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【題目】 Do you like making paper planes? If you like origami (折紙), 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 (流動) through the air, they can teach scientists and engineers a lot about basic concepts of flight, engineering and aerodynamics （空氣動力學） In fact, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) （美國航天航空局） 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】

本文介紹了紙飛機對飛行的影響：科學家往外太空發(fā)射紙飛機，是想觀察它是如何飛的。萊特兄弟用紙飛機來測試他們的飛行理論。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Since paper planes flow (流動) through the air, they can teach scientists and engineers a lot about basic concepts of flight, engineering and aerodynamics （空氣動力學）可知，作者認為紙飛機對飛行是非常有價值的，故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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，科學家往外太空發(fā)射紙飛機，是想觀察它是如何飛的。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Instead, paper planes would simply float in a straight line and could possibly float forever unless they hit another object!可知，我們想知道外太空的紙飛機可能只是用一種獨特的方式漂浮著，故選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Wright brothers also used paper planes to test out their theories about flight before making their first flight.可知，萊特兄弟用紙飛機來測試他們的飛行理論。故選C。

【5】標題歸納題。根據(jù)Since paper planes flow (流動) through the air, they can teach scientists and engineers a lot about basic concepts of flight, engineering and aerodynamics （空氣動力學）和The Wright brothers also used paper planes to test out their theories about flight before making their first flight.可知本文主要介紹了紙飛機對飛行的影響，故選A。