Step 1 单词都在文中标出了，大家发挥一下想象和推理能力，猜猜那些生词都是什么意思吧。阅读中非常需要这种猜测推理能力的哦。

    Lesson 20   Pioneer pilots

        In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of ￡1000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV'. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.

        Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles. Latham, however did not give up easily. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antonette'. It looks as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough. After making a short test flight at 4.15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later. His great flight lasted thirty seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.

Step 2词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么.

Step 3  特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词最好记住，有空多练习。

1. pioneer n. 先驱

句子

young pioneer

同义词 advocate 倡导者

pioneer adult education

构词法  词缀-eer：表示人

Eg: engineer  / auctioneer  /mountaineer  / profiteer

2. lord n. 对（英国）贵族的尊称；勋爵

lordless 无郡主的

lordship

lordly 昂迈的

duke 公爵

marquis 侯爵

earl 伯爵

viscount 子爵

baron 男爵
 

3. overland adj. 陆上的

构词

overnight 一夜之间的

overpopulated 人口众多的

overseas 海外的

over + 动词 表示超过

Eg: overeat, 吃多了

     oversleep 睡过头了

     overwork 工作过量

     overcharge 索要价钱过高

      overestimate 过高估计

Step4  讲解看再多还不如自己动手一练。

1        During his flight he ______ a distance of twenty-six miles.

a. got    b. covered    c. ranged

2        All _____ flights are potentially dangerous.

a. test    b. model     c. example

3        It took him two hours to ______ his journey.

a. realize  b. complete   c. come

4        It seemed _______ he would never appear.

a. as if     b. thought    c. to be

5  He had travelled _____ seven miles when… (ll.5-6)

    a. farther than    b. no longer than    c. no further than    d. a space of

6  The ‘Antoinette’ _____ until Latham was picked up… (l.7)

    a. held water    b. was watertight    c. stayed at sea    d. rode the waves

7  His _____ flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.

    a. immense    b. long    c. grand    d. remarkable

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