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Flying into History

When you turn on the television or read a magazine, celebrities (名人) are everywhere. Although fame and the media play such major roles in our lives today, it has not always been that way.____一 (46) Many historians agree that Charles Lindbergh was one of the first major celebrities, or superstars.

Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1902, but he grew up in Little Falls, Minnesota. As a child, he was very interested in'how things worked, so when he- reached college, he pursued a degree in engineering. At the age of 20, however, the allure(誘惑） of flying captured Lindbergh's imagination.(47) Soon after, Lindbergh bought his own plane and traveled across the nation performing aerial stunts(空中特技).

In 1924, Lindbergh became more serious about flying. He joined the United States military and graduated first in his pilot class.(48)

During the sarTie time, a wealthy hotel owner named Raymond Orteig was offering a generous award to the first pilot who could fly nonstop from New York City to Paris, France. The Orteig Prize was worth $25,OOO-a large amount even by today's standards.

Lindbergh knew he had the skills to compfete the flight, but not just any plane was capable of flying that far for that long.(49)

On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in New York City and arrived the next day at an airstrip(簡易機場) outside Paris. Named in honor of the sponsor, The Spirit of St. Louis carried Lindbergh across the Atlantic Ocean and into the record books. He became a national hero and a huge celebrity.

When he returned to the United States, Lindbergh rode in a ticker-tape(熱烈的) parade held to celebrate his accomplishment. was even named for Charles Lindbergh-the kept at the Smithsonian Institute's National Air (50) A very popular dance Lindy Hop. Today, The Spirit of St. Louis is and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

A.  He also received a Medal of Honor, the highest United Statest military decoration.

B.  Lindbergh used this additional training to get a job as an airmail pilot, flying out of St Louis, Missouri.

C.  His childhood was not full of fond memories.

D.  Working with an aviation company from San Diego, California, and with financial help from the city of St. Louis, Lindbergh got a customized (定制的) airplane that could make the journey.

E.  Eighty years'ago; radio and movies were just beginning to have that kind of effect on Americans．

F.  He quit school and moved to Nebraska where he-learned to'be a pilot.

46 A 第一段是文章的引言，說的是當今有了電視和雜志這樣的媒體，名人到處可見，但是情況并非一向如此，80 年前收音機和電影才剛開始對美國人產生這樣的效應，也就是才能向美國的公眾介紹宣傳Lindberg，使他成為名人。

47 D 這個空的前一句說的是 Lindberg 在大學讀工程學位，但是飛行吸引了他的想象;其后的一句則講他自己買了飛機在各地表演空中特技，所以在中間自然應該填入他輟學并移居到 Nebraska 去學習飛行這句話。

48 F 前一句說到Lindberg 參軍，在飛行員班里第一個畢業，這樣正好接上 Lindbergh used this additional training to get a job as an airmail pilot，flying out of St. Louis，Missouri. 這句話。

49 B 前面一句講了Lindberg 覺得要完成這次飛行自己的技術沒有問題，但并非任何一架飛機都能飛這么遠。所以下面就接上他找到了 San Diego 的一家飛行器公司定做了一架飛機。

50 C 六個選項中只有這個選項是和他回到美國后得到的榮譽有關的。

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