高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(30)
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高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(30)
高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(30)
In 1909 an English
newspaper offered ￡ 1,000 to the
first man to
fly across the English Channel in an aeroplane.
Today, modern jets cross it in minutes. But at
that time it
still seemed a good distance. The
race to win the money soon
became a race
between two men. Both were very colourful.
One was Louis Bleriot. He owned a factory in
France that
made motor car lamps. He was
already well known as a pilot
(飞行员) because he
had had accidents several times. Some
people
laughed at him. One man said, “He may not be the
first
to fly across the Channel but he will
certainly be the first
to die in an accident!”
But Bleriot was really a good and
brave pilot.
He also had many good ideas about aeroplane
design.
The other man was Hubert Latham.
He was half French and
half English. He took
up flying when his doctors told him
he had
only a year to live. “Oh, well,” he said, “if I’
m going to die soon, I think I shall have a
dangerous and
interesting life now.” Latham
was the first to try the flight
(飞行) across
the Channel. Ten kilometres from the French
coast, his plane had some trouble. It fell
down into the water
and began to sink
under the water. A boat reached Latham just
in
time. He was sitting calmly on the wing and was
coolly
lighting a cigarette (香烟). Bleriot took
off six days later.
He flew into some very bad
weather and very low cloud. He
somehow got to
the English side and landed in a farmer’s
field. When he did so, a customs (海关) officer
rushed up
to his plane. Planes have changed
since then, but customs
officers have not.
“Have you anything to declare?” The
officer
demanded.
1. The story took place ____ .
A. in the early 20th century B. in the 19th
century
C. right after World War I D. at a
time not mentioned
in the passage
2.
Bleriot was well known as a piton because ____ .
A. he was unusually brave
B. he was
quite rich
C. he had many good ideas about
aeroplane design
D. he had had a few
accidents
3. The flight for Bleriot was ____
.
A. a sad one B. a dangerous one C. his
first one D. an
easy one
4. Why did
Hubert Latham want to fly across the Channel?
A. He thought he could manage it easily.
B.
He wanted to be the first one to cross the
Channel.
C. He knew he only had a
year to live.
D. He had always been
interested in flying.
5. Which of the
following is NOT true?
A. Latham became a
pilot on the doctor’s advice.
B. He was told
he could live another year.
C. His plane had
some trouble.
D. He was saved by a boat when
his plane was sinking.
6. Why did the
costumes officer rush to the plane?
A. To
see if everything was all right with the plane.
B. To make sure that the pilot was not hurt.
C. To ask why the plane had landed in a
farmer’s field.
D. None of the above.
7. “Do you have anything to declare?” means ____ .
A. “Do you want any help?”
B. “Is
there anything wrong?”
C. “Have you brought
anything on which custom duties
must be paid?”
D. “Do you have anything to say to the
public?”
答案：
30、(1分)
1A 2 D 3 B
4 C 5 A 6 D 7 C