16. What will the speaker mast likely watch?

A. An action movie. B. A comedy. C. A history movie.

17. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends. B. Teammate. C. Family members.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How did Whittle first learn about engineering?

A. From school. B. From work. C. From his father.

19. What did Whittle do after having his idea for an engine?

A. He joined the Air Force.

B. He gained the legal right of ownership.

C. He decided to study further in college.

20. Where was Whittle's last home?

A. Maryland. B. Coventry. C. Cambridge.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)

　　第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

　　Franky Zapata has been driven by a single dream since he little: being able to fly. Not in an airplane, he says, since the windows function like a screen, but like a bird. As the French inventor was born colorblind, that ruled out learning to fly helicopters. So after several years spent racing jet skis, he invented hydrojets(喷液)which allowed him to at least fly above the water.

　　Then improvements in technology allowed him to go further, cutting the hydrojet from its tether and taking to the air." When you fly with your body," says Zapata, "even your hands affect the direction you want to go in. You feel the air through your fingers. It's like becoming a bird. But it's also very hard. I have to fight against the wind with my legs so there's pain too. It's not as peaceful as it looks."

Last Sunday the 40-year-old former jet-ski champion took to the skies above Paris at the Bastille day parade, capturing the world's imagination with a board that can reach an altitude of nearly 500 feet-with the potential to go much higher and a speed of 140 kilometers per hour. Back in