Question

Today, when a man steps onto the moon, the 1 learn about it immediately. What did the 2 say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly 3 about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very 4 . Some of the things they said were not even 5 .

    In 1904 the Wrights built a 6 machine. They called it“Flyer No. Two”. They 7 some reporters to watch them fly. 8 there was some mechanical trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspaperman 9 away. They were 10 and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their 11. In 1905 they built an even 12 machine,“Flyer No. Three”. They were able to 13 up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine. They were 14 to turn and climb in the air. Farmers and travelers often saw them flying. 15 when these people told newspaper men about it, they refused to believe them.

    The Wrights 16 “Flyer No. Three”to the United States Government. The Government was not 17. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money to build a 18 . They did not understand that the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was 19 . At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their plane to pieces. The 20 were put into a huge box. It seemed nobody was interested.

    1. A. city　　    B. world　　　　　　    C. village　　　　　　   D. country

    2. A. people    B. experts　　　　　　  C. officials　　　　　　 D. newspapers

    3. A. nothing   B. anything　　　　    C. something　　　　 D. everything

    4. A. much　　 B. little　　　　　　　　  C. clearly　　　　　　   D. exactly

    5. A. wrong    B. useful　　　　　　    C. correct　　　　　　　　　　 D. important

    6. A. air　　　　  B. first　　　　　　　　  C. simple　　　　　　   D. second

    7. A. took　　　　　　  B. sent　　　　　　　　  C. invited　　　　　　   D. expected

    8. A. Really　　 B. Shortly　　　　　　  C. Usually　　　　　　  D. Unfortunately

    9. A. ran　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　 C. gave　　　　　　　　 D. were

    10. A. sad　　　　　　  B. excited　　　　　　  C. pleased　　　　　　  D. disappointed

    11. A. work    B. program　　　　    C. search　　　　　　   D. job

    12. A. better    B. faster　　　　　　    C. richer　　　　　　    D. tougher

    13. A. set　　    B. get　　　　　　　　    C. stay　　　　　　　　  D. reach

    14. A. able　　      B. about　　　　　　    C. just　　　　　　　　   D. going

  
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;  15. A. However B. Though　　　　   C. But　　　　　　　　   D. Unless

    16. A. sold　　  B. gave　　　　　　　　  C. offered　　　　　　  D. brought

    17. A. worried B. interested　　　　   C. discouraged　　　　　　  D. surprised

    18. A. plane    B. company　　　　   C. firm　　　　　　　　  D. airport

    19. A. probable　　   B. wonderful　　　　  C. dangerous　　　　 D. impossible

20. A. planes   B. machines　　　　   C. parts　　　　　　　　 D. wings

 

Answer 1

答案：B;D;B;B;C;D;C;D;B;D;A;A;C;A;C;C;B;A;D;C
提示：

1.       联系下文，选择B。 2.       根据a few reports about it in the papers，选择D。 3.       合适的选项是B。 4.       联系上句，选择B。 5.       他们说得甚至是不正确的。 6.       从Flyer No. Two知D。 7.       邀请一些记者。 8.       从some mechanical trouble知是D不幸的是。 9.       go away 走掉了。 10.   他们很失望。 11.   他们继续工作。 12.   应该是更好的，所以是A。 13.   stay up 熬夜。 14.   be able to 能够作某事。 15.   前后句之间是转折关系。 16.   offer主动提供。 17.   政府不感兴趣。 18.   联系上文，是制造飞机。 19.   专家还是坚持说不可能。