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I retired from my family business four years ago. But I've never been _____ of a challenge. I've sailed around the world before. And I've decided to fly east from Western Australia in a _____.

For the last two years I have trained hard, spending 150 hours______ with my ground team. When the big day came, thousands of people gathered to______ the launch. It was a______ start, with a smooth and steady takeoff. I was______ but still had some doubts—I was flying into the ______ I couldn't guarantee I'd see my friends and family again.

The capsule where I stayed was designed to _____ if I landed in water, but I was not sure whether I could _____ the cruelty of the Ocean. _____, I kept watching the weather, communicating with my land team and _____ altitude to achieve the perfect speed and direction.

On my fifth day, I was terrified to notice I was losing oxygen.______, I managed to save my life by adjusting the pressure in the oxygen cylinder (氧气筒) to stop the oxygen escaping.

I know it was vital to stay______ to control the flight, altitude and my oxygen flow, so I held a spoon between two fingers—If I______, it would fall and wake me up. I never questioned why I was doing this. It is such a unique _____ to see our beautiful planet from high above.

Seeing the coast of Australia again on my 11th day was a huge _____. I knew my journey was nearly over. It was to be a new world record. I could see my team______ below as I flew over.

This _____ really pushed me to my limits, but it hasn't______ me. Next year, I want to fly even higher to break another______ for the hot-air balloon flight

1.A. shy    B. skeptical    C. fond    D. confident

2.A. plane    B. helicopter    C. wing suit    D. hot-air balloon

3.A. debating    B. preparing    C. carving    D. traveling

4.A. welcome    B. inspect    C. delay    D. witness

5.A. perfect    B. false    C. poor    D. fresh

6.A. amused    B. puzzled    C. excited    D. frightened

7.A. future    B. unknown    C. shelter    D. reality

8.A. digest    B. recycle    C. float    D. fly

9.A. survive    B. show    C. evaluate    D. comment

10.A. Finally    B. However    C. Therefore    D. Besides

11.A. losing    B. ignoring    C. proving    D. adjusting

12.A. Strangely    B. Luckily    C. Normally    D. Conveniently

13.A. calm    B. awake    C. patient    D. relaxed

14.A. looked around    B. carried on    C. dropped off    D. turned up

15.A. experience    B. excuse    C. dream    D. tradition

16.A. loss    B. disaster    C. burden    D. relief

17.A. exercising    B. celebrating    C. escaping    D. quarreling

18.A. challenge    B. accident    C. race    D. failure

19.A. interested    B. confused    C. annoyed    D. discouraged

20.A. promise    B. balance    C. record    D. barrier

 

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.B 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.A 19.D 20.C 【解析】本文是一位退休老者介绍自己挑战热气球旅行的经历。他想飞的更高打破另一个热气球记录。 1.A 考查形容词。A. shy 害羞的; B. skeptical 怀疑的; C. fond 喜欢的;D. confident自信的。四年前我从家族企业退休了。但我从来没有对挑战畏缩过。故选A。 2.D 考查名词。A. plane 飞机; B. helicopter 直升飞机; C. wing suit 翼服; D. hot-air balloon热气球。根据前文的challenge,可知我决定乘热气球从西澳大利亚飞向东部。故选D。 3.B 考查动词。A. debating 辩论; B. preparing 准备; C. carving 雕刻; D. traveling旅行。可知最近两年努力训练,为乘热气球旅行做准备。故选B。 4.D 考查动词。A. welcome 欢迎; B. inspect 检查; C. delay 拖延; D. witness目睹。当这一天到来的时候,成千上万的人聚集在一起观看了这次起飞。故选D。 5.A 考查形容词。A. perfect 完美的; B. false 假的;C. poor 可怜的; D. fresh新鲜的。 根据后面的a smooth and steady takeoff可知这是一次完美的起飞,故选A。 6.C 考查形容词。A. amused 娱乐的; B. puzzled 困惑的; C. excited 兴奋的; D. frightened害怕的。起飞顺利,我感到兴奋但仍然有一些疑虑。故选C。 7.B 考查名词。A. future 未来; B. unknown 未知的事物; C. shelter避难所; D. reality现实。我飞入未知的我不能保证我会看到朋友的区域。因为仍然有一些疑虑,所以unknown最符合句意。 8.C 考查动词。A. digest 消化; B. recycle 使再循环; C. float 漂浮; D. fly飞行。根据空8后面的if I landed in water可知要漂浮在水上,故选C。 9.A 考查动词。A. survive幸存; B. show 展示; C. evaluate 评价; D. comment发表评论。根据空9后面的the cruelty of the Ocean可知不知道自己是否幸存,故选A。 10.C 考查副词。A. Finally 最后; B. However 然而; C. Therefore因此; D. Besides另外。根据上文可知此处是因果关系,“因此,我要不停地看天气,与地面的团队保持联系,调整高度实现完美的速度和方向。故选C。 11.D 考查动词。A. losing 失去; B. ignoring 忽视; C. proving 证明; D. adjusting调整。 “因此,我要不停地看天气,与地面的团队保持联系,调整高度实现完美的速度和方向。故选D。 12.B 考查副词。A. Strangely奇怪地; B. Luckily 幸运地; C. Normally 正常地; D. Conveniently便利地。根据空12后面的I managed to save my life可知是幸运地。故选B。 13.B 考查形容词。A. calm 冷静的; B. awake 醒着的; C. patient 耐心的; D. relaxed放松的。我知道保持清醒是非常重要的,以控制飞行,海拔和我的氧气。故选B。 14.C 考查动词词组。A. looked around看四周; B. carried on 继续,坚持; C. dropped off 减少,睡着; D. turned up出现。为了保持醒着,我把一个勺子夹在两个手指之间,如果我睡着了,它就会把我唤醒。故选C. 15.A 考查名词。A. experience 经历,经验; B. excuse借口; C. dream 梦想; D. tradition传统。我从来不问我为什么这样做,但它是让我从高空看到美丽星球的一次独特的经历。故选A。 16.D 考查名词。A. loss损失; B. disaster灾难; C. burden负担; D. relief安慰。再次看到澳大利亚海湾是巨大的安慰。故选D。 17.B 考查动词。A. exercising锻炼; B. celebrating 庆祝; C. escaping逃跑; D. quarreling争吵。我在飞跃的时候,我能看到我的团队在下面庆祝。故选B。 18.A 考查名词。A. challenge挑战; B. accident 事故; C. race 比赛;D. failure失败。这次挑战真的把我推向了极限,但它并没让我丧失信心。故选A。 19.D 考查动词。A. interested 感兴趣; B. confused 使困惑; C. annoyed 使烦恼; D. discouraged丧失信心。这次挑战真的把我推向了极限,但它并没让我丧失信心。故选D。 20.C 考查名词。A. promise许诺; B. balance平衡; C. record 记录; D. barrier障碍。我想飞的更高打破另一个热气球记录。故选C。
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