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라이트 형제와 최초의 동력 비행

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라이트 형제의 첫 동력 비행과 그 후 몇 년간의 일을 다룬 VOA Learning English 보도의 발췌문을 읽어 보세요.

Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First Airplane

By the autumn of 1903, Wilbur and Orville had designed and built an airplane powered by a gasoline engine. The plane had wings 12 meters across. It weighed about 340 kilograms, including the pilot.

On December 17th, 1903, they made the world's first flight in a machine that was heavier than air and powered by an engine. Orville flew the plane 36 meters. He was in the air for 12 seconds. The two brothers made three more flights that day.

Four other men watched the Wright brothers' first flights. One of the men took pictures. Few newspapers, however, noted the event.

It was almost five years before the Wright brothers became famous. In 1908, Wilbur went to France. He gave demonstration flights at heights of 90 meters. A French company agreed to begin making the Wright brothers' flying machine.

Orville made successful flights in the United States at the time Wilbur was in France. The United States War Department agreed to buy a Wright brothers' plane. Wilbur and Orville suddenly became world heroes. But the brothers were not seeking fame. They returned to Dayton where they continued to improve their airplanes. They taught many others how to fly.

Wilbur Wright died of typhoid fever in 1912. Orville Wright continued designing and inventing until he died many years later, in 1948.

Today, the Wright brothers' first airplane is in the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Visitors to the museum can look at the Wright brothers' small plane. Then they can walk to another area and see space vehicles and a rock collected from the moon. The world has changed a lot since Wilbur and Orville Wright began the modern age of flight over one hundred years ago.

글 이해하기

글을 읽고 알맞은 답을 고르세요.

  1. What was special about the flight on December 17th, 1903?
    • a) It was the first flight of a balloon filled with gas.
    • b) It was the first flight of a machine that was heavier than air and had an engine.
    • c) It was the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. How long did Orville stay in the air on the first flight?
    • a) Three minutes
    • b) 36 seconds
    • c) 12 seconds
  3. The first flights received a lot of attention in the newspapers.
    • a) True
    • b) False
  4. How long did it take for the brothers to become famous?
    • a) Almost five years
    • b) A few days
    • c) More than twenty years
  5. What happened in France in 1908?
    • a) Orville taught French pilots to fly.
    • b) Wilbur gave demonstration flights, and a company agreed to build their machine.
    • c) The brothers sold their first airplane to a museum.
  6. How did the brothers react when they suddenly became world heroes?
    • a) They moved to France permanently.
    • b) They stopped working on airplanes.
    • c) They went back to Dayton and kept improving their airplanes.
  7. Which statement about the brothers' later lives is true?
    • a) Wilbur lived longer than Orville.
    • b) Orville kept designing and inventing until he died in 1948.
    • c) Both brothers died in 1912.
  8. What is the main point of the final paragraph?
    • a) Flight has developed enormously since the Wright brothers' first airplane.
    • b) The first airplane is too small to be displayed in a museum.
    • c) Visitors prefer the space vehicles to the Wright airplane.

단어와 세부 내용

가장 알맞은 답을 고르거나, 글에서 단어나 숫자를 하나 입력하세요.

  1. The plane's wings were ___ meters across.
  2. Including the pilot, the plane weighed about ___ kilograms.
  3. ___ other men watched the brothers' first flights.
  4. "But the brothers were not seeking fame." Seeking means ...
    • a) avoiding
    • b) trying to get
    • c) enjoying
  5. The United States War ___ agreed to buy a Wright brothers' plane.
  6. "... since Wilbur and Orville Wright began the modern age of flight." Here, age means ...
    • a) a period of history
    • b) how old a person is
    • c) a type of engine

정답

글 이해하기

  1. b) It was the first flight of a machine that was heavier than air and had an engine.본문에 따르면 그것은 공기보다 무겁고 엔진으로 움직이는 기계를 탄 세계 최초의 비행이었습니다.
  2. c) 12 seconds오빌은 36미터를 날았고 12초 동안 공중에 있었습니다. 거리와 시간을 혼동하지 마세요.
  3. b) False그러나 본문에 따르면 이 일을 보도한 신문은 거의 없었습니다.
  4. a) Almost five years라이트 형제가 유명해진 것은 거의 5년이 지난 1908년이었습니다.
  5. b) Wilbur gave demonstration flights, and a company agreed to build their machine.윌버가 시범 비행을 했고, 한 프랑스 회사가 이 비행기를 만들기 시작하기로 합의했습니다.
  6. c) They went back to Dayton and kept improving their airplanes.그들은 명성을 좇지 않았습니다. 데이턴으로 돌아가 비행기를 개량하고 다른 사람들에게 비행을 가르쳤습니다.
  7. b) Orville kept designing and inventing until he died in 1948.윌버는 1912년에 세상을 떠났습니다. 오빌은 1948년까지 계속 설계하고 발명했습니다.
  8. a) Flight has developed enormously since the Wright brothers' first airplane.박물관에는 작은 첫 비행기가 우주선과 월석 가까이에 전시되어 있으며, 글쓴이는 그 이후 세상이 많이 변했다고 말합니다.

단어와 세부 내용

  1. 12 / twelve본문에 따르면 그 비행기의 날개 폭은 12미터였습니다.
  2. 340 / three hundred and forty / three hundred forty조종사를 포함해 무게가 약 340킬로그램이었습니다.
  3. Four / 4본문에 따르면 다른 남자 네 명이 라이트 형제의 첫 비행을 지켜보았습니다.
  4. b) trying to getseek something은 무언가를 얻거나 찾으려고 노력한다는 뜻입니다.
  5. Department본문에 따르면 미국 전쟁부가 라이트 형제의 비행기 한 대를 사기로 합의했습니다.
  6. a) a period of historyAge는 현대 비행의 시대(the modern age of flight)처럼 역사의 한 시기를 뜻할 수 있습니다.

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