2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：72（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（72）（附解析） </p><p> （2017高考训练）阅读理解。</p><p> (2016·皖北协作区高三联考)<span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="RAF">RAF</span> (<span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>) <span word="Spitfire">Spitfire</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Proctor">Proctor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="parachuted">parachuted</span> (跳伞) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> — <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 92. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Proctor">Proctor</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sibson">Sibson</span> <span word="Airfield">Airfield</span>, <span word="Peterborough">Peterborough</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RAF">RAF</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Proctor">Proctor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="hips">hips</span> (臀部) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="knee">knee</span>, <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13,000 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="his">his</span></p><p> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="freefall">freefall</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatches">hatches</span> (舱口) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Proctor">Proctor</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RAF">RAF</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1942 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stationed">stationed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Durban">Durban</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span> <span word="self">self</span><span word="preservation">preservation</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Burma">Burma</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1945. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1946 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lorry">lorry</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="for">for</span> 33 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Olive">Olive</span>, <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Proctor">Proctor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="Olive">Olive</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span></p>
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