首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Ask any American who invented the airplane and they would say
[originaltext] Ask any American who invented the airplane and they would say
游客
2024-03-07
25
管理
问题
Ask any American who invented the airplane and they would say the Wright brothers, but Brazilians would have a different answer. In the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics on Friday, Brazil continued that claim by honoring Alberto Santos-Dumont, the man they credit with the invention.
In 1906, Santos-Dumont flew his plane on the outskirts of France and was recognized around Europe as the creator of the airplane. But Orville and Wilbur Wright later proved that their first flight came three years earlier in 1903.
The question is whether the Wright brothers’ flight should count.
The opinion of many Brazilians is that the Wrights used a catapult and simply created a glider that could maintain a prolonged fall. In 2003, CNN looked into the conflicting claims.
Aviation experts in Brazil claim that the Wright brothers needed strong and steady winds to get the " Kitty Hawk" off the ground, leaving no proof that it was able to take off on its own.
American experts disagree with that claim and say the Wrights’ plane had to have been self-sustaining.
"Even in 1903 the airplane sustained itself in the air for nearly one minute. If it’s not sustaining itself under its own power, it’s not going to stay up that long, " Peter Jakab of the National Air and Space Museum told CNN.
Which country really invented the airplane depends plenty on the definition and on the circumstances that the Wright brothers used to get off the ground. The country of Brazil made it clear which side of the debate it is on early in the Opening Ceremony.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12. What can we learn about Santos-Dumont?
13. What hinders the confirmation of the creator of the airplane according to the speaker?
14. Why do Brazilians think that the Wright brothers’ flight don’t count as the first one?
15. What was the justification that American experts argued for the Wright brothers’ flight?
选项
A、His flight took place in 1903 on the outskirts of France.
B、His flight was three years earlier than the Wright brothers’.
C、His flight took place in the suburban area of France.
D、His flight imitated the Wright brothers’.
答案
C
解析
原文中提到,1906年,Santos—Dumont在法国郊区试飞成功,在欧洲被视为飞机的创造者,但是怀特兄弟后来证明了他们早在三年前的1903年就完成了首次飞行。因此答案为C。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3513582.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Today,weinviteMs.Lesleytotalkabouteducation.Howd
[originaltext]M:Today,weinviteMs.Lesleytotalkabouteducation.Howd
[originaltext]M:Today,weinviteMs.Lesleytotalkabouteducation.Howd
[originaltext](22)Today,wewilltalkabouttheeffectofInternetonour
[originaltext](22)Today,wewilltalkabouttheeffectofInternetonour
[originaltext]Today,wewillexplorehowintelligencedevelopsinbabies.W
[originaltext]Today,wewillexplorehowintelligencedevelopsinbabies.W
[originaltext](15)Playistheprincipalbusinessofchildren,andmoreand
[originaltext](15)Playistheprincipalbusinessofchildren,andmoreand
[originaltext](15)Playistheprincipalbusinessofchildren,andmoreand
随机试题
Thedisagreementovertraderestrictionscouldseriously______relationsbetween
ThescientificnameistheHoloceneAge,butclimatologistsliketocallour
ChokweSelassieisonamissiontohelpdriversavoidpotholes(路面坑洼).Thee
患者35岁,阴道分泌物增多伴轻度外阴瘙痒1周。妇科检查见分泌物呈灰白色,均匀一致
应用异烟肼抗结核,合用维生素B6的目的是( )。A.增强疗效 B.延缓耐药性
一个32P标记的含100个碱基对的DNA双链片段,其中鸟嘌呤占碱基总数的20%,
Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculou
依据本经配穴取穴的是()。A.取翳风、外关治疗耳聋 B.取风池,太冲治疗
唐朝是丝绸生产的_____时期,无论产量、质量和种类都达到了前所未有的水平。丝
中央银行的业务主要有()。A.货币发行 B.保管外汇和黄金储备 C.集中存
最新回复
(
0
)