Today, when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There are only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct.

In 1904 the Wrights built a second machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there was some mechanical(機械的) trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, “Flyer No Three”. They were able to stay upon the air for half an hour and more in the machine. Farmers and travelers on the road around the Dayton often saw them flying, but when three people told newspapermen about it, they refused to believe them.

The Wrights offered “Flyer No. Three” to the United States government. The government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build a plane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their planes to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden box. It seemed nobody was interested.

1.The reporters were disappointed in 1904 because________.

A.the Wrights did not invite them

B.the plane could not stay long in the air

C.the plane did not fly at all that day

D.they had wanted to see a better machine

2.The U.S. government could not understand that________.

A.the Wrights had already built a machine that could fly

B.experts still thought flight was impossible

C.the Wrights wanted more money to build an airplane

D.“Flyer No. Three” was now in a wooden case

3.The Wrights took their plane to pieces because________.

A.they planned to go to Europe

B.nobody was interested

C.the government didn't give them any money

D.the newspapermen didn't report their flights

4.What does the underlined word “Flyer” mean?

A.Pilot.             B.Drive.            C.Plane.            D.Kite.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Today, people are very interested in new things.

B.People in the past talked little about new things.

C.Reporters are now as interested in new happening as in the past.

D.People in the past even told each other wrong things.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析:本文敘述了在過去的時侯the Wrights發(fā)明了一種能飛的機器,發(fā)明飛行器2號時,就請記者去了可是那天沒有機器沒能起飛,從此,記者再也沒有去過,他們不相信他們能制造出這種飛行器。后來,他們兄弟二人把飛行器3號給美國政府看,美國政府及專家都不相信他們能制造出這種機器,這就說明過去的信息交流特別慢。而現(xiàn)在的通訊和媒體都傳播得很快。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)it did not fly at all that day. 故選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well.美國政府根本不相信the Wrights制成了能飛的機器,故選A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It seemed nobody was interested.故選B。

4.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. 可以猜出那是能飛的機器,故選C。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back 和something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately.記者過去和現(xiàn)在是不一樣的,故選C。

考點:故事類短文閱讀。

點評:詞義猜測題型有逐漸增加的趨勢,尤其是猜測詞組、句義題。因為猜測詞組、句義題涉及題材背景、句子結(jié)夠、文章主旨、作者的觀點態(tài)度等。聯(lián)系主旨、整合上下文信息是解答這類題的關(guān)鍵。近幾年閱讀理解的生詞率略有上升,加大了猜測力度。命題者著重考查考生利用同義或反義關(guān)系、構(gòu)詞法、語法和語篇文脈等理解生詞的能力。

 

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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(壽命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有彈性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物種),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(進化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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