征服苍穹：回望莱特兄弟的飞行梦想

It all started when Orville was 7 and Wilbur was 11 years old. Their father, Bishop Milton Wright, gave them a toy helicopter (直升机). It really flew. That toy made them dream of flying.

The boys still wanted to know about flight as they grew up. They read everything they could find about it. They studied what other people learned about flight.

By 1900, the Wright Brothers were ready to test their first glider (滑翔机). It was like a kite. They studied the best place to fly. They picked a sandy spot in Kitty Hawk. They were getting closer to flying. Finally, on December 17, 1903, the time had come.

That day, they flew several times. Orville flew the Wright Flyer the first time. That flight lasted 12 seconds. It went 120 feet. Their second and third flights went up about 175 feet each. Wilbur flew the fourth flight of the day. It went 859 feet. It took 59 seconds. After that last flight, the wind blew very hard. It blew the Flyer across the sand. The plane was seriously destroyed.

The Wright Brothers kept studying and testing new designs. They wanted to make their Flyer better. They began to teach others to fly. They even opened their own flying school. The brothers became rich and famous. Everything was going well for them.

We honor Orville and Wilbur for making the dream of flight come true, and for forever changing our world.

1.What made Orville and Wilbur think of flying?

A An accident.

B A toy.

C Their father’s words.

D Some books.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段可知，奥威尔和威尔伯小时候，他们的父亲送给他们一架玩具直升机，正是这架直升机让他们梦想飞行。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “spot” mean?

A Food.

B Sport.

C Place.

D Game.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据第三段划线单词前文的“They studied the best place to fly.”可知，他们研究了适合飞行的“地点”，最终“They picked”他们选定了Kitty Hawk的一个“地点”。故选C。

3.How many times did the brothers fly on December 17, 1903?

A Three.

B Four.

C Five.

D Six.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第四段的“the first time”“Their second and third flights”“the fourth flight”“After that last flight”可知他们一共飞行了五次。故选C。

4.What did the brothers do after the Flyer was destroyed?

A They sent it to be fixed.

B They tried new models.

C They became famous teachers.

D They improved it’s condition.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“The Wright Brothers kept studying and testing new designs. They wanted to make their Flyer better.”可知，在“飞行者号”被严重损毁后，他们对其进行了升级和改进。故选D。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A History.

B Science.

C Culture.

D Society.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章讲述了莱特兄弟发明飞机的故事，读者最有可能在“历史”版块读到本文。故选A。