Question

快速阅读 A Trip by Balloon Time(minutes)：________ Words：233 Speed(per minute)：________ Rate(％)：________ 　　On July 1, 1859, four men, abundantly supplied with provisions, started on a trip by balloon from St．Louis to New York．At 7∶30, in the presence of thousands of spectators, the cords that kept the balloon earthbound were cut, and with considerable velocity it ascended to the height of two miles．Taking an easterly direction, it passed, in the course of the night and much of the next day, over Lake Erie and Niagara Falls．As it neared Lake Ontario the balloon encountered a hurricane, lost its ascending power, and rapidly sank toward the water．The provisions and some of the passengers’ clothing were tossed overboard．The balloon finally reached the shore, having traveled for 50 miles, just above the surface of the water．Here they were dragged over trees, hills and rocks, with their lives endangered every moment．Not one of them ever expected to reach the ground alive． 　　The whole distance traveled was 1200 miles, and the time taken to accomplish the journey was 19 hours, averaging a mile a minute． 　　One of the passengers, Mr．Wise, is perfectly satisfied with the success of the experiment, and believes that the Atlantic Ocean can be crossed by balloon．It is his intention to attempt such a voyage to England in the near future．Should he do so, there are few persons optimistic enough to believe he will succeed in his venture． (1) How many people came to see the balloon ascent? [　　] A． 1000． B． Less than 1000． C． More than 1000 but less than 2000． D． At least 2000． (2) When the cords were cut, the balloon ________． [　　] A． went up slowly B． went up rapidly C． went down to the ground D． did not move (3) In the hurricane, the balloon sank toward ________． [　　] A． Lake Ontario B． Lake Erie C． Niagara Falls D． the Atlantic Ocean (4) During the trip, the balloon averaged ________． [　　] A． 1200 miles a day B． 90 miles an hour C． 50 miles an hour D． 60 miles an hour (5) How many people believed Mr．Wise would have a successful trip across the Atlantic? [　　] A． Many． B． Quite a few． C． Not many． D． A considerable number．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．D;5．C;
解析：

(1)	推理判断题。由文章的第一段第二句话中的thousands of可推断出答案。
(2)	细节理解题。由第一段第二句中的“and with considerable velocity it ascended to the height of two miles”可知答案。
(3)	细节理解题。由第一段第三句可知答案。
(4)	数字运算题。由第二段中的“averaging a mile a minute”可以计算出答案。
(5)	细节理解题。由文章最后一句可知答案。