单选题

单选题 What did Mike do to end his normal and dull life?

A、 Try scuba-diving.
B、 Try travelling.
C、 Try climbing Mount Qomolangma.
D、 Try skydiving.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] Skydiving I'm Mike. It all started one evening after another typical nine to five day. I was sitting at home thinking, "There has to be more to life than this," when an ad came on the television: "Try skydiving," it said. The next day, I called my local skydiving centre and booked my first jump. I spent a day training and then I was ready for my first jump. Or almost. First, I had to sign a document to say that I understood I was taking part in an activity that could end in serious injury. At that moment I realized that I was about to do something voluntarily that would put my life at risk and as I signed, I wondered if I was completely mad. I will never forget my first jump. Five of us walked to the runway and got into a plane barely big enough to hold three people. I was beginning to feel nervous, but the others were chatting and joking and I started to feel more relaxed. It was a beautiful, cloudless day and the sun was just going down. It took us about 20 minutes to get to 11, 000 feet and then the trainer opened the plane door—the view took my breath away. Suddenly, it was time to jump and as I pushed myself away from the plane, 1 don't know what I was thinking, my mind went blank. Words cannot describe the excitement and the astonishment I experienced while I was free-falling. At 5,500 feet I pulled the cord and the parachute opened immediately. Suddenly, everything was silent and peaceful. Twice I shouted, "This is absolutely incredible," though I knew there was nobody to hear me. It was the most amazing four minutes of my life. 录音开头麦克介绍到一天下班后，他突然感觉“There has to be more to life than this”，正在这时他看到一个关于skydiving“跳伞运动”的广告，于是第二天他便给当地的skydiving centre打电话，开始首次参与跳伞运动。因此答案选D。

单选题 What was he thinking the moment he jumped out of the plane?

A、 Nothing.
B、 He was going to die.
C、 He was going to fly.
D、 It was fun.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】麦克描述中提到开始跳伞时，自己根本不知道在想什么，大脑一片空白“Suddenly, it was time to jump and as I pushed myself away from the plane, I don't know what I was thinking, my mind went blank”，故A项正确。

单选题 How did he feel when he got into the plane?

A、 Excited.
B、 Relaxed.
C、 Nervous.
D、 Astonished.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】录音中麦克提到第一次跳伞时，五个人坐进了几乎连三个人都有点装不下的飞机里，接着指出“I was beginning to feel nervous, but the others were chatting and joking and I started to feel more relaxed”，可知麦克刚进飞机时，感觉很紧张。

单选题 At what height did he open his parachute?

A、 2,000 feet.
B、 5,500 feet.
C、 11,000 feet.
D、 20,000 feet.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据录音最后部分提到的“At 5,500 feet I pulled the cord and the parachute opened immediately”，即是麦克在5,500 feet的高空中打开了降落伞“parachute”，因此答案选B。

单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A、 He was reading a newspaper one evening when he saw an ad for skydiving.
B、 He phoned the skydiving centre the minute he saw the ad and booked a jump.
C、 After a day's training he was sure he was doing the right thing
D、 It was a beautiful morning and his first jump was unforgettable.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】从录音中关于麦克第一次跳伞的描述“I will never forget my first jump”和“It was a beautiful, cloudless day and the sun was just going down”，可知他第一次跳伞时天气很好，并且这次跳伞经历对他来说十分难忘。