专题02（阅读理解之记叙文） 解析版 2022届新高考英语【新题快递】（二模专辑）.docxVIP

2022届新高考英语【新题快递】（二模专辑）专题02 （阅读理解之记叙文）解析版 2022届江苏省泰州市高三下学期第二次调研测试 When Narayanswami was invited to a dinner by a friend who worked at Nasals Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she was excited. Many of the guests flew planes. I must have expressed some yearning（渴望）「she says, because someone told her “You should join the flying club!” The next day Narayanswami, who was 57 at the time, arranged to meet an instructor. I said Arent I too old?” He said Weve got students in their 80s. Narayanswami grew up in Southwest London, and at grammar school suffered horrific racist bullying. The library provided shelter. But, as she reached her late teens, she feel family pressure for an arranged marriage; I really protested,she says. But I want to be an astronaut! My mother made a promise. As long as you are getting an education we will not look fbr a husband for you.^^ Narayanswami studied biology at Leicester University, then did a PhD at St Andrew, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of California. Every time you move you get further away,“ her dad remarked on the phone. “I didnt feel I would be able t escape unless I did that,“ she says. In 2020, aged 64, Narayanswami finished 423 light hours she needed to earn her pilots license. Then she applied to Nasas astronaut corps, but received a very appreciative rejection. Even now, at 66, she says “I havent been able to figure out how to deal with it. It doesnt go away. The racist bullying she received as a child has cast a very long shadow. Flying has helped. It is a workout: she has to tow the plane out to the taxiway. And it offers a different perspective. I can see eagles, bears, mountain lions, birds of prey. I love the beauty of the clouds. They are like hills. Vaster than our hills J she says. New possibilities have arisen——Narayanswami chairs the board of the General Aviation Awards in the US——but she finds relaxing difficult. In light, she is part of a huge network of people who are communicating by radio frequency. T