话题35安全常识与自我保护

Ⅰ.阅读理解

MercyBaggsisreflectingonherfuture.“ShouldIliveto95，Iwoulddoanother

parachutejump，”shesays.Shefirstjumpedwhenshewas77inhonorofher

achievementsasmayoroftheWiltshiretownofCalne.Thenshejumpedagainlast

March，adaybeforeher90thbirthday，toraisefundsforWiltshireairambulance.

“Thisisthethrillofit，”shesays.“Yougoup，andthenthatdooropensandthe

windstartstocomethrough.Youexperiencefree－fallforalongtime.”Shehas

alwaysenjoyedriskssinceshewasachild，whenpeopleusedtolookdownonher.But

nobodydoesnow.

Asachild，shelivedinpovertyandalsowentthroughupsanddowns.“Iamvery

sensitivetopeoplewhoaremoreunfortunate，”Baggssays.Asayoungadult，she

joinedtheBritishTransportCommissionpolice，butdealingwithchildrenwho

couldn’tfindtheirparentswastoomuchtobear.“Iknewwhattheyweregoing

through.Ilikekids.Ireallydo.”LatersheleftthepoliceandworkedinWiltshire

council.Butnodoubtherchildhoodfedintoheractionsasacouncillor，andlatermayor

inCalne，whereshehelpedtosetupadrop－incentreforyoungpeople.Thedrop－in

centerwasoneofthecausessheraisedmoneyforwiththatfirstleapoutoftheplane.

Butwhyaparachutejump？Atthetime，herlatehusband，John，wasillwithbowel

cancer.Hesaid，“Idowishyouwouldn’tdoit.”Shesaid，“John，it’slife.I’vegotto

dosomething.”

Baggshasneverbeenfazedbyageing.Shesaysthatshewantedtoshowthatyoudon’t

havetositonyourbacksideknittingorwatchingtelevisionallthetime.There’saworld

outthere.There’salifeoutthere.Shehopesforatleastonemoreskydive，maybeago

ona100mphzipwireand“apeacefulend”.

1.WhydidMercyBaggsmakeherfirstparachutejump?

A.Tocelebrateher90thbirthday.

B.Tomakeotherslookuptoher.

C.Toraisefundsforanairambulance.

D.Tomarkhertermofofficeasmayor.

2.Whatimpactdidherchildhoodexperiencesmakeonhercareer?

A.Shedidparachutejumpsasapart－timejob.

B.Shes