Question

    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.dreamers B.inventors C.players D.drivers

2.A.collected B.fixed C.sold D.made

3.A.how B.when C.where D.why

4.A.stood B.ate C.flew D.sang

5.A.look for B.look at C.look after D.look up

6.A.bikes B.chairs C.boxes D.sticks

7.A.absent B.free C.far D.different

8.A.off B.over C.up D.on

9.A.habits B.difficulties C.feelings D.choices

10.A.grateful B.colorful C.successful D.careful

Answer

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。