5.If Kate McWilliams got a penny every time someone asked how old she was she would be on to a good thing.Easyjet says the 26-year-old is its youngest ever commercial female airline captain.
She flies to around 100destinations across the world and says most people"are pleasantly surprised and impressed"when she tells them her age.
But Kate isn't the youngest ever female captain.Ronan Milne got in touch with Newsbeat to say his colleague Dawn Hunter was made a captain aged 24at Loganair.Sarah Hendry is also 24and a captain with the same company.
Kate began flying in the air cadets(見習生) when she was 13years old,but admitted to the Press Association that she never thought she could become a commercial pilot.However,following aviation training in Southampton,she joined easyJet as a co-pilot in May 2011.This August she took up the rank of captain after passing the airline's command course.
"Personally I don't think my age matters,"she said."I've been through the same training and passed the same command course as every other captain so I've proven myself capable regardless of my age."
Kate is originally from Carlisle,but now lives in Surrey so she can be near to Gatwick Airport.From there she flies Airbus A319and A32planes to locations across the world,including Iceland,Israel and Morocco."I rarely fly to the same place twice in the same month,"she said."That keeps things interesting."
Around 5% of commercial pilots are women.Last year easyJet announced a plan to increase its number of female entrants to 12%.Julie Westhorp,chairwoman of the British Women Pilots'Association (BWPA),hopes Kate will inspire more women to think about working in aviation.She says:"Both the BWPA and easyJet are aware of the importance of visible role models for girls and young women when making career choices and continue to work together to encourage young women to consider a pilot career."
32.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?C
A.More women will take up a pilot career,inspired by Kate.
B.Kate has flown to around 100destinations across the Europe.
C.Most people like the female pilot at such a young age.
D.There are more training and courses for the female pilot.
33.Which of the following is the correct order,according to the passage?C
a.Kate became a co-pilot of EasyJet.
b.A plan to increase its number of female employees was made by EasyJet.
c.Kate began her flying work.
d.Kate became the captain in EasyJet.
A.cbad B.acbd C.cabd D.abcd
34.What can be inferred from the passage?C
A.Kate has dreamt of being a pilot since she was a little girl.
B.Kate made a move so that she could be closer to the airport.
C.Kate likes experiencing something different.
D.Kate has been the youngest ever female captain.
35.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?B
A.Kate Mc Williams-An amazing female pilot
B.Meet Easy Jet's youngest female airline captain
C.Ages don't matter
D.An experienced captain.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,屬于人物傳記,易捷航空表示,26歲的Kate是有史以來最年輕的商業(yè)女性的航空公司的機長.她飛到世界各地的100個目的地,大多數(shù)人說"驚喜和感動"時,她告訴他們她的年齡.主要以此展開,主要介紹了易捷航空公司最年輕的女機長Kate.
解答 33.答案:C.細節(jié)理解題.由文章第一段以及第二段第二句"she flies to around 100 destinations across the world and says most people"are pleasantly surprised and impressed"when she tells them her age."可知,許多人都喜歡像Kate這個年齡的女飛行員,故選C項.
34.答案:C.細節(jié)理解題.由文章第四段內容"she joined easyJet as a co-pilot in May 2011."可知,a發(fā)生的時間是2011年;由第七段第二句"Last year easy Jet announced a plan to increase its number of female entrants to 12%."可知,b發(fā)生的時間是去年;由第四段首句可知,c發(fā)生的時間是Kate十三歲時;由第四段最后一句"This August she took up the rank of captain after passing the airline's command course."可知,d發(fā)生的時間是今年八月,故時間順序排列正確的為C.故選C項.
35.答案:C.推理判斷題.由文章第六段最后一句Kate所說的話"I rarely fly to the same place twice in the same month.""That keeps things interesting."可知,Kate很少一個月兩次飛往同一個地方而且她認為這很有趣,故選C項.
36.答案:B.主旨大意題.閱讀全文,根據(jù)文章內容可知,本文介紹了易捷航空公司(easyJet)最年輕的女機長Kate,故選B項.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題,主旨大意題.做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文,把握文章主要內容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內容并結合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.