Would you like to spend your vacation traveling by balloon(气球)?The first balloon trip took place in France in 1783. It lasted only eight minutes.
About a year later .An American and a Frenchman decided to cross the channel.(海峡) They discovered a hole in the balloon .It grew bigger and bigger ,the gas keeping the balloon up was escaping (giving off ), so the men threw all their belongings (财物) into the water to make the balloon lighter . It started to rise higher again , but it was still too close to the water. Finally the men threw away most of their clothes to save themselves, the crowd waiting for them in England were very surprised when the balloon landed.
21. The men threw most of their clothes away _________.
A. to get ready to jump into the sea B . because it was too hot that day
C .because the balloon was going down D . to save their clothes
22.The crowd waiting for them were surprised because _______
A . the men threw all their belongs into the water
B. the gas keeping the balloon up was escaping
C . the hole in the balloon was gone
D . the two men had almost nothing on when they landed
23. Why was it too close to the water when they had thrown all their belongs?
A . because they wanted to land.
B . because they were too fat
C . because they wanted to do so
D . because there was something wrong with the balloon
CDD
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025