Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.

　 Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.

　 In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.

In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.

56.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.

A.in England　　 B.In France　 　　　　　 C.In America　 　　　　 D.in Australia

57.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.

A.She had polio and couldn’t walk easily　 B.Her family was poor　　

C.Her leg was hurt in an accident 　　　 D.She couldn’t swim

58.Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.

A.to make her a famous swimmer　　 　　 B. to make her legs stronger

C.to make her swim faster　　　　　 　　 D. to make her win gold medals

59. In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.

A .supports　 　　　 B. fish　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. gold medals　 　　　　 D.films

60.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. she was successful in swimming across the Channel

B. In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop.

C. She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen.

D. She swam across the Channel for only six days

　 Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.

　 Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.

　 In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.

In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.

56.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.

A.in England　　 B.In France　 　　　　　 C.In America　 　　　　 D.in Australia

57.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.

A.She had polio and couldn’t walk easily　 B.Her family was poor　　

C.Her leg was hurt in an accident 　　　 D.She couldn’t swim

58.Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.

A.to make her a famous swimmer　　 　　 B. to make her legs stronger

C.to make her swim faster　　　　　 　　 D. to make her win gold medals

59. In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.

A .supports　 　　　 B. fish　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. gold medals　 　　　　 D.films

60.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. she was successful in swimming across the Channel

B. In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop.

C. She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen.

D. She swam across the Channel for only six days

－________? －I'm from France.

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The Story of Harriet Quimby

　　Should a woman fly an airplane? Most people in the early 1900' s said no. A woman named Harriet Quimby lived during those years. Harriet loved airplanes. She made up her mind to fly one.

　　She found someone to teach her, and soon she became a good pilot(飞行员) . In 1912, Harriet made a plan. She would fly from England to France, 22 miles across the water. No woman had ever done that.

　　Her friends told her not to go. Flying was dangerous in those days. Airplanes were small. They were made of wood and bicycle wheels. Sometimes they fell apart in the air.

　　Harriet wasn' t worried. On April 16, 1912, she was ready to go. She started her plane and took off. She climbed to 1500 feet and turned toward France. She looked down. Everything was covered with fog! Harriet kept going. She thought she might be over land. She let the plane drop lower. Then the fog cleared. A sandy beach was below her. Harriet landed right on the beach. She was in France. The trip had taken only 30 minutes.

　　“Any woman could do it, ” said Harriet.

1．Harriet Quimby showed that she ________.

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2．Another title for this story could be ________.

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A．“How To Fly a Plane”

B．“Around the World in a Plane”

C．“The Woman Who Wanted To Fly”

3．Anyone could have gone from England to France ________.

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4．Long ago, small airplanes were made of ________.

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5．In 1912, planes couldn't land ________.

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