Question

As a young girl growing up in the 1930s ，I always wanted to fly a plane，but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that. I got a taste of that 1   in 2001，when my husband

arranged for me to 2    in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very 3    . Around that time, 1 told my husband that I wanted to 4   . So when our retirement community announced that they were having a ( an) 5    competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.

In the essay，I wrote about my desire to skydive, 6    George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why

not 7   ？I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard  8   . But then at

a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn't 9   it. Inspired by this,I decided to realize my dream even though some of my family members and my doctor were 10    it.

On June 11    ， 2009，nearly 40 of my family and friends 11    in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor,Jay，guided me through the experience. The plane was the 12    one I had ever been in，but I wasn' t frightened―I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13 ，000 feet,Jay instructed me to 13   myself out of the plane. When we first hit the 14    ，the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, "What have I gotten myself into? " 15    then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute (降落傘)，then we just floated 16    for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt―-much better than the hot air balloon. I was just 17    it.

Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look
at me and realize that you don't stop 18   just because you are 84 years old. If there's something
you want to 19   ，look into it. If it's something that is possible,make it 20    .
(   ) 1. A. promise    B. dream C. advice    D. schedule

(   ) 2. A. ride    B. drive C. take    D. fly

(   ) 3. A. dull    B. interesting C. thrilling    D. scary

(   ) 4. A. skateboard    B. ski C. skydive    D. ride

(   ) 5. A. speech    B. dance C. sing    D. essay

(   ) 6. A. stating    B. declaring C. suggesting    D. arguing

(   ) 7. A. him    B. me C. it    D. that

(   ) 8. A. everything    B. all C. nothing    D. anything

(   ) 9. A. believe    B. stand C. imagine    D. express

(   ) 10. A. against    B. for C. on    D. back

(   ) 11. A. collected    B. surrounded C. gathered    D. applauded

(   ) 12. A. prettiest    B. noisiest C. dearest    D. fastest

(   ) 13. A. throw    B. jump C. stand    D..pull

(   ) 14. A. land    B. cloud C. sky    D. air

(   ) 15. A. But    B. Although C. Unless    D. If

(   ) 16. A. upward    B. downward C. forward    D. backward

(   ) 17. A. enjoying    B. thinking C. hating    D. regretting

(   ) 18. A. practicing    B. studying C. planning    D. living

(   ) 19. A. realize    B. choose C. experience    D. rely

(   ) 20. A. agree    B. happen C. work    D. try

Answer 1

本文講述了一位老太太一直都有跳傘的愿望，終于在她84歲時實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想。故事. 告訴我們要堅持夢想，并勇于去實現(xiàn)它。

1. B這位老太大一直都想嘗試開飛機，因此這是她的一個夢想。終于在2001年的時候，她的丈夫讓她初步嘗試了這一夢想。

2. A這里表達的是乘坐熱氣球，所以用ride。

3. A從本句的but可以推斷，作者并不滿足。所以這次經(jīng)歷應是枯燥無聊的。

4. C從下文可知作者進行的是skydive高空跳傘。

5. D從下文的essay"文章"可以看出，她參加的是寫作比賽。

6. A declare(官方正式)宣布；suggest建議，表明； argue爭論;state陳述，聲明。她在她的文章中說道，陳述。

7. B這句表達的是既然他可以，為什么"我"不可以 

8. C一年里，"我"沒有接到比賽的任何結果，跟下文的but,應,

9. A can't believe sth.難以置信。

10. A 80歲高齡的老人去跳傘，自然家人和醫(yī)生都會反對。

11. C當作者準備去跳傘的時候，大家都聚集在那個地方。

12. B從常理推斷，高空跳傘的機?不會和客機一樣舒適，故噪音會非常大。

13. A跳傘，用英語throwsb. outoftheplane。如果用jump,得用sb. jump out the plane結。

14. D當"我"一跳下飛機時，接觸到氣流，感受到強烈的風。

15. A剛開始感到不適，但立刻就平靜了，表示對比，用but。

16. B跳傘當然是往下落。

17. A從前后文來看，作者很享受這次跳傘的經(jīng)歷。

18. D人不能因為年紀大就不去嘗試，過自己應有的生活。

19. C

20. B如果這種經(jīng)歷在你人生中有可能實現(xiàn)的話，就讓它發(fā)生。