Tom Rice was one of the brave paratroopers(伞兵) who landed on Normandy Beach during D-Day. On the landing’s 75th anniversary in 2019, he stunned the world by recreating the jump at age 97. At the time, Tom pledged to jump again when he turned 100. Now he has made good on that promise!

On August 16, 2021, Tom celebrated his 100th birthday by jumping out of a plane onto the beach at the Hotel del Coronado in his hometown of Coronado, California. He dedicated his jump to all the members of the 101st Airborne Division and “the Four Colonels of Carenan”, along with any other soldiers who didn’t make it home from World War II.

When the big day arrived, Tom was a little nervous, but he pushed through it as always.“There’s a little bit of anxiety to face,” he said. “When you first get out of the plane, that blast(气浪) is a little intense, but once you get past that, it was wonderful.”

Nearly the whole town turned out to watch his epic jump and honor their very own American hero. After landing smoothly on the beach with barely a hair out of place, Tom said, “I feel great! Let’s go back up and do it again.” So he did!

“I like to jump because it gives you a new vision of so many things that 90 percent of people will never be able to see,” Tom said.

He was touched to see so many Coronado residents there to give him their best wishes and celebrate him, and he’s already planning his next jump for his 101st birthday!

“I’m not crazy yet,” Tom continued. “We’re going to keep going. We have to keep these jumps going so that people don’t forget.”

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1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1refer to?

A Tom’s recreating the jump in 2019.

B Tom’s landing on Normandy Beach again.

C Tom’s jumping out of a plane at the age of 100.

D Tom’s finishing his jump on his birthday every year.

解析：选C。C 词意指代题。根据第一段At the time, Tom pledged to jump again when he turned 100.以及第二段On August 16, 2021, Tom celebrated his 100th birthday by jumping out of a plane onto the beach at the Hotel del Coronado in his hometown of Coronado, California.可知，划线部分是指汤姆发誓在他100岁时跳伞这件事。故选C。

2.Who witnessed Tom’s jump in Coronado, California on spot?

A Other soldiers from World War II.

B The residents in the local town.

C All the members of the 101st Airborne Division.

D All the members of the Four Colonels of Carenan.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第四段Nearly the whole town turned out to watch his epic jump and honor their very own American hero.可知，几乎全城的人（即当地居民）都来观看他史诗般的跳伞。故选B。

3.Which of the following CANNOT describe Tom’s emotion before the jump?

A Intense.

B Nervous.

C Anxious.

D Relaxed.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段When the big day arrived, Tom was a little nervous…可知，当那一天到来时，汤姆有点紧张。D项relaxed表示“放松的”。故选D。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A Tom’s successful jump created a world’s new record.

B Tom decided to go on with his jump on his following birthday.

C Americans usually like to celebrate their birthdays in a unique way.

D The survivors of World War II are grateful to the old soldiers like Tom.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第六段…and he’s already planning his next jump for his 101st birthday!可知，汤姆已经在为自己的101岁生日计划下一次跳伞了。故选B。