Ready,Set,Jump!Forskydivers,theskyisn'tthelimit.It'sjustthebeginning.Thousandsifpeopletryskydivingeachyear.Someonlyjumponce,whileothersgoontoexperiencelifelongadventures,flyingandturningoverthroughtheair
Ready,Set,Jump!
Forskydivers,theskyisn'tthelimit.It'sjustthebeginning.Thousandsifpeopletryskydivingeachyear.Someonlyjumponce,whileothersgoontoexperiencelifelongadventures,flyingandturningoverthroughtheair.
Skydivingisamethodofleavinganairplaneandreturningtotheearthwiththehelpofgravity,thenslowingdownbyusingaparachute (降落伞).Itmayincludemoreorlessfree-fall,atimeduringwhichtheparachutehasnotbeenusedandthebodygraduallyaccelerates (加速) tothehighestspeed.
Therearethreechoicesforthebeginners.However,beforeyoutryskydiving,agroundcourseonsafetyisrequired.Thefirstmethodisacceleratedfree-fall.Youjumpoutoftheplanewhilebeingheldbytwocoaches,oneoneitherside.Theyholdontoyouuntilyouopenyourparachute.Thesecondmethodiscalledstaticline.Afterjumpingout,youwillexperiencefree-fallforasecondortwo.Thentheweightofyourbodywillpullthelinetight,openingtheparachute.
Tandem (串联) isthemostpopularbecauseitistheeasiest.Youandthecoachare
tiedtogether,thecoachbehind,withyouinfront.Youjumpoutoftheplanetogether,andthecoachtakescareofopeningtheparachute.
Foreachofthesethreemethods,thecoachesgiveinstructionsintheairwithhand
signals (信号) oraradio.Ifyouareeagertotrysomethingchallengingandwouldlovetofeelthefreedomofflying,skydivingmightbeanadventureforyou.Whoknows?Withriskandexcitementmixedtogether,skydivingmightjustchangeyourlife.
61.Dothousandsofpeopletryskydivingeachyear?___
62.Howmanychoicesarethereforthebeginners?___
63.Whyistandemthemostpopular?___
64.Howdothecoachesgiveinstructionsintheair?___
65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?___.