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阅读理解 　　A dream became true as two young pilots took off to fly around the world． 　　Chris Wall and Dan Dominguez have been dreaming big since they were 17-year-old high school students in EL Paso, Tex．U S A．At that time they flew alone in a plane to Alaska and back． 　　Now they were really dreaming big．They were planning to take off this September on an around-the-world flight．And all went well, the 21-year-old pilots at last broke a world record by becoming the youngest to fly by themselves around the Earth． 　　As they circled the world in their small, twin-engine airplane, they would be taking plenty of kids along for the ride, because students could follow their flight by way of the Internet．The flight took three months and made about 32 stops． 　　Their plane was highly versatile (多用途的)．Dan said, “It can take off from a muddy strip in Bali, the deserts of Egypt, the jungles of Africa, yet it can still cross the ocean．” 　　Dan, a commercial pilot and flight instructor, recently graduated from the University of Rochester New York State．Chris is a three-year student at Rice University in Houston, Tex． 　　The purpose of their project, called World Flight 2000, was to make education more interactive and to encourage young people to follow their dreams no matter how challenging they are． 　　Said Dan：“We want to share the spirit of flying and show students that anything is possible with a good education, persistence and perseverance．” 　　At each stop, the two pilots talked with students about their trip．They also visited schools all over the United States to tell about their adventures． 　　“We’ve wanted to fly since we could remember,” they said．“We started flying before we were driving．” (1) It’s obvious that the flight circling the world ________． [　　] A． was completed on September 2000 B． was a nonstop flight from EL．Paso,Tex．to Egypt C． took half a year to cross the ocean D． could be followed through Internet and affect many people (2) The plane was a small one with 2 engines, but ________． [　　] A． it drew many young people’s attention and carried them around B． it could land in many unusual places C． it could take off on water because of its special function D． it helped do all kinds of business in the United States (3) The following statements tells us the purposes for which the two young pilots flew around the world except ________． [　　] A． they wanted to make education more interactive B． they hoped to encourage the youths to make efforts to reach their aims C． they intended to accept challenges no matter what they were D． they had the hope to show themselves off and gain fame and reward (4) According to the story, Chris and Dan’s success suggests that ________． [　　] A． wide interests can make you famous and successful as well B． big dreams are important and easy to come true C． good education, persistence and perseverance can lead one to success D． flying is too difficult but interesting

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．C;
解析：

(1)	“…students could follow their flight by way of the Internet．”告诉我们学生可利用因特网追踪他们的飞行。
(2)	第五段告诉我们他们的飞机可以在泥泞地带、在沙漠中、在丛林中起飞。这就说明他们的飞机可以在不平常的地方降落。
(3)	这个选项包含了第七、八段的内容。
(4)	这个答案点明了他们飞行的重大意义，同时也是他们的成功所在。