2016成都市高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（8）及答案
<p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Eddie">Eddie</span> <span word="Mckay">Mckay</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>,<span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Broad">Broad</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>,<span word="found">found</span> <span word="McKay">McKay</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="footnote">footnote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="McKay">McKay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="alumni">alumni</span> (校友)<span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unfamiliar">unfamiliar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Broad">Broad</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>,<span word="Broad">Broad</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="archives">archives</span> (档案馆)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fruitless">fruitless</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="McKay">McKay</span>. <span word="Tired">Tired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span>,<span word="Broad">Broad</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhibiting">exhibiting</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="realization">realization</span>. “<span word="After">After</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>,<span word="there">there</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>,<span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhibiting">exhibiting</span> <span word="case">case</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Broad">Broad</span>. <span word="Excited">Excited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="find">find</span>,<span word="Broad">Broad</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="search">search</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="combed">combed</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clues">clues</span>. <span word="Gradually">Gradually</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="view">view</span>.</p><p> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="McKay">McKay</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1916. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="downed">downed</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>,<span word="outlived">outlived</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="squadron">squadron</span>(中队)<span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="WWI">WWI</span> <span word="flyer">flyer</span>,<span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="instructor">instructor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>,<span word="then">then</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>,<span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 1917. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="story">story</span>. “<span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1916 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Broad">Broad</span>. “<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="downing">downing</span> <span word="Oswald">Oswald</span> <span word="Boelcke">Boelcke</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.” <span word="Yet">Yet</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="home">home</span>,<span word="McKay">McKay</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>,<span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Boelcke">Boelcke</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>.</p>
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