职称英语理工类B级阅读理解的经典练习题(3)
<p> <span word="Dreams">Dreams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="Daedalus">Daedalus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="island">island</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>, <span word="Daedalus">Daedalus</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wax">wax</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="Sicily">Sicily</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirteenth">thirteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="priest">priest</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span> <span word="spheres">spheres</span> . <span word="ach">ach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 20 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="copper">copper</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="spheres">spheres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>. 41 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Daedalus">Daedalus</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sicily">Sicily</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>? <span word="B">B</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, 43 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span>__________. <span word="B">B</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="copper">copper</span>. 45 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>, <span word="man">man</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="flapping">flapping</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="because">because</span>__________. <span word="B">B</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span>. </p>
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