Question

【题目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

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 (先驱) 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 (职业) 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 (发明) 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：本文主要讲述了莱特兄弟发明飞机和飞机控制的先后经历。

【1】句意：几百年前，大多数人认为人类几乎不会飞。

考查副词及语境理解。hardly几乎不；sometimes有时；quite很、相当；always总是、永远。根据下文Yet two brothers tried to break the limits . Orville and Wilbur Wright were the pioneers of airplanes. 然而，两兄弟试图打破这种限制。Orville和Wilbur Wright是飞机的先驱。由此可知几百年前，大多数人认为人类几乎不会飞，故答案选A。

【2】句意：Orville Wright出生于1871年8月19日。

考查动词及语境理解。became famous变得出名；was born出生；had a good time玩得高兴；gave up放弃。根据下文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日在美国出生。可知此处句意是Orville Wright出生于1871年8月19日，故答案选B。

【3】句意：但他们把业余时间花在了飞行器上。

考查形容词及语境理解。free空闲的；important重要的；enjoyable快乐的；uninteresting无趣的。根据上文The two started their career (职业) by running a printing (印刷) business and later a bicycle repair shop.两人的事业起步于一家印刷公司，后来又开了一家自行车修理店。可知是他们把业余时间花在了飞行器上，free time业余时间、空闲时间，故答案选A。

【4】句意：“如果鸟能飞很长时间，为什么我不能？”Orville Wright说。

考查疑问词及语境理解。what什么；when什么时候；where在哪里；why为什么。根据下文The brothers studied how birds move through the air and tried to use it on their models. 这对兄弟研究了鸟类如何在空气中移动，并试图在他们的模型中使用它。可知此处句意是如果鸟能飞很长时间，为什么我不能？故答案选D。

【5】句意：莱特兄弟并不是第一个制造和驾驶实验飞机的人。

考查动词及语境理解。drop推动；reply回答；keep保持；build建立、建造。根据The Wright brothers were not the first to __5__ and fly experimental aircraft.结合选项可知句意是莱特兄弟并不是第一个制造和驾驶实验飞机的人。and连接两个并列成分，在这里连接build和fly，故答案选D。

【6】句意：这些控制使飞行员能够有效地驾驶飞机。

考查名词及语境理解。policeman警察；robber强盗；pilot飞行员；waiter服务员。根据to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).可知应是这些控制使飞行员能够有效地驾驶飞机。故答案选C。

解答完形填空首先要通读全文，掌握大意。结合选项初步弄清短文写了些什么内容。在理解全文意思的基础上，结合文章内容对空缺句子作合乎逻辑的推理。必须弄清空缺词句的确切含义，空缺词句与其前后句的意义衔接必须自然、合理，最后根据语境，结合选项，选出正确答案。如，第2小题，根据下文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日在美国出生。可知此处句意是Orville Wright出生于1871年8月19日，故答案选B。第6小题，根据to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).可知应是这些控制使飞行员能够有效地驾驶飞机。故答案选C。