2015年职称英语《理工类》阅读判断3
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Origin">Origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="Blackpool">Blackpool</span> <span word="Holt">Holt</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="aeroplane">aeroplane</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>,<span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span>,<span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aeroplane">aeroplane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Blackpool">Blackpool</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Southport">Southport</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="there">there</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="miles">miles</span>,<span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="airman">airman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aeroplane">aeroplane</span>.<span word="Letters">Letters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="postcards">postcards</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="test">test</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>,<span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> 1911,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Postmaster">Postmaster</span> <span word="general">general</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="airmail">airmail</span> <span word="development">development</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 130,000 <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="postcards">postcards</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="aeroplane">aeroplane</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Windsor">Windsor</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airmen">airmen</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pioneer">pioneer</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Gustav">Gustav</span> <span word="Hamel">Hamel</span>,<span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monoplane">monoplane</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 50 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.<span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="Hamelone">Hamelone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="monoplanewas">monoplanewas</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> .<span word="The">The</span> <span word="monoplane">monoplane</span>,<span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>,<span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="Hamel">Hamel</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="splendid">splendid</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="airmanship">airmanship</span>;<span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="height">height</span>,<span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="steadier">steadier</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p>
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