阅读理解
It is named a kind of wooden
Eiffel Tower, because of the fact that there was a large wooden platform far out
in the lake on which stood an improbably high diving board. It was,
I'm sure, the county's tallest wooden structure and no one had ever been known to
jump from it.
So it was quite a shock when
our teacher, Mr. David,
announced that he would dive off the high board that very afternoon.
Word of his questionable
plan was already spreading through town as Mr. David swam
out to the platform. He
was just a tiny, stick figure when he got there but even
from such a distance the high board seemed almost to touch the clouds. Once at
the top, he paced the enormously long board, then took some deep breaths and finally
stood at edge. He
was going to do it.
Several hundred people had
gathered at the shore to watch.
Mr.
David stood for quite a long time, then he raised his arms, took
one massive bounce and launched himself into a perfect dive. It was beautiful. He fell
with perfect style for what seemed minutes. The crowd
fell silent. The
only sound to be heard was the faint whistle of his body tearing through the air
toward the water far, far below.
But about three quarters
of the way down he seemed to have second thoughts and began suddenly to panic, waving
his arms and legs like someone having a bad dream. When he
was perhaps thirty feet above the water, he gave up on waving and spread his arms
and legs wide, apparently hoping that it would somehow show his fall.
It didn't.
He hit the water at over
six hundred miles an hour.
The impact was so loud that it made birds fly out of their trees
three miles away. I
don't think he entered the water at all. He just
bounced off it, about fifteen feet back into the air. After that,
he lay still on the surface, spinning like an autumn leaf.
He was brought to shore by
two passing fishermen in a rowboat and placed on an old blanket where he spent the
rest of the afternoon.
Occasionally he accepted small sips of water, but otherwise was
too shock to speak. From
head to toe, he was covered with deep red bruises.
……
It was the best day of my
life.
(1)
How did the author find Mr. David's plan to jump from the diving board?
A . Heroic.
B . Disappointing.
C . Crazy.
D . Confused.
(2)
In Paragraph 3, Mr. David is described as "a tiny, stick figure" because he was .
A . very far away
B . very small and thin
C . tired after swimming
D . sure to be broken
(3)
Why did Mr. David suddenly start swinging his arms and legs during the dive?
A . He thought it was the best way to slow his fall.
B . He wanted to show his courage.
C . He was signaling the crowd for help.
D . He lost his confidence and started to panic.
答案: C
A
D