河南省南陽市淅川縣高級中學(xué)2021年高一英語月考試題含解析

河南省南陽市淅川縣高級中學(xué)2021年高一英語月考試題含解析一、選擇題1.Wemanaged_______totheairportintime.A.gotten

B.toget

C.get

D.getting參考答案：B2.Theoldwomanfeltdisappointedforshegotnothingin_________forherkindness.A.pay

B.prize

C.award

D.reward參考答案：D3.Amyaskedyou

haveatalkwithyoufacetoface.A．ifcouldshe

B．whethershecanC．ifshecould

D．whethercanshe參考答案：C4.Tomalwaysprefers_________ratherthan_______abike.

A.walk;ride

B.walk;ridingC.towalk;rideD.riding;toride參考答案：C略5.---What’swrongwithher?---Aletterfromherhome______herfeelingofhomesickness.A.setabout B.setout C.setoff

D.setup參考答案：C6._______youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyaspossible.

A.Nowthat

B.Eversince

C.Incase

D.Aslongas參考答案：A7.27.Thisspring,the3DversionofCameron’sfilmTitanic,whichwasbeautifullydone,becamea（an）__________againjustasitdidfifteenyearsago.

A.advertisement

B.poster

C.hit

D.relic參考答案：C略8.Fromhistiredface,Icantellhe_______inthequeueforalongtime.A.iswaiting B.willwait C.willbewaiting D.hasbeenwaiting參考答案：D【詳解】考查動詞時(shí)態(tài)。句意：從他疲憊的臉上，我可以看出他已經(jīng)排了很長時(shí)間的隊(duì)了。根據(jù)下文foralongtime以及上文可知，表示排隊(duì)這個(gè)動作從過去開始一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在,而且這個(gè)動作會繼續(xù)下去，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)，故選D。9.Wecanunderstandwhyheavoids_______tous.

A.speaking

B.speak

C.havingspoken

D.tospeak參考答案：A10.Therewas____time_____Ihadtodependonmyselfforaliving.A.a;that

B.a;when

C.the;that

D.the;when參考答案：B11.Thisfarm______Mr.White,Iguess.A.belongsto

B.isbelongingto

C.isbelongedto

D.belongto參考答案：A12.Finallytheyarrivedataplace_______soldcigarettesandothersmallarticles.A.which

B.whereC.who

D.what參考答案：A考查定語從句。句意：最后他們來到一個(gè)賣香煙和其他小件物品的地方。先行詞為place，關(guān)系詞在從句中做主語。根據(jù)題意，故選A。13.Whensuchanorganizedgroupbecametoolargeforitsmemberstotraveltogethercomfortably,itwould__________.Ahurryup

Bsplitup

Cmakeup

Dpickup參考答案：B14.Yourstoryisperfect.Ihaveneverheard______thanyours.

A.thebetterone

B.thebestone

C.abetterone

D.abestone參考答案：C15.Wewerehavinganeveningclassintheclassroom________suddenlythelightswentout.A.when

B.while

C.as

D.before

參考答案：A16.It’sbeyonddescription.Nowhereelseintheworld________suchaquiet,beautifulplace.A.canyoufind

B.youcanfind

C.findyoucan

D.canfindyou參考答案：A17.Iwasreallyanxiousaboutyou.You________homewithoutaword.

A.mustn’tleaveB.shouldn’thaveleftC.couldn’thaveleftD.needn’tleave參考答案：B表示原本不應(yīng)該做某事，含責(zé)備之意。18.Thenewschoolcampusisreported______inthesuburbnow.

A.tobebuilding

B.tobebuilt

C.tohavebeenbuilt

D.beingbuilt參考答案：C略19.__________timewentby,Einstein’stheoryprovedtobecorrect.A.As

B.With

C.Since

D.While參考答案：A二、完型填空20.EricMoussambani,aswimmerfromEquatorialGuinea,wonbriefinternationalfameatSydney’s2000OlympicGamesforanextremelyunlikelyvictory.TwelvemonthsbeforetheOlympics,Moussambanihadnevergoneoutsideofhishomecountry,anextremelypoortinyAfricannation.Having____13____hisadmissionintotheOlympicGames,Moussambanisetaboutteachinghimselfto____14____.Theonlypoolthatwas____15____belongedtoalocalhotel,andthey____16____himtouseitbetween5and6am,threetimesaweek.BeforeSydneyhehadneverseteyesonanOlympic____17____,letalonepracticedinone.Moussambanihadno____18____,nolanes（泳道）,andnowaytptrackhisefforts.Worsestill,hedidn’tknowhehadbeenenteredintothe100mrace,notthe50mhehad____19____.Whenthedaycame,eventsgot____20____.Ofthethreecompetitorsinthefirstround,Moussambaniwasthe____21____competitorwhowasnotremovedfromthegameforstartingearly.Henowhadtodoitalone,againstthe___22___,fightingforachancetobeinthefinal____23____itseemedthathe’snotgoingtofinishitinthesecondhalfoftherace,he___24___completeditwithatimeof1＇5".ItwastheslowesttimeinOlympichistory,____25____apersonalbest.Internationalmedia____26____him‘Erictheeel’andarealmodeloftheOlympic____27____thatit’snotthewinning,butthetakingpartthat____28____.Whenhewas____29____aftertherace,Moussambanisaid,“AtfirstIgotworriedthatIcouldn’t_____30_____Thinkingofthedearpeople____31____me,Ikeptonandithappened.”Moussambaninevergivesup.heisnowtheheadcoachofthenationalteamandthankstohis____32____,thecountryhasbuilttwo40mpools.13.A.missed

B.required

C.gained

D.refused14.A.run

B.swim

C.jump

D.sail15.A.useless

B.worthless

C.movable

D.available16.A.begged

B.allowed

C.caused

D.employed17.A.medal

B.pool

C.village

D.flag18.A.coach

B.classmates

C.family

D.fans19.A.experienced

B.forgotten

C.survived

D.expected20.A.bigger

B.clearer

C.stranger

D.fewer21.A.only

B.next

C.other

D.second22.A.wind

B.competitors

C.clock

D.judges23.A.Until

B.When

C.Since

D.Although24.A.finally

B.gradually

C.usually

D.suddenly25.A.so

B.and

C.or

D.but26.A.told

B.called

C.offered

D.showed27.A.duty

B.glory

C.dream

D.spirit28.A.depends

B.matters

C.happens

D.helps29.A.interviewed

B.recognized

C.invited

D.found30.A.makeit

B.giveup

C.catchit

D.turnup31.A.beyond

B.before

C.behind

D.below32.A.confidence

B.honesty

C.efforts

D.qualities參考答案：13.C

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.C

21.A

22.C

23.D

24.A

25.D

26.B

27.D

28.B

29.A

30.A

31.C

32.C本文主要介紹EricMoussambani在2000年悉尼奧運(yùn)會的100m游泳項(xiàng)目獲得榮譽(yù)的故事。盡管練習(xí)游泳的條件很惡劣，比賽過程中狀況百出，但是EricMoussambani不放棄的精神最終感動了所有人。13.考查動詞辨析。句意：獲得參加奧運(yùn)會的許可后，Moussambani開始自學(xué)游泳。A.missed錯(cuò)過，想念B.required要求

C.gained得到

D.refused拒絕根據(jù)語境可知，故選C.14.考查動詞辨析。句意：獲得參加奧運(yùn)會的許可后，Moussambani開始自學(xué)游泳。A.run跑

B.swim有用C.jump跳

D.sail航海根據(jù)后文中的nolanes,andnowaytptrackhisefforts.可知Moussambani參加的項(xiàng)目是游泳。故選B.15.考查形容詞辨析。句意：唯一可用的一個(gè)游泳池屬于當(dāng)?shù)氐囊患揖频?。A.useless沒有用的

B.worthless沒有價(jià)值的

C.movable可移動的

D.available可使用的，可得到的Theonlypoolthatwasavailable指的是“唯一可用的游泳池”，故選D.16.考查動詞辨析。句意：他們允許他在下午五點(diǎn)到六點(diǎn)之間使用游泳池，一周可以用三次。A.begged祈求

B.allowed允許C.caused造成

D.employed雇傭。分析語境可知酒店的人允許他使用游泳池。故選B.17.考查名詞辨析。句意：在悉尼奧運(yùn)會之前，他從沒看過奧運(yùn)會的游泳池。A.medal獎(jiǎng)?wù)?/p>

B.pool水池，池塘

C.village村莊

D.flag旗幟根據(jù)前文可知，Moussambani平時(shí)訓(xùn)練的場地非常差，故選B.18.考查名詞辨析。句意：Moussambani沒有教練，沒有泳道。A.coach教練

B.classmates同學(xué)

C.family家人

D.fans粉絲根據(jù)上下文可知，故選A.19.考查動詞辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，他不知道他已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了游泳100米的比賽，而不是他之前預(yù)想的50米比賽。A.experienced經(jīng)歷

B.forgotten忘記

C.survived存活，幸存

D.expected期待，預(yù)料

根據(jù)Worsestill可知實(shí)際情況和他設(shè)想的不一樣，故選D.20.考查形容詞辨析。句意：當(dāng)比賽的那一天到來時(shí)，事情變得更奇怪了。A.bigger更大的

B.clearer更清晰的

C.stranger奇怪的

D.fewer更少的根據(jù)語境故選C.21.考查副詞辨析。句意：第一輪比賽中的三個(gè)人中，Moussambani是唯一一個(gè)沒有因搶游而罰下場的運(yùn)動員。A.only只有，僅僅

B.next下一個(gè)

C.other其他的

D.second第二的分析語境可知，Moussambani是唯一一個(gè)沒有搶先游泳的人。故選A.22.考查名詞辨析。句意：現(xiàn)在他不得不一個(gè)人游泳了，與時(shí)間比賽，為進(jìn)入決賽而奮斗。A.wind風(fēng)

B.competitors競爭者、對手

C.clock鐘

D.judges裁判，法官根據(jù)語境可知Moussambani的對手都沒有了，所以他只能與時(shí)間比賽了。故選C.23.考查連詞辨析。句意：盡管在比賽中他似乎不能游完全程，但是他最后還是以1分5秒的時(shí)間完成了。A.Until直到

B.When當(dāng)...時(shí)候

C.Since因?yàn)?、自?/p>

D.Although雖然，盡管根據(jù)前文可知他本來準(zhǔn)備的是50米游泳，結(jié)果比賽時(shí)變成了100米，所以推測他可能不能完成整個(gè)比賽。故選D.24.考查副詞辨析。句意：盡管在比賽中他似乎不能游完全程，但是他最后還是以1分5秒的時(shí)間完成了。A.finally最后，終于

B.gradually逐漸的

C.usually一般

D.suddenly突然的根據(jù)后文中的completeditwithatimeof1＇5"可知他最終完成了比賽。故選A.25.考查連詞辨析。句意：那是奧運(yùn)史上最慢的時(shí)間，但卻是個(gè)人最好的成績。A.so所以

B.and并且

C.or或者

D.but但是根據(jù)前文ItwastheslowesttimeinOlympichistory可知前后文為轉(zhuǎn)折語氣，故選D.26.考查動詞辨析。句意：國際媒體稱他為Erictheeel，并且認(rèn)為他是奧運(yùn)會精神的真實(shí)例子。A.told告訴；B.called稱呼；C.offered提供；D.showed展示。根據(jù)語境可知Erictheeel是媒體給他的稱呼，故選B.27.考查名詞辨析。句意：國際媒體稱他為Erictheeel，并且認(rèn)為他是奧運(yùn)會“重在參與”精神的真實(shí)例子。A.duty職責(zé)；B.glory榮耀；C.dream夢想；D.spirit精神。結(jié)合生活可知it’snotthewinning,butthetakingpartthatmatters是奧運(yùn)會比賽的精神，故選D.28.考查動詞辨析。句意：認(rèn)為他是奧運(yùn)會精神“比賽其次，最重要的是參與”的體現(xiàn)。A.depends取決于；B.matters起作用；C.happens發(fā)生；D.helps幫助。根據(jù)語境可知，故選B.29.考查動詞辨析。句意：當(dāng)他在比賽后接受采訪時(shí)A.interviewed采訪；B.recognized認(rèn)出，識別出；C.invited邀請；D.found建立。根據(jù)生活常識可知，運(yùn)動員比賽后一般會接受采訪。故選A.30.考查動詞短語辨析。句意：Moussambani說剛開始的時(shí)候他很擔(dān)心不能完成比賽。A.makeit完成，成功做成B.giveup放棄

C.catchit抓住它

D.turnup出現(xiàn)。根據(jù)后文Ikeptonandithappened可以推測出，在比賽時(shí)Moussambani擔(dān)心無法完成比賽。故選A.31.考查介詞辨析。句意：想到我身后的親愛的人們，我堅(jiān)持下來，最后成功了。A.beyond超過；B.before在...之前；C.behind在...后面D.below在...下面。根據(jù)語境可知這里指的是EquatorialGuinea的支持他的人們，故選C.32.考查名詞辨析。句意：由于他的努力，這個(gè)國家已經(jīng)建了兩個(gè)40米的游泳池。A.confidence自信；B.honesty誠實(shí)；C.efforts努力；D.qualities品質(zhì)。根據(jù)語境可知，故選C.21.Formorethan20yearsIhavebeentravelingtheworld,preferringoftentospendayearortwoindifferentcountries___21___tojustvisitasatourist.Ithasbecomeabigpartofmyidentityasanadultandshaped___22___Iseetheworldandmyself.Myfirst___23___ofthisamazinglifewaswhenIwas19yearsold.Iwas___24___amongasmallgroupof

collegeclassmatestospenda

yearabroad.Thiswaslongbeforepeoplecould

traveltheworld___25___through

socialmedialikeFacebook,InstagramandWeibo.Inordertoseeaplace,you

hadto

gothereand___26___it

firsthand.Livingabroadcanbeexciting.Ithoughtitwouldbe___27___becauseIspokethelanguage,butIenjoyedthelittledifferencesbetweentheBritishandAmericancultureandlanguage.For

instance,insteadof___28___the

Britishcalledit“rubbish”;insteadoffavortheyspelledit“favour”.Buttherewerealso___29___thatyeartoo.Oneofmyclasseswascalled“EuropeSince1870”.IntheU.S.,I

wouldhaveexpectedanintroductoryhistoryclass,butinEngland,Iwas___30___ohavealreadyknownthe

history;nowwasthetimetoanalyzeit.That___31___InotonlyhadtolearnthehistoryasIwentalong,butalsoIhadtotrytowriteapaperexplainingwhycertaineventshappenedastheydid.IknownowthatIwasthrownintothedeep___32___,inacompletelydifferentandfarmorechallengingenvironment,anditwasnaturalthatIwouldn’tunderstandeverythingeasily.Despitethis,Idon’t___33___anythingaboutmytimeinLondon.Even___34___painfulexperiences,welearntogrow.___35___thedifficulttimesmademesadandhomesick.ButluckilythatwasnotasimportantastheamazingexperienceIhadgettingtoknowpeoplefromallovertheworld.ImetdozensofinterestingpeoplefromplaceslikeFrance,GreeceandGermanyinEurope,toRwanda.PalestineandAustralia.Learninghowtomakefriendswithpeoplefromdifferentculturesandbackgroundswasreallyfun,andthesenewfriendshelpedputa(n)___36___to

thecountriestheyrepresented(代表).AsIfinishedthe___37___year,IwastorninsideaboutleavingLondonaftersuchalife-changingexperience.Ilearnedsomuchaboutmyselfasayoungwomananda(n)___38___.WhenI___39___tomycollegeformy

finalyear,friendsandprofessorssawa(n)___40___me.Ihadmorematurityandself-awarenessthatIhadn’thad

before.Itwasjustthebeginningofafutureofworldtravelandaloveofdifferentpeopleandcultures.21.A.ratherthan B.otherthan C.lessthan D.soonerthan22.A.why B.when C.how D.where23.A.idea B.memory C.decision D.taste24.A.called B.selected C.prepared D.recommended25.A.directly B.indirectly C.conveniently D.deliberately26.A.record B.discover C.attend D.experience27.A.better B.easier C.funnier D.quicker28.A.garbage B.waste C.pollution D.nonsense29.A.surprises B.expectations C.challenges D.disappointments30.A.told B.believed C.determined D.supposed31.A.showed B.meant C.explained D.proved32.A.hole B.side C.water D.end33.A.remember B.realize C.regret D.recall34.A.over B.beyond C.with D.through35.A.Sometimes B.Sometime C.Sometime D.Sometimes36A.impression B.personality C.face D.image37.A.off B.academic C.gap D.calendar38.A.British B.American C.Australian D.Canadian39.A.shifted B.moved C.travelled D.returned40.A.new B.happy C.confident D.relaxed參考答案：21.A

22.C

23.D

24.B

25.B

26.D

27.B

28.A

29.C

30.D

31.B

32.D

33.C

34.D

35.A

36.C

37.B

38.B

39.D

40.A這是一篇記敘文。作者記敘了她喜歡在一個(gè)地方呆很長一段時(shí)間進(jìn)行旅游，尤其是在英國倫敦學(xué)習(xí)呆了一年后，文化的差異對比使得她學(xué)習(xí)了很多，她也發(fā)生了變化，她變得更成熟了。【21題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：寧愿經(jīng)?；ㄒ荒昊騼赡暝诓煌膰衣糜?，而不只是作為一個(gè)游客參觀。A.ratherthan而不是；B.otherthan

除了；C.lessthan少于；D.soonerthan早于。根據(jù)preferringoftento可知此處用ratherthan，prefertodoAratherthandoB，意為“寧愿做A也不愿做B”。故選A?！?2題詳解】考查疑問詞詞義辨析。句意：它已經(jīng)成為我成年身份的重要組成部分，并塑造了我看待世界和自己的方式。A.why為什么；B.when什么時(shí)候；C.how怎么樣；D.where在哪里。根據(jù)shaped“塑造”，以及Iseetheworld，可知此處是“怎么樣，如何”。故選C。【23題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我第一次體驗(yàn)這種美妙的生活是在我19歲的時(shí)候。A.idea想法；B.memory記憶；

C.decision決定；D.taste體驗(yàn)。根據(jù)thisamazinglife，此處taste是“體驗(yàn)”之意。故選D。【24題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：從一群大學(xué)同學(xué)中我被挑選出來可以去國外待了一年。A.called叫；B.selected選舉；C.prepared準(zhǔn)備；D.recommended推薦。根據(jù)asmallgroupofcollegeclassmates可知，是從大學(xué)同學(xué)中被挑選出。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：很久以前，人們還無法通過Facebook、Instagram和微博等社交媒體間接周游世界。A.directly直接地；B.indirectly間接地；C.conveniently便利地；D.deliberately故意地。根據(jù)socialmedia可知以前不能間接地周游世界。故選B?！?6題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：為了看到一個(gè)地方，你必須去那里親身體驗(yàn)。A.record記錄；B.discover發(fā)現(xiàn)；C.attend出現(xiàn)；D.experience經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)youhadtogothere可知你必須去到那里才能體驗(yàn)。故選D?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我原以為會更容易些，因?yàn)槲視f英語。A.better更好的；B.easier更容易的；C.funnier更有趣的；D.quicker更快的。根據(jù)becauseIspokethelanguage可知會更容易點(diǎn)。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：例如，英國人稱它為“rubbish(垃圾)”，而不是garbage(垃圾)。A.garbage垃圾；B.waste廢物；C.pollution

污染；D.nonsense廢話。根據(jù)theBritishcalledit“rubbish”可知此處指的是“垃圾”在英式英語和美式英語中表達(dá)的區(qū)別。故選A?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：但那一年也有挑戰(zhàn)。A.surprises驚喜；B.expectations期望；C.challenges挑戰(zhàn)；D.disappointments失望。根據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)折詞but可知這里出現(xiàn)了挑戰(zhàn)。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：但在英國，我應(yīng)該已經(jīng)知道了這歷史。A.told告知；B.believed相信；C.determined下決心；D.supposed設(shè)想，認(rèn)為。根據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)折詞but可知是兩種情況下的對比。故選D?！?1題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這意味著我不僅要邊走邊學(xué)習(xí)歷史，還要寫一篇論文，解釋為什么某些事件會這樣發(fā)生。A.showed顯示；B.meant意味；C.explained解釋；D.proved證明。根據(jù)notonly…,butalso…的說明，可知此處是“意味著”的意思。故選B。【32題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我現(xiàn)在知道，我被拋進(jìn)了一個(gè)完全不同的、更具挑戰(zhàn)性的環(huán)境中，我無法輕松理解每件事是很自然的。A.hole

洞B.side邊；C.water水；D.end末尾，端點(diǎn)。這里指的是“端點(diǎn)，一端”，和deep一起譯為“深端”。故選D。【33題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：盡管如此，我并不后悔我在倫敦的時(shí)光。A.remember記得；B.realize意識到；C.regret后悔；D.recall回憶，回想。根據(jù)Despitethis可知不后悔。故選C。【34題詳解】考查介詞詞義辨析。句意：即使是痛苦的經(jīng)歷，我們也要學(xué)會成長。A.over在…上面；B.beyond超過；C.with隨著；D.through度過，經(jīng)過。根據(jù)painfulexperiences，名詞用了復(fù)數(shù)，意為“經(jīng)歷”，故介詞用“經(jīng)過”之意。故選D?！?5題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：有時(shí)困難的日子使我悲傷和想家。A.Sometimes有時(shí)；B.Sometime在某一時(shí)候；C.Sometime一段時(shí)間；D.Sometimes好幾次。這里指想家的情況，這種情況是有時(shí)發(fā)生的。故選A?！?6題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這些新朋友幫助人們了解他們所代表的國家。A.impression印象；B.personality個(gè)性，性格；C.face臉面；D.image形象。這里putafaceto意為“把印象和對應(yīng)起來”。故選C。37題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我結(jié)束了這一學(xué)年的學(xué)習(xí)，在經(jīng)歷了如此改變?nèi)松慕?jīng)歷后，離開倫敦讓我內(nèi)心痛苦。A.off

B.academic

C.gap

D.calendar。根據(jù)上文第4個(gè)空后面的asmallgroupofcollegeclassmatestospendayearabroad.可知這里是學(xué)業(yè)的學(xué)習(xí)。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：作為一個(gè)年輕的女人和一個(gè)美國人，我對自己了解了很多。A.British英國人；B.American美國人；C.Australian澳大利亞人；D.Canadian加拿大人。根據(jù)第9個(gè)空的下一句IntheU.S.,Iwouldhaveexpectedanintroductoryhistoryclass可知她是個(gè)美國人。故選B?！?9題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我回到我的大學(xué)的最后一年。A.shifted轉(zhuǎn)移；B.moved

移動；C.travelled旅行；D.returned重回，返回。根據(jù)formyfinalyear可知此處是重返大學(xué)。故選D?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：朋友和教授看到了一個(gè)新的我。A.new新的；B.happy快樂的；C.confident自信的；D.relaxed輕松的。根據(jù)下一句Ihadmorematurityandself-awarenessthatIhadn’thadbefore.可知這是一個(gè)新的我。故選A。三、閱讀理解22.Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackto1930s,itwasalmostimpossibleforawomantodothat.Itrieditin2001,whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperiencewasveryboring.Aroundthattime,ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunityannouncedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmywishtoskydive,statingGeorgeBrushSr.diditattheageof80.Whynotme?1wasjust84andingoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.Butthenatacommunityparty,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn'tbelieveit.Encouragedbythis,Idecidedtorealizemydream,eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune11,2010,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldland.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeenin,butIwasn'tfrightened--Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,000feet,Jayinstructedmetojumpoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,"WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?"Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute（降落傘）,thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.LookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt--muchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon'tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthere'ssomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.Ifit'ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen.67.Whatshouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.FlyingHighintheSky

B.IWentSkydivingat84!

C.ARideinaHotAirBalloon

D.Everyone,GoSkydiving!68.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto__________.A.makeherargumentpersuasive

B.comparetheirhealthconditionC.buildupherownfame

D.showheradmirationforhim69.Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?A.Scared(害怕的)

B.Surprised（驚奇的）

C.Regretful（后悔的）

D.Excited.70.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?A.Thebeautifulclouds.

B.Thewonderfulview.C.StayingtogetherwithJay.

D.Theone-minutefreefall

參考答案：BACB23.Myparentswereinahugeargument,and1wasreallyupsetaboutit.Ididn'tknowwhoIshouldtalkwithabouthowIwasfeeling.SoIaskedMomtoallowmetostaythenightatmybestfriend'shouse.ThoughIknewIwouldn'ttellheraboutmyparents’situation,Iwaslookingforwardtogellingoutofthehouse.Iwasinthemiddleofpackingupmythingswhensuddenlythepowerwentoutintheneighborhood.MomcametotellmethatIshouldstaywith