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1、阅读理解训练题（六十三）AInKansasattheturnofthecentury,EdwinandAmyEarhardotedon（溺爱）theiractivedaughters,AmeliaandMuriel.Edwingavethegirlsfootballsandrifles,whileAmyshockedthecommunitybydressingthemingymsuitsinsteadofskirts.Edwin'sjobcausedthefamilytomovefromtowntotown,andthegirls’interestinroughsportsa
2、ndshootingratsraisedeyebrowswherevertheywent.Amelia'sparentsdidnotpressurehertoreformasshegrewolder,evenwhenshedabbled（轻率地对待）inthedomainsofscienceandautomobilemechanics.Butin1920,whenshewentaloft（在空中）atanairshowandreturnedhomedeterminedtolearnhowtofly,evenherliberalParentshesitated.Theysoon
3、gavein,however,andwithinmonthsAmeliawasflyingaKinnerAirsterhermotherhelpedherbuy.56.Accordingtothepassage,Edwingavethegirlswhichofthefollowingitems?A.AnairplaneB.FootballsC.AnautomobileD.Gymsuits57.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat,attheturnofthecentury,itwasLEASTcommonforgirlsto____.A.wear
4、skirtsB.havedotingparentsC.movefromtowntotownD.playwithrifles58.InwhatwaydidAmelia'smotherhelpAmeliainhercareer?A.ByhelpinghertobuyaplaneB.bytakinghertoanairshowC.BypressuringhertobecomeapilotD.BygivingherflyinglessonsBDecadesbeforetheAmericanRevolutionof1776,JesseFish,anativeNewYorker,retr
5、eatedtoanIslandoffSt.Augustine,Florida,toescapeanunpleasantfamilysituation.IntimehebecameFlorida’sfirstorangebaron(巨商)andhisorangeswereingreatdemandinLondonthroughoutthe1770s.TheEnglishfoundthemjuicyandsweetandpreferredthemtoothervarieties,eventhoughtheyhadthinskinsandwerehardtopeel.Therewo
6、uldprobablyhavebeenothersuccessfulcommercialgrowersbeforeFishifFloridahadnotbeenunderSpanishruleforsometwohundredyears.Columbusfirstbroughtseedsforcitrus（柑桔）treestotheNewWorldandplantedthemintheAntilles.ButmostlikelyitwasPonedeLeonwhointroducedorangestotheNorthAmericancontinentwhenhediscove
7、redFloridain1513.Foratime,eachSpanishsailoronashipboundforAmericawasrequiredbylawtocarryonehundredseedswithhim.Laterbecauseseedstendedtodryout,allSpanishshipswererequiredtocarryyoungorangetrees.TheSpaniardsplantedcitrustreesonlyformedicinalpurposes,howev
