2015考研英语阅读集中练洛克菲勒之子驾机坠亡
<p> 洛克菲勒之子驾机坠亡</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> 99<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="patriarch">patriarch</span> <span word="David">David</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="wreck">wreck</span>.</p><p> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="Piper">Piper</span> <span word="Meridian">Meridian</span> <span word="PA">PA</span>-46 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="takeoff">takeoff</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westchester">Westchester</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span>, <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8:08 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Runway">Runway</span> 16<span word="and">and</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span>, 65, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="wreckage">wreckage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span> <span word="Stables">Stables</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mayday">mayday</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="dangled">dangled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sheared">sheared</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Purchase">Purchase</span>, <span word="N">N</span>.<span word="Y">Y</span>., <span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Transportation">Transportation</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span>.</p><p> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="askew">askew</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="wreckage">wreckage</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="Sr">Sr</span>., <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="flier">flier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>.</p>
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