阅读理解-兴趣爱好类

-1-WeekTwo兴趣爱好一、阅读理解（共17小题；共34.0分）AOnApril22,2012,Ijumpedfromanairplane13,000feetup.Whatwasthepurpose?Itwasjusttoovercomemyfearofheights.Sevenyearsago,whenIwenttoFrance,Icouldn'tgouptheEiffelTowerbecauseIwasafraid.Itseemedsohigh.Iwantedtoovercomemyfear,soIcoulddaretogoskydiving(跳伞).Atfirst,Ididn'tthinkIcould,butIfinallymadeit.Idon'tthinkthatIcouldhavejumpedoutofthatplanewithouttheencouragementofmywonderfulfriendsandclassmates—YucelandTatiana!Itwasapitythatwecouldn'tjumptogether.However,aswepreparedtojump,therewassomethingspecialamongus—aspecialbond.Imadeareservation(预定)togoskydivingoneweekbeforethedayofmyjump.Ifeltnervousduringthewholeweek,kindofblue;butmysteriously.Whenitwasthemomenttojumpfromtheairplane,Ididn'tfeelanyfear…Ijustjumped!Thatwasawesome!Awesome!Therewasawholenewworldandthebeautifulsky.Ihadneverseensuchabeautifulworld!!!First,Ifeltanawfulacceleration(加速度),andthenIfeltlikeIwaslyingintheair…likeabird!Ithinkitwasanillusion,butitwaswonderful!Theoncomingwindblewmestrongly.Itwasamazing!Afterabout50secondsoffreefall,theparachuteopened.WhenIlandedontheground,Ifeltalackofoxygen.Itwasdifficulttobreatheinduringthefreefall.IwassogladthatIsurvivedandwasabletoovercomemyfear!Everythingwentwell!Ifpossible,Iwanttojumpagain.Myfirstjumpisanoutstandingmemoryforme.1.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.OvercomingFearofHeights-2-B.NotDaringtoGouptheEiffelTowerC.JumpingfromaPlaneD.ASpecialBondwithFriends2.BysayingIfinallymadeit,theauthormeans.A.hegaveupgoingskydivingintheendB.atlasthesucceededinskydivingC.hemadeuphismindintheendD.hefinallymadeareservation3.Theauthorfeltitapitythat.A.hecouldn'tencouragehisfriendsB.hecouldn'tjumpwithhisfriendsC.hedidn'tclimbtheEiffelTowerD.hehadmadethereservationearlier4.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenitwastimeforhimtojump?A.Hewasalittleafraid.B.Hewasworried.C.Hewasnervous.D.Hewasverycalm.5.Whydidtheauthorfeelalackofoxygenwhenhewaslandingontheground?A.Becausehewasfallingforaboutaminute.B.Becauseitwashisfirsttimetodoso.C.Becausepeoplebreatheinlessairwhenfallingfreely.D.Becausethewindwasblowinghimstrongly.BPaper-cutisaveryspecialvisualartofChinesehandicrafts.Onesayingisthatitoriginatedfromthereligiousceremonyorofferingsacrifices(贡品).Theancientpeoplecutpapersintoanimalsorpeople.Theyeitherburiedthemwiththedeadorburnedthemonthefunerals,wishingthatthingsthatpaperstoodforcouldbewiththedead.Later,theywereusedduringfestivalsto-3-decorategatesandwindows.Afterhundredsofyears'development,nowtheyhavebecomeaverypopularmeansofdecorationamongcountryfolk,especiallywomen.Itiseasytolearnaboutcuttingapieceofpaperbutverydifficulttomasteritwithperfection.Beginnersneedonlyaknifeandpaper.Forcraftsman,theyneedknivesandgraversofvarioustypestomakecomplicated(复杂的)patterns.Itcanbeonepieceofpaperormanypieces.Simplepatternscanbecutwithaknife.Forcomplicatedpatterns,peoplefirstpastedthepatternonthepaperandthenusedvariouskindsofknivestomakeit.Nomistakecanbemadeduringtheprocessotherwisetheworkwouldfail.Papercuttingcoversnearlyalltopics,fromflowers,birds,animals,legendarypeople,figuresinclassicnovels,totypesoffacialmake-upinPekingopera.PapercuttinghasvariousstylesindifferentpartsofChina.Inthepast,womenlivinginthecountrysidegatheredintheirfreetimetomakepapercutting,whichisawaytojudgetheirskillfulness.Associetydevelops,fewerandfewerpeoplelearnthisskillwhiletherearesomewhostillregarditasaprofession.Atpresent,therearefactoriesandassociationsforpapercuttinginChina.Exhibitionsandexchangesareheldregularlyandbooksofthiskindarepublished.Papercuttinghaschangedfromdecorationtoakindofart.Atthesametime,papercuttingalsoappearsincartoons,onstage,inmagazinesorinTVseries.6.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Ancientreligiousceremonies.B.AspecialkindofartforminChina.C.DecorationoffestivalsinancientChina.D.Animalsmadeofpaper.7.Whydidancientpeopleburnpaperanimalsorpeopleonthefunerals?A.Theywantedtogivethemwarmth.B.Theywantedthedeadtohaveenoughfood.C.Theywantedtheanimalstoaccompanythedead.D.Theywantedthedeadtousethemasdecoration.-4-8.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.A.itisveryeasytobecomeapapercuttingartistB.ittakesgreatpatienceandskilltomakeperfectpapercuttingC.papercuttingislimitedtosometopicsD.peopleindifferentpartsofChinahavesimilarstyles9.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Moreandmorepeopleregardpapercuttingasaprofession.B.Papercuttingisindangerofdisappearinginthefuture.C.Papercuttingisawaytojudgeawoman'sskill.D.Asakindofart,papercuttingisstillpopulartoday.CGoodhobbiescanbringalotofpleasuretokidsandtheirparents.Hobbiesarethingsthatapersonlikestodoinhissparetime.Somekidslikeswimmingorplayingsports,whileothersmaylikequieterhobbiessuchasreading,music,cooking,computergamesorboardgames(棋类游戏).Olderkidswhocanreadmightenjoytheguitarorthepiano,whileyoungeronesmightenjoyplayingthetoydrumsandsingingalong.Goodhobbiesforkidscanbeanytypeofactivitythatisbeneficialfortheirover-allgrowthandhasbeenproventohelpthemlaterinlife,includingself-confidenceandanyskillsthattheymightlearn.Whenchoosinghobbies,parentsshouldremembernottopushkidstoohard,otherwisetheymightgiveupbefore