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1、2022-2023学年高二英语寒假开学检测试题 (I)第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“ I Went Skydiving at 84!”As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of tha
2、t dream in xx,when my husband arranged for me me 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 munity（社区）announced that they were having an essay petition and the topic wa
3、s anexperience 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 munity party in l
4、ate April xx, 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. One June 11, xx, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to whereI would
5、 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 wasnt frightenedI was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane
6、. 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 minu
7、tes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever feltmuch 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
8、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.1. What happened to the author in xx? A. She flew an airplane. B. She entered a petition.C. She went on a hot air balloon ride.D. She moved into a retirement mu
9、nity.2. The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to _.A. build up her own reputationB. show her admiration for himC. pare their health conditionD. make her argument persuasive3. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?A. ExcitedB.ScaredC.NervousD.Regretful4. Wh
10、at did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?A. The beautiful cloudsB. The wonderful viewC. The pany of JayD. The one-minute free fallBBrave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didnt think tw
11、ice before diving into the freezing East River. Tuesdays Daily News said 29-year Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday. He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl
12、 to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him. “ I didnt think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “ It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.” Duret, an engineer on vacation,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier (码头) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought i
13、t was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water. When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes. Anderson said his daughter slipped off the
14、 bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after. The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didnt realize his tale of heroism had greatl
15、y moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning. I dont really think Im a hero, said Duret. Anyone would do the same ting.5. Why was Duret in New York? A. To meet his girlfriend. B. To work as an engineer. C. To spend his holiday. D. To visit the Andersons.6. What did Duret do shortl
16、y after the ambulance came?A. He was interviewed by a newspaper B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothesC. He went to the hospital in the ambulance D. He disappeared from the spot quickly7. Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?A. David Anderson B. A passer-by C. His girlfriendD. A taxi driv
