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这篇阅读的题目是：Airplanes
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先来读文章：
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1.The first successful airplane flight happened in 1903.
第一次成功的飞机飞行发生在1903年。
airplane flight 飞机飞行The first successful airplane flight 第一次成功的飞机飞行 happened in 1903 发生在1903年图片来源于网络
2.By the I950s, planes were carrying passengers over oceans and across the country in just hours.
到19世纪50年代，飞机可以在几个小时内载着乘客飞越大洋，穿越全国。
By the I950s 到19世纪50年代were carrying passengers 载着乘客over oceans 飞越大洋across the country 穿越全国in just hours 几个小时内3.Before airplanes were invented, people tried to figure out how to make them work.
在飞机发明之前，人们试图弄清楚如何使它们工作。
tried to 试图figure out 弄清楚how to make them work 如何使它们工作4.It was only after gasoline engines were invented that inventors were able to not only make airplanes fly, but make them go long distances and carry many people.
只有在汽油发动机被发明之后，发明家们不仅能使飞机飞起来，而且能使飞机飞很远，载很多人。
gasoline engines 汽油发动机were able to 能not only, but 不仅......而且......make airplanes fly 使飞机飞起来go long distances 飞很远make them go long distances 使飞机飞很远carry many people 载很多人图片来源于网络
5.Planes fly by pushing the air around them.
飞机通过推动周围的空气来飞行。
pushing the air around them 推动周围的空气图片来源于网络
6.The friction between the air and the plane slows the plane down.
空气和飞机之间的摩擦使飞机减速。
between the air and the plane 空气和飞机之间slows the plane down 使飞机减速7.This is why planes have slim, streamlined shapes.
这就是为什么飞机拥有纤细的流线型外形。
have slim, streamlined shapes 有纤细的流线型外形图片来源于网络
8.Each part of the plane has a purpose.
飞机的每个部分都有一个用途。
Each part of the plane 飞机的每个部分has a purpose 有一个用途9.The engine pushes out air and propels the plane forward.
发动机排出空气，推动飞机前进。
The engine 发动机pushes out air 排出空气propels the plane forward 推动飞机前进图片来源于网络
10.The wings generate lift, which is a kind of force that helps the plane fly.
机翼产生升力，这是一种帮助飞机飞行的力。
The wings 机翼generate lift 产生升力 a kind of force 一种力 helps the plane fly 帮助飞机飞行图片来源于网络
11.The flaps on the wings adjust the direction the plane flies by using air resistance.
机翼上的襟翼利用空气阻力调整飞机飞行的方向。
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12.Pilots adjust the flaps on the wings to steer the plane.
飞行员调整机翼上的襟翼来操纵飞机。
adjust the flaps on the wings 调整机翼上的襟翼steer the plane 操纵飞机13.The tail keeps the plane stable as it flies through the air.
机尾使飞机在空中飞行时保持稳定。
keeps the plane stable 使飞机保持稳定flies through the air 在空中飞行时所有思维导图均为作者原创，如使用或转载，请注明出处
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14.A large commercial airplane flies at about 900 miles per hour!
一架大型商用飞机的飞行速度约为每小时900英里!
A large commercial airplane 一架大型商用飞机900 miles per hour 每小时900英里图片来源于网络
15.It can fly from New York to California in less than six hours.
它从纽约飞到加利福尼亚不到6个小时。
less than six hours 不到6个小时16.It would take a car 44 hours to drive that distance!
开车走这段距离需要44个小时!
17.That is a reason why over 600 million people flew in airplanes last year.
这就是为什么去年有6亿多人乘坐飞机的原因。
over 600 million people 6亿多人flew in airplanes 乘坐飞机 last year 去年图片来源于网络
18.Airplanes are amazing!
飞机是惊人的!
再来读一遍完整的文章：
The first successful airplane flight happened in 1903. By the I950s, planes were carrying passengers over oceans and across the country in just hours. Before airplanes were invented, people tried to figure out how to make them work. It was only after gasoline engines were invented that inventors were able to not only make airplanes fly, but make them go long distances and carry many people.
Planes fly by pushing the air around them. The friction between the air and the plane slows the plane down. This is why planes have slim, streamlined shapes. Each part of the plane has a purpose. The engine pushes out air and propels the plane forward. The wings generate lift, which is a kind of force that helps the plane fly. The flaps on the wings adjust the direction the plane flies by using air resistance. Pilots adjust the flaps on the wings to steer the plane. The tail keeps the plane stable as it flies through the air.
A large commercial airplane flies at about 900 miles per hour! It can fly from New York to California in less than six hours. It would take a car ±1 hours to drive that distance! That is a reason why over 600 million people flew in airplanes last year. Airplanes are amazing!
根据短文，回答问题。
1.What do the wings of an airplane do?
2.What is the fastest way to travel?
a.car b.airplane c. train
参考答案：1. The wings generate lift, which is a kind of force that helps the plane fly.2.airplane获得更多的原版英语学习资源，请关注@优质英语学习资源，每天都会有更新。如果有英语学习方面的问题，可私信我咨询。
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