At 111 years and 224 days old, John Alfred Tinniswood from England has officially claimed the title of world’s oldest living man. Guinness World Records made the announcement on April 5, 2024, three days after the death of former title holder Juan Vicente Pérez at the age of 114, a month shy of his 115th birthday.

“You either live long or you live short, and you can’t do much about it,” Tinniswood said in an interview with Guinness in which he was presented with his certificate (证书). While Tinniswood said the secret to long life is “just luck,” he advised on moderation in life: “If you drink too much or you eat too much or you walk too much; if you do too much of anything, you’re going to suffer eventually.”

Born in the northwestern English city of Liverpool, Tinniswood has lived through two world wars — as well as the Great Influenza and Covid-19 pandemics — and also holds the record for world’s oldest surviving male World War II veteran (退伍军人), according to Guinness. He was born the same year the Titanic sank. He is a lifelong fan of Liverpool football club, and has lived through all nineteen of his club’s league title wins and all eight of his club’s FA cup wins. 

The great-grandfather now lives in a care home in the English seaside town of Southport. Care home manager Katie Howard told the BBC it was an honor to care for Tinniswood, an “amazing person with so many stories to tell,” who “enjoys reading the paper and listening to the radio.” In addition, Tinniswood never smokes, hardly drinks and has fish and chips every Friday.

The world’s oldest living woman is 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera and lives in Spain.

1.When did Juan Vicente Pérez die?

A On April 7, 2024.

B On April 5, 2024.

C On April 4, 2024.

D On April 2, 2024.

解析：选D。D 数字计算题。根据第一段中的“Guinness World Records made the announcement on April 5, 2024, three days after the death of former title holder Juan Vicente Pérez”2024年4月5日，在前世界纪录保持者胡安·维森特·帕姆雷斯去世三天后，吉尼斯世界纪录宣布了这一消息，由此可知胡安·维森特·帕姆雷斯在4月2日去世。故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “moderation” mean?

A Asking advice from doctors.

B Making fun of oneself.

C Being self-controlled.

D Knowing the truth.

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据划线词后文“If you drink too much or you eat too much or you walk too much; if you do too much of anything, you’re going to suffer eventually.”如果你喝得太多，吃得太多，或者走得太多；如果你在任何事情上做得太多，你最终都会吃亏的。由此可知廷尼斯伍德建议人们做任何事都要节制，即自控。故选C。

3.What does the third paragraph focus on?

A Tinniswood’s free time activities.

B Tinniswood’s secret to a long life.

C Tinniswood’s attitude towards wars.

D Tinniswood’s main life experiences.

解析：选D。D 段落大意题。第三段主要内容：廷尼斯伍德经历过两次世界大战，以及大流感和新冠病毒大流行，他出生于泰坦尼克号沉没的同一年，他是利物浦足球俱乐部的终身球迷，并经历了俱乐部的全部19次联赛冠军和俱乐部的全部8次足总杯冠军。即本段主要介绍了廷尼斯伍德的主要人生经历。故选D。

4.What doesn’t Tinniswood do at all?

A Drink.

B Smoke.

C Read the paper.

D Listen to the radio.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句的“enjoys reading the paper and listening to the radio”以及“never smokes, hardly drinks and has fish and chips every Friday”可知，他从来不吸烟。故选B。