It makes his stomach hurt sometimes. 可知，他的病让他有时会肚子疼；图A表示肚子痛。故选A。
5. C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了澳大利亚15岁少年拜伦·沃勒怀揣飞行梦，如今正驾机环游世界。