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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,andtheg
2、irls’interestinroughsportsandshootingratsraisedeyebrowswherevertheywent.Amelia'sparentsdidnotpressurehertoreformasshegrewolder,evenwhenshedabbled（轻率地对待）inthedomainsofscienceandautomobilemechanics.Butin1920,whenshewentaloft（在空中）atanairshowandreturnedhomedeterminedt
3、olearnhowtofly,evenherliberalParentshesitated.Theysoongavein,however,andwithinmonthsAmeliawasflyingaKinnerAirsterhermotherhelpedherbuy.56.Accordingtothepassage,Edwingavethegirlswhichofthefollowingitems?A.AnairplaneB.FootballsC.AnautomobileD.Gymsuits57.Itmaybeinfer
4、redfromthepassagethat,attheturnofthecentury,itwasLEASTcommonforgirlsto____.A.wearskirtsB.havedotingparentsC.movefromtowntotownD.playwithrifles58.InwhatwaydidAmelia'smotherhelpAmeliainhercareer?A.ByhelpinghertobuyaplaneB.bytakinghertoanairshowC.Bypressuringhertobec
5、omeapilotD.BygivingherflyinglessonsBDecadesbeforetheAmericanRevolutionof1776,JesseFish,anativeNewYorker,retreatedtoanIslandoffSt.Augustine,Florida,toescapeanunpleasantfamilysituation.IntimehebecameFlorida’sfirstorangebaron(巨商)andhisorangeswereingreatdemandinLondon
6、throughoutthe1770s.TheEnglishfoundthemjuicyandsweetandpreferredthemtoothervarieties,eventhoughtheyhadthinskinsandwerehardtopeel.TherewouldprobablyhavebeenothersuccessfulcommercialgrowersbeforeFishifFloridahadnotbeenunderSpanishruleforsometwohundredyears.Columbusfi
7、rstbroughtseedsforcitrus（柑桔）treestotheNewWorldandplantedthemintheAntilles.ButmostlikelyitwasPonedeLeonwhointroducedorangestotheNorthAmericancontinentwhenhediscoveredFloridain1513.Foratime,eachSpanishsailoronashipboundforAmericawasrequiredbylawtocarryonehundredseed
8、swithhim.Laterbecauseseedstendedtodryout,allSpanishshipswererequiredtocarryyoungorangetrees.TheSpaniardsplantedcitrustreesonlyformedicinalpurposes,howev
