单选题
In 1909 an English newspaper offered ￡1,000 to the
first man to fly across the English Channel in an airplane. Today, modern jets
cross it in minutes. But at that time it still seemed a good distance. The race
to win the money soon became a race between two men. Both were very
colorful. One is Louis Bleriot. He owed a factory in France
that made motor car lamps. He was al- ready well known as a pilot because he had
crashed several times. Some people laughed at him. One man said, "He may not be
the first to fly across the Channel but he will certainly be the first to die in
a crash!" But Bleriot was really a good and brave pilot. He also had many good
ideas about airplane design. The other man was Hubert Latham.
He was half French and half English. He took up flying when his doctors told him
he had only a year to live. "Oh, well," he said, "If I'm going to die soon, I
think I shall have a dangerous and interesting life now." Latham was the first
to try the flight across the Channel. Ten kilometers from the French coast, his
plane had engine trouble. It crashed into the water and began to sink under the
water. A boat reached Latham just in time. He was sitting calmly on the wing and
was coolly lighting a cigarette. Bleriot took off six days later. He flew into
some very bad weather and very low cloud. He somehow got to the English side and
landed in a farmer's field. When he did so, a customs officer rushed up to his
plane. "Have you anything to declare?" the officer demanded.
单选题
The story took place ______.
A. in the early 19th century
C. right after Vietnam War
B. in the early 20th century
D. at a time not mentioned in the passage
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】答案在文章第一段第一句。1909牛属于20世纪初期。
单选题
Many people knew Louis Bleriot is a pilot, because ______.