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1、高中阅读理解四篇（二）(A) Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—engineplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter(高度表)failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasf
2、lying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged(冲)intothesea. Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames(火焰)comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeep
3、goingandtohope. Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamou
4、s. Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes. Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasion(时刻)sheset
5、anewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation(航空)andthatairtravelwasuseful.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland? A.Shewascaughtinastorm.
6、 B.Thealtimeterwentoutoforder. C.Herenginewentwrong. D.Shelostherdirection.2.WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo? A.Shedidnothingbutprayforherself. B.ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland. C.Shecontinu
7、edflying. D.Shelosthopeofreachingland.3.Accordingtothepassage,whatwasAmeliaEarhart’sreasonformakingherflights? A.Tosetanewrecordforflyingtime. B.Tobethefirstwomantoflyaroundtheworld. C.Toshowthataviationwasnotjustformen. D.Tobecomefamousintheworld.4
8、.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned? A.ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone. B.Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight. CShewaswarmlywelcomedinEngland,Euro
