1、中考英語復(fù)習(xí)精品資料閱讀練習(xí)29On November 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the

2、 usual rope , and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water. Or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went

3、up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the mens basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men tried to throw out som

4、e more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into t

5、he basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!1. Three men flew in a balloon _.A. m

6、ore than a century ago B. to visit PolandC. for nearly 1,800 kilometers D. to another city2. The metal box was used for _.A. changing weight B. carrying ropes of the basketC. keeping drinking water D. carrying the bags of sand3. When the balloon went up higher, _.A. they saw the sun go down B. the t

7、emperature of the balloon began to fallC. they could see a black hole on the ground D. they made a hole in the basket with their knives4. The balloon landed _.A. in a foreign country B. on a lake C. in London D. on the sea5. The three men had to land because _.A. they were very hungry B. they had no

8、t enough sandC. they pulled the box into the basket D. they felt too cold【答案與解析】這是發(fā)生在歷史上的一則歷險小故事。1908年12月，三個人乘坐氣球從倫敦出發(fā)，進(jìn)行了一次長途旅行。為了能有效地控制氣球的重量，他們在氣球下方掛了一個能盛水的金屬盒子，還事先攜帶了沙子。隨著氣球的升高，氣球上面結(jié)滿了冰，于是引起了一系列的麻煩。歷盡千難萬險，總算化險為夷?？僧?dāng)氣球升至五千多米的高空時，他們實在無法忍受嚴(yán)寒，結(jié)果在波蘭安全降落。1. C。由首句的1908年可知A項有誤。另外，這三個人打算從倫敦出發(fā)乘氣球作長距離旅行，由于天氣狀況不好，只好在波蘭(Poland)著陸。行程達(dá)1,797公里，將近1,800公里。2. A. 根據(jù)“This could hold water. Or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight.”可知，金屬盒里盛的水是并非是飲用水，而是用來改變氣球重量的。文中還說他們同時也帶了幾袋沙子來調(diào)節(jié)氣球的重量。3. B.根據(jù)“It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold.”或地理常識可斷定B為最佳答案。4. A.如果