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AnadventurerwhobecamethefirstpersontoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelonacluster（簇）ofballoonshaslaunchedahouseintotheskyjustlikeinthehitmovieUp-inreparationforamoreambitiousjourneyandanewrecord

FearlessTrappefromNorthCarolinasteppedintothecartoonthemedhomebeforeflyingabovetheleonInternationalBalloonFestivelinMexicomorethanaweekago.

The38-year-oldTrappewasusingtheeventasawarm-upforhisplannedtrans-AtlanticflightscheduledfornextsummerHeaimstocompletethe2500-milejourneyinaseven-footlifeboatcarriedby365hugehelium（氦气）ballooms

Thebravemanislearningtosailalifeboatincasehemeedstoditch(在海中迫降)intotheoceanduringthedanger-filledadventure

Hesillflyatbetween18000feetand25000feetbeatinghispreviousworldaltituderecordof21600feetandmustflyuninterruptedadistancetentimeslongerthanhispreviousworldrecordof230milesinordertosucceed.

TheadventurerTrappewhoholesrecordsforcrossingtheAlpsflyingthemostclusterballoonsandthelongestdistancehasopenthisentirecarreerbuildinguptothisambitiousplan.

“Ididn’twakeuponedayandthink：‘I’goingtoflyacrosstheAtlantic’”hesaid“hesaid EveryattemptbeforethiswaspreparedforthisfightI’vebeentrainingforalongtime”

1.TheadventurerflewacrosstheEnglishChannelto

A．testtheballoons

B．launchahouse

C．shootahitmovie

D．prepareforbreakingarecord

2.Tofinishthejourneyhewillflyadistanceof

A．2500miles B．18000feet C．25000feet D．230miles

3.AbouttheambitiousjourneywhichisNITmentionedinthepassage?

A．Whenhewillfly B．Howhighhesillfly

C．Howfarhewillfly D．Howlongitwilltakehim

4.HowmanyworldrecordsdoesJonathanhold?

A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five

5.Whatdoeshelastparagraphimply?

A．Trappecan’tsleepworryingabouttheadventure

B．Trappewasborntosetworldrecords

C．Trappealwayskeepshisambitioninmind