Read the passage and answer the multiple-choice questions.In 1863, the French writer Ponton D'Amecourt was the first person to create the word "helicopter" from the two words "helico" for spiral and "pter" for wings. The very first helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu in 1907, but it was not successful. French inventor, Etienne Oehmichen built and flew a helicopter one kilometer in 1924.However, Igor Sikorsky is considered to be the father of helicopters not because he invented the first. He...
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Read the passage and answer the multiple-choice questions.
In 1863, the French writer Ponton D'Amecourt was the first person to create the word "helicopter" from the two words "helico" for spiral and "pter" for wings. The very first helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu in 1907, but it was not successful. French inventor, Etienne Oehmichen built and flew a helicopter one kilometer in 1924.
However, Igor Sikorsky is considered to be the father of helicopters not because he invented the first. He is called that because he invented the first successful helicopter, upon which further design were based. One of aviation's greatest designers, Russian born Igor Sikorsky began work on helicopters as early as 1910. By 1940, Igor Sikorsky's successful VS-300 had become the model for all modern helicopters of today. He also designed and built the first military helicopter.
Igor Sikorsky's helicopters had the control to fly safely forwards and backwards, up and down, and sideways. In 1958, Igor Sikorsky's company made the world's first helicopter that could land and take off from water. It could also float on the water.
1. Igor Sikorsky invented the first helicopter in the world.
A. True B. False C. Not mentioned
2. Who created the word "helicopter"?
A. Igor SikorskyB. Paul CornuC. Ponton D'AmecourtD. Etienne Oehmichen
3. Why was Igor Sikorsky called the father of helicopter?
A. He invented the first helicopter.B. He began his work earlier than other inventors.C. He designed the first successful helicopter.D. He built the first military helicopter.
4. Igor Sikorsky designed VS-300 helicopter model _____?
A. before 1910B. before 1940C. after 1940D. after 1958
5. What made Igor Sikorsky's helicopters successful?
A. His helicopters can fly more than one kilometer.B. His helicopters can fly in all directions.C. His helicopters are cheaper to produce.D. His helicopters can be used as military helicopters
6. On the whole, the passage is about _____.
A. Igor Sikorsky's military helicoptersB. Igor Sikorsky's successful invention of helicopterC. a brief history of helicoptersD. the first helicopter in the world
