题目内容

Today, when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There are only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct.

In 1904 the Wrights built a second machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there was some mechanical(机械的) trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, “Flyer No Three”. They were able to stay upon the air for half an hour and more in the machine. Farmers and travelers on the road around the Dayton often saw them flying, but when three people told newspapermen about it, they refused to believe them.

The Wrights offered “Flyer No. Three” to the United States government. The government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build a plane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their planes to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden box. It seemed nobody was interested.

1.The reporters were disappointed in 1904 because________.

A.the Wrights did not invite them

B.the plane could not stay long in the air

C.the plane did not fly at all that day

D.they had wanted to see a better machine

2.The U.S. government could not understand that________.

A.the Wrights had already built a machine that could fly

B.experts still thought flight was impossible

C.the Wrights wanted more money to build an airplane

D.“Flyer No. Three” was now in a wooden case

3.The Wrights took their plane to pieces because________.

A.they planned to go to Europe

B.nobody was interested

C.the government didn't give them any money

D.the newspapermen didn't report their flights

4.What does the underlined word “Flyer” mean?

A.Pilot.             B.Drive.            C.Plane.            D.Kite.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Today, people are very interested in new things.

B.People in the past talked little about new things.

C.Reporters are now as interested in new happening as in the past.

D.People in the past even told each other wrong things.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文叙述了在过去的时侯the Wrights发明了一种能飞的机器,发明飞行器2号时,就请记者去了可是那天没有机器没能起飞,从此,记者再也没有去过,他们不相信他们能制造出这种飞行器。后来,他们兄弟二人把飞行器3号给美国政府看,美国政府及专家都不相信他们能制造出这种机器,这就说明过去的信息交流特别慢。而现在的通讯和媒体都传播得很快。

1.细节理解题。根据it did not fly at all that day. 故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well.美国政府根本不相信the Wrights制成了能飞的机器,故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据It seemed nobody was interested.故选B。

4.词义猜测题。根据They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. 可以猜出那是能飞的机器,故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back 和something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately.记者过去和现在是不一样的,故选C。

考点:故事类短文阅读。

点评:词义猜测题型有逐渐增加的趋势,尤其是猜测词组、句义题。因为猜测词组、句义题涉及题材背景、句子结够、文章主旨、作者的观点态度等。联系主旨、整合上下文信息是解答这类题的关键。近几年阅读理解的生词率略有上升,加大了猜测力度。命题者着重考查考生利用同义或反义关系、构词法、语法和语篇文脉等理解生词的能力。

 

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  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

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  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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