Question

閱讀理解 　　On November 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon．They started early in London．The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland．They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way． 　　Soon they heard the sea below them．They were carrying the usual rope , and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon．At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box．This could hold water．Or it could be empty．So they were able to change its weight．They were also carrying some bags of sand． 　　After the sun rose, the balloon went higher．It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold．The water in the balloon became ice．Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground．There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy．It began to go down towards the ground．The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard．They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy．The work was slow and they were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand．One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice． 　　At last they pulled the box into the basket．It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow．They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy．They were so cold that they decided to land．They came down in Poland heavily but safely．They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London! (1) Three men flew in a balloon ________． [　　] A． more than a century ago B． to visit Poland C． for nearly 1,800 kilometers D． to another city (2) The metal box was used for ________． [　　] A． changing weight B． carrying ropes of the basket C． keeping drinking water D． carrying the bags of sand (3) When the balloon went up higher, ________． [　　] A． they saw the sun go down B． the temperature of the balloon began to fall C． they could see a black hole on the ground D． they made a hole in the basket with their knives (4) The balloon landed ________． [　　] A． in a foreign country B． on a lake C． in London D． on the sea (5) The three men had to land because ________． [　　] A． they were very hungry B． they had not enough sand C． they pulled the box into the basket D． they felt too cold

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．B;4．A;5．D;
解析：

(1)	由首句的1908年可知A項有誤．另外，這三個人打算從倫敦出發乘氣球作長距離旅行，由于天氣狀況不好，只好在波蘭(Poland)著陸．行程達1,797公里，將近1,800公里．
(2)	根據“This could hold water．Or it could be empty．So they were able to change its weight．”可知，金屬盒里盛的水是并非是飲用水，而是用來改變氣球重量的．文中還說他們同時也帶了幾袋沙子來調節氣球的重量．
(3)	根據“It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold．”或地理常識可斷定B為最佳答案．
(4)	如果氣球降落在湖上或海上，那將是很危險的，聯系“They came down in Poland heavily but safely”，可知A是最佳答案．
(5)	答案源自最后一段中的“They were so cold that they decided to land．”一句． 　　這是發生在歷史上的一則歷險小故事．1908年12月，三個人乘坐氣球從倫敦出發，進行了一次長途旅行．為了能有效地控制氣球的重量，他們在氣球下方掛了一個能盛水的金屬盒子，還事先攜帶了沙子．隨著氣球的升高，氣球上面結滿了冰，于是引起了一系列的麻煩．歷盡千難萬險，總算化險為夷．可當氣球升至五千多米的高空時，他們實在無法忍受嚴寒，結果在波蘭安全降落．