81 and still on the run追風(fēng)逐夢：81歲的世界探索者

胡金瑩

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1 When you picture yourself in your 80s， whatdo you see？ Many people imagine a life of comfortand ease， but best friends Sandy Hazelip and EllieHamby see things a little bit differently.“ Don't sitin that chair and waste time，” Sandy said emphati?cally.“ If you don't use it， you lose it.”

2 Those are words to live by for this delightful duo！ Ellie and Sandy are from Abilene，Texas， but they met while traveling in Africa many years ago. Ellie， an international docu?mentary photographer， has traveled to 107 countries and visited all 7 continents for herwork. Sandy， or Dr Sandy as she's known， is a physician who specializes in hospice andgeriatric care （臨終關(guān)懷和老年護(hù)理） .

3 In 2023， the 81?year?olds started planning an epic adventure they called“ 81 andstill on the run”， inspired by the Jules Verne novel， Around the World in 80 Days. Theirgoal was to travel to all seven continents， see 9 Wonders of the World， and visit 18countries in about two?and?a?half months.

4 They've marveled at the Northern Lights， stood in the shadow of the Easter Islandstatues， played with penguins in Antarctica， gone dog?sledding， flown over Mount Qomo?langma in an airplane， and enjoyed many other wonderful trips. Everywhere they go， theychat with the people they meet and make new friends， which is all part of their mission.“The number one thing is meeting people，” said Ellie.“ We love people. We just love totalk to people， and the world is full of the greatest， most exciting， and most interestingpeople.”

5 Nothing slows these two down， not even total knee replacements for both of them.Ellie documents their journey with photos. Sandy said that when someone says they want totravel with them， the first thing she looks at is their hands. If their hands are well?manicured， they do not want to travel with them.

6 Sandy and Ellie hope to inspire others to keep moving into their golden years， andit's working for them. They suddenly have a new vision for their retirement years， and itdoesn't involve sitting around！

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1. What professions do Sandy and Ellie have before retirement？

A. Sandy is a teacher， and Ellie is an artist.

B. Sandy is a nurse， and Ellie is a filmmaker.

C. Sandy is a photographer， and Ellie is a physician.

D. Sandy is a physician， and Ellie is a photographer.

2. What's the part mission of Sandy and Ellie's travels？

A. Meeting people.

B. Taking photographs.

C. Enjoying retirement.

D. Breaking world records.

3. How did Sandy and Ellie choose travel companions？

A. By age.

B. By fitness level.

C. By hand condition.

D. By professional background.

4. Which can best describe this delightful duo？

A. Brave and honest.

B. Generous and selfless.

C. Ambitious and helpful.

D. Persistent and active.

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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Everywhere they go， they chat with the people they meet and make new friends， whichis all part of their mission. 無論她們走到哪里，她們都會(huì)和遇到的人聊天，結(jié)交新朋友，這都是她們使命的一部分。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句中，Everywhere引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句；they meet是一個(gè)省略了that/who的定語從句，從句的先行詞為the people；which引導(dǎo)定語從句，在從句中作主語。

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper froms.

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1. A child may not differentiate between his/her_________and the real world.

2. British_________Alastair Humphreys had ridden his bike around the world， walked across India， and rowed from Africa to South America.

3. I made zongzi with my grandma， watched the boat races on TV and_________my family.

4. Advertising has already become a very_________activity in modern times.

5. Despite his unconventional methods， he has_________students more than anyone else.

6. The threat of global warming will eventually force the US to_________its energy consumption.