2017届高考英语一轮复习考点规范练：8 必修3 Unit 8（北师大版含解析）
<p> 考点规范练8(必修3 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 8)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>ustrian Felix Baumgartner—a pilot,skydiver and high-altitude jumper with the nickname “Fearless Felix”—has jumped from some of the world’s tallest bridges and buildings.But on October 14,he made the jump of his lifetime from a space capsule 128,100 feet (about 24 miles) above ground,a world record-breaking height.</p><p> <span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span>,42,<span word="also">also</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 833.9 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>,<span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> 737 <span word="airliner">airliner</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="at">at</span> 40,000 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="at">at</span> 600 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>,<span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="humbling">humbling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.“<span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>,” <span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>,<span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>,<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Bull">Bull</span> <span word="Stratos">Stratos</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sponsor">sponsor</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>,<span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="helium">helium</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Bull">Bull</span> <span word="Stratos">Stratos</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="October">October</span> 8,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.<span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ascent">ascent</span>(攀登)<span word="from">from</span> <span word="Roswell">Roswell</span>,<span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>,<span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>,<span word="October">October</span> 14.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span>,<span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="faceplate">faceplate</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="up">up</span>,<span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="aborting">aborting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p>
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