第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, in 1892. Her mother was African American. Her father was part African American, part an American Indian. Her family was poor. Bessie had to walk more than six kilometers to go to school.
Bessie had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money for her family. She was able to save a little money and went to college in the state of Oklahoma. She was in college only one year because she did not have enough money to complete her studies. But during that year, she learned about flying. She read about the first flight of the Wright brothers and the first American female pilot, Harriet Quimby.
When she was twenty-three, Bessie Coleman moved to Chicago, Illinois to live with two of her older brothers. There she heard stories from pilots who were returning from World War I. She decided she was going to learn how to fly airplanes. But she soon found this to be almost impossible. What flight school would admit a black woman? Bessie learned that she would have a better chance in Europe. She began to study French at a language school in Chicago.
Soon after the end of World War One, Bessie Coleman left for France. She attended the famous flight school, Ecole d' Aviation des Freres Caudron. She completed seven months of flight training. Bessie Coleman earned her international permit to fly in 1921 and she became the first black woman ever to earn an international pilot's license.
Bessie returned to Chicago. She was the only black female pilot in the United States. So her story became popular in the African American newspapers. She was asked by the Dallas Express newspaper in Texas why she wanted to fly. She said that women and blacks must have pilots if they were to keep up the times.
1. Why did Bessie walk to school?
A. She couldn’t afford to take the bus. B. She was stronger than others.
C. She wanted to do physical exercise. D. She liked walking.
2. Bessie came to know something about flying_________
A. when she was in high school. B. after she graduated from college.
C. when she was in college. D. during the World War I.
3. What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ?
A. Going to Europe. B. Attending flight school.
C. Living with her brothers. D. Learning French in Chicago.
4. What happened during Bessie Coleman's stay in France?
A. She made a large amount of money. B. She served as a solder in the war.
C. She made many good foreign friends. D. She received a pilot's license as a black.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Bessie Coleman出生在一个贫苦的家庭，她仅有的一年大学生活让她了解了飞行，从此也迷上了飞行，在经历了重重艰辛之后，她成为第一个获得飞行证的美国黑人女飞行员。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段中的“Her family was poor. Bessie had to walk more than six kilometers to go to school. (她的家庭很穷。Bessie不得不步行六公里多去上学)”可得出，因为家里穷，坐不起公共汽车，Bessie才要步行上学。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段中的“She was able to save a little money and went to college in the state of Oklahoma. She was in college only one year because she did not have enough money to complete her studies. But during that year, she learned about flying. She read about the first flight of the Wright brothers and the first American female pilot, Harriet Quimby. (她存了一点钱，在俄克拉荷马州上了大学。她上大学才一年，因为她没有足够的钱完成学业。但在那一年里，她学会了飞行。她读到了赖特兄弟和第一位美国女飞行员哈里特·昆比的第一次飞行)”可知，在上大学的时候，Bessie对飞行有了一些了解。故选C项。
【3题详解】
词句猜测题。由第三段中的“She decided she was going to learn how to fly airplanes. But she soon found this to be almost impossible. What flight school would admit a black woman? (她决定学习如何驾驶飞机。但她很快发现这几乎是不可能的。哪个飞行学校会招收黑人女子？)”可知，Bessie想要去学校学习如何驾驶飞机，可得出this指代“上飞行学校”。故选B项。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。由倒数二段中的“Soon after the end of World War One, Bessie Coleman left for France. (第一次世界大战结束后不久，Bessie Coleman前往法国)”和“Bessie Coleman earned her international permit to fly in 1921 and she became the first black woman ever to earn an international pilot's license. (Bessie Coleman于1921年获得国际飞行许可证，她成为有史以来第一位获得国际飞行员执照的黑人女性)”可知，Bessie Coleman在法国逗留期间，作为一个黑人获得了飞行员执照。故选D项。
