Question

【题目】

Irene O’Shea just started skydiving (跳伞) at the age of 100. But she is showing no ______ of stopping now.

At the end of 2018, the 102-year-old woman decided to challenge a previous record (挑战之前的纪录) held by Kenny Meyers. Kenny Meyers set his record in 2017 ______ finishing jumping in Sussex County. Irene was confident (自信的) and jumped from a plane in South Australia. She was ______ in breaking the record for the world’s oldest skydiver. When Irene set the record, she was even 21 days ______ than Meyers was when he set the record in 2017. Many people got a surprise after seeing Irene’s photos. They couldn’t ______ that Irene made it at her age. Irene also showed that she wouldn’t give ______ skydiving.

In fact, this was the ______ time for Irene to try skydiving. She made her first jump on her 100th birthday. In 2017, she made ______ jump for a charity. This time Irene also ______ some money for Motor Neuron Disease Association of SA (SA运动神经元疾病协会) to help people who get motor neuron disease. Irene’s daughter ______ of the disease. She was happy to help more people in this way.

【1】A.noticesB.signsC.breaks

【2】A.beforeB.afterC.if

【3】A.lonelyB.commonC.successful

【4】A.olderB.youngerC.higher

【5】A.decideB.waitC.imagine

【6】A.offB.upC.away

【7】A.firstB.secondC.third

【8】A.otherB.othersC.another

【9】A.raisedB.changedC.controlled

【10】A.leftB.cheeredC.died

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】C

【8】C

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要叙述了Irene虽然老了，但是创造了跳伞记录的事情，介绍了她的三次跳伞经历。

【1】句意：但她现在没有显示出停止的迹象。

notices通知；signs标志、迹象；breaks休息、停顿。根据前句Irene O’Shea just started skydiving (跳伞) at the age of 100. 可知，Irene在100岁时才开始跳伞，再结合后句中but的提示可知，空处的词应是名词“迹象”，故答案为B。

【2】句意：Kenny Meyers2017年在苏塞克斯郡完成了跳伞之后创下了他的记录。

before在……之前；after在……之后；if如果。根据常识可知，记录肯定是在完成跳伞之后，故答案为B。

【3】句意：她成功打破了世界最老跳伞员的记录。

lonely孤独的；common平常的；successful成功的。根据后半句句意“打破了世界最老跳伞员的记录”可知，空处的词应是“成功的”，故答案为C。

【4】句意：当Irene创下这个记录时，她甚至比Meyers在2017年创造记录时还老21天。

older更老；younger更年轻；higher更高。根据前句She was ___3___ in breaking the record for the world’s oldest skydiver. 她成功打破了世界最老跳伞员的记录可知，空处的词应是“更老”，故答案为A。

【5】句意：他们无法想象Irene在她的的这个年龄时成功了。

decide决定；wait等待；imagine想象。根据常识可知，在Irene的这个年龄，跳伞成功确实难以想象，故答案为C。

【6】句意：Irene还表明她不会放弃跳伞运动。

off离开；up向上；away不在、离开。give up 放弃，固定搭配，表示老太太不会停止跳伞，故答案为B。

【7】句意：事实上，这对Irene来说是第三次尝试跳伞。

first第一；second第二；third第三。根据下文She made her first jump on her 100th birthday. In 2017, she made ___8___ jump for a charity. 她在100岁生日时第一次跳。在2017年，她又一次为慈善事业跳可知，这是第三次，故答案为C。

【8】句意：在2017年，她又一次为慈善事业跳。

other别的、其他的；others别的人或物；another三者或以上当中的另外一个。根据上文In fact, this was the ___7___ time for Irene to try skydiving. 事实上，这对Irene来说是第三次尝试跳伞可知，空处的词表示“三者或以上当中的另外一个”，故答案为C。

【9】句意：这次Irene为SA运动神经元疾病协会筹钱来帮助那些患神经元疾病的人们。

raised筹集；changed改变；controlled控制。根据后半句句意to help people who get motor neuron disease.来帮助那些患神经元疾病的人们可知，空处的词应是“筹集”，故答案为A。

【10】句意：Irene的女儿死于这种疾病。

left离开；cheered欢呼；died死。根据句中宾语“the disease疾病”的提示，空处的词应是died与of一起构成短语die of，死于……，故答案为C。