brought me back up for another go. Then an odd peace came over the whole experience. I felt so relaxed to be down there, and the experience was mine alone. It wasn’t what I expected, but it was a welcome feeling.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者体验了在南非Bloukrans大桥的216米的蹦极跳，并跟我们分享了她的这次经历。
9．Why did the author want to try the bungee jump at Bloukrans Bridge? A．To compare it with running off a cliff. B．To make this trip more worthwhile. C．To have some fun with her friend. D．To look for the excitement.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“I’ve been searching for something over the past few years that will really get my adrenaline(肾上腺素) going.”以及第二段的“Would bungee jumping give me that feeling I’ve been seeking？I wanted to find it out.”可知，作者是想体验这种经历带给她的刺激。
10．How did the author feel before the jump that afternoon? A．Thrilled. C．Relaxed.
B．Nervous. D．Disappointed.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的“But I quickly put it out of my mind.I had to forget about it until the moment of launching or I knew I’d never jump.”可推断，作者当时一想到要蹦极就很紧张。
11．Why did the author try mentally to be somewhere else? A．Because she was bored and wanted to kill time. B．Because she didn’t really like that party atmosphere. C．Because she wanted to remove her fear in this way.
D．Because she didn’t want the employees to know her feelings.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的“What really helped was the music...translated well to the rest of us. ”可知，作者在排队等候时，她很紧张，她这样做是为了缓解自己的紧张情绪。
12．What is the last paragraph mainly about? A．What the author thought of bungee jumping. B．What the author learned from that experience. C．How the author felt during the bungee jump. D．How a jump of adrenaline influenced the author.
C 解析：段落大意题。根据末段内容可知，本段主要讲述了作者在蹦极过程中的真实
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There is no doubt that the earth is becoming 1.____________ (warm) but there is fierce debate over whether it is human 2.____________ (active) that has caused this global warming or whether it is just a natural phenomenon.
Many scientists like Dr.Janice Foster believe that people 3.____________(cause) the increase in the earth’s temperature by the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil to produce energy 4.____________ byproducts are called “greenhouse” gases, the most important one 5.____________ (be) carbon dioxide.These gases trap heat from the sun and therefore warm the earth，without which the earth would be about thirty-three degrees Celsius 6.____________(cool) than it is.But increased amount of carbon dioxide means that more heat energy is trapped in the atmosphere, 7.____________(cause) the global temperature to go 8.____________．
On 9.____________ other hand, scientists like George Hambley believe that any warming will be mild with few bad 10.____________(environment) consequences and more carbon dioxide is actually a positive thing.
1．warmer 解析：考查形容词比较级。根据常识可知此处表示地球变得更暖，因此用比较级。
2．activity 解析：考查名词。根据前面的human可知此处用名词形式。 3．have caused 解析：考查动词时态。根据语境可知此处表示已经完成的动作。 4．whose 解析：考查连接词。whose引导定语从句，表示“……的” 。
5．being 解析：考查现在分词。此处为独立主格结构，one和be之间是主谓关系，因此用现在分词形式。
6．cooler 解析：考查形容词比较级。根据后面的than可知用比较级。 7．causing 解析：考查现在分词。此处用现在分词作结果状语。 8．up 解析：考查介词。go up上升。
9．the 解析：考查冠词。on the other hand另一方面。
10．environmental 解析：考查形容词。修饰名词consequences，因此用形容词形式。
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如何利用网络进行学习的讲座 12
主讲人 时间 地点 参加者 说明 组织者 山西大学计算机系李教授 1月11日，星期三，下午4：30 本校图书馆302室 电脑爱好者 讲座结束，参加者可向李教授提出问题 校学生会 注意：1.广播稿应符合英语口语的习惯，内容应包括所给提示的全部要点； 2．词数100左右。
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Dear teachers and schoolmates，
May I have your attention please? I have an announcement to make.In order to help us learn more about the Internet, the Students Union is going to hold a lecture.Professor Li from the Computer Department of Shanxi University will give us a talk on how to learn through the Internet.The lecture will be held on Wednesday, the eleventh of January.It begins at 4：30 p．m.in Room 302 of the Library Building.
Any computer-lover is welcome to attend the lecture.Please bring your questions in computer learning.Professor Li will spare us some time for questions.Don’t forget to be on time.That’s all.Thanks for your attention.
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2024 - 2024学年高中英语Unit2FitforlifeSectionGrammar
