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英文短文欣赏：New Dream of Flying

http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/01/17 17:44 英语辅导报

　　Man has dreamed about flying for a long time.Michael Moshier is a dreamer. He invented the Solo Trek.

　　The Solo Trek has a 120 horsepower(马力)engine with twin fans.Only one person flies.As you fly above the roofs, you lean a little forward.You can see everything under you.You are flying like Superman(超人).

　　Michael Moshier looked at the jet belt and the rocket belt that was developed 20, 30 years ago.Nothing ever came from them .People still can't fly.

　　Inventors have tried to make it easy for people to fly.Paul Moller has been working on his flying car for 30 years.He now says it is ready for tests.It would take off and land vertically(垂直地),go 600 miles an hour,and deliver 20 miles to the gallon.A computer would do the actual flying.He says it could be sold next year for about a million dollars.

　　NASA(美国国家航空和宇宙航行局)is working with Moshier to help develop his flying machine.The first uses are likely to be military(军事性的).

　　It's been 50-years since Robert Fulton invented his airphibian,a flying car.It flew，and is now in the Smithsonian Museum.

　　1The Solo Flyer(飞行物)is able to lift off the ground by using　　　　.

　　A.a solar(太阳的)powered engine B.engine-powered twin fans

　　C.large flapping(鼓动的)wings D.rotating blades(刀片)

　　2The way one could fly in the Solo Flyer is said to be like　　　　.

　　A.how a helicopter flies Bhow the Jetsons fly

　　Chow the airphibian flies Dhow Superman flies

　　3Jet belts and rocket belts were developed　　　　.

　　A.20，30 years ago. B.50 years ago

　　Crecently D.30 years ago

　　4Paul Moller's flying car is different than an airplane because　　　　.

　　A.it has no wings

　　B.it uses solar power

　　C.it takes off and lands vertically

　　D.it can land on water

　　5Robert Fulton's invention，an airphibian，can best be described as　　　　.

　　A.a helicopter B.a solo flying machine

　　C.a flying car D.an airplane

　　Answers:

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