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1、江苏省高三英语阅读理解专练（16）AInKansasattheturnofthecentury,EdwinandAmyEarhardotedon（溺爱）theiractivedaughters,AmeliaandMuriel.Edwingavethegirlsfootballsandrifles,whileAmyshockedthecommunitybydressingthemingymsuitsinsteadofskirts.Edwin'sjobcausedthefamilytomovefromtowntotown,andthe
2、girls’interestinroughsportsandshootingratsraisedeyebrowswherevertheywent.Amelia'sparentsdidnotpressurehertoreformasshegrewolder,evenwhenshedabbled（轻率地对待）inthedomainsofscienceandautomobilemechanics.Butin19whenshewentaloft（在空中）atanairshowandreturnedhomedeterminedtolearn
3、howtofly,evenherliberalParentshesitated.Theysoongavein,however,andwithinmonthsAmeliawasflyingaKinnerAirsterhermotherhelpedherbuy.1.Accordingtothepassage,Edwingavethegirlswhichofthefollowingitems?A.AnairplaneB.FootballsC.AnautomobileD.Gymsuits2.Itmaybeinferredfromthepa
4、ssagethat,attheturnofthecentury,itwasLEASTcommonforgirlsto____.A.wearskirtsB.havedotingparentsC.movefromtowntotownD.playwithrifles3.InwhatwaydidAmelia'smotherhelpAmeliainhercareer?A.ByhelpinghertobuyaplaneB.bytakinghertoanairshowC.BypressuringhertobecomeapilotD.Bygivi
5、ngherflyinglessonsBDecadesbeforetheAmericanRevolutionof1776,JesseFish,anativeNewYorker,retreatedtoanIslandoffSt.Augustine,Florida,toescapeanunpleasantfamilysituation.IntimehebecameFlorida’sfirstorangebaron(巨商)andhisorangeswereingreatdemandinLondonthroughoutthe1770s.Th
6、eEnglishfoundthemjuicyandsweetandpreferredthemtoothervarieties,eventhoughtheyhadthinskinsandwerehardtopeel.TherewouldprobablyhavebeenothersuccessfulcommercialgrowersbeforeFishifFloridahadnotbeenunderSpanishruleforsometwohundredyears.Columbusfirstbroughtseedsforcitrus（
7、柑桔）treestotheNewWorldandplantedthemintheAntilles.ButmostlikelyitwasPonedeLeonwhointroducedorangestotheNorthAmericancontinentwhenhediscoveredFloridain1513.Foratime,eachSpanishsailoronashipboundforAmericawasrequiredbylawtocarryonehundredseedswithhim.Laterbecauseseedsten
8、dedtodryout,allSpanishshipswererequiredtocarryyoungorangetrees.TheSpaniardsplantedcitrustreesonlyformedicinalpurposes,howeve
