Question

【題目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage (選擇最恰當?shù)倪x項完成短文)

Wright brothers: pioneers of the plane

Hundreds of years ago, most people thought that human beings would ________ fly. Yet two brothers tried to break the limits (界限). Orville and Wilbur Wright were the pioneers (先驅(qū)) of airplanes.

Orville Wright ________ on August 19, 1871 and his older brother, Wilbur Wright, came to the world on April 16, 1867 in the US. The two started their career (職業(yè)) by running a printing (印刷) business and later a bicycle repair shop. But they spent their ________ time working on a flying machine.

“If birds can fly for long periods of time, then ________ can’t I?” Orville Wright said. The brothers studied how birds move through the air and tried to use it on their models.

Finally, on Dec 17, 1903, their first plane took off in the air. The plane had a wingspan (翼展) of 40 feet (about 12 meters). The brothers controlled (控制) it by moving a cradle (支架). Modern aviation was born.

The Wright brothers were not the first to ________ and fly experimental aircraft. But they were the first to invent (發(fā)明) aircraft controls. These controls allowed the ________ to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).

So, next time, when you are enjoying yourself on an airplane, remember to say thank you to the two brothers.

【1】A.hardlyB.sometimesC.quiteD.always

【2】A.became famousB.was bornC.had a good timeD.gave up

【3】A.freeB.importantC.enjoyableD.uninteresting

【4】A.whatB.whenC.whereD.why

【5】A.dropB.replyC.keepD.build

【6】A.policemanB.robberC.pilotD.waiter

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要講述了萊特兄弟發(fā)明飛機和飛機控制的先后經(jīng)歷。

【1】句意：幾百年前，大多數(shù)人認為人類幾乎不會飛。

考查副詞及語境理解。hardly幾乎不；sometimes有時；quite很、相當；always總是、永遠。根據(jù)下文Yet two brothers tried to break the limits . Orville and Wilbur Wright were the pioneers of airplanes. 然而，兩兄弟試圖打破這種限制。Orville和Wilbur Wright是飛機的先驅(qū)。由此可知幾百年前，大多數(shù)人認為人類幾乎不會飛，故答案選A。

【2】句意：Orville Wright出生于1871年8月19日。

考查動詞及語境理解。became famous變得出名；was born出生；had a good time玩得高興；gave up放棄。根據(jù)下文his older brother, Wilbur Wright, came to the world on April 16th, 1867 in the US. 他的哥哥Wilbur Wright于1867年4月16日在美國出生�？芍�此處句意是Orville Wright出生于1871年8月19日，故答案選B。

【3】句意：但他們把業(yè)余時間花在了飛行器上。

考查形容詞及語境理解。free空閑的；important重要的；enjoyable快樂的；uninteresting無趣的。根據(jù)上文The two started their career (職業(yè)) by running a printing (印刷) business and later a bicycle repair shop.兩人的事業(yè)起步于一家印刷公司，后來又開了一家自行車修理店。可知是他們把業(yè)余時間花在了飛行器上，free time業(yè)余時間、空閑時間，故答案選A。

【4】句意：“如果鳥能飛很長時間，為什么我不能？”Orville Wright說。

考查疑問詞及語境理解。what什么；when什么時候；where在哪里；why為什么。根據(jù)下文The brothers studied how birds move through the air and tried to use it on their models. 這對兄弟研究了鳥類如何在空氣中移動，并試圖在他們的模型中使用它。可知此處句意是如果鳥能飛很長時間，為什么我不能？故答案選D。

【5】句意：萊特兄弟并不是第一個制造和駕駛實驗飛機的人。

考查動詞及語境理解。drop推動；reply回答；keep保持；build建立、建造。根據(jù)The Wright brothers were not the first to __5__ and fly experimental aircraft.結(jié)合選項可知句意是萊特兄弟并不是第一個制造和駕駛實驗飛機的人。and連接兩個并列成分，在這里連接build和fly，故答案選D。

【6】句意：這些控制使飛行員能夠有效地駕駛飛機。

考查名詞及語境理解。policeman警察；robber強盜；pilot飛行員；waiter服務(wù)員。根據(jù)to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).可知應(yīng)是這些控制使飛行員能夠有效地駕駛飛機。故答案選C。

解答完形填空首先要通讀全文，掌握大意。結(jié)合選項初步弄清短文寫了些什么內(nèi)容。在理解全文意思的基礎(chǔ)上，結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容對空缺句子作合乎邏輯的推理。必須弄清空缺詞句的確切含義，空缺詞句與其前后句的意義銜接必須自然、合理，最后根據(jù)語境，結(jié)合選項，選出正確答案。如，第2小題，根據(jù)下文his older brother, Wilbur Wright, came to the world on April 16th, 1867 in the US. 他的哥哥Wilbur Wright于1867年4月16日在美國出生�？芍�此處句意是Orville Wright出生于1871年8月19日，故答案選B。第6小題，根據(jù)to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).可知應(yīng)是這些控制使飛行員能夠有效地駕駛飛機。故答案選C。