2021高考英语一轮复习Unit4Pygmalion课时作业新人教版选修8英语练习题.pdfVIP

Unit 4　Pygmalion Ⅰ.阅读理解 A [2020·石家庄市重点高中高三毕业班摸底考试]I can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller coaster. Im 105, but I feel younger. Even the doctor agrees Im in good condition. Im a bit deaf and my legs feel weak, but they are the only issue. I rode the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land, which spins you round quite fast. I didnt choose to go on that. Id have preferred a really fast one that went upside down. But I was told I couldnt ride something like that, because it would affect my blood pressure and I might have some danger. I wasnt nervous — I dont get frightened of anything. I was securely fastened, so I knew I wouldnt fall out. The roller coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldnt be a better experience. And I raised a lot of money for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire Rutland Air Ambulance fund, which was fantastic. People were saying Id got a place in the Guinness World Records. Later, someone came to present me with the certificate. I had it on the wall in my living room, with another one I got a year earlier. My record­breaking ways really began a couple of years ago, with the ice bucket challenge. It turned out that I was probably the oldest person in the world to do it, and the video was very popular. After that, I started to think about what else I could do to raise money for different charities. Im not sure if anyone admires all the fun Im having. They just say Im daft and thats about it. But Ive had many good days and many exciting times. Ive had a really good life. I dont think Ive wasted any of it. 1．Why didnt the author choose to go on riding the Twistosaurus? A．Because he was told not to do so. B．Because he considered it too gentle. C．Because he thought it spun too fast. D．Because he