题目内容
One minute she burst into ______, and the next she burst out ______. We just couldn’t catch her mood at any moment.
A. crying; laughter B. tears; laughing C. tears; laughter D. crying; laughing
B
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 dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time, I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community announced that they were having an essay 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, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it. Inspired by this, I decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.
On June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered 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 noisiest 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 throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But 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 downward 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 enjoying 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 living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.
【小题1】What happened to the author in 2001?
A. She flew an airplane.
B. She entered a competition.
C. She went on a hot air balloon ride.
【小题2】The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .
A.make her argument persuasive |
B.show her admiration for him |
C.compare their health condition |
D.build up her own reputation |
A.Excited. | B.Regretful. | C.Nervous. | D.Scared. |
A.The beautiful clouds. | B.The wonderful view. |
C.The company of Jay. | D.The one-minute free fall. |
A.Impossible is nothing. | B.A dream made come true. |
C.An unforgettable skydiving. | D.I Went Skydiving at 84! |
Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string(线) 10 centimeters long. The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers.
You may ask your friends to try to do that when you are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar on the table. You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.
First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the string will begin to melt. But when it melts, it will lose heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze again. After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice!
This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much salt to melt all the ice. If you don’t put enough salt, the water will freeze again.
【小题1】 We must use _______ when we carry out this experiment.
A.fridge | B.some food | C.a table | D.some salt |
A.More than three minutes. | B.Five minutes or so. |
C.Only one minute or two. | D.About ten minutes. |
A.Put the ice cube into the glass of water with the help of the string. |
B.Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with the help of the string. |
C.Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with your fingers. |
D.Put some salt on the ice cube and then put the string across it. |
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Six. | D.Seven. |
A.physics | B.biology | C.chemistry | D.maths |
One minute she burst into ____, and the next she burst out ____. We just couldn’t
catch her mood at any moment.
A.crying; laughter |
B.tears; laughing |
C.tears; laughter |
D.crying; laughing |