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 (降落伞)，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

本文讲述了一位老太太一直都有跳伞的愿望，终于在她84岁时实现了自己的梦想。故事. 告诉我们要坚持梦想，并勇于去实现它。

1. B这位老太大一直都想尝试开飞机，因此这是她的一个梦想。终于在2001年的时候，她的丈夫让她初步尝试了这一梦想。

2. A这里表达的是乘坐热气球，所以用ride。

3. A从本句的but可以推断，作者并不满足。所以这次经历应是枯燥无聊的。

4. C从下文可知作者进行的是skydive高空跳伞。

5. D从下文的essay"文章"可以看出，她参加的是写作比赛。

6. A declare(官方正式)宣布；suggest建议，表明； argue争论;state陈述，声明。她在她的文章中说道，陈述。

7. B这句表达的是既然他可以，为什么"我"不可以 

8. C一年里，"我"没有接到比赛的任何结果，跟下文的but,应,

9. A can't believe sth.难以置信。

10. A 80岁高龄的老人去跳伞，自然家人和医生都会反对。

11. C当作者准备去跳伞的时候，大家都聚集在那个地方。

12. B从常理推断，高空跳伞的机?不会和客机一样舒适，故噪音会非常大。

13. A跳伞，用英语throwsb. outoftheplane。如果用jump,得用sb. jump out the plane结。

14. D当"我"一跳下飞机时，接触到气流，感受到强烈的风。

15. A刚开始感到不适，但立刻就平静了，表示对比，用but。

16. B跳伞当然是往下落。

17. A从前后文来看，作者很享受这次跳伞的经历。

18. D人不能因为年纪大就不去尝试，过自己应有的生活。

19. C

20. B如果这种经历在你人生中有可能实现的话，就让它发生。