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sn39。t the youngest ever female captain. Ronan Milne got in touch with Newsbeat to say his colleague Dawn Hunter was made a captain aged 24 at Hendry is also 24 and a captain with the same pany. Kate began flying in the air cadets(見習(xí)生 ) when she was 13 years old, but admitted to the Press Association that she never thought she could bee a mercial pilot. However, following aviation training in Southampton, she joined easyJet as a copilot in May August she took up the rank of captain after passing the airline’s mand course. “Personally I don’t think my age matters,” she said. “I’ve been through the same training and passed the same mand course as every other captain so I’ve proven myself capable regardless of my age.” Kate is originally from Carlisle, but now lives in Surrey so she can be near to Gatwick Airport. From there she flies Airbus A319 and A32 planes to locations across the world, including Iceland, Israel and Morocco.“I rarely fly to the same place twice in the same month,” she said. “That keeps things interesting.” Around 5% of mercial pilots are women. Last year easyJet announced a plan to increase its number of female entrants to 12%.Julie Westhorp, chairwoman of the British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA), hopes Kate will inspire more women to think about working in aviation. She says: “Both the BWPA and easyJet are aware of the importance of visible role models for girls and young women when making career choices and continue to work together to encourage young women to consider a pilot career.” 32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. More women will take up a pilot career, inspired by Kate. B. Kate has flown to around 100 destinations across the Europe. C. Most people like the female pilot at such a young age. D. There are more training and courses for the female pilot. 33. Which of the following is the correct order, according to the passage? a. Kate became a copilot of EasyJet. b. A plan to increase its number of female employees was made by EasyJet. c. Kate began her flying work. d. Kate became the captain in EasyJet. A. cbad B. acbd C. cabd D. abcd 34. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Kate has dreamt of being a pilot since she was a little girl. B. Kate made a move so that she could be closer to the airport. C. Kate likes experiencing something different. D. Kate has been the youngest ever female captain. 35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Kate Mc WilliamsAn amazing female pilot B. Meet Easy Jet39。s youngest female airline captain C. Ages don’t matter D. An experienced captain 第二節(jié)(共 5小題;每小題 2分,滿分 10 分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 Five Major Differences between Successful and Unsuccessful People Last year, Dave Kerpen, author and chief executive of Likeable Local, received a postcard that illustrated the traits and behavior of successful and unsuccessful people. He said, “The postcard has had a profound effect on me, reinforcing values I believe in and reminding me on a daily basis of the attitudes and habits that I know I need to embrace in order to bee successful.” The postcard, shown below, points out five big differences between successful and unsuccessful people. 1. Successful people embrace change. Unsuccessful people fear it. Embracing change is one of the hardest things a person can do. With the world moving fast and technology accelerating at a rapid speed, it’s imperative that we embrace these changes and adapt, rather than fear them, deny them, or hide from them. 36 2. Successful people want others to succeed. Unsuccessful people secretly hope others fail. When you’re in an anization with a group of people, in order to be successful, you all have to be successful. 37 3. Successful people accept responsibility for their failures. Unsuccessful people blame others. 38___ But they always accept responsibility for their failures. Blaming others solves nothing。 it just puts other people down and absolutely no good es from it. 4. Successful people give others all the credit for their victories. 39 Letting people have their moments to shine motivates them to work harder, and, consequently, makes you look better as a leader or teammate. 5. Su