11.It is named a kind of wooden Eiffel Tower,because of the fact that there was a large wooden platform far out in the lake on which stood an improbably high diving board.It was,I'm sure,the county's tallest wooden structure and no one had ever been known to jump from it.
So it was quite a shock when our teacher,Mr.David,announced that he would dive off the high board that very afternoon.
Word of his questionable plan was already spreading through town as Mr.David swam out to the platform.He was just a tiny,stick figure when he got there but even from such a distance the high board seemed almost to touch the clouds.Once at the top,he paced the enormously long board,then took some deep breaths and finally stood at edge.He was going to do it.
Several hundred people had gathered at the shore to watch.Mr.David stood for quite a long time,then he raised his arms,took one massive bounce and launched himself into a perfect dive.It was beautiful.He fell with perfect style for what seemed minutes.The crowd fell silent.The only sound to be heard was the faint whistle of his body tearing through the air toward the water far,far below.
But about three quarters of the way down he seemed to have second thoughts and began suddenly to panic,waving his arms and legs like someone having a bad dream.When he was perhaps thirty feet above the water,he gave up on waving and spread his arms and legs wide,apparently hoping that it would somehow slow his fall.
It didn't.
He hit the water at over six hundred miles an hour.The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of their trees three miles away.I don't think he entered the water at all.He just bounced off it,about fifteen feet back into the air.After that,he lay still on the surface,spinning like an autumn leaf.
He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat and placed on an old blanket where he spent the rest of the afternoon.Occasionally he accepted small sips of water,but otherwise was too shocked to speak.From head to toe,he was covered with deep red bruises.
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It was the best day of my life.
24.How did the writer find Mr.David's plan to jump from the diving board?C
A.Heroic.
B.Disappointing.
C.Crazy.
D.Confused.
25.In Paragraph 3,Mr David is described as"a tiny,stick figure"because he wasA.
A.very far away
B.very small and thin
C.tired after swimming
D.sure to be broken
26.Why did Mr.David suddenly start swinging his arms and legs during the dive?D
A.He thought it was the best way to slow his fall.
B.He wanted to show his courage.
C.He was signalling the crowd for help.
D.He lost his confidence and started to panic,
27.Which of the following sentences from the passage is an example of a fact?B
A.He hit the water at over six hundred miles an hour.
B.He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat.
C.He just bounced off it,about fifteen feet back into the air.
D.The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of trees up to three miles away.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了大衛(wèi)先生一個瘋狂的想法,從縣里最高的木質(zhì)跳水板上進行跳水,當(dāng)他站在跳水板上時下面數(shù)百個人在注視著他,因為距離很遙遠使他看起來很小,他抬起雙臂希望完成一次完美的跳水,但是在下落一段時間后他改變了想法,他突然開始恐慌了起來,在空中揮舞著雙臂,后來他突然平靜了下來,希望能減慢下落的速度,但是這并沒有什么效果,最終大衛(wèi)先生落到水中,靜靜的躺在水面上,被兩個劃艇路過的漁民帶上了岸.
解答 24.C 推理判斷題,根據(jù)第二段So it was quite a shock when our teacher,Mr.David,announced that he would dive off the high board that very afternoon.可知作者認為大衛(wèi)先生想要從跳水板上跳下去的想法是令人震驚的,這是一個瘋狂的想法,故選C.
25.A 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第三段He was just a tiny,stick figure when he got there but even from such a distance the high board seemed almost to touch the clouds.可知因為大衛(wèi)先生站的很高,距離我們很遙遠,因此在下面看他顯得很小,故選A.
26.D 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第五段But about three quarters of the way down he seemed to have second thoughts and began suddenly to panic,waving his arms and legs like someone having a bad dream.When he was perhaps thirty feet above the water,he gave up on waving and spread his arms and legs wide,apparently hoping that it would somehow slow his fall.可知大衛(wèi)先生突然開始在潛水時擺動他的手臂和腿是因為他失去了信心,開始恐慌起來,故選D.
27.B 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段He was brought to shore by two passing fishermen in a rowboat and placed on an old blanket where he spent the rest of the afternoon.可知大衛(wèi)先生最后是由兩個劃艇路過的漁民帶上了岸,故選B.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.