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1、2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案（111） TheyearwasEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadmakethingsworse,heraltimeterfailedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasnight,andinastorm,apilotising
2、reatdifficultywithoutantimes,herplanenearlyplungedintothesea. Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthernoticedflamescomingfromtheshebeabletoreachland?Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope. Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,sh
3、ewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhitethattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous. Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarec
4、ordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes. Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasionshesetanewrecordforflyingEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviationandthatairtravelwasuseful. ofthefollowin
5、gstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland? wascaughtinastorm. altimeterwentoutoforder. enginewentwrong. lostherdirection. AmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo? didnothingbutprayforherself
6、. changedherdirectionandlandedinIreland. continuedflying. losthopeofreachingland. tothepassage,whatwasAmeliaEarhart’sreasonformakingherflights? setanewrecordforflyingtime. bethefirstwomantoflyaroundtheworld. showthataviationwasnotjustformen. become
7、famousintheworld. ofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned? wasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone. showedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight. waswarmlywelcomedinEngland,EuropeandtheUnitedStates. madeplanstof
8、lyaroundtheworld. ofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? Earhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantic. Earhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation. NewRecordforFlyingTime. DangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland. 参考答案
