《大學(xué)英語B》閱讀理解練習(xí)（一）Passage1WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”intheInternetmoreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfortyyears

A：TB：F

2.Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper. A：TB：F

3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment. A：TB：F

4.Softwaremade“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.A：TB：F

5.Todayit’sstillnoteasytogeton-lineA：TB：F

Passage2Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband’ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon’tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI’mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.A：TB：F2.Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband’sbusiness.A：TB：F3.Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband’svacationmightbespoilt.A：TB：F4.Thesecretarydidn’texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young’sbusiness,becauseshedidn’twanttospoilMr.Young’svacation.A：TB：F5.YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.A：TB：FPassage3Languageisalwayschanging.Inasocietywherelifecontinuesyearafteryearwithfewchanges,thelanguagesdonotchangeeither.Theearliestknownlanguageshaddifficultgrammarbutasmall,limitedvocabulary.Overthecentury,thegrammarchanged,andthevocabularygrew.Forexample,theEnglishandSpanishpeoplewhocametoAmericaduringthesixteenthcenturygavenamestoallthenewplantsandanimalstheyfound.Inthisway,hundredsofnewwordswereintroducedintoEnglishandSpanishvocabularies.Todaylifeischangingveryfast,andlanguageischangingfasttoo.Thereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Somescientistssaythereareninemainfamilies,butotherscientistsdividedthemdifferently.Thelanguagesineachfamilyareconnected,andscientiststhinkthattheycamefromthesameparentlanguage.About3%ofthepeopleintheworldspeaklanguagesthatarenotinthesemajorfamilies.1.Theearlylanguagehadmanywordsandeasygrammar. A.T B.F2.Inthenextfewhundredyearswecanexpectlanguageto

changeagreatdeal. A.T B.F3.Thisarticleshowsthat

languagechangeswithchangesinsociety. A.T B.F4.Fromthisarticlewecanknowthat

languagewillbecomeeasierandeasier. A.T B.F5.ThefirstEnglishandSpanishpeoplearrivedinAmericamorethan

400-500yearsago. A.T B.FPassage4PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethempersonal,andchangetheminanywaytheylike.Mosthouseshaveagarden,evenifitisasmallone,andthegardenisusuallyloved.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivatespaceofaperson.Inacrowdedcityapersonknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespacewhichisonlyforhimorherselfandforinvitedfriends.Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyourtowelsaroundyou;onthetrainyoumayhaveputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibraryyoumayspreadyourbooksaroundyou,OnceIwastravellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanoppositetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasnospaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasunhappy.Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthewholetable.IhadbeenreadingabookaboutnonverbalcommunicationsoItookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemonhiscase!WhenIdidthishesuddenlybecameangryandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead.Ihadtakenuphisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffinordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.1.ThehomemattersgreatlytoEnglishmen. A：TB：F2.Theylovehousesmorethangardens. A：TB：F3.Youwanttotellothersthespacebelongstoyou. A：TB：F4.Heplacedhisbriefcaseonthetable. A：TB：F5.Thewritertriedtogetbackhisspacebytakingallhispapersout. A：TB：FPassage5Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.

“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids（埃及金字塔）aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”

“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”

Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?”

Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”

Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.

Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”

“Oh,no,it’snot,“thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?”1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”inChinesemeans“保溫瓶”. A：TB：F2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecausetheyallhaddifferentideas. A：TB：F3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecausetheyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletools. A：TB：F4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecauseitcostlessthanacomputer. A：TB：F5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecausehecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay. A：TB：FPassage6Theworkerswhobroughtthegirltotheorphanage(孤兒院)knewlittleabouther.Thestreetswheretheyfoundherhadbeenherhomeformanyyears.Herparentswereunknown.Theyleftherlongago.Attheorphanage,thegirl,likeallthechildrenthere,wastaughttoreadandwrite.Whileshewasstudyingattheorphanage,shelearnedsomethingelse－tobeindependent.Attwenty-one,shelefttheorphanageandbeganworkasasecretary.Andthen,in1975,whileshewasstillworkingasanordinarysecretary,somethingspecialhappened.SheenteredtheMissHongKongcompetitionandwonit.Thiswastheturningpointinherlife.Nowhername,MaryCheung,wasknowntoeverybody.Maryenteredthecompetitionbecauseshewantedtoshowthatorphanagegirlscouldbesomething.Winningthecompetitiongaveherthechancetostartanewlife.Thisledherfirstintotelevisionandthenintobusinessasamanager.Whenshewasworkingasamanager,shehadtroublewithherreports.“MyEnglishjustwasn’tgoodenough.”shesays.Luckily,shehadaboyfriend(wholaterbecameherhusband)tohelpher.MarystudiedmanagementatHongKongPolytechnicandgraduatedin1980.Shestartedherownbusinessin1985.Butshedidnotstopdevelopingherself.ShethenstudiedattheUniversityofHongKong.Since1987,shehadspentalotoftimeonphotography.Shehasheldseveralexhibitionsofherworkinmanyplaces－China,NewZealandandParis.Shestillfoundtime,however,toworkonTV,writefornewspapersandbringupherfamily.Thegirlfromthestreethascomealongway,butherjourneyisnotfinishedyet.1.BeforeMaryCheungwasbroughttotheorphanage,shehadlivedinthestreetsformanyyears.A：TB：F2.Thesentence“orphanagegirlscouldbesomething”meansthatorphanagegirlscouldbepopularandsuccessful.A：TB：F3.Herlifechangedin1985.A：TB：F4.Thispassageisprobablytakenfromanovel.A：TB：F5.Mary’sboyfriendwasgoodatEnglish.A：TB：FPassage7Beforeyougotoanothercountryitisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritain,theysay“Howdoyoudo?”andshakehands.Usuallytheydonotshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.Buttheyshakehandsaftertheyhaven’tmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtime.LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.TheirteachertoldthemthattheEnglishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhentheymettheirEnglishfriendsatthestation,theykepttheirhandsbehindtheirbacks,theEnglishstudentshadlearnedthattheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossible,sotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmakebothofthemlaugh.1.Itisveryhelpfulifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry. A.T B.F2.Englishpeopleusuallyshakehandswhentheymeeteverytime. A.TB.F3.UsuallyEnglishpeopledon’tshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye. A.TB.F4.Englishpeoplelikeshakinghandsverymuch. A.TB.F5.Thisstoryisaboutlanguagesandcustoms. A.TB.FPassage8Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan.Asmallcarcanholdfourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded.Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilyofthreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravel.Theycouldalltraveltogether.Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbuyavan.Therearesevenseatsinthevan,andthesixthandseventhseatsareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcaseswhentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintotheroomandthetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyistravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.1.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalledamotorhome.A.T B.F2.BeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,theysoldtheiroldhouse.A.T B.F3.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywithmorethantwochildren.A.T B.F4.Americansusuallyusemotorhomestodrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday.A.T B.F5.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecausetheycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidays.A.T B.FPassage9Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?Whenhewantedtostealthebellonhisneighbor’sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdofthebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink,“Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,”hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea.“Ah,I’llputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon’tbeabletohearthenoise.”Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbor,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighborcamerunningout.“Stealmybell?I’llteachyoualesson,”theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighborfoundouthewasstealingthebell.“Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?”hewondered.1.Thethiefwastryingtogetadoorwithabellonit. A.T B.F2.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisears.Hethoughtitwouldbesafeforhimtostealthedoorbell. A.T B.F3.Theneighborranoutjustbecauseheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen. A.T B.F4.Theneighborhitthethieftopunishhimforstealing. A.T B.F5.Thethiefthoughttheneighborcouldn’thearthenoisethebellmade. A.T B.FPassage10Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan’tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersexcepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes.Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosetheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves.1.Thecomputerisausefulmachinebecauseitcanhelpusalot. A.T B.F2.Manyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputersmakethestudentsandchildrenfallbehind. A.T B.F3.Inthispassageweknowcomputersbringushappinessonly. A.T B.F4.M anyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke. A.T B.F5.Thelastsentenceofthispassagemeanscomputersarestrangemachines.A.TB.F閱讀理解（二）Passage1Onedayamanandhisdaughterweregoingoutforawalk.Themanhadputonapairofodd(奇怪的)shoes,onewithathicksole（鞋跟）andonewithathinsole.Ashecameouttothestreet,hefeltveryuncomfortable.Turningtohisdaughter,hesaid:“Whyshouldoneofmylegsbelongerthantheotherone?”Thedaughterlookedatherfather’slegsandsaid,“Youhaveputontwooddshoes!”Whenheheardthis,themanwasveryhappyandthoughttohimself:“WhatabrightdaughterIhavegot!”Thenheaskedhisdaughtertogobacktothehouseandgothimanotherpairofshoes.Whenthedaughterwentbacktothehouse,allshecouldfindwasoneshoewiththicksoleandonewiththinsole.Takingtheshoestoherfather,shesaid,“It’snousechanging.Theseshoesarealsoodd,onewithathicksoleandonewithathinsole.”Themanlistenedandthoughttohimself:“Itcan’thelp.ImightaswellweartheonesIhaveonnow.”sotheywentonfortheirwalk.1.Themanthoughtthathisdaughterwas________.A.beautifulB.clever C.lazy D.clean2.Itwasthe________thatfoundthereasonforthewrongshoes.A.fatherB.daughter C.neighbour D.friend3.Thedaughtercameback,bringing________withher.A.apairofrightshoesB.apairofoddshoesC.apairofthick-soledshoesD.nothing4.Whatdoyouthinkthatthemanshouldhavedone?A.Heshouldreturntohishomeandgettheshoeshimself.B.Heshouldhavethethicksolecutoff.C.Heshouldhavechangedoneofhisshoes.D.Heshouldhavenoshoeson.5.Whatdoyouthinkofthemanandhisdaughter?A.Theybothwerenotclever.B.Thefatherwasclevererthanthedaughter.C.Thedaughterwasclevererthanthefather.D.Eitherofthemwasclever.Passage2Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheircombinations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterary(文字的)style.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.1.Theoriginoflanguage________.A.isreflectedinsoundsandlettersB.ishandeddownfromgenerationtogenerationC.datesbacktotheprehistoricperiodD.isaproblemnotyetsolved2.Accordingtothepassage,wordsare_________.A.visuallettersB.representedbysoundsC.representedeitherbysoundsorlettersD.signscalledletters3.Thepowerofwordsliesintheir_________.A.beauty B.accuracyC.combinations D.charm4.Thesecretofawriter’ssuccessistheuseofwordsthat_________.A.recalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpastB.arearrangedinacreativewayC.areasbeautifulasmusicD.agreewithcertainliterarystyle5.Theauthorofthepassageadvisesus_________.A.tousewordscarefullyandaccuratelyB.nottousesillyandrudewordsC.tobecomeaslaveofwordsD.touseemotionalwordsPassage3Manypeoplebelievetheyaresupposedtodrinkeightglassesofwateraday,orabouttwoliters.Why?Becausethatiswhattheyhavebeentoldalltheirlife.Butanewreportofferssomedifferentadvice.Expertssaypeopleshouldobeytheirbodies;theyshoulddrinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrinking.Thereportsaysmosthealthypeoplemeettheirdailyneedsforliquidbylettingthirstbetheirguide.ThereportisfromtheInstituteofMedicine,partoftheNationalAcademies.Thisorganizationprovidesscientificandtechnicaladvicetothegovernmentandthepublic.Thereportcontainssomegeneralsuggestions.Theexpertssaywomenshouldgetabouttwo-point-sevenlitersofwaterdaily.Menshouldgetaboutthree-point-sevenliters.Butwait—ineachcase,thatismorethaneightglasses.Thereisanimportantdifference.Thereportdoesnottellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertodrink.Infact,theexpertssayitmaybeimpossibletoknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines.Thisisbecausethedailywaterrequirementcanincludethewatercontentinfoods.Peopledonotgetwateronlybyforcingthemselvestodrinkasetnumberofglassesperday.Peoplealsodrinkfruitjuicesandsodasandmilk.Theydrinkcoffeeandtea.Theseallcontainwater.Asyoumightexpect,theInstituteofMedicinesayspeopleneedtodrinkmorewaterwhentheyarephysicallyactive.Thesameistrueofthosewholiveinhotclimates.Dependingonheatandactivity,peoplecouldneedtwotimesasmuchwaterasothersdo.1.Accordingtothepassage,expertsadvisepeopleto_______.A.drinkeightglassesofwateradayB.drinkasmuchwaterastheyfeellikedrinkingC.drinkaglassofwateraftereachmealD.drinknolessthaneightglassesofwateraday2.Mosthealthypeoplemeettheirdailyneedsforwaterbydrinking_______.A.whentheyaretiredB.whentheyaresweatingC.whentheyarethirstyD.whentheyarehungry3.TheInstituteofMedicineusually________.A.changessometraditionalideasB.announcessomemedicaladvancesC.providesscientificandtechnicaladvicetothegovernmentandthepublicD.providesscientificandtechnicaladvicetotheNationalAcademies4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.People’sdailywaterrequirementcanincludethewatercontentinfoods.B.Thereportdoestellpeoplehowmanyglassesofwatertodrinkaday.C.Theexpertssayitmaybepossibletoknowhowmanyglassesareneededtomeettheseguidelines.D.Peoplecan’tgetwaterwhentheydrinkfruitjuicesandsodasandmilk.5.Peopleneedtodrinkmorewater________.A.whentheyarephysicallyactiveB.whentheyliveinhotclimatesC.whentheyarerunninglongdistanceD.alloftheabovePassage4Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhavethoughtabouttheproblem.Oneofthese,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardodaVinci（達?芬奇）.Inthesixteenthcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly.Buttheywereneverbuilt.Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhavewantedtofly.AnexamplewasamaninEngland800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixedthemtohisbodyandjumpedintotheairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Instead,hefelltothegroundandbrokeeveryboneinhisbody.ThefirstrealstepstookplaceinFrance,in1783.Twobrothers,theMontgolfiers,madeaverylarge”hotairballoon”.Theyknewthathotairrises.Whynotfillaballoonwithit？Theballoonwasmadeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyear,theKingandQueenofFrancecametoseetheballoon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersintothesky.Thepassengerswereasheepandachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfeltaboutthetrip.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandthattheanimalslandedsafely.Twomonthslater,twomendidthesamething.TheyroseaboveParisinaballoonofthesamekind.Theirtriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytravelledabouteightkilometres.1.LeonardodaVinci________.A.saidthatmanwouldflyintheskyonedayB.builtakindofmachinewhichneverflewC.drewmanybeautifulpicturesofbirdsD.madedesignsforflyingmachine2.EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishman________.A.madeakindofflyingmachineB.tried