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[2019·安徽六校联考]I can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a roller coaster. I'm 105, but I feel younger. Even the doctor agrees I'm in good condition. I'm a bit deaf and my legs feel weak, but they are the only issues.
I rode the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land, which spins you round quite fast. I didn't choose to go on that. I'd have preferred a really fast one that went upside down. But I was told I couldn't ride something like that, because my blood pressure could drop and I might have some danger.
I wasn't nervous — I don't get frightened of anything. I was securely fastened, so I knew I wouldn't fall out. The roller coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldn't 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 I'd 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 that I had gotten 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.
I'm not sure if anyone admires all the fun I'm having. They just say I'm daft and that's about it. But I've had many good days and many exciting times. I've had a really good life, I don't think I've wasted any of it.
体裁：记叙文 题材：人物故事 主题：世界上最年长的坐过山车的老人
【语篇解读】 一位105岁的老人成了世界上最年长的坐过山车的人。他身体健康、乐于助人，通过尝试一些刺激的事为一些慈善机构筹钱。
1．Why didn't the author choose to go on the Twistosaurus?
A．He was in a bad physical condition.
B．He was told not to do so.
C．He considered it too gentle.
D．He thought it spun too fast.
答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。据文章第二段中的“I rode the Twistosaurus at Flamingo Land, which spins you round quite fast. I didn't choose to go on that. I'd have preferred a really fast one that went upside down”可知，作者本来更喜欢一种可以让人倒悬的更快的过山车，由此可推知，作者认为the Twistosaurus太温和了。故选C项。
2．How did the author most probably react while riding the roller coaster?
A．He really enjoyed himself.
B．He was very worried at first.
C．He couldn't think much about it.
D．He got frightened as it started moving.
答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“I wasn't nervous — I don't get frightened of anything”和“The roller coaster ride went on for three or four minutes, and it couldn't be a better experience”可知，作者并不紧张，过山车持续三四分钟，作者认为没有比这更好的体验了。由此可知，作者玩得很开心，故选A项。
3．What do you know about the author from Paragraph 4?
A．He was the oldest person in the world.
B．He set a record the year before last year.
C．He disliked showing off his success.
D．He was eager to get certificates.
答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“I had it on the wall in my living room, with another one that I had gotten a year earlier”可知，作者把此次吉尼斯世界纪录证书和一年前得到的一起挂在了起居室的墙上。由此可知，作者在一年前已经创下了一个纪录。故选B项。
4．What does the underlined word “daft” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Healthy. B．Strong.
C．Crazy. D．Funny.
答案与解析：C 考查词义猜测。根据文章内容及画线词所在句子“They just say I'm daft and that's about it.”可知，在大多数人眼里一位105岁的老人坐过山车、进行冰桶挑战等简直就是疯狂，由此可知，daft在此表示“疯狂的”。A项healthy意为“健康的”；B项strong意为“强壮的”；D项funny意为“可笑的”。其他三项均不符合语境。故选C项。
