Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞只能填一次)

A. directly B. event C. competed D. proved E.an idea

In April, if you want to have a great time celebrating the arrival of spring, you can join the biggest kite 【1】 in North America. The AKA (American Kitefliers Association) and the KTAI (Kite Trade Association International) have declared April to be the National Kite Month.

Five people who flew kites and changed history

Benjamin Franklin

In June, 1752, Benjamin Franklin began using kites to study the atmosphere. He flew a kite in the storm and 【2】 that lightning is electricity.

Homan Walsh

Do you know Niagara Fall(尼亞加拉大瀑布)? In 1847, people decided to build a bridge over the great gorge (峽谷), but they didn’t know how to get the very first line across the gorge. They finally had 【3】. If someone could fly a kite across the gorge, they would have that line. A lot of people tried, but only 10-year-old Homan Walsh succeeded.

Alexander Graham Bell

In the early years of the twentieth century, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, built huge man-carrying kites.

Wright Brothers

Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the first airplane in 1903. They were also skilled in kite-flying and riding. Their years of kite-flying 【4】 led to the invention of the airplane.

A.medium B. watch C. attracted D. expected E. fields

Right kite-flying conditions

Because we can’t control the wind, we learn to 【5】 for the right kite flying conditions.

Wind that is too strong or too light is difficult to fly in. A flag or windsock (風(fēng)向袋) can help you see the wind. The wind that is at the speed of about 5－25 mph is best for most kites.

Kite-flying is most fun when the wind is 【6】. You can do more than just hold on. You can make your kite dance across the sky by pulling in and letting out the line.

The flying space should be a clear and open area. Stay away from roads, power lines or airports. Open 【7】, parks and beaches are great for flying kites. The more room you have, the more line you can let out.

Remember that as the wind goes over and around trees and buildings, it gets bumpy and difficult to fly kites in. Watch out for kite eating trees!

Never fly in rain or lightning. Electricity in the clouds is 【8】 to wet kite lines and foolish kite fliers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】E

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】E

【8】C

【解析】

本文介紹了放風(fēng)箏改變歷史的五個名人以及合適的放飛風(fēng)箏的條件。

【1】句意：在四月，如果你想慶祝春天的到來，玩得高興，你可以參加在北美最大的風(fēng)箏活動。

有定冠詞the修飾，故用單數(shù)名詞，the kite event風(fēng)箏活動。故選B。

【2】句意：他在暴風(fēng)雨中放了風(fēng)箏，證明了閃電就是電。

此處接賓語從句that lightning is electricity用及物動詞proved，故選D。

【3】句意：他們最后有了一個主意。

have an idea有一個主意。故選E。

【4】句意：他們多年放風(fēng)箏直接導(dǎo)致了飛機(jī)的發(fā)明。

修飾動詞短語led to用副詞directly，故選A。

【5】句意：因?yàn)槲覀儾荒芸刂骑L(fēng)，我們學(xué)會了觀察合適的風(fēng)箏放飛條件。

watch for注意，觀察，故選B。

【6】句意：中風(fēng)時放風(fēng)箏最有趣。

作為系動詞is的表語，用形容詞，描述風(fēng)速，用形容詞medium，故選A。

【7】句意：開闊的田野、公園和海灘是放風(fēng)箏的好地方。

根據(jù)parks and beaches可知，此處指的是地點(diǎn)，故用fields。故選E。

【8】句意：云中的電被濕風(fēng)箏線和愚蠢的風(fēng)箏手所吸引。

根據(jù)句意，電被濕的風(fēng)箏線所吸引，主語electricity與謂語attract之間是被動關(guān)系，故用過去分詞。故選C。