(B)
Anyone who knew Amelia Earhart as a child could hardly have been surprised by her later achievements.
Born in 1897. Amelia was just like a "tomboy" in her childhood, collecting insects, hunting rats and climbing trees along the Missouri River.
Then she moved around the middle west with her parents. There after seeing the wounded soldiers of World War I, she worked as a nurse's aid and began to admire the wounded pilots.
At 23, a ten-minute plane ride at an air show sparked her lifelong love for flying. She re-called, "By the time I got two or three hundred feet of the ground, I knew I had to fly."
The road to success was always difficult. But she worked hard for her flying dream. In 1923, Amelia became the 16th woman in the world to receive a pilot's licence. Since then, Amelia's life has always been closely connected with flight. She wrote and gave speeches about the time when flying would not be just for a few but would become an accepted part of everyday life. Be-sides, she also broke down barriers (码) for women, being the first woman to fly alone across both the Atlantic and Pacific.
In 1937, Amelia tried the first around-the-world flight at the equator. But while flying over a small island in the Pacific, Amelia and her partner, Frederick Noonan, disappeared. At the last moment of her life, Amelia could send messages over the radio, but she couldn't receive any, Her last words were "Circling ... cannot see island ... cannot hear you ... please answer ..." Finally, "Gas low ..." and then, silence.
Though Amelia died, she remains a legend (传奇) showing that women don't have to live wit it limits and everyone has oceans to fly dreams.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。(5 分)
()61. Amelia was described as a "tomboy" in her childhood because she .
A. preferred playing indoors B. enjoyed challenging outdoor activities
C. achieved a great deal D. dreamed of becoming a pilot
()62. The underlined word "sparked" in paragraph 3 means .
A. lowered B. showed C. inspired D. stopped
()63. Amelia's last words over the radio showed .
A. her excitement for the flight B. her lack of communication skills
C. her bad sense of direction D. her helplessness at the last moment
()64. What is the correct timeline according to the passage?
① In 1937, Amelia tried the first around-the-world flight at the equator.
② Amelia showed sparked her lifelong love for flying at the age of 23.
③ Amelia was born in 1897. She was just like a "tomboy" in her childhood.
④ In 1923, Amelia became the 16th woman in the world to receive a pilot's licence.
A. ②-①-④-③ B. ②-①-③-④ C. ③-②-④-① D. ③-①②-④
()65. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Mysterious Disappearance B. The Legend of a Female Pilot
C. A Pioneer for Women D. The Road to Success

61.B 62.C 63.D 64.C 65.B

【分析】本题为人物传记类英语阅读理解，共5道题，涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、时间排序、主旨大意题型。解题思路：1. 细节题通过题干关键词定位原文对应段落，匹配选项；2. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断词汇含义；3. 时间排序题提取各事件的时间先后顺序；4. 主旨大意题概括全文核心内容，排除片面选项。
【解析】
61题：根据题干关键词“tomboy”“childhood”定位至第二段，文中描述她童年“collecting insects, hunting rats and climbing trees”（收集昆虫、猎鼠、爬树），均为户外挑战性活动，对应选项B；A（室内活动）与原文不符，C（后来成就）、D（当飞行员的梦想）均非童年假小子的原因，故答案为B。
62题：“sparked”所在句意为“10分钟的飞行体验______她对飞行的终身热爱”，结合语境，此次飞行激发了她的热爱，“sparked”意为“激发”，对应选项C；A（降低）、B（展示）、D（停止）均不符合语境，故答案为C。
63题：定位至最后一段Amelia的遗言“Circling ... cannot see island ... cannot hear you ... Gas low ...”，体现她看不到岛屿、收不到信号、燃油不足的无助状态，对应选项D；A（兴奋）、B（沟通技巧差）、C（方向感差）均与遗言含义不符，故答案为D。
64题：提取各事件时间：③1897年出生（童年）→②23岁时激发飞行热爱→④1923年获飞行员执照→①1937年尝试环球飞行，顺序为③-②-④-①，对应选项C，故答案为C。
65题：全文围绕女飞行员Amelia Earhart的生平展开，讲述她的成就与传奇经历，对应选项B；A（神秘失踪）仅为部分内容，C（女性先驱）片面，D（成功之路）未体现传奇性，故答案为B。
【答案】61.B 62.C 63.D 64.C 65.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解）、词义猜测题、主旨大意题
【点评】本文为人物传记类阅读，题目设置贴合初中英语阅读考点，侧重信息定位与理解，难度适中，能有效考查学生快速获取文本关键信息的能力。
【难度系数】0.6