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考点规范练8(必修3 Unit 8) .阅读理解 A Austrian 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. Baumgartner,42,also broke the record for fastest jump by reaching speeds up to 833.9 miles per hour during his free fall back down to Earth.For comparison,an average Boeing 737 airliner flies at 40,000 feet at 600 miles per hour.At a press conference following the event,Baumgartner said the experience was humbling and harder than he expected.“Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are,” Baumgartner said. Baumgartner and a team of scientists,engineers and doctors spent five years preparing and training for the project,called Red Bull Stratos after the project’s sponsor.For the space jump,Baumgartner wore a specially designed space suit and was carried up to his jump point by a large helium balloon from inside the Red Bull Stratos space capsule. Even with careful planning,the mission had some obstacles.The jump was first scheduled for October 8,but it was postponed several times over the week because of weather conditions.Baumgartner finally began the ascent(攀登)from Roswell,New Mexico,on Sunday,October 14.But on the way up,Baumgartner’s faceplate began to fog up,making it hard for him to see.The team considered aborting the mission,but Baumgartner was able to fix the problem. | 
