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  Amy Johnson was a very ambitious and energetic person. She didn't have much in common with other girls in her school, however, she played football better than most boys, and unfortunately she made a rather bad impression on many of her teachers. Amy just didn't act as they thought a girl should. She studied at a university and later took a job as a typist. Although she was interested and did her best, she made many mistakes and was poorly paid. She didn't want to be a typist anyway. She dreamed of becoming a pilot.

  Amy moved to London, borrowed some money, and learned to fly. Nobody, however, wanted to hire a woman pilot. She decided to fly alone to Australia to prove she could fly as well as any man. Her parents lent her money to buy an airplane.

  Amy set off on May 5,1930. Her route took her over Vienna, Constantinople, and Baghdad. She was caught in a thunder storm and had to make an emergency landing in the desert. But she landed in India six days later. She had broken the record to India by two days. Over Burma she ran into a monsoon, and was able to save herself only by landing in a football field. She finally reached Australia. The plane propeller had been broken during her last landing, and she had to crash-land. But Amy had proved that she could fly and that a woman could do anything if she really put her mind to it.

  Amy Johnson later married the pilot who had come to her rescue in Australia.

1.What is the most suitable title for this passage?

[  ]

A.An Unusual Woman.

B.A Poor Woman.

C.A Woman Pilot.

D.Women Can Do Whatever Men Can.

2.Why did Amy leave a bad impression on her teachers? Because ________.

[  ]

A.she played football better than most boys.

B.she made many mistakes in her homework.

C.she didn't act the way they thought a girl should.

D.she did not study hard.

3.What happened to her on her flight to Australia?

[  ]

A.She was caught in a thunderstorm over Vienna.

B.She lost her way in a desert in Baghdad.

C.She ran into a monsoon over Burma.

D.Her plane broke down before she reached India.

4.On her flight to Australia she had to land ________.

[  ]

A.in the desert and in India

B.in Baghdad and in Burma

C.in the desert and in Burma

D.in India and in Burma

5.From Amy we see that we can do anything if we ________.

[  ]

A.really put our minds to it

B.are really interested in it

C.don't do what most people do

D.don't act as we should

答案:A;C;C;C;A
解析:

  1.A 提示:通读全篇或由第一段第二句皆可知,A为最佳标题。

  2.C 提示:由文中第一段的“Amy just…they thought a girl should”可知。

  3.C 提示:由文中第三段可知。

  4.C 提示:文中提到她曾两次着陆。第一次是在大沙漠,第二次是Burma的足球场。

  5.A 提示:由第三段最后一句可知。


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[  ]

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