课时分层作业33 选择性必修第三册 Unit 3 War and peace(Word练习)-【名师导航】2024年高考英语一轮总复习(新教材新高考)外研版

课时分层作业(三十三) 选择性必修第三册　Unit 3　War and peace Ⅰ．阅读理解 (2022·马鞍山市教学质量监测) Zara Rutherford is flying around the world by herself in a small plane．When she finishes her trip，which will take over two months，she'll become the youngest woman to fly around the globe by herself．She's just 19 years old．Ms Rutherford began her trip in Belgium on August 18．This trip is something she has dreamed about for a long time． Ms Rutherford has been learning to fly planes since she was 14 years old．Ms Rutherford's parents are both pilots，and they helped her practice．She got her pilot license in 2020 and has hundreds of hours of flying practice．She's making this trip in a small two-seater plane，a microlight．One of the seats has been replaced with an extra gas tank，which will allow Ms Rutherford to cover longer distances．The plane has had several other updates for safety，including a second radio，and satellite communications． To follow her route，Ms Rutherford needs to be able to see，since her plane can't be guided by its instruments alone．That means she can't fly at night or in bad weather．Ms Rutherford is now in Nome，Alaska—the halfway point of her trip．While she's had some delays and is a little behind schedule，she is upbeat．“As long as I'm home before New Year，I'm content，”she says． Ms Rutherford plans to stay a night or two in each place to visit schools and youth groups．She hopes to inspire young girls to explore areas like aviation，science，mathematics，and engineering．As her father points out，currently only about 5% of pilots are women． 1．What is Zara Rutherford's long-held dream? A．An independent flight around the world． B．Building a small plane． C．A two-month self-driving travel in Belgium． D．Becoming the youngest pilot． 2．What can we learn about Ms Rutherford from paragraph 2? A．She needs a guide． B．She is well prepared． C．She is knowledgeable． D．She has lots of hobbies． 3．What does the underlined word “upbeat” in paragraph 3 mean? A．Reliable．　 B．Innocent． C．Elegant． D．Optimi