【阅读理解Manhasalwayswantedtofly.EvenaslongaseighthundredyearsagoanEnglishmanhadtried.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathersandfixedthemtohishead.Thenhejumpedfromatallbuilding.Asyoucan】

阅读理解

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