【高一 拓展閱讀-生活和運動】Fly into Action

FlyintoActionReady,Set,Jump!Forskydivers,theskyisn’tthelimitIt’sjustthebeginning.Thousandsofpeopleeachyeartrythesportofskydiving.Someonlyjumponce,whileothersgoontoexperiencelifelongadventures,manoeuvringandflippingthroughtheair.“Skydivingisnotforeveryone.But,ifyouenjoythechallengeoflearningtoperforminacompletelynewenvironment,arewillingtomaketheefforttodoitsafely,andcanovercomeyourfearstomakethefirstfewjumps-therewardscanbetremendous,”saysskydiverBillvonNovak.Hehasjumpedaround5,500times,isafill-ininstructoratPerrisValleySkydivinginCalifornia,andsometimesteachesafreefallcoursetoNavySealsatTac-Air.Therearethreeoptionsforyourfirstjump.However,beforeyoucanmakeanyattemptsatskydiving,agroundcourseonsafetyandequipmentisrequired.Thelengthandcomplexityofthecoursedependsonthejumpyouchoose.Themostpopularfirst-jumptechniqueistandem（協(xié)同工作）.Tandemhastheshortestgroundcourse,andistheeasiesttocomplete.Youandtheinstructorarestrappedtogetherinadoubleharness(theinstructorbehind,withyouinfront).Yourinstructorwearsthetandemrigwhichcontainsamainandareserveparachute(降落傘).Youjumpoutoftheplanetogether,andtheinstructortakescareofopeningtheparachuteattheappropriatealtitude。ThesecondtechniqueisacceleratedfreefallorAFF.Acceleratedreferstothelearningprocess.Youjumpoutoftheplanewhilebeingheldbytwoinstructors,oneoneithersideTheyholdontoyouuntilyouopenyourparachute.ThethirdtechniqueiscalledstaticlineThestaticlineisconnectedtotheripcordonyourparachuteandtotheplane.Afterjumpingout,youwillexperiencefreefallforasecondortwo.Thentheweightofyourbodywillpullthelinetight,openingthecanopy.Foreachofthesethreemethodsaninstructoristheretocoachyouintheairwithhandsignalsorwitharadio.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.WhatisNOTmentionedaboutBillvonNovak?A.Heisafill-ininstructor.B.Hehasjumpedabout5,500times.C.Heisthefirstparachutejumperintheworld.D.Heteachesafreefallcoursesometimes.2.Whatshouldyoudofirstbeforemakinganyattemptsatskydiving?A.Findaninstructor.B.Obtainalicence.C.Watchvideosofskydiving.D.Haveagroundcourseonsafetyandequipment.3.Howmanyoptionsdoyouhaveforyourfirstjump?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.4.What’sthemostpopularchoiceforthefirstjump?A.Acceleratedfreefall.B.AFF.C.Tandem.D.Staticline.5.Whowillopentheparachuteintandemjump?A.Yourself.B.Theinstructor.C.Thepilot.D.Theremotecontrol.Vocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞adventure n.奇遇；冒險；冒險的經(jīng)歷記詞根記憶ad（表加強）+vent（來）+ure（表行為）→大家一起來“冒險”→冒險challenge n./vt.挑戰(zhàn) 英anewordifficulttaskthattestssb’sabilityandskill 例Youshouldn’thavechallengedhim.你不應(yīng)該向他發(fā)起挑戰(zhàn)overcome vt.[overcame-overcome]戰(zhàn)勝；克服reward n.報酬；回報；獎勵ⅵ.酬謝；獎賞 記聯(lián)想記憶急沖向前（forward）,領(lǐng)取獎賞（reward）instructor n.指導(dǎo)者；教練；導(dǎo)師 英apersonwhosejobistoteachsb.apracticalskillorsport記詞根記憶in（使…）+struct（建立）+or（表人）→使（知識）建立的人→導(dǎo)師course n.課程 記聯(lián)想記憶日常課程（course）是考試的出題來源（source）equipment n.設(shè)備；裝備；配備記詞根記憶equip（配備,裝備）+ment（表名詞,具體物）→設(shè)備refer v.談到；查閱；參考 搭referto提到；關(guān)于；查閱process vt.加工；處理n.過程；工序；步驟 英aseriesofthingsthataredoneinordertoachieveaparticularresult例Supermarketssellallkindsofvegetablesthathavebeenprocessed.超市出售各種加工過的蔬菜。method n.方法coach n.教練vt.訓(xùn)練,培訓(xùn),指導(dǎo)；輔導(dǎo) 英apersonwhotrainsapersonorteaminsportsignal v.發(fā)信號；表明n.信號；暗號 記詞根記憶sign（信號）+al（表物）信號例Therefereesignaledtousthatwewererunningoutoftime.裁判發(fā)信號提示我們時間快到了。 搭smokesignal煙霧信號Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞flip v.輕拋；輕彈；（使）快速翻轉(zhuǎn)英toturnoverintoadifferentpositionwithasuddenquickmovement；tomakesth.dothistremendous adj.驚人的；巨大的記詞根記憶trem（發(fā)抖）+end+ous（多…的）→多得讓人發(fā)抖的→驚人的complexity n.錯綜復(fù)雜,復(fù)雜性記詞根記憶com（表加強）plex（重疊）+ity（表名詞）→全部重疊→錯綜復(fù)雜technique n.技巧,技藝；技術(shù),技能 記詞根記憶techn（技藝；技術(shù)）+ique技藝；技術(shù)搭amedicaltechnique一項醫(yī)療技術(shù)aresearchtechnique一項研究技術(shù)rig vt.操縱；安裝n.帆裝（船桅和風(fēng)帆等的安裝模式）；有專門用途的設(shè)備 記聯(lián)想記憶挖（dig）個洞把設(shè)備（rig）藏起來reserve vt.預(yù)訂,預(yù)約；保留；儲備n.儲備（量）；自然保護(hù)區(qū) 記詞根記憶re（再）+serv（保持）+e→保留例Wereservedtheroomaweekago.我們一周前就預(yù)訂了這個房間appropriate adj.合適的；適當(dāng)?shù)膙t.占用；挪用；撥（款）記詞根記憶ap（表加強）+propri（擁有）+ate（表動詞）→強行擁有（公物）→挪用搭beappropriatefor/to對…合適appropriatesth.for拔（款）供…之用altitude n.海拔,高度；[pl.]高地,高處 記詞根記憶al（高）+itude（表名詞,狀態(tài)）→高度 搭high\lowaltitude高海拔/低海拔accelerate v.加速；促進(jìn) 英tohappenfasterorearlier；tomake