[图文]本期中考英语阅读理解练习(四)

湖北省黄冈市阅读理解B(1)：

　　阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在回答所提问题的句子中填上恰当的词。每空一词。

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　　Clem Quinn was always interested in flying.When he was five,he tried to fly by jumping off the garden shed(小棚) with a golf umbrella,but when he was in his twenties he didn't become a pilot(飞行员),he become a taxi driver.Then 20 years ago he did a parachute(跳伞) jump and loved it.He thought that being a taxi driver in London was a lot more dangerous than jumping out of a plane,so he moved to the country to learn parachute jumping and skydiving.He says：

　　“I love skydiving because the world looks so good— blue sky,GREen fields,white clouds.You float(漂浮) through the air,it's like floating in water.You can see forever,all the way to the French coast(海岸). The scenery is beautiful.You can forget all your worries. People think it is dangerous but it's very safe. Football is much more dangerous.Footballers often have accidents.When did you last hear of a skydiving accident?Next July I'm going to do a sky dive with 100 people from six planes.That's a record.I'm never going to give up.I'm going to jump out of planes until I'm an old man.”

84.What job did he do when he was in his twenties?

   When he was in his twenties,he didn't become a pilot,he _______ a taxi _______ .

85.Why does he like the sport?

   He loves the sport because he loves _______ the scenery in the _______ .

86.What's the record according to the passage?

   There are a _______ people and _______ planes taking part in the skydive.

 (Keys:84.drove,instead  85.enjoying(watching),sky  86.hundred,six)

   《英语辅导报》(初三版)第35期第8版“原汁原味”：

Sky Diver

　　 Clem Quinn was always interested in flying. When he was five,he tried to fly by jumping off the garden shed(小棚) with a golf umbrella,but when he GREw up he didn't become a pilot,he became a taxi driver. Then 20 years ago he did a parachute(跳伞) jump and loved it. He decided that being a taxi driver in London was a lot more dangerous than jumping out of a plane,so he moved to the country to learn parachute jumping and skydiving. He is now a fulltime teacher of skydiving. He says:

    “I love skydiving because the world looks so good—blue sky,GREen fields,white clouds. You float through the air,it's like floating in water. You can see forever,all the way to the French coast. The views are fantastic. You can forget all your worries. People think it is dangerous but it's very safe. Football is much more dangerous. Footballers often have accidents. When did you last hear of a skydiving accident? Next July I'm going to do a skydive with 100 people from six planes. That's a record. I'm never going to retire(退休). I'm going to jump out of planes until I'm an old man.”

 Questions:

1.What happened when he was a child?

2.What job did he do when he GREw up?

3.How did he become interested in the sport?

4.Why does he like the sport?

5.Does he think it is a dangerous sport?

6.Does he teach the sport?

7.What are his future plans?

8.When is he going to stop doing it?

9.These numbers are in the text. What do they refer to? 5   6  20  100  (答案略)