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【题目】 Do you like making paper planes? If you like origami (折纸), we're sure you enjoy making paper planes, too. All it takes is some paper and a new simple supply. And paper planes can be fun to fly around the houses or outside the yard.

No one knows for sure when the first paper plane was created. Sometimes, historians give credit to Leonardo da Vinci. However, paper folding and kite making were both popular in Asia hundreds of years ago, so it's likely that the first paper plane may have been made long, long ago.

In some Asian countries, the art of folding paper is called origami. Some people call the art of making paper planes aerogami.

Since paper planes flow (流动) through the air, they can teach scientists and engineers a lot about basic concepts of flight, engineering and aerodynamics （空气动力学） In fact, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) （美国航天航空局） once sent a paper plane into space on a space shuttle!

If you are wondering how a paper plane would fly in outer space, you might be surprised by the answer. According to scientists, paper planes won't actually fly in outer space. Instead, paper planes would simply float in a straight line and could possibly float forever unless they hit another object!

The Wright brothers also used paper planes to test out their theories about flight before making their first flight. They built a wind tunnel and used paper planes to gain a better understanding of how their plane would operate in the wind.

So just how far can a paper plane fly? On February 28, 2012, former college quarterback Joe Ayoob set the world record for the longest paper plane flight. He threw a paper plane the entire length of a warehouse, setting the record at 226 feet, 10 inches. That broke the old record by 19 feet, 6 inches!

【1】The author thinks making paper planes__________.

A.is difficult activity for childrenB.has its value to flight

C.shows that the Asians are cleverD.is one of the most important discoveries

【2】Why did scientists send a paper plane into outer space?

A.To perform a special task.B.To observe how it would fly.

C.To help astronauts.D.To find some pleasure.

【3】What might make you want to know about a paper plane in outer space?

A.It would fly as we expect.B.It would not move at all.

C.It would hit another object.D.It would float in an unusual way.

【4】Which of the following is true?

A.Leonardo da Vinci created the first paper plane.

B.NASA once flew a paper plane in a space shuttle.

C.The Wright brothers used paper planes to test their flight theories.

D.Joe Ayoob set the world record for the longest paper plane flight at 19 feet, 6 inches.

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A.The paper plane's influence on flight.

B.The history of making paper planes.

C.The invention of planes.

D.The art of making paper planes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文介绍了纸飞机对飞行的影响：科学家往外太空发射纸飞机，是想观察它是如何飞的。莱特兄弟用纸飞机来测试他们的飞行理论。

【1】推理判断题。根据Since paper planes flow (流动) through the air, they can teach scientists and engineers a lot about basic concepts of flight, engineering and aerodynamics （空气动力学）可知，作者认为纸飞机对飞行是非常有价值的，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据If you are wondering how a paper plane would fly in outer space, you might be surprised by the answer. According to scientists, paper planes won't actually fly in outer space.可知，科学家往外太空发射纸飞机，是想观察它是如何飞的。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据Instead, paper planes would simply float in a straight line and could possibly float forever unless they hit another object!可知，我们想知道外太空的纸飞机可能只是用一种独特的方式漂浮着，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据The Wright brothers also used paper planes to test out their theories about flight before making their first flight.可知，莱特兄弟用纸飞机来测试他们的飞行理论。故选C。

【5】标题归纳题。根据Since paper planes flow (流动) through the air, they can teach scientists and engineers a lot about basic concepts of flight, engineering and aerodynamics （空气动力学）和The Wright brothers also used paper planes to test out their theories about flight before making their first flight.可知本文主要介绍了纸飞机对飞行的影响，故选A。