Question

In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men, or "stewards" helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers' luggage (行李) but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church invented the "stewardess".
Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn't want to work on a farm or marry a farmer—she wanted a more adventurous (冒險的) life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot's license.
Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man's world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot. But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable (不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays (延誤), many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. Agreed.
The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.
At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early "stewardesses" had to be under twenty-five-year old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned $1 an hour.
In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, "stewardesses" have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.
【小題1】The last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that _________.

A．the word "stewardess" was made up by Ellen Church

B．Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane

C．Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a plane

D．Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane

【小題2】From the second paragraph, we learn that ________.

A．Ellen did not behave in the same way as most as other girls

B．Ellen's family was not rich enough to support her education

C．Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospital

D．Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely

【小題3】The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.

A．her flying experience	B．her university education
C．her nursing experience	D．her life attitudes

【小題4】According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.

A．be a nurse	B．be married
C．be a mother	D．be young

【小題5】The passage mainly talks about _______.

A．the background of early flying pilots

B．the experience of flying passengers

C．the history of early flight attendants

D．the development of airplanes

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：本文講述空姐的由來。飛機起源時，飛機上的條件并不像現在這樣。一位叫做Ellen Church的女士為我們帶來了早期的空姐，但是那時空姐待遇很低。直到20世紀70年代，空姐的待遇提高了工作時間也減少了。
【小題1】句意理解題。But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church invented the "stewardess".“但是在1930年，一個叫做Ellen Church的女士創造了第一個飛機上的女乘務員。”結合下文介紹，可知Ellen是第一個駕駛飛機的女飛行員。故選B。
【小題2】段意概括題。第二段介紹Ellen不想成為一名農民，也不想嫁給農民。她想要做一些冒險的工作，說明Ellen和其他的女孩不一樣。故選A。
【小題3】細節理解題。根據文章第三段最后一句話Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. Agreed.“Ellen想要在飛行期間可以成為照顧乘客的護士并受到了波音航空公司的同意。”可知波音航空公司雇傭Ellen是因為她擁有護理經驗，故選C。
【小題4】細節理解題。結合第五段第二行The early "stewardesses" had to be under twenty-five-year old, single and slim.“早期的空姐必選要在25歲以下，單身并苗條。”可知答案，故選D。
【小題5】主旨大意題。本文主要講述空姐的由來以及早期空姐的要求和待遇，故選C。
考點：政治經濟文化類短文閱讀。