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2014届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习二星级5第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInSouthAfrica,paragliding(滑翔伞运动)isoneofthemostpopularsportsaround.ParaglidinginSouthAfricaisadelightand,attimes,afrighteningchallenge.Aparaglideris,firstly,someonewhohasbeenwelltaughtintheskillofflying.Onceyouhavedonethe4-daycourseanddecidethatyouhavetherightmentalattitudeandthebasicphysicalrequirements,themountainslopes(山坡)waitforyou.Ifyouhavenevertrieditbefore,youaresuretolearnitinafewdays,butsafetycomesfirst.Strangely,therelativelyflatKarooheartlandisoneofthebestareastoparaglidein.ThetownsofDeAarandKurumanintheNorthernCapeProvincearecentresofKarooParagliding.SouthAfricanparaglidersholdmorethan50%oftheworldrecordsinthissport—mostofthemsetintheKaroo.ButwhyaretheparagliderssocrazyabouttheKaroo?“Thecloudbasethereissohighandthewindisproperandstable.Youcanglideforhours,goingupashighas4,000metresinthesky,”theyexplain.ForeignpilotswantingatasteofSouthAfrica’sparaglidingopportunitiescangetashort-timelicense.Theycanholditforthreemonthsatmost.MedicalexaminationandinsuranceareneededbytheSouthAfricanHangGlidingandParaglidingAssociation.TheWesternCapehasmorethan60officialparaglidinglaunchandflightsites.UpnorthalongtheDrakensbergslopes,youwillseethebrave“One-Wings”doingtheirthingdaily,flyingintheskyortakingthe“ridgelift”,ridingawaveofwindasitclearsamountainslope.41.Ifyouwanttolearnparagliding,youmustbe_____.A.braveandhealthyB.calmanddelightedC.youngandcleverD.excitedandpowerful42.WhydoesKarooattractparaglidersallovertheworld？A.Becauseithasverybeautifulscenery.B.Becauseitiseasyforthemtogetlicenses.C.Becausetheconditionsandclimateareidealforparagliding.D.Becauseitiswell-knownintheworld.43.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.DeAaristheonlycentreofKarooparagliding.B.Peoplecangohighupintheskywhileparagliding.C.Paraglidingneedsskills,butit’sverysafe.D.AlltheworldrecordsofparaglidingweresetintheSouthAfrica.44.ForeignpilotswhowanttoparaglideinSouthAfrica_____.A.needn’thaveamedicalexaminationB.willspendagreatdealofmoneyC.canstaytherefortwomonthsatmostD.mustholdashort-timelicense45.Theauthorwrotethispassagemainlyto_____.A.introduceapopularsportinSouthAfricaB.telluswhyparaglidingisverypopularC.attractmorepeopletovisitSouthAfricaD.tellusKarooinSouthAfricaiswellknown第1页（共4页）ＢAboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable.Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked,“So,howhaveyoubeen?”Andtheboywhocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsoldreplied.“Frankly,I’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.”Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutwewere“depressed”,thatis,inlowspirits,untilwewereinhighschool.Undoubtedlyachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?Humandevelopmentdependsnotonlyonbornbiologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsofgainingsocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningt...