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【題目】 In 2003, Mary Marggraff was a 47-year-old California mother, devoted to school committees and car pool schedules. But after losing her trusty notebook and buying a new one, she had an inspiration.

“It was blank," says Marggraff, now 64. “What else could I fill it with?" Soon she was thinking about her childhood love of flying, and next thing she knew, she determined to register in flight school. “In my first class, all the students were single men half my age. I felt like a housemother attending a fraternity （兄弟會）,but I loved it too much to walk away." she says.

Marggraff earned her first pilot's license in 2005. Six years and four additional licenses later, her addiction to being in the air changed into something grander: a desire to go to space. To move closer to her starry dreams, Marggraff got a part-time job as a mission support representative at Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space line. In that role, she attended space related gatherings where she educated people about the future of universe voyages. Though space tourism isn't quite a reality yet, Marggraff has already begun space training in expectation of being on one of Virgin's early flights. "I've completed acceleration force exercises, she says, "which require getting inside a machine, spinning around at 2,500 miles per hour, and trying not to black out."

Marggraff^ training has meant more than getting her wings --- it's expanded her sense of what the future may hold. "It turns out I'm capable of much more than I imagined," she says. "I used to think it'd be a miracle if I got my first license. Now I've completed nearly 1,000 hours of flight! I'm rotten in the kitchen and I burn anything I iron, but if you need someone to land a plane, call me."

【1】Why did Marggraff register in flight school?

A.To break away from car pool schedules.

B.To fill her new blank notebook.

C.To prove women are equal to men in flying.

D.To pursue her childhood dream of flying.

【2】What did Marggraff do after earning 5 licenses?

A.She got into space on one of Virgin's early flights.

B.She instructed people in how to make universe voyages.

C.She received space training in preparation for space tourism.

D.She tried in vain to overcome faintness from high speed.

【3】What does Marggraff benefit from her space training besides getting a license?

A.It proves her a miracle.B.It increases her self-confidence.

C.It wins her a qualification.D.It improves her imagination.

【4】Which of the following words can best describe Marggraff?

A.Aggressive and hopeful.B.Creative and fragile.

C.Energetic and sensitive.D.Considerate and persistent.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。主要介紹了Marggraff為了追求她童年的飛行夢想在飛行學校注冊，Marggraff在2005年拿到了她的第一個飛行員執(zhí)照。六年后，她又獲得了四個駕照，然后她接受了太空訓練，為太空旅游做準備。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Soon she was thinking about her childhood love of flying, and next thing she knew, she determined to register in flight school.可知，很快，她就想到了她兒時對飛行的熱愛，接下來，她決定去飛行學校注冊。由此可知，Marggraff在飛行學校注冊是為了追求她童年的飛行夢想。故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Marggraff earned her first pilot's license in 2005. Six years and four additional licenses later, her addiction to being in the air changed into something grander: a desire to go to space. To move closer to her starry dreams, Marggraff got a part﹣time job as a mission support representative at Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space line. In that role, she attended space related gatherings where she educated people about the future of universe voyages. Though space tourism isn't quite a reality yet, Marggraff has already begun space training in expectation of being on one of Virgin's early flights.可知，Marggraff 在2005年拿到了她的第一個飛行員執(zhí)照。六年后，她又獲得了四個駕照，她對飛行的癡迷變成了一種更宏大的東西： 進入太空的渴望。為了更接近她的星空夢想，瑪格拉夫找到了一份兼職工作，在維珍銀河公司做任務支持代表，理查德 布蘭森的商業(yè)太空公司。在那個角色中，她參加了與太空有關的聚會，在那里她教育人們關于宇宙航行的未來。雖然太空旅行還沒成為現(xiàn)實，但馬格拉夫已經開始了太空訓練，期望能參加維珍早期的飛行。由此可知，可知Marggraff在拿到5張駕照后接受了太空訓練，為太空旅游做準備。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段"It turns out I'm capable of much more than I imagined," she says. "I used to think it'd be a miracle if I got my first license. Now I've completed nearly 1,000 hours of flight! "可知，“事實證明，我的能力遠遠超出了我的想象，”她說。“我曾經認為，如果我能拿到第一個駕照，那就是個奇跡了�，F(xiàn)在我已經完成了將近1000小時的飛行！”由此可以看出，除了獲得駕照外，Marggraff還從空間訓練中增加了自信。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Marggraff earned her first pilot's license in 200. Six years and four additional licenses later, her addiction to being in the air changed into something grander: a desire to go to space.可知，Marggraff 在2005年拿到了她的第一個飛行員執(zhí)照。六年后，她又獲得了四個駕照，她對飛行的癡迷變成了一種更宏大的東西：進入太空的渴望。由此可以看出Marggraff是很有進取心（aggressive）的人；根據(jù)第三段Though space tourism isn't quite a reality yet, Marggraff has already begun space training in expectation of being on one of Virgin's early flights. 可知，雖然太空旅行還沒成為現(xiàn)實，但Marggraff已經開始了太空訓練，期望能參加維珍早期的飛行。由此可以看出，Marggraff是一個充滿希望的（hopeful）人。故選A。