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二、閱讀測驗 (第 16 − 30 題，每題 2 分，共 30 分) ▲ 閱讀下文，回答第 16 − 20 題  The United States’ aviation industry was rising in the 1920s. During the time, people inAmerica still regarded flying a plane as an exciting sport, so very few would choose to travel byair. But a young woman named Edna Gardner Whyte thought differently. She believed that verysoon people would take airplanes as a means of transportation and no longer see flying anaircraft simply as a fast and dangerous sport. In 1926, she signed up for lessons to learn to be apilot. But most of her teachers persuaded her to quit, for flying planes was no job for women.Edna didn’t give up, and just followed her heart to continue the lessons. With her perseverance,she finally realized her dream of becoming a licensed pilot. Yet, most airline companies at thattime still hesitated to employ women pilots. Therefore, even though she was a good pilot, Ednastill couldn’t land a job flying planes. She had to keep proving herself repeatedly.In 1934, she participated in a flying race in Maryland. She was the only female player inthe race and thus, made fun of by other players before the race kicked off. To everyone’ssurprise, she won in the end, and her winning silenced all the other players. To prevent such athing from happening again, a sign saying “Men Only” was posted when the same race took placein the next year. In 1937, she won another race. What delighted her this time was she received abig prize from Amelia Earhart, the first woman who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean. WhileAmelia enjoyed much more fame and honor at that time, Edna flew many more hours in herlifetime. Edna was so fond of flying that she never stopped doing it until she was in her eighties.When she quit racing, she devoted herself to teaching people to fly. In 1991, at the age of 89,she published her autobiography, Rising Above It, and passed away the following year. As an airracer, she will always be remembered for having won more than two dozen air races.
16. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) The aviation industry in the 1920s.
(B) The flying race in Maryland.
(C) Two famous women in aviation history.
(D) A pioneering woman pilot.

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答案：D
難度：非常簡單1
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(8),E(0)

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