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阅读理解 The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart

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      The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small

single-engine airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad

weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed.(The altimeter shows the height of the plane above

the ground.) At night and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane

nearly plunged into the Atlantic Ocean.

     Just before daylight, 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.

     Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in

England and the rest of 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 became famous.

     What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean

alone, and she set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

1. Amelia's flight was important because __________.

A. Amelia was a woman pilot

B. She set a record for the flight

C. Amelia was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone

D. Amelia was able to overcome the difficulties during the flight

2. She ran into bad weather. Here "ran into" means __________.

A. rushed into

B. raced into

C. met into

D. met with

3. Amelia's successful flight proved that __________.

A. women can do everything

B. women can do tings that men have done

C. men and women are equal now

D. women pilots are more successful than men pilots

4. The best title for this passage would be __________.

A. Amelia Earhart

B. A Woman Pilot

C. A Flight

D. An Honoured Women

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