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Amelia Earhart's (1897-1937) childhood was not the typical girl's. She liked nothing better than to explore
the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪). She also built
her own roller coaster (过山车).
The exciting life of the American aviation (航空) pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is due
to come out on October 23.
After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and career.
As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or
will not do."
Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to 1earn to fly. She took all sorts of jobs to pay for the
lessons and to buy a second-hand plane on her 24th birthday.
In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the solo
crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women who led
active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done-occasionally what
rnen have not done-thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward
greater independence of thought and action," she said．
When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around the
world. However, in mid-night, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and for women.
1. According to the passage, which of the f0110wlng statements is true? [ ]
A. A movie about Earhart's exciting life has come out.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart's love for aviation carne after she new a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart's opinion, women should think and act more independently.
2. The underlined word in paragraph 2 means _____. [ ]
A. presented
B. adopted
C. published
D. created
3. From the passage we can know that _____. [ ]
A. Earhart showed rnost interest in adventure trips to the Missouri River during her childhood
B. Earhart's ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes
4. You can probably find this article in _____. [ ]
A. a booklet
B. a newspaper
C. a guide book
D. an advertisement
