It all started when Orville was 7 and Wilbur was 11 years old. Their father, Bishop Milton Wright, gave them a/an ____1____ helicopter. It really flew. That plaything made them dream of ____2____.

The boys still wanted to know about flight ____3____ they grew up. They read ____4____ they could find about it. They studied ____5____ other people learned about flight.

By 1900, the Wright Brothers were ____6____ to test their first glider (滑翔机). It was like a kite. They studied the best ____7____ to fly. They picked a sandy spot in Kitty Hawk. They were getting closer to flying. Finally, on December 17, 1903, the time had come.

That day, they flew four ____8____. Orville flew the Wright Flyer the first time. That flight ____9____ 12 seconds. It went 120 feet. Their second and third flights ____10____ about 175 feet each. Wilbur flew the fourth flight of the day. It went 859 ____11____. It took 59 seconds. After that last flight, the wind blew very ____12____. It blew the Flyer across the sand. The plane was seriously destroyed.

The Wright Brothers kept studying and testing new ____13____. They wanted to make their Flyer better. They began to teach others to fly. They even opened their own flying school. The ____14____ became rich and famous. Everything was going well for them.

We honor Orville and Wilbur for making the ____15____ of flight come true. And, for forever changing our world.

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1.1.

A rescue

B attack

C transport

D toy

解析：选D。D 根据第一段最后一句的“That plaything made them”可知此处他们得到的是一个玩具直升机。故选D。

2.2.

A flying

B studying

C testing

D training

解析：选A。A 根据第二段第一句的“still wanted to know about flight”可知，当时他们就梦想着飞翔。故选A。

3.3.

A while

B since

C as

D before

解析：选C。C 根据第一段可知，莱特兄弟小时候就梦想着飞翔，结合第二段第一句的“still wanted to know”和“they grew up”可知，“当”他们长大后，他们依然梦想着飞翔。故选C。

4.4.

A anything

B everything

C something

D nothing

解析：选B。B 句意：他们把他们能找到的关于飞行的“所有”东西都读了。肯定句用everything。故选B。

5.5.

A that

B how

C what

D whether

解析：选C。C 句意：他们研究了其他人关于飞行的理解。studied后缺少宾语，learned后也缺少宾语，用what引导从句，在主句中作宾语。故选C。

6.6.

A used

B close

C open

D ready

解析：选D。D 句意：1900年，莱特兄弟准备测试他们的第一架滑翔机。be ready to准备。故选D。

7.7.

A place

B chance

C way

D time

解析：选A。A 根据下文“picked a sandy spot”可知莱特兄弟研究了最佳的飞行“地点”，最终选定了一块沙地。故选A。

8.8.

A minutes

B times

C seconds

D hours

解析：选B。B 根据下文“the first time”“Their second and third flights”“After that last flight”“The plane was seriously destroyed.”可知莱特兄弟一共飞行了四“次”。故选B。

9.9.

A lasted

B dropped

C reached

D covered

解析：选A。A 根据下文“12 seconds”“It took 59 seconds.”可知第一次飞行“持续”了12秒。故选A。

10.10.

A jumped up

B went away

C stood up

D went up

解析：选D。D 根据上文“It went 120 feet.”可知，第二次和第三次飞行高度“高达”175英尺。故选D。

11.11.

A feet

B inches

C pounds

D meters

解析：选A。A 根据上文“It went 120 feet.”“about 175 feet each”可知第四次飞行高度高达859“英尺”。故选A。

12.12.

A high

B hard

C slight

D low

解析：选B。B 根据下文“It blew the Flyer across the sand. The plane was seriously destroyed.”风把飞行者号吹过了沙滩，飞行者号遭到严重损毁。由此可知，风很大。故选B。

13.13.

A models

B subjects

C designs

D methods

解析：选C。C 根据“They wanted to make their Flyer better.”可知他们继续对飞行者号进行升级，研究和测试新“设计”。故选C。

14.14.

A friends

B colleagues

C parents

D brothers

解析：选D。D 根据第一段的“Their father”可知Orville和Wilbur是两兄弟。故选D。

15.15.

A promise

B prediction

C dream

D fantasy

解析：选C。C 根据第一段的“That toy made them dream of”可知本文讲述了莱特兄弟实现飞行梦想的故事。故选C。