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 (冲) 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.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：1932年Amelia Earhart 独自乘单引擎飞机从北美飞到英国。在午夜,离开钮芬兰岛的几个小时之后,她遭遇了恶劣的天气。更糟的是,她的测高仪失灵。天亮之前,有个更大的问题,Amelia Earhart注意到引擎冒烟了。Amelia Earhart到达了英国,因为她显示出的勇气,在英国和欧洲她受到了热烈的欢迎。当她回到美国的时候,胡佛总统在白宫的一个专门的宴会上接见了她。从此之后,她成为了名人 。

1.根据“ran into bad weather, her altimeter (高度表) failed, in a storm, flames coming from the engine”可知，遇到了暴风雨，高度表坏了，引擎出问题了，没有出现D这种情况，故选D。

2.根据第二段最后一句“There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.”可知，她只有继续飞行，别无他法。故选C。

3.根据最后一句“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飞行的原因是，要证明，航行不是男人的专利。故选C。

4.根据“Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone”可知，A正确；根据第三段“for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe”可知，B正确；根据“for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe和she was honored by President Hoover ”可知，C正确；根据“fly the Atlantic Ocean alone和made several flights across the United States”可知，Amelia Earhart没有进行全球飞行。故选D。

5.文章主要讲述了Amelia Earhart，美国首个单独飞行的女性的故事，她的冒险精神得到了欧洲国家和美国的赞扬，她也是这方面的先驱，向世界证明了，女性也能驾驶飞机。B最全面，故选B。

考点：人物类短文阅读