Question

Once a boy who wanted to fly covered his arms with feathers. He used wax to keep the feathers on. But he flew too close to the sun. The wax melted. The feathers came off. Down came the boy!

This is just a story. But it tells us that man has always dreamed of flying. In 1783, this dream came true. Two French brothers invented the hot-air balloon. It rose a thousand feet high.

It took almost 100 years for men to move from the hot-air balloon to the first airship. It was invented in the late 1900s. It was a powered balloon.

In North Carolina of America, less than twenty-five years later, the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane. This first flight, in 1903, lasted less than half a minute. It covered just a few feet.

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1. Why did the boy come down from the sky? Because ________.

A. he covered his arms with feathers

B. he used wax to keep the feathers on 

C. he flew too close to the sun

D. the wax melted and the feathers came off

2. Who invented the hot-air balloon?

A. Two French brothers.       B.theWright Brothers.

C. Benjamin Franklin.             D. Einstein.

3.When was the first airship invented?

A. In the late 1900s.         B. About 100 years ago.  

C. A and B.                D. Many years ago.

4. How about the first airplane?

A. The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane.

B. It flew less than half a minute and a few feet high. 

C. This first flight was in 1903. 

D. It was born in North Carolina of America.

Answer 1

1. D。根據(jù) Once a boy who wanted to fly covered his arms with feathers. He used wax to keep the feathers on. But he flew too close to the sun. The wax melted. The feathers came off (從前, 一個(gè)胳膊上綁著羽毛的男孩想飛向藍(lán)天。他用蠟把羽毛粘在胳膊上，由于飛得離太陽(yáng)太近，蠟融化了，羽毛脫落了) 顯然, 選項(xiàng)A和選項(xiàng)B都不是原因，選項(xiàng)C是原因，選項(xiàng)D才是最佳答案。

2. A。根據(jù) Two French brothers invented the hot-air balloon(兩個(gè)法國(guó)兄弟發(fā)明了熱氣球)就能確定選項(xiàng)。

3. C。根據(jù) It took almost 100 years for men to move from the hot-air balloon to the first airship. It was invented in the late 1900s可知答案選C。

4. B。根據(jù)This first flight, in 1903, lasted less than half a minute. It covered just a few feet(1903年誕生了第一架飛機(jī)，飛行不到半分鐘，僅飛了幾英尺高)可知答案選B。