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

The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart wasflying 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. Tomake things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, andin a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, herplane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.

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

    In the end, AmeliaEarhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmlywelcomed 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 abouther 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 thatfollowed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and oneach occasion (时刻)she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to showthat women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

71. Which of the following statements isNOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

   A. She was caught in astorm.              B. The altimeter went out of order.

   C. Her engine wentwrong.                D. She lost her direction.

72. When Amelia Earhart saw flames comingfrom the engine, what did she do?

   A. She did nothing but prayfor herself.[来源:学_科_网]

   B. She changed her directionand landed in Ireland.

   C. She continued flying.

   D. She lost hope of reachingland.

73. According to the passage, what wasAmelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?

   A. To set a new record forflying time.

   B. To be the first woman tofly around the world.

   C. To show that aviation wasnot just for men.

   D. To become famous in theworld.

74. Which of the following statements wasNOT mentioned?

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

   B. She showed great courage inovercoming the difficulties during the flight.

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

   D. She made plans to flyaround the world.

75. Which of the following would be thebest title for the passage?

   A. Amelia Earhart—First Acrossthe Atlantic.

   B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer inWomen’s Aviation.

   C. A New Record for FlyingTime.

   D. A Dangerous Flight fromNorth America to England.

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 D

 C

 C

 D

 B

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