Jos Bots, over 90, is from New South Wales, Australia. He is about to break the record to become the world’s oldest solo paraglider(单人滑翔伞运动员). But he surely knows that it’s not easy for him to realize it. He has already cheated death several times doing the extreme sport.

Mr Bots celebrated his 93rd birthday on September 14, 2022. But age is just a number for him. Mr Bots said the paragliding experience still makes him excited despite doing it for over 50 years. “It’s such a wonderful thing to do, flying like a bird,” he said. “You can fly in a plane but it’s different to be sitting in a plane. Freeflying like a bird really excites me. It’s marvellous.”

The current(当前的) Guinness World Record holder for the oldest solo paraglider is held by Polish man Janusz Orlowski. He flew at the height of 332 meters at the age of 91 in 2017. But Mr Bots believes the time has come for him to break Orlowski’s record. “I’ve got to reach 300 meters in height, which can be done at a lot of places but it’s difficult to do at Stanwell Park,” Mr Bots said. “We did a test once and I missed the height by 10 meters, actually.”

Although there are a lot of risks, Mr Bots is hungrier than ever to break the record. He says he is waiting for the perfect chance to fly. “The Guinness Book of Records goes all over the world. It would be very nice and something to think about,” he said.

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1.What is Jos Bots’s goal?

A To break the world record.

B To go paragliding every day.

C To be the oldest man in the world.

D To continue doing the extreme sport.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段的“He is about to break the record to become the world’s oldest solo paraglider”可知，他想打破世界纪录成为世界上最年长的单人滑翔伞运动员。故选A。

2.When was Jos Bots born?

A In 1923.

B In 1929.

C In 1932.

D In 1935.

解析：选B。B 数字计算题。根据第二段第一句“Mr Bots celebrated his 93rd birthday on September 14, 2022.”可知，他今年（2022年）93岁，即他出生于1929年（2022-93=1929）。故选B。

3.The underlined word “marvellous” has the closest meaning to ___________.

A dangerous

B terrible

C amazing

D simple

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“makes him excited”“a wonderful thing”以及“really excites me”可推断，“marvellous”表示“美妙的，极好的”。故选C。

4.What height did Jos Bots reach at Stanwell Park in the test?

A 332 meters.

B 322 meters.

C 300 meters.

D 290 meters.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段的“I’ve got to reach 300 meters in height”以及“We did a test once and I missed the height by 10 meters, actually”可知，他本来需要到达300米的海拔高度，但是他在测试中差了10米，即他只到达了290米的高度。故选D。

5.The passage may come from __________.

A a science report

B a travel book

C an advertisement

D a newspaper

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章报道了93岁单人滑翔伞运动员的相关事迹，因此本文应该是一则新闻，可能出自报纸。故选D。