Question

【题目】 Have you ever made something that no one else had made before? People who make something new are called _______.

Victor Ochoa was one of those people. He _______ many things and one of them was a flying machine. In 1908, he was thinking about _______ birds used their wings and went into the sky. He hoped to make a machine that _______ like a bird. Soon he took action and began to _______ birds carefully to learn how their wings worked.

Finally, he used what he learned to build a plane. The body of the plane was made of two _______ side by side. The plane had a small motor（发动机)that sat between the two bikes. The back was shaped like a bird’s tail. The wings were _______from a common plane.

They could even be folded（折叠）down like a bird’s wings. Amazing!

Victor wanted to help people with his ideas. His mind was like a motor that never turned _______. He was always trying to make life better and easier. He did not let any _______ stop him from making other things.

However, not all of his ideas worked. No one who tries something new is ________ every time. The most important is to keep trying and never give up.

【1】A.dreamersB.inventorsC.playersD.drivers

【2】A.collectedB.fixedC.soldD.made

【3】A.howB.whenC.whereD.why

【4】A.stoodB.ateC.flewD.sang

【5】A.look forB.look atC.look afterD.look up

【6】A.bikesB.chairsC.boxesD.sticks

【7】A.absentB.freeC.farD.different

【8】A.offB.overC.upD.on

【9】A.habitsB.difficultiesC.feelingsD.choices

【10】A.gratefulB.colorfulC.successfulD.careful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】A

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

本文介绍了发明家维克多·奥乔亚，他通过观察小鸟如何利用翅膀飞行，制造出了一架飞机，他总是努力让生活变得更加轻松，变得更好。

【1】

句意：创造新东西的人叫做发明家。

dreamers梦想家；inventors发明家；players运动员；drivers司机。根据句中“make something new”可知，创造新东西的人叫做发明家。故选B。

【2】

句意：他创造了很多东西，其中一个是飞行器。

collected收集；fixed修理；sold出售；made制作，创造。根据上文中“Victor Ochoa was one of those people.”可知，他是发明家之一，所以他创造了许多东西。故选D。

【3】

句意：1908年，他在思考鸟类如何利用翅膀飞向天空。

how怎么样；when什么时候；where哪里；why为什么。根据句中“thinking about”和下文中“how their wings worked”可知，此处是“他在思考鸟类如何利用翅膀飞向天空”，所以使用疑问词how。故选A。

【4】

句意：他希望制造一种像鸟一样飞行的机器。

stood站着；ate吃；flew飞；sang唱歌。根据句中“like a bird”可知，此处是“他希望制造一台机器，这台机器可以像鸟一样飞行”。故选C。

【5】

句意：很快他采取行动，开始仔细观察鸟类，了解它们的翅膀是如何工作的。

look for寻找；look at看，观察；look after照顾；look up查阅。根据句中“to learn how their wings worked”可知，此处是“通过仔细观察鸟类去了解翅膀是如何工作的”。故选B。

【6】

句意：飞机的机身是由两辆并排的自行车组成的。

bikes自行车；chairs椅子；boxes盒子；sticks棍子。根据下文中“between the two bikes”可知，此处是“飞机的机身是由两辆并排的自行车组成的”。故选A。

【7】

句意：机翼与普通飞机不同。

absent缺席的；free免费的；far远的；different不同的。根据下文中“They could even be folded（折叠）down like a bird’s wings.”可知，这种机翼甚至可以像鸟的翅膀一样折叠起来，由此可见，这种机翼与普通飞机的机翼是不同的。故选D。

【8】

句意：他的大脑就像一台永远不会熄火的马达。

off停止，不工作；over在……上面；up向上；on在……上面。根据句中motor可知，此处使用off，turn off关闭，a motor that never turned off一台永不熄火的马达。故选A。

【9】

句意：他没有让任何困难阻止他做其他事情。

habits习惯；difficulties困难；feelings感觉；choices选择。根据句中“stop him from making other things”可知，此处是“没有让任何困难阻止他做其他事情”。故选B。

【10】

句意：没有人每次尝试新事物都会成功。

grateful感激的；colorful多彩的；successful成功的；careful小心的。根据上文中“However, not all of his ideas worked.”可知，并不是他所有的想法都奏效了，也就是说没有人每次尝试新事物都会成功。故选C。