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 (火焰) 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 returned 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 (时刻) 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 pray for herself.

B.She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

C.She continued flying.

D.She lost hope of reaching land.

3.Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?

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

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.

4.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.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是记叙文。文章讲述了在1932年，美国的阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特独自驾驶飞机横跨大西洋，她也因此受到人们热烈欢迎，并被认为是英雄。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段这的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. （午夜时分，离开纽芬兰几个小时后，她遇到了坏天气。更糟糕的是，她的高度计坏了，她不知道自己飞得有多高。在夜间，在暴风雨中，如果没有高度表，飞行员会遇到很大的困难）可知，遇到了暴风雨，高度表坏了，引擎出问题了，并没有出现迷失方向的问题。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段这的Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.（阿米莉亚注意到有火焰从发动机里冒出来。她能到达陆地吗?除了继续前进和抱有希望外，别无它法）可知，她看见发动机着火后，没有别的选择，只能坚持继续飞行。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone.（艾米莉亚·埃尔哈特是第一位独自飞越大西洋的女性）可知，A正确；根据第三段In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe.（最后，阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特确实到达了爱尔兰，由于她表现出的勇气，她在英国和欧洲受到了热烈欢迎）可知，B/C正确；根据倒数第二段中的fly the Atlantic Ocean alone和最后一段中的made several flights across the United States可知，阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特的飞机是在美洲和欧洲之间飞行的，没有进行全球飞行。文中也没有提到她要环游世界。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。文章讲了阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特独自驾驶飞机横跨大西洋的故事，由此可知，B项Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation（阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特——女性航空的先驱）适合做本文最佳标题。故选B。