When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy and he spent many years in a special hospital for people with mental(心理的)health problems.

When he left the hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, USA. There he often did things in a different way. For example, he didn't like the doctor's white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients(病人). He also tried to make them laugh.

Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine. He saw that patients were lonely and unhappy. He tried to help them, not just as patients, but as friends, too. He spent a lot of time with the children in hospital. He often put on a red nose to look like a clown to make the children laugh.

When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital named "the Gesundheit Institute". He wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.

Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1988, Universal Pictures made a film called Patch Adams. It was about his life. It was a great success. In the film, Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, "Hunter is a really warm person. He believes that patients need a doctor like a friend. I enjoyed playing him."

1.Hunter Adams went to Virginia because_____________________.

A.he did things differently B.he wanted to study medicine

C.he decided to open a hospital D.he had mental health problems

2.What does the underlined sentence "Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine." mean?

A.Adams believed patients need more doctors.

B.Adams believed patients need more medicine.

C.Adams believed patients need to be cared for like friends.

D.Adams believed patients need to be cared for just like patients.

3.To make the patients happy, Adams did all the things EXCEPT(除……之外)_________.

A.wearing shirts with flowers on B.making a movie called Patch Adams

C.spending a lot of time with them D.putting on the red nose to look like a clown

4.In Robin Williams' eyes, Adams is a _________________ person.

A.kind and friendly B.serious and creative

C.clever but lazy D.funny but careless

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On 19th September 1783, Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, sent the first hot air balloon. The passengers were three animals and the balloon stayed in the air for about 15 minutes before hitting back to the ground.

The first manned(载人的) flight was about 2 months later, with a balloon made by 2 French brothers. The balloon flew for a period of 20 minutes.

Sailing through the sky in the balloon, high above buildings and trees, you can't feel or hear the wind because you're traveling in the same direction and at the same speed as it is.

A hot air balloon has three main parts: the balloon, called an envelope; a basket, where passengers ride; and a burner system, which supplies the hot air.

Most balloon envelopes are made of strong, lightweight nylon(尼龙). They are different in size and shape, but they have to be really, really big to lift even one person. Most weigh more than an adult man.

The basket is usually made of wicker(柳条), which is strong but not too hard. It needs to bend a bit for a soft landing, just like a good jumper bends her legs instead of keeping them straight when she lands.

The hot air balloon works on the theory that hot air rises faster than cooler air. When the burner system is turned on, it makes a noisy sound, but once the balloon is flying, the burner can be turned off. The air in the envelope will then cool, and the balloon will slowly go down unless the pilot starts the burner system again.

To control a hot air balloon, a pilot adds hot air to it to go up or lets the air out to go down until he finds a wind blowing in the direction he wants to fly. But no matter which way the wind blows, the passengers have an amazing bird's-eye view of the world.

根据短文内容,完成下列小题。

1.Who were the passengers on the first hot air balloon?

2.Did the first manned balloon fly for 20 minutes?

3.Why is the basket usually made of wicker?

4.How does a pilot control the hot air balloon?

5.What are the main points in this passage?

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