2017届高考英语一轮复习考点规范练：22 必修4 Module 4（外研版含解析）
<p> 考点规范练22(必修4 <span word="Module">Module</span> 4)</p><p> 考点规范练第44页 </p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1700<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="better">better</span>.<span word="Today">Today</span>,<span word="that">that</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="true">true</span>.<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>.<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="experimented">experimented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1743,<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charted">charted</span>.<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chased">chased</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whirlwind">whirlwind</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>.<span word="So">So</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>,<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weatherman">weatherman</span> <span word="too">too</span>!</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="currents">currents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shipbuilding">shipbuilding</span>.<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Stream">Stream</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1783,<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>,<span word="France">France</span>,<span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="England">England</span>.<span word="From">From</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="window">window</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>-<span word="air">air</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Montgolfier">Montgolfier</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>.<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>,<span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>.<span word="Soon">Soon</span>,<span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>,<span word="military">military</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>.<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="steered">steered</span>,<span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>!<span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>,<span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>-<span word="air">air</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 1793,<span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Blanchard">Blanchard</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Walnut">Walnut</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Prison">Prison</span> <span word="Yard">Yard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>,<span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>-<span word="air">air</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="craze">craze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p>
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