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    Most people can't live to 100 Those who do live so long can hardly walk let alone take part in any activities A few people however take part in dangerous activities even though they are more than 100 years old They keep going and going! There is a great grandmother who likes challenging herself although she is 101 years old this year

Mary Hardison believes that people should always be cheerful and more importantly take on all kinds of adventures while they physically still can So instead of celebrating her 101st birthday with a boring party she decided to go paragliding(滑翔跳伞)﹣ an idea she got from her 75yearold son who recently took it up as a hobby

So on her birthday cheered on by her big family she tied herself up together with expert instructor Kevin Hintze and jumped down fearlessly from the sky near her home in Ogden Utah And it was not just a simple jump either According to Kevin Hintze the grandmother encouraged him to turn around as they made their way down

This is not the first time that Mary has done something "wild" and "crazy" For her 90th birthday she rode all the adult rides at Disneyland And she is not done yet For her 102nd birthday she hopes to go down the 3000 feet Alpine Slide at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort!

Not surprisingly this great action has made Mary Hardison very famous and also earned her a place in the Guinness World Records where she broke a 2007 record set by a 100yearold British woman What an amazing lady!

1.What do we know about Mary Hardison

A. She took up paragliding as her hobby at the age of 75

B. She is a 101yearold lady who likes challenging herself

C. She was recorded in the Guinness World Records in 2007

D. She is the oldest woman in the Guinness World Records

2.From whom did Mary get the idea of going paragliding

A. A 100yearold British woman

B. Kevin Hintze

C. Her grandson

D. Her 75yearold son

3.How does the author feel about Mary's action

A. Amazed

B. Supportive

C. Doubtful

D. Worried

4.The text is likely to appear in ________

A. a news report

B. an advertisement

C. a novel

D. a science report

 

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A 【解析】 这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了101岁的Mary Hardison在她生日的时候挑战自我,进行滑翔跳伞这项极限运动,文章还回顾了她90岁时参加的极限运动和希望完成的极限运动。 1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段There's a great grandmother who likes challenging herself although she is 101 years old this year(有一位伟大的曾祖母,虽然今年101岁,但她喜欢挑战自己)可知,Mary Hardison101岁了,喜欢挑战自己,故选B。 2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段she decided to go paragliding(滑翔跳伞)﹣ an idea she got from her 75﹣year﹣old son who recently took it up as a hobby.(她从她75岁的儿子那里得到了一个主意,她的儿子最近把它当作一种爱好)可知,她从75岁的儿子那里有了滑翔跳伞运动的想法,故选D。 3.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Pretty amazing!可知,作者对于Mary Hardison的挑战感到非常震惊,故选A。 4.推理判断题。通读全文可知,这是一篇新闻报道,报道了101岁的Mary Hardison在她生日的时候挑战自我,进行滑翔跳伞这项极限运动,故选A。
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