题目内容
Daredevil climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, stood strong winds and rain to climb the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, Saturday.
Robert, dressed in red rain jacket, tights and climbing shoes, climbed up ropes hung down the side of the 101 storey, 1,667-foot office tower, reaching the top in around four hours."It was a very big moment and I felt a lot of satisfaction though I was so tired and nearly all of my muscles were painful.I felt completely eased." said Robert after taking the ride down in one of the tower's lifts, the world's fastest.
Several hundred on-lookers and shoppers gathered at the base of the tower watching and cheering Robert's progress through live pictures on a large television screen.At times he disappeared from view as clouds passed by the top of the tower surrounding the upper stories.
The 42-year-old Frenchman has covered scores of well-known structures around the world including the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower——without permission or any safety equipment or ropes.
This time Robert was wearing a harness (背带) fastened to safety ropes for the entire climb.He used the ropes to pull himself up most of the way, using his hands and feet to climb up the walls for only short sections.He said that the management had requested he wear the ropes and safety equipment, which had also become necessary due to the rain making the windows and frames very slippery.Robert said he would not carry his pity the next time.
1.The text mainly tells us that _________.
A.another world record was broken by a Frenchman
B.The French Spiderman climbed the world's tallest building
C.How Alain Robert got the name" Daredevil"
D.Alain Robert was praised for his great success
2.During his climbing up Taipei 101, Alain Robert ________.
A.never felt tired all the time
B.never used his hands and feet
C.stayed somewhere for a short rest
D.was not seen on the television screen now and then
3.When Alain Robert climbed the Empire State Building, he was likely to ________.
A.use only his hands and feet B.be 42 years old
C.carry some safety equipment D.get permission of someone
4.According to the text, we can infer that Alain Robert ________.
A.spent three hours climbing Taipei 101 B.chose a rainy day on purpose
C.will climb Taipei 101 a second time D.got lots of help from on-lookers
BDAC
阅读文章后,从第50至53题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
For the first 10 years after the Wright brothers' original flight in 1903, flying was only a sport.It was a pastime for daredevils (不怕死的人).One very determined daredevil was Bessie Coleman.She was the first black woman to fly an airplane.
Coleman, born in Texas in 1892, the tenth of 13 children, dreamed of becoming a pilot.To earn money for flying lessons, she washed other people's laundry.At the age of 19 she took a train to Chicago, where she began to study in a beauty school.For five years she worked in a barbershop, and then she looked for a flying school.There were none in the United States that would teach women, but Coleman heard that there were schools in France that would.So she studied the language and sailed off to France.
When she returned to the United States in 1921, Coleman was the first licensed black woman pilot.Her "aerial acrobatic (航空特技)exhibitions" impressed audiences.She took her airplane through loop-the-loops and flew upside down.She did slow rolls and sharp rolls.Audiences were amazed when she performed a move called "falling leaf."
Coleman became a famous person.She performed her acrobatic flights all over the country.She also spoke to African-American audiences in schools, churches, and theatres.Fly, she told them.Be a part of the new aviation(航空) industry.Many young African-American men listened to her.Some became honored military pilots during World War II.Many others made their careers in aviation.
On April 29, 1926, Coleman was flying when a tool carelessly left in the airplane hit the control stick.The plane went into a dive and did not recover.The daring 34-year-old pilot was killed.
【小题1】Bessie Coleman went to France to ____.
A.work in a barbershop | B.study the language |
C.look for a flying school | D.take flying lessons |
A.Flying upside down. | B.Speaking to audiences. |
C.Getting a pilot's licence. | D.Impressing audiences. |
A.a holding back | B.a public show |
C.falling leaf | D.loop-the-loops |
A.An early daredevil | B.The first flying woman |
C.A pioneer in aviation | D.The first licensed black pilot |