2023职称英语理工类B级阅读理解练习题及答案
Dreams of Flight
There is also an English legend of King Bladud who, during his rule in the ninth century B.C., used wings to fly. But his flight was short-lived and he fell to his death. The dream of flying continued, but in all the legends, the flier rose like a bird only to fall like a stone. It took hundreds of years that men flew up into the air and returned to earth safely.
After studying the flight of birds and the movement of the air, a great scientist of the fifteenth century concluded that birds flew because they flapped their wings and that it was possible for man to do the same. So a kind of flapping-wing flying machine was invented. Many men tried and failed to fly with flying machines. It was not until 1890 that people discovered why this method would never succeed - man could not develop sufficient power with his arms and legs.
A He killed the guards and got out of the island.
C His son came to rescue him and took him away.
42 According to the English legend, King Bladud lost his life because__________.
B he flew too high.
D he was hit by a stone.
A a Greek.
C a Chinese.
44 The priest failed to build the boat because__________.
B his design was not scientific.
D copper spheres could not be made as designed
A he could not develop adequate power with his arms and legs.
C they were made of heavy metal.
Dreams of Flight
There is also an English legend of King Bladud who, during his rule in the ninth century B.C., used wings to fly. But his flight was short-lived and he fell to his death. The dream of flying continued, but in all the legends, the flier rose like a bird only to fall like a stone. It took hundreds of years that men flew up into the air and returned to earth safely.
After studying the flight of birds and the movement of the air, a great scientist of the fifteenth century concluded that birds flew because they flapped their wings and that it was possible for man to do the same. So a kind of flapping-wing flying machine was invented. Many men tried and failed to fly with flying machines. It was not until 1890 that people discovered why this method would never succeed - man could not develop sufficient power with his arms and legs.
A He killed the guards and got out of the island.
C His son came to rescue him and took him away.
42 According to the English legend, King Bladud lost his life because__________.
B he flew too high.
D he was hit by a stone.
A a Greek.
C a Chinese.
44 The priest failed to build the boat because__________.
B his design was not scientific.
D copper spheres could not be made as designed
A he could not develop adequate power with his arms and legs.
C they were made of heavy metal.
