Question

阅读下面短文，完成 81至84题。

No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to bring down a king. He decided to dig a tunnel (隧道）into the king’s palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length (长度）of its string (线).In this way, he could① determine how long the tunnel should be. His men in the tunnel took the kite string with ②them. When they reached the end of the string, they knew to dig up.

Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in this country.

Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightening was a form of electricity. In the 1890s, Lawrence Hargrave invented the box kite to test ideas about flight. From 1898 until 1933, the United States Weather Bureau (气象局） used box kites to collect weather data. The Wright brothers also experimented (试验）with kites. What they learnt helped them make the first airplane flight in 1903.

1.任务一请根据短文内容，猜测①处划线单词determine的中文意思。将其字母代号填写在答题卡上。

A. 考察 B. 选择 C. 测定

2.任务二 请根据短文内容，把相关信息匹配。将II栏的字母代号填写在答题卡上。

I II

1.the first record of a kite A.in 1903

2.kite festivals B.more than 2,000 years ago

3.the box kite C.in the 1890s

4.the first airplane flight D. each year in Japan

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3.任务三 请将②处them指代内容写在横线上。_________________________

4.任务四 请从文中找出第三段的主题句。_____________________________

5.任务五 Please list two reasons about kites are flown in Japan。

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