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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’intere
2、stinroughsportsandshootingratsraisedeyebrowswherevertheywent.Amelia'sparentsdidnotpressurehertoreformasshegrewolder,evenwhenshedabbled（轻率地对待）inthedomainsofscienceandautomobilemechanics.Butin1920,whenshewentaloft（在空中）atanairshowandreturnedhomedeterminedtolearnhowtofly,evenher
3、liberalParentshesitated.Theysoongavein,however,andwithinmonthsAmeliawasflyingaKinnerAirsterhermotherhelpedherbuy.56.Accordingtothepassage,Edwingavethegirlswhichofthefollowingitems?A.AnairplaneB.FootballsC.AnautomobileD.Gymsuits57.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat,attheturnof
4、thecentury,itwasLEASTcommonforgirlsto____.A.wearskirtsB.havedotingparentsC.movefromtowntotownD.playwithrifles58.InwhatwaydidAmelia'smotherhelpAmeliainhercareer?A.ByhelpinghertobuyaplaneB.bytakinghertoanairshowC.BypressuringhertobecomeapilotD.BygivingherflyinglessonsBDecadesb
5、eforetheAmericanRevolutionof1776,JesseFish,anativeNewYorker,retreatedtoanIslandoffSt.Augustine,Florida,toescapeanunpleasantfamilysituation.IntimehebecameFlorida’sfirstorangebaron(巨商)andhisorangeswereingreatdemandinLondonthroughoutthe1770s.TheEnglishfoundthemjuicyandsweetandp
6、referredthemtoothervarieties,eventhoughtheyhadthinskinsandwerehardtopeel.TherewouldprobablyhavebeenothersuccessfulcommercialgrowersbeforeFishifFloridahadnotbeenunderSpanishruleforsometwohundredyears.Columbusfirstbroughtseedsforcitrus（柑桔）treestotheNewWorldandplantedthemintheA
7、ntilles.ButmostlikelyitwasPonedeLeonwhointroducedorangestotheNorthAmericancontinentwhenhediscoveredFloridain1513.Foratime,eachSpanishsailoronashipboundforAmericawasrequiredbylawtocarryonehundredseedswithhim.Laterbecauseseedstendedtodryout,allSpanishshipswererequiredtocarryyo
8、ungorangetrees.TheSpaniardsplantedcitrustreesonlyformedicinalpurposes,howev
