Question

【题目】Read the passage and choose the correct words (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)

There are kite festivals and competitions in China, Japan, and many other countries. People enjoy ________with kites. But kites are not just playthings. They can be used in many other ________.

Kite flying has been popular in China for more than two thousand years. Scientists have been ________ in kites for a long time. They have used them for studying weather, and for testing new kinds of flying machines. Recently scientists have developed many new kinds of kites. Some can pull boats, or lift a man easily. Some can fly like a plane.

Kite flying is no longer an art ________. It’s a science as well. ________ you fly a kite, why not have a try to see what else you can do with it?

【1】A.flyingB.makingC.playingD.working

【2】A.countriesB.waysC.timesD.places

【3】A.interestsB.interestC.interestingD.interested

【4】A.stillB.evenC.justD.only

【5】A.ButB.BecauseC.WhenD.Although

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

文章主要写了中国、日本和许多其他国家都有风筝节和比赛。人们喜欢风筝。但风筝不仅仅是玩物。它们可以用在很多其他的地方。放风筝不再是一门艺术，这也是一门科学。

【1】句意：人们喜欢玩风筝。

A. 飞；B. 制作：C. 玩；D. 工作，根据文中意思理解可以得知是人们喜欢玩风筝，所以选择C。

【2】句意：它们可以用在许多其他方面。

A. 国家；B. 方法；C. 次数；D. 地方；根据句意理解可知，这里表示风筝被用于其他方面，所以选择B。

【3】句意：科学家对风筝感兴趣已经有很长一段时间了。

英语中表示对……感兴趣是be interested in，所以这里可以直接选择D。

【4】句意：放风筝不再仅仅是一门艺术。

A. 仍然；B. 甚至；C. 刚刚；D. 只有，仅仅；根据后句It’s a science as well.可知，放风筝不止是艺术，还是科学，所以选择D。

【5】句意：当你放风筝的时候，为什么不试试看你还能用它做什么呢？

A. 但是；B. 因为；C. 当……时；D. 虽然，尽管；根据句意理解可知，表达的是在放风筝的时候，所以应该选择C比较合适。