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  3. 共用题干 Flying into HistoryWhen you turn o

共用题干 Flying into HistoryWhen you turn o

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问题 共用题干Flying into History

When you turn on the television or read a magazine , celebrities（名人）are everywhere. Although fame
and the media play such major roles in our lives today,it has not always been that way._______________(46)
Many historians agree that Charles Lindbergh was one of the first major celebrities,or superstars.
Lindbergh was born in Detroit,Michigan,in 1902,but he grew up in Little Falls,Minnesota. As a
child,he was very interested in how things worked,so when he reached college,he pursued a degree in en-
gineering. At the age of 20, however, the allure（诱惑）of flying captured Lindbergh' s imagination.
_______________(47)Soon after,Lindbergh bought his own plane and traveled across the nation performing
aerial stunts（空中特技）.
In 1924,Lindbergh became more serious about flying. He joined the United States military and graduated
first in his pilot class._______________(48)
During the same time,a wealthy hotel owner named Raymond Orteig was offering a generous award to
the first pilot who could fly nonstop from New York City to Paris,France.The Orteig Prize was worth
$25,000一a large amount even by today's standards.
Lindbergh knew he had the skills to complete the flight,but not just any plane was capable of flying
that far for that long.______________ (49)
On May 20,1927,Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in New York City and arrived the
next day at an airstrip（简易机场）outside Paris. Named in honor of the sponsor , The Spirit of St. Louis car-
ried Lindbergh across the Atlantic Ocean and into the record books.He became a national hero and a huge
celebrity.
When he returned to the United States , Lindbergh rode in a ticker-tape（热烈的）parade held to cele-
brate his accomplishment._______________(50)A very popular dance was even named for Charles Lindbergh一
the Lindy Hop.Today,The Spirit of St. Louis is kept at the Smithsonian institute'5 National Air and Space
Museum in Washington,D.C._________(48)A:He also received a Medal of Honor,the highest United States military decoration.B:Eighty years ago,radio and movies were just beginning to have that kind of effect on Americans.C:Working with an aviation company from San Diego,California,and with financial help from the city of St. Louis , Lindbergh got a customized（定制的）airplane that could make the journey.D:Lindbergh used this additional training to, get a job as an airmail pilot,flying out of St. Louis,Missouri.E:He quit school and moved to Nebraska where he learned to be a pilot.F:His childhood was not full of fond memories.
选项 _________(48)
A:He also received a Medal of Honor,the highest United States military decoration.
B:Eighty years ago,radio and movies were just beginning to have that kind of effect on Americans.
C:Working with an aviation company from San Diego,California,and with financial help from the city of St. Louis , Lindbergh got a customized（定制的）airplane that could make the journey.
D:Lindbergh used this additional training to, get a job as an airmail pilot,flying out of St. Louis,Missouri.
E:He quit school and moved to Nebraska where he learned to be a pilot.
F:His childhood was not full of fond memories.
答案 D
解析 由空白处前后两句今昔对比可知此处需要一个连接今昔对比的时间，选项B合适。
既然Lindbergh很渴望飞行，他肯定要采取第一步行动，选项E合适。
Lindbergh完成了他的飞行学习，下面就应该运用了，所能选项D合适。
由后文可知，Lindbergh完成了这个计划，肯定有人帮助其达成了目标，选项C合适。
Lindbergh成功地完成了飞行，带来的荣誉肯定不会只有一个，因此选项A合适。第6部分：完形填空
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