Question

The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times. her plane nearly plunged (沖) into the sea.

      Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.

     In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she retumed to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

     What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

     In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

A. She was caught in a storm.

B. The altimeter went out of order.

C. Her engine went wrong.

D. She lost her direction.

2.When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine. what did she do?

A. She did nothing but pr ay for herself

B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

C. She continued flying.

D. She lost hope of reaching land.

3.According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights?

A. To set a new record for flying time.

B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.

C. To show that aviation was not just for men.

D. To become famous in the world.

4.Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?

A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Oceanalone.

B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.

C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.

D. She made plans to fly around the world.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Amelia Earhart-First Across the Atlantic.

B. Amelia Earhart-Pioneer in Women's Aviation.

C. A New Record for Flying Time.

D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：1932年Amelia Earhart 獨自乘單引擎飛機從北美飛到英國。在午夜,離開鈕芬蘭島的幾個小時之后,她遭遇了惡劣的天氣。更糟的是,她的測高儀失靈。天亮之前,有個更大的問題,Amelia Earhart注意到引擎冒煙了。Amelia Earhart到達了英國,因為她顯示出的勇氣,在英國和歐洲她受到了熱烈的歡迎。當她回到美國的時候,胡佛總統(tǒng)在白宮的一個專門的宴會上接見了她。從此之后,她成為了名人 。

1.根據(jù)“ran into bad weather, her altimeter (高度表) failed, in a storm, flames coming from the engine”可知，遇到了暴風雨，高度表壞了，引擎出問題了，沒有出現(xiàn)D這種情況，故選D。

2.根據(jù)第二段最后一句“There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.”可知，她只有繼續(xù)飛行，別無他法。故選C。

3.根據(jù)最后一句“Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.”可知，Amelia Earhart飛行的原因是，要證明，航行不是男人的專利。故選C。

4.根據(jù)“Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone”可知，A正確；根據(jù)第三段“for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe”可知，B正確；根據(jù)“for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe和she was honored by President Hoover ”可知，C正確；根據(jù)“fly the Atlantic Ocean alone和made several flights across the United States”可知，Amelia Earhart沒有進行全球飛行。故選D。

5.文章主要講述了Amelia Earhart，美國首個單獨飛行的女性的故事，她的冒險精神得到了歐洲國家和美國的贊揚，她也是這方面的先驅(qū)，向世界證明了，女性也能駕駛飛機。B最全面，故選B。

考點：人物類短文閱讀