8. Dennis Tito is the first ________ ________. He have paid $20 million for the eight-day trip in space.

　　9. A ________ and two ________ will be positioned on top of a carrier airplane.

　　10. C-21 will ________ back into the atmosphere and ________ like an ordinary plane.

　　C

　　Once a boy who wanted to fly covered his arms with feathers. He used wax to keep the feathers on. But he flew too close to the sun. The wax melted. The feathers came off. Down came the boy!

　　This is just a story. But it tells us that man has always dreamed of flying. In 1783, this dream came true. Two French brothers invented the hot-air balloon. It rose a thousand feet high.

　　It took almost 100 years for men to move from the hot-air balloon to the first airship. It was invented in the late 1900s. It was a powered balloon.

　　In North Carolina of America, less than twenty-five years later, the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane. This first flight, in 1903, lasted less than half a minute. It covered just a few feet.

　　根據短文內容，選擇能回答所提問題的最佳答案。

　　11. Why did the boy come down from the sky? Because ________.

　　A. he covered his arms with feathers

　　B. he used wax to keep the feathers on

　　C. he flew too close to the sun

　　D. the wax melted and the feathers came off

　　12. Who invented the hot-air balloon?

　　A. Two French brothers.                          B. the Wright Brothers.

　　C. Benjamin Franklin.                                 D. Einstein.

　　13.When was the first airship invented?

　　A. In the late 1900s.                                                      B. About 100 years ago.

　　C. A and B.                                                                                           D. Many years ago.

　　14. How about the first airplane?

　　A. The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane.

　　B. It flew less than half a minute and a few feet high.

　　C. This first flight was in 1903.

　　D. It was born in North Carolina of America.

　　【答案與解析】

　　1. D。根據E-books are electronic books. They are no larger than an ordinary book, with a screen on which you can read 可知答案為D。

　　2. A。根據First, you call up websites on your computer and select books that you want可知答案為A。

　　3. B。根據You can download about 10 books at a time(你每次大約能下載10本書)就能確定答案。

　　4. A。根據First of all, e-books save space. You can put as many as 10books into a thing no bigger than a pocket radio and then carry it everywhere(首先，電子書節省空間，你能放10本書進入比口袋收音機大不多的一件東西里，且可攜帶到任何地方去)可確定答案。

　　5. C。根據With the development of e-book technology, probably an e-library will appear(隨著電子書技術的發展，電子圖書館就會應運而生)就能確定答案。

　　6. Russian, chance。根據Eager to open up a space tourism market, a Russian company presented a “space place” model. It would give tourists the chance to spend an hour in space(人類渴望開發太空旅游市場, 一家俄羅斯公司提出一項“太空住所” 樣式，將給旅游者提供1小時在太空瀟灑的機會)足能敲定要填的詞(from www.zkenglish.com)。

　　7. eager, flying。根據Anybody who can pay about $100,000 would be able to experience zero gravity. About 100 people have already booked seats to fly on the C-21 plane (任何能負擔得起大約10萬美元的人都能體驗飛行時之失重狀態，約有100人已經預定了飛向太空的C-21 型飛機的座位)足能敲定要填的詞。

　　8. space tourist。根據The US company helped the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, to secure his flight to the International Space Station. Tito is said to have paid $20 million for the eight-day trip(美國公司幫助第一位太空旅行者丹尼斯·提托安全飛行到太空站上，據提托說他付了兩千萬美元旅行了8天)足能敲定要填的詞。

　　9. pilot, passengers。根據The aircraft, carrying a pilot and two passengers, will be positioned on top of a carrier airplane until it is 17,100 metres in the air(載一個飛行員和兩名乘客的太空船安放在一架航空母艦上，一直飛行到17,100米的高度)足能敲定要填的詞。

　　10. slide, land。根據Then C-21 will slide back into the atmosphere and land like an ordinary plane(然后C-21就滑回到大氣層中，像一架普通飛機著陸到地面上)足能敲定要填的詞。

　　11. D。根據 Once a boy who wanted to fly covered his arms with feathers. He used wax to keep the feathers on. But he flew too close to the sun. The wax melted. The feathers came off (從前, 一個胳膊上綁著羽毛的男孩想飛向藍天。他用蠟把羽毛粘在胳膊上，由于飛得離太陽太近，蠟融化了，羽毛脫落了) 顯然, 選項A和選項B都不是原因，選項C是原因，選項D才是最佳答案。

　　12. A。根據 Two French brothers invented the hot-air balloon(兩個法國兄弟發明了熱氣球)就能確定選項。

　　13. C。根據 It took almost 100 years for men to move from the hot-air balloon to the first airship. It was invented in the late 1900s可知答案選C。

　　14. B。根據This first flight, in 1903, lasted less than half a minute. It covered just a few feet(1903年誕生了第一架飛機，飛行不到半分鐘，僅飛了幾英尺高)可知答案選B。

　　備考現在完成時的六個要點

　　現在完成時是初中英語中最重要也是最難掌握的一個時態，同時它也是中考英語中一個最重要的時態考點，許多同學們對現在完成的用法似懂非懂，具體做題時 也往往是跟著感覺走。本文結合初中英語的教學內容和中考英語的考查特點，為同學們歸納學好定語從句必須注意的五個方面，供大家參考。

　　一、弄清基本構成方法

　　現在完成時由“have / has+過去分詞”構成。其中的have / has 為助動詞，構成疑問句時，可將其提前；構成否定句時，可直接在其后加not。

　　二、掌握兩種主要用法

　　現在完成時主要有兩種用法，一種是已完成用法，也叫影響性用法；另一種是未完成用法，也叫持續性用法。兩種用法的特點是：

　　1. 已完成用法(影響性用法)：該用法的現在完成時表示一個過去發生的動作在過去已經完成，并且這個過去發生并完成的動作對現在有影響或結果，同時說話強調的或感興趣的就是這個影響或結果。如：

　　She has left. 她離開了。(對現在的影響或結果：她現在不在這兒。)

　　Has she found her car key? 她找到她的車鑰匙了嗎?(對現在的影響或結果：她能開她的車了嗎?)

　　I have finished my work. 我的工作做完了。(對現在的影響或結果：現在我沒事了。)

　　He has eaten nothing today. 他今天什么也沒吃。(對現在的影響或結果：他現在一定很餓。)

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