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20．For hundreds of years，people dreamed of being able to fly．Many of the early attempts at flight seem humorous today：people built wings and jumped off （41）C buildings，or tried to sh oot themselves （42）Bthe air with rockets．But all attempts were unsuccessful （43）Atwo French brothers thought of a new way，using（44）B．They believed that if balloons were filled with hot air，they would （45）B．They built a very large balloon and （46）Dthe air in it until the balloon （47）C a height of 1，800 metres．Then the air in the balloon cooled before the balloon slowly sank back to the ground．
The brothers'next balloon went up a few months later，with three animals （48）B to test the safety of this kind of flight．The balloon rose two and a half kilometres and （49）A safely．When this test was successful，the brothers knew they were （50）A to send up a human being．They put a man aboard，（51）C tied him to the earth so that he would not go too high．He rose only 25 metres．A month （52）B，two men went together and rose to a height of 900 metres，（53）D travelling over nine kilometres．They returned safely to earth，and the brothers were （54）Bto keep trying．
The success of balloons was （55）A they were used not only for sport and recreation but also had military applications and （56）B transport people over large distances．Some balloons travelled from Europe to America easily．Men made long，cigar-shaped balloons （57）D airships，and filled them with hydrogen．These airships were （58）A by engines and could be easily controlled．But hydrogen gas was found to be dangerous，because it could so easily （59）C．Accidents happened，including the intentional fire set on the Hindenburg．Many people died in these accidents，either burning or falling to their deaths．These accidents brought （60）A the hydrogen-filled airship but not to man's dream of flying．

41．A．old	B．large	C．high	D．wooden
42．A．by	B．into	C．with	D．to
43．A．until	B．for	C．unless	D．though
44．A．rockets	B．balloons	C．planes	D．fires
45．A．explode	B．rise	C．fire	D．expand
46．A．blew	B．found	C．filled	D．heated
47．A．arrived	B．became	C．reached	D．raised
48．A．abroad	B．aboard	C．broad	D．board
49．A．returned	B．touched	C．succeeded	D．tried
50．A．ready	B．willing	C．disappointed	D．lucky
51．A．however	B．thus	C．but	D．even
52．A．ago	B．later	C．after	D．before
53．A．as	B．though	C．when	D．while
54．A．forced	B．encouraged	C．surprised	D．refused
55．A．such that	B．so as	C．as if	D．even though
56．A．used to	B．were used to	C．got used to	D．were used for
57．A．formed	B．produced	C．made	D．called
58．A．powered	B．equipped	C．furnished	D．decorated
59．A．set fire	B．be on fire	C．catch fire	D．be in fire
60．A．an end to	B．benefit from	C．result of	D．consequence for

Answer 1

分析 本文介绍了人类在实现飞翔梦想道路上所作出的不断 尝试和努力．

解答 CBABB   DCBAA   CBDBA BDACA
41．C考查形容词．根据句意可知，人类跳跃肯定是从高的建筑物往下跳，所以high buildings指高的大楼．
42．B考查介词．shoot sb into为固定短语，将某人发送至…，句意为有人想用火箭把自己发射到天空中．
43．A考查介词．not…until意思是直到…才，直到法国的两兄弟想出一个新方法，人类才成功．
44．B考查名词．根据下文的描述可知，if balloons were filled with hot air他们兄弟利用的是气球．
45．B考查动词．two French brothers thought of a new way两兄弟想到的方法是利用充满空气的气球，人类就可以飞起来，rise此处是上升的意思符合语境．
46．D考查动词．根据后文的Then the air in the balloon cooled 可知，事先是加热气球，heat此处是动词给…加热．
47．C考查动词．reach a height of为固定短语，意思是到达一个…样的高度．气球到达1800米时他们就停止加热．
48．B考查介词．aboard此处是介词，意思是登上气球，abroad为副词在国外；broad形容词宽的；board名词木板．
49．A考查动词．本句意思为The balloon rose two and a half kilometres 气球上升2.5千米，然后安全返回．根据常识可知，上升过后应该是返回．
 50．A考查形容词．考查固定短语be ready to do意思是准备去做某事，当兄弟两成功将动物送上天由返回时，准备好将人送上天．
51．C考查副词．tied him to the earth so that he would not go too high他们将一个人送入天上，但是又将他绑在地上，两者之间是转折关系．
52．B考查形容词．前面送一个人，two men 接着一个月过后又有两个人，a month later 意思是一个月后．
53．D考查连词．前面一个人He rose only 25 metres只上升了25千米，后面上升了over nine kilometres，所以此处while是对比的意思．
54．B考查动词．看到实验成功，两兄弟被鼓舞继续尝试．be encuraged to do符合语境．
55．A考查连接词．such that为固定短语，如此…以至于，气球的实验如此成功以至于不仅被运用在娱乐和体育上而且在军事上．
56．B考查动词．根据上句的they were used not only…可知，此处意思是气球还被运用在运输远距离上．
57．D考查动词．called此处是过去分词短语做后置定语，修饰名词cigar-shaped balloons．
 58．A考查动词．by engines 意思是通过引擎，这些空气船靠引擎来发动和控制．
 59．C考查动词短语．根据后文的including the intentional fire set on the Hindenburg可知，如果使用氢气容易发生火灾．catch fire意思是着火．
 60．A考查短语．考查固定短语bring…to an end to使…结束．这些事故结束了氢气作为燃料的使用，但是没有阻止人类的梦想．

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