Question

Alice grew up in the 1930s. She always wanted to fly a plane, but at that time it was almost impossible for ______ to do that. When she was seventy, her husband arranged for her to ride in a hot air balloon for her birthday. But the experience turned out to be ______Then she remembered her dream. She told her husband she wanted to ______ , even though some of her family members and her doctor were against it,

________ May 11, some of Alice's family and friends gathered in the area where she would land. She headed up itl the ______  Her instructor, Jack, guided her through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one she had ever been in, _______  she wasn' t afraid--she was looking forward to the experience. When they_______ 13,000 feet, Jack instructed her to throw herself ______ the plane. When they first hit the air, the wind was so strong that Alice could ______ breathe. Then ________ got calmer. They were in a free fall for about a minute _______Jack opened the parachute(降落伞). Then they just floated(漂流) downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view _____was unlike anything she had ever felt--much better than the hot air balloon. She was just enjoying it.

"Skydiving is really one of the ______ experiences of my life," said Alice. "You don't stop living just because you are ______ years old. If there's something you want to experience, look into it. If it's something that is _______ , make it happen."

1.A. a woman    B. a man    C. an adult    D. a child

2.A. happy    B. exciting    C. boring    D. interesting

3.A. skate    B. skydive    C. jog    D. ride a horse

4.A. At    B. In    C. For    D. On

5.A. train    B. plane    C. car    D. boat

6.A. so    B. and    C. but    D. or

7.A. got    B. arrived    C. went    D. reached

8.A. out of    B. into    C. up    D. close to

9.A. almost    B. nearly    C. hardly    D. never

10.A. everything    B. something    C. anything    D. nothing

11.A. after    B. before    C. until    D. when

12.A. above    B. below    C. left    D. right

13.A. strangest    B. funniest    C. worst    D. greatest

14.A. 50    B. 60    C. 70    D. 80

15.A. necessary    B. unnecessary    C. possible    D. impossible

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.C

【解析】本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们描述了爱丽斯在70岁时高空跳伞的过程。爱丽斯非常享受这次跳伞所带来的快乐，认为高空跳伞绝对是她一生中最棒的经历。这个故事也告诉我们，人只要有理想信念，不论年龄大小，只要有实现的可能性，就要努力去尝试，永不言弃。

1.句意：但在那个时候，女人几乎不可能那样做。A. a woman女士；B. a man男士； C. an adult 成年人；D. a child小孩。结合上句She always wanted to fly a plane理解，Alice有开飞机的梦想，但那个年代，对于女人来说是不可能的，故答案为A。

2.句意：但那次的经历让她觉得很无聊，于是她想起了她的梦想。A. happy高兴的； B. exciting令人兴奋的；C. boring无聊的；D. interesting有趣的。结合上下句理解，乘坐热气球与坐飞机比起来要无聊的多，故答案选C。

3.句意：她告诉她的丈夫她想要跳伞。A. skate滑冰；B. skydive跳伞活动；C. jog慢跑；D. ride a horse骑马。从下文内容可知，爱丽斯想进行跳伞活动，故答案为B。

4.句意：5月11日这天，爱丽丝斯一些家人和朋友聚集在她将要着陆的地方。在某一天用介词on，故答案为D。

5.句意：她坐在飞机上。A. train火车；B. plane飞机；C. car小汽车；D. boat小船。根据下文中的句子The plane was the noisiest one she had ever been in,可知，答案为B，坐飞机去体验跳伞运动。

6.句意：这架飞机是她所乘坐的飞机中最吵的一架，但她并不害怕，她期待着体验。A. so因此；B. and而且；C. but但是；D. or或者，否则。上下句表示转折关系，故答案为C。

7.句意：当他们到达13000英尺的时候，杰克指导她跳出机舱。到达有三种表达方式，get to=arrive in/at=reach，故答案为D。

8.句意：当他们到达13000英尺的时候，杰克指导她跳出机舱。A. out of 向外；B. into进入； C. up向上；D. close to靠近。跳伞肯定要从高空跳出机舱，故答案为A。

9.句意：当他们第一次飞到空中时，风太大了，爱丽斯几乎喘不过气来。A. almost几乎；B. nearly几乎，将近；C. hardly几乎不；D. never从不。结合句意可知，此句要用否定形式来表达，never表示完全否定，显然不合理，故答案为C。

10.句意：然后一切都平静了下来。A. everything每样东西；B. something某物，某事；C. anything 任何东西 ；D. nothing没有东西。结合语境理解，从最初的不适应，到后来准备跳伞，一切都平静了下来，故答案为A。

11.句意：他们自由落下了大约一分钟，杰克打开了降落伞。A. after在……后面；B. before在……前面； C. until直到；D. when当……时候。结合句意可知，在杰克打开降落伞之前，他们自由落下了大约一分钟。故答案为B。

12.句意：飘在云层中，看着下面的美景，这种感受与她以前所经历的一切都不同。A. above在……上面；B. below在……下面；C. left 左边；D. right右边。此处是指云层下面的美景，故答案为B。

13.句意：高空跳伞绝对是我一生中最棒的经历。A. strangest最奇怪的；B. funniest 最有趣的； C. worst 最糟糕的；D. greatest最棒的。根据上文中的句子“She was just enjoying it.”可知，爱丽斯非常享受跳伞所带来的快乐，故答案为D。

14.句意：你不会因为你70岁就停止生活。根据第一段中的句子When she was seventy可知，答案选C。

15.句意：如果这件事是可能发生的，那么就让它发生。A. necessary必要的；B. unnecessary没必要的；C. possible可能的；D. impossible不可能的。只要有希望，只要有实现的可能性，就要努力去尝试，故答案为C。