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(2017·安徽合肥二模)
I retired from my family business four years ago.But I’ve never been 1 of a challenge.I’ve sailed around the world before.And I’ve decided to fly east from Western Australia in a 2 .
For the last two years I have trained hard，spending 150 hours 3 with my ground team.When the big day came，thousands of people gathered to 4 the launch.It was a 5 start，with a smooth and steady takeoff.I was 6 but still had some doubts—I was flying into the 7 .I couldn’t guarantee I’d see my friends and family again.
The capsule where I stayed was designed to 8 if I landed in water，but I was not sure whether I could 9 the cruelty of the Ocean. 10 ，I kept watching the weather，communicating with my land team and 11 altitude to achieve the perfect speed and direction.
On my fifth day，I was terrified to notice I was losing oxygen. 12 ，I managed to save my life by adjusting the pressure in the oxygen cylinder(氧气筒) to stop the oxygen escaping.
I know it was vital to stay 13 to control the flight，altitude and my oxygen flow，so I held a spoon between two fingers—if I 14 ，it would fall and wake me up.I never questioned why I was doing this.It is such a unique 15 to see our beautiful planet from high above.
Seeing the coast of Australia again on my 11th day was a huge 16 .I knew my journey was nearly over.It was to be a new world record.I could see my team 17 below as I flew over.
This 18 really pushed me to my limits，but it hasn’t 19 me.Next year，I want to fly even higher to break another 20 for the hot-air balloon flight. 语篇解读 本文作者叙述了自己退休后挑战热气球飞行的经历。 1．A.shy C．fond 答案 A
解析 shy害羞的，胆怯的；skeptical怀疑的；fond喜欢的；confident自信的。句意为：但我从来不怯于挑战。故选A。 2．A.plane
B．helicopter B．skeptical D．confident
C．wing suit 答案 D
D．hot-air balloon
解析 plane飞机；helicopter直升机；wing suit翼服；hot-air balloon热气球。根据下文的叙述可知，作者是乘热气球飞行的。故选D。 3．A.debating C．carving 答案 B
解析 debate辩论；prepare准备；carve雕刻；travel旅行。句意为：最近两年我努力训练，花了150个小时与我的地面团队做准备。故选B。 4．A.welcome C．delay 答案 D
解析 welcome欢迎；inspect检查；delay拖延；witness目睹。句意为：当这重要的一天到来的时候，成千上万的人聚集在一起观看这次起飞。故选D。 5．A.perfect C．poor 答案 A
解析 perfect完美的；false假的；poor可怜的；fresh新鲜的。根据后面的“a smooth and steady takeoff”可知这是一次完美的起飞。故选A。 6．A.amused C．excited 答案 C
解析 amused被逗笑的；puzzled困惑的；excited兴奋的；frightened害怕的。由空后的but可知，此处应与but后的“still had some doubts”为相反的心情，再结合上文的“完美起飞”可知，作者感到兴奋但仍然有一些疑虑。故选C。 7．A.future C．shelter 答案 B
解析 future未来； unknown未知的事物； shelter避难所； reality现实。句意为：我正要飞入未知的区域，我不能保证我会再次看到朋友和家人。因为上文提到作者仍然有一些疑虑，所以unknown最符合句意。 8．A.digest C．float 答案 C
B．recycle D．fly B．unknown D．reality B．puzzled D．frightened B．false D．fresh B．inspect D．witness B．preparing D．traveling
解析 digest消化；recycle使再循环；float漂浮；fly飞行。根据空后的“if I landed in water”可知作者所在的太空舱可以漂浮在水上。故选C。 9．A.survive C．evaluate 答案 A
解析 survive幸存；show展示；evaluate评价；comment发表评论。根据空后的“the cruelty of the Ocean”可知作者不知道自己能否幸存。故选A。 10．A.Finally C．Therefore 答案 C
解析 finally最后；however然而；therefore因此；besides另外。根据上文可知此处是因果关系。句意为：因此，我不停地看天气，与地面的团队保持联系，调整高度以实现完美的速度和方向。故选C。 11．A.losing C．proving 答案 D
解析 lose失去；ignore忽视；prove证明；adjust调整。由上题解析可知选D。 12．A.Strangely C．Normally 答案 B
解析 strangely奇怪地； luckily幸运地； normally正常地； conveniently便利地。根据空后的“I managed to save my life”可知作者幸运地拯救了自己的生命。故选B。 13．A.calm C．patient 答案 B
解析 calm冷静的；awake醒着的；patient有耐心的；relaxed放松的。句意为：我知道保持清醒以控制飞行、海拔和我的氧气流量是非常重要的。故选B。 14．A.looked around C．dropped off 答案 C
解析 look around向四周看；carry on继续，坚持；drop off打盹儿，减少；turn up出现。句意为：我把一个勺子夹在两个手指之间，如果我睡着了，它就会掉下来把我唤醒。故选C。
15．A.experience
B．excuse B．carried on D．turned up B．awake D．relaxed B．Luckily D．Conveniently B．ignoring D．adjusting B．However D．Besides B．show D．comment
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