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(2016佛山一模) Orville and Wilbur Wright were the two American brothers that invented the first airplane. They started out as bicycle repairmen. Soon, they became interested in different types of machines and began to learn 16 _____ the machines worked. They observed birds flying 17 ____ ____(get) ideas, as well as read about other inventors’ attempts to make aircraft.
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In 1900, the brothers completed their first design of a kite glider(滑翔机) and tested 18 ____ in North Carolina. They tested kite gliders both with and without 19 ___ pilot.
Finally, in 1903, the first engine-powered Wright Flyer 20 _____________ (invent). The “Wright Flyer I” had a gas engine and wooden propellers (螺旋桨).
it a was invented After they 21 _____________ (continue) improved it upon earlier designs, the brothers successfully received a patent(专 利) in 1906 22 _____ their Flying Machine.
Modern airplanes today are very different 23 ______ the first Flying Machine. They fly faster, are much larger, and have television sets built in for passengers’ 24 _________ (enjoy). Some planes have seats 25 _________ lie flat to become beds and on the very newest planes, passengers can even use the Internet! that/which continuously for from enjoyment (三十三)本文主要讲述奥维尔和威尔伯·赖特发明第一架飞机。 16. how
引导宾语从句，表示“如何，怎么样”。 17. to get
作目的状语，用动词不定式。
18. it
作宾语填代词，指代前面的a kite glider，用it。 19. a
表示“一个飞行员”，故填不定冠词。 20. was invented
主语与invent是被动关系，由in 1903可知用一般过去时。 21. continuously
修饰动词improved作状语，用副词。 22. for
表示原因，用介词for。 23. from
固定搭配：be different from与…不同。 24. enjoyment
在名词所有格后面用名词。 25. that/which
引导定语从句并在从句中作主语。 * *