1、阅读文章Man always wanted to fly in the sky. They watched birds flying and wished they could fly, too. Man made wings and tied (绑) them on their bodies to help them fly. But they failed again and again. Man knew how to make kites. They made different kinds of kites and tried to fly with the help of them
2、. But unluckily, many of them were badly hurt. So they had to stop trying to fly with wings.In 1783, two Frenchmen found hot air was lighter than cold air. They then built a balloon. They filled it with hot air and it went up into the air. The next year a big hotair balloon carried 7 persons to a he
3、ight of 900 metres.Later, airships (飞艇) were made in the world. It could fly up into the sky with the help of hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas caught fire very easily. At last people stopped making airships.Now, people can travel to different places by plane. Its very convenient and fast. Rockets are
4、also known all over the world. Rockets can help people travel in space. The dream of flying to space has become true.试着做一做1Man made wings because _.Athey wanted to be birdsBthey wanted to make kitesCthey wanted to fly in the skyDthey wanted to fly with kites2Many people tried to fly with the help of
5、 kites _.Abut failed again and againBbut were badly hurtCand could fly to a height of 900 metresDand could fly up into the sky3The underlined word “filled” means _.A混合 B搭配 C充满 D连接4Hydrogen gas was _ so people stopped making airships.Anot safe Btoo expensive Cnot easy Dtoo heavy5People can travel to
6、space with the help of _.Aplanes BairshipsChotair balloons Drockets答案1.C点拨：细节理解题。根据第一段Man made wings and tied (绑) them on their bodies to help them fly.可知：人类制作翅膀是因为他们想飞向天空。故选C。2B点拨：细节理解题。根据短文第一段They made different kinds of kites But unluckily, many of them were badly hurt.可知，他们借助于风筝来飞，但是很多人受了严重的伤。故选B。3C点拨：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在的句子They filled it with hot air and it went up into the air.可知他们把热空气填充到气球里。fill意为“充满；填充”，故选C。4A点拨：推理判断题。根据短文第三段The hydrogen gas caught fire very easily. At last people stopped可知氢气很容易着火，也就是不安全。故选A。5D点拨：细节理解题。根据短文第四段Rockets can help people travel in space.可知人们可以在火箭的帮助下飞往太空。故选D。2
