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1、Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930阅读理解答案(2013北京卷A段) Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001.Whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattim
2、e,Itoldmyhusbandthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream. Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.Butthenatacommuni
3、typartyinlateApril2013,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis,Idecidedtorealizemydream,eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit. OnJune11,2013,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinst
4、ructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadevenbeenin,butIwasn’tfrightened--Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,000feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,“W
5、hathaveIgottenmyselfinto?”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.Wewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforejayopenedtheparachute(降落伞),thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt--muchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit. Skydivi
6、ngwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon’tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthereissomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen. 56.Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001? A.Sheflewanairplane. B.Sheenter
7、edacompetition. C.Shewentonahotairballoonride. D.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity. 57.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto______. A.buildupherownreputation. B.showheradmirationforhim. C.comparetheirhealthconditi
