阅读理解.Douglas Corrigan had a dream. He wanted to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean by himself. He
bought a used airplane. Then he asked for permission (允许) to fly it across the ocean. People from the
government looked at his
shabby, old plane. They said no because the plane didn't look safe enough to
make the trip smooth.
Sometime later Corrigan asked for permission to fly from New York to California without stopping.
This time the answer was yes. Comgan climbed into his plane early one morning in July of 1938. His gas
tank (油箱) was full. He had a box of cookies. He waved good-bye and took off.
Comgan didn't go west to California, though. Instead, he headed northeast. Twenty-six hours later, he
landed in Dublin, Ireland. He had flown the Atlantic Ocean after all.
What happened? According to Corrigan, the needle (针) on his compass (罗盘) was pointed the wrong way.
Comgan's dream had come true. Was it an accident, or did he plan it? No one but "Wrong Way"
Corrigan knows for sure.
1. At first people from the government said no to Corrigan because they _____.
A. knew he was not a good pilot
B. thought the weather was too bad
C. didn't like his plan
D. didn't think his plane was safe
2. In Paragraph 1, the word "shabby" means _____
.
A. very fast
B. brightly painted
C. in poor condition (条件)
D. well built
3. Where did Corrigan land after his flight?
A. England.
B. California.
C. New York.
D. Ireland.
4. The reader can tell from this passage that Corrigan
_____.
A. fell asleep during his flight
B. was afraid of new challenges
C. believed in himself and his dream
D. made the same flight many times
5. Read the first sentence of the summary (摘要) below.
Summary
Douglas Corrigan dreamed about flying across the Atlantic Ocean by himself. |
Which of these best completes the summary?
A. He bought an old plane to use for the flight. He asked permission to make the flight, but he did not get it.
B. He got permission only to fly across the United States. He flew across the Atlantic instead and said it
was by mistake,
C. He got permission to fly from New York to California without stopping. No one had done that before
in an old plane.
D. He bought an old airplane and mended it. It didn't look very good, but it still could fly well and go far.