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Manhasalwayswantedtofly.EvenaslongaseighthundredyearsagoanEnglishmanhadtried.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathersandfixedthemtohishead.Thenhejumpedfromatallbuilding.Asyoucanimaginehedidnotflyveryfar.Insteadhefelltothegroundandbrokeseveralbones.
Thefirstrealattempt(尝试)atflyingtookplaceinFrancein1783.ThetwoMentgolifierbrothersknewthathotairrises.Iftheycouldfillalargeballoonwithhotairtheythoughtitwouldriseintotheairandfly.Theywereright.Theymadeaverylargehotairballoonofclothandpaper.Itmeasuredtenmetresindiametre(直径).Theyfilleditwithhotairandtheballoonrosetwohundredmetresintotheair.Itfelltoearthaboutthreekilometresaway.Atthenextattempttheyarranged(安排)fortheballoontocarrypassengers.Wedonotknowwhatthepassengersfeltaboutthetripastheywereacockaduckandasheep.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandtheanimalslandedsafely.
1.Fromthefirstparagraphwemaylearn________.
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A.thattheEnglishmanenjoyedhimselfinhisflying
B.thattheEnglishmanfailedtofly
C.thattheEnglishmanwasbadlywoundedinhisfly
D.bothBandC
2.ThetwoMentgolifierbrothershad________atflying.
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A.oneattempt
B.twoattempts
C.threeattempts
D.noattempt
3.ThetwoMentgolifierbrotherswerevery________.
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A.careful
B.brave
C.cruel
D.clever
4.Whichofthefollowingisright?
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A.ThetwoMentgolifierbrothersflewwiththehelpofalargehotairballoon.
B.Theballoonroseintotheairandsoonwasoutofsight.
C.TheMentgolifierbrotherswatchedtheballoonrisingintotheairandflying.
D.Theballoonlandedwhereitwas.
5.Thepropertitleofthepassageis________.
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A.ABraveEnglishman
B.TheTwoMentgolifierBrothers
C.TheFirstHotAirBalloon
D.Man'sFirstAttemptatFlying