Question

    When a man steps onto the moon, the world learns about it immediately. What did the_________say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly_________ about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even_________. In  1904 the Wrights built  a _________ machine. They invited some reporters to watch them fly. Unfortunately there was some mechanical trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen_________ away. They were_________ and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their_________ . In 1905 they built a_________ machine. They were able to_________ up in the air for half an hour and more in it. They were able to turn and climb in the air. Farmers and travelers often saw them____________ But when these people told newspapermen about it, they ____________to believe them. The Wrights____________it to the U.S. Government. The Government was not____________ . They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money to build a____________. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical（机械的）flight was____________ . At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their plane to pieces. The parts were put into a huge box. It seemed nobody was interested.

1.A.people B.experts C.officials D.newspapers

2.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

3.A.wrong B.useful C.correct D.important

4.A.bad B.important C.simple D.running

5.A.ran B.went C.gave D.were

6.A.happy B.excited C.pleased D.disappointed

7.A.work B.dropping C.driving D.journey

8.A.better B.bigger C.lighter D.faster

9.A.set B.come C.stay D.look

10.A.flying B.walking C.fighting D.studying

11.A.agreed B.decided C.refused D.promised

12.A.lent B.showed C.donated D.rented

13.A.worried B.interested C.surprised D.discouraged

14.A.plane B.school C.airport D.building

15.A.probably B.wonderful C.dangerous D.impossible

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是莱特兄弟制造飞行飞机的故事。

1.句意：关于1903年的第一次飞行，报纸是怎么报道的？

people人们；experts专家；officials官员；newspapers报纸，根据后文“There were only a few reports about it in the papers”“报纸上只有一些关于它的报道”可知，应该是报纸，故选D。

2.句意：奇怪的是，它们对它几乎没有报道。

nothing什么都没有；anything一些事情，用在否定和疑问句中；something一些事情，用在肯定句中；everything一切事情，根据前面的“hardly”和后文“There were only a few reports about it in the papers”“报纸上只有一些关于它的报道”可知，应该是anything，故选B。

3.句意：它们说的是一些事情甚至是错误的。

wrong错误的；useful有用的；correct正确的；important重要的，根据前文的“These reports said very little”“这些报道说得很少”以及所给空前的“even”可知，应该是甚至是错误的，由所给空前面的not可知，应该填的是正确的，故选C。

4.句意：1904年，莱特兄弟制造了一台简单的机器。

bad糟糕的；important重要的；simple简单的；running运转的，根据后文“Unfortunately there was some mechanical trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day”“不幸的是，飞机出了点机械故障，那天一点也没飞”可知，应该是简单的飞机，故选C。

5.句意：新闻记者离开了。

ran跑；went去；gave给；were是，根据前文“Unfortunately there was some mechanical trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day”“不幸的是，飞机出了点机械故障，那天一点也没飞”可知，应该是离开了，go away意为“离开”，故选B。

6.句意：他们很失望，没有回来。

happy开心的；excited兴奋的；pleased高兴的；disappointed失望的，根据后文“did not come back”“没有回来”可知，应该是失望的，故选D。

7.句意：莱特兄弟继续他们的工作。

work工作；dropping落下；driving驾驶；journey旅程，根据前文“The Wrights went on with their”“莱特兄弟继续他们的”可知，应该是工作，故选A。

8.句意：在1905年，他们建了一个更好的机器。

better更好的；bigger更大的；lighter更轻的；faster更快的，根据后文“They were able to turn and climb in the air”“他们能在空中旋转和飞行”可知，应该是更好的，故选A。

9.句意：他们能在空中待上半个多小时。

set放置；come来；stay呆；look看，根据后文“in the air for half an hour”“空中半个小时”可知，应该是在空中待半个多小时，故选C。

10.句意：农民和旅行者经常看到它们飞。

flying飞；walking步行；fighting打架；studying学习，根据前文“They were able to turn and climb in the air”“他们能在空中旋转和飞行”可知，应该是飞行，故选A。

11.句意：但当这些人告诉记者这件事时，他们拒绝相信他们。

agreed同意；decided决定；refused拒绝；promised承诺，根据前文“But when these people told newspapermen about it”“但是当这些人告诉记者这件事时”，可知，应该是拒绝，故选C。

12.句意：莱特兄弟向美国政府展示了它。

lent借给；showed展示；donated捐赠；rented租给，根据后面的“the U.S. Government”“美国政府”可知，应该是展示，故选B。

13.句意：政府不感兴趣。

worried担心的；interested感兴趣的；surprised惊讶的；discouraged气馁的，根据后文“They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money”“他们似乎认为莱特兄弟想要钱”可知，应该是不感兴趣的，故选B。

14.句意：他们似乎认为莱特兄弟想要钱来建造一架飞机。

plane飞机；school学校；airport机场；building建筑物，根据整篇文章叙述莱特兄弟如何发明飞机可知，应该是建飞机，故选A。

15.句意：专家们仍然认为机械飞行是危险的。

probably可能地；wonderful很棒的；dangerous危险的；impossible不可能的，根据前文“Experts were still saying”“那时专家仍然说”可知，机械飞行是不可能的，故选D。