11．It is named a kind of wooden Eiffel Tower，because of the fact that there was a large wooden platform far out in the lake on which stood an improbably high diving board．It was，I'm sure，the county's tallest wooden structure and no one had ever been known to jump from it．
So it was quite a shock when our teacher，Mr．David，announced that he would dive off the high board that very afternoon．
Word of his questionable plan was already spreading through town as Mr．David swam out to the platform．He was just a tiny，stick figure when he got there but even from such a distance the high board seemed almost to touch the clouds．Once at the top，he paced the enormously long board，then took some deep breaths and finally stood at edge．He was going to do it．
Several hundred people had gathered at the shore to watch．Mr．David stood for quite a long time，then he raised his arms，took one massive bounce and launched himself into a perfect dive．It was beautiful．He fell with perfect style for what seemed minutes．The crowd fell silent．The only sound to be heard was the faint whistle of his body tearing through the air toward the water far，far below．
But about three quarters of the way down he seemed to have second thoughts and began suddenly to panic，waving his arms and legs like someone having a bad dream．When he was perhaps thirty feet above the water，he gave up on waving and spread his arms and legs wide，apparently hoping that it would somehow slow his fall．
It didn't．
He hit the water at over six hundred miles an hour．The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of their trees three miles away．I don't think he entered the water at all．He just bounced off it，about fifteen feet back into the air．After that，he lay still on the surface，spinning like an autumn leaf．
He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat and placed on an old blanket where he spent the rest of the afternoon．Occasionally he accepted small sips of water，but otherwise was too shocked to speak．From head to toe，he was covered with deep red bruises．
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It was the best day of my life．
24．How did the writer find Mr．David's plan to jump from the diving board？C
A．Heroic．
B．Disappointing．
C．Crazy．
D．Confused．
25．In Paragraph 3，Mr David is described as"a tiny，stick figure"because he wasA．
A．very far away
B．very small and thin
C．tired after swimming
D．sure to be broken
26．Why did Mr．David suddenly start swinging his arms and legs during the dive？D
A．He thought it was the best way to slow his fall．
B．He wanted to show his courage．
C．He was signalling the crowd for help．
D．He lost his confidence and started to panic，
27．Which of the following sentences from the passage is an example of a fact？B
A．He hit the water at over six hundred miles an hour．
B．He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat．
C．He just bounced off it，about fifteen feet back into the air．
D．The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of trees up to three miles away．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了大卫先生一个疯狂的想法，从县里最高的木质跳水板上进行跳水，当他站在跳水板上时下面数百个人在注视着他，因为距离很遥远使他看起来很小，他抬起双臂希望完成一次完美的跳水，但是在下落一段时间后他改变了想法，他突然开始恐慌了起来，在空中挥舞着双臂，后来他突然平静了下来，希望能减慢下落的速度，但是这并没有什么效果，最终大卫先生落到水中，静静的躺在水面上，被两个划艇路过的渔民带上了岸．
解答 24．C 推理判断题，根据第二段So it was quite a shock when our teacher，Mr．David，announced that he would dive off the high board that very afternoon．可知作者认为大卫先生想要从跳水板上跳下去的想法是令人震惊的，这是一个疯狂的想法，故选C．
25．A 细节理解题，根据第三段He was just a tiny，stick figure when he got there but even from such a distance the high board seemed almost to touch the clouds．可知因为大卫先生站的很高，距离我们很遥远，因此在下面看他显得很小，故选A．
26．D 细节理解题，根据第五段But about three quarters of the way down he seemed to have second thoughts and began suddenly to panic，waving his arms and legs like someone having a bad dream．When he was perhaps thirty feet above the water，he gave up on waving and spread his arms and legs wide，apparently hoping that it would somehow slow his fall．可知大卫先生突然开始在潜水时摆动他的手臂和腿是因为他失去了信心，开始恐慌起来，故选D．
27．B 细节理解题，根据倒数第二段He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat and placed on an old blanket where he spent the rest of the afternoon．可知大卫先生最后是由两个划艇路过的渔民带上了岸，故选B．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
