Passage 49 The history of human flight
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Ben 正在查阅人类飞行史,请阅读以下内容,完成任务。
People always wanted to fly in the sky like birds. The Chinese began flying kites more than 2,000 years ago. They flew them for fun and to check on the weather.
In the 1480s, Leonardo da Vinci drew birds in flight(飞行中). He studied how their wings and tails worked. Then he drew a flying machine that looked like a helicopter.
The Montgolfier brothers(蒙哥尔费兄弟) made the first hot air balloon in 1783 in France. Who was the first to take the hot air balloon? Not a human! A chicken, a duck and a goat.

Sir George Cayley was the next to make a difference in flight. He began making gliders(滑翔机). In 1853, he put a young man in a glider.
The first plane in the world was made by the Wright brothers(莱特兄弟). They are Americans. They tried many times to make the plane fly. At last, they succeeded in 1903.
In China, the first plane was made by Feng Ru. He tried many times. He succeeded in 1909.
Now people can fly in the sky by helicopter and by plane. People can also fly into space by rocket.

●Chinese people
●flew kites
●the Montgolfier brothers
●1.
●the Wright brothers
●2.
●take a helicopter or a plane
●4.
Over 2,000 years ago
1480s
1783
1853
1903
1909
Now
●Leonardo da Vinci
●drew a flying machine
●Sir George Cayley
●made gliders
●Feng Ru
●3.
思维新题
任务一:请选择合适的选项,补全人类飞行史的时间轴,完成第1~4小题。
A. made the first hot air balloon
B. made the first Chinese plane
C. take a rocket to space
D. made the world's first plane
任务二:根据文章内容,选择正确答案。
()5. The underlined word "them" refers to . 考点词义猜测
A. birds
B. kites
C. planes
()6. helped Leonardo da Vinci draw the flying machine.
A. Birds' wings and tails
B. Birds' homes
C. Birds' food
()7. were the first passengers to take the hot air balloon.
A. The Montgolfier brothers
B. Some young men
C. Three animals
任务三:未来的飞行器可以做些什么?请发挥你的想象,写一句英文描述出来。
8. In the future, the flying machine will .
日积月累
helicopter /'helɪkɑːptər/ 直升机
make a difference 有所作为
succeed /sək'siːd/ 成功
by rocket 乘坐火箭
The Chinese began flying kites more than 2,000 years ago.
中国人两千多年前就开始放风筝了。

任务一：
1. A 【细节理解】由文章中的“The Montgolfier brothers made the first hot air balloon in 1783 in France.”可知，蒙哥尔费兄弟制造了第一个热气球。
2. D 【细节理解】由文章中的“The first plane in the world was made by the Wright brothers.”可知，莱特兄弟制造了世界上第一架飞机。
3. B 【细节理解】由文章中的“In China, the first plane was made by Feng Ru.”可知，冯如制造了中国的第一架飞机。
4. C 【细节理解】由文章中的“Now people can... People can also fly into space by rocket.”可知，现在人们可以乘坐火箭飞入太空。
任务二：
5. B 【词义猜测】由文章中的“The Chinese began flying kites more than 2,000 years ago.”可推知，此处“them”指代的是“风筝”。
6. A 【细节理解】由文章中的“...Leonardo da Vinci drew birds... He studied how their wings and tails worked. Then he drew a flying machine...”可知，列奥纳多·达·芬奇通过研究鸟的翅膀和尾巴，画出了飞行器。
7. C 【细节理解】由文章中的“Who was the first to take the hot air balloon? Not a human! A chicken, a duck and a goat.”可知，第一批乘客是三只动物。
任务三：
8. fly to school and fly back home by itself（答案合理即可）