2014年职称英语理工类B级阅读理解精华练习(3)
<p> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="FlightPilot">FlightPilot</span> <span word="Linda">Linda</span> <span word="Finch">Finch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 17, 1997 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="Earharts">Earharts</span> 1937 <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1937, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="Earharts">Earharts</span> <span word="Lockheed">Lockheed</span> 10<span word="E">E</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>.</p><p> <span word="Finch">Finch</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span>, <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span>, <span word="communications">communications</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>-<span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>.</p><p> <span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloudy">cloudy</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Finch">Finch</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Finch">Finch</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="location">location</span>-<span word="even">even</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>-<span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span>-<span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Positioning">Positioning</span> <span word="system">system</span> . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="continuously">continuously</span> <span word="transmits">transmits</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="calculate">calculate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="Finchs">Finchs</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="receiver">receiver</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equator">equator</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Earhart">Earhart</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="thunderstorms">thunderstorms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="thunderstorms">thunderstorms</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Finch">Finch</span>, <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Finch">Finch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="Electra">Electra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pressurized">pressurized</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="altitudes">altitudes</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Finch">Finch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="Earhart">Earhart</span>, <span word="Finch">Finch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Naval">Naval</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>.</p>
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