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【题干】Bessie Coleman
Bessie was born in Atlanta, Texas in 1893. Her father was an Indian and her
mother an African American. Her father left the family when she was seven. At
such a young age, Bessie picked cotton. She also took on extra washing and
ironing to help her mother meet family expenses.
After finishing high school, Bessie went to Chicago to stay with a younger
brother. She became interested in aviation (飞行) shortly after World War I. But
because of her sex and color she could not enroll (注册入学) in an aviation school in
the US. Later, a newspaper editor told her that the only path left open to her would
be an aviation school in Europe. She then made two trips to Europe. She studied
under top German and French pilots, and returmed to Chicago with an intermational
pilot's license. Bessie became the only black woman pilot in the world.
Her work as a pilot took her into a field untouched by women in her day. This
field was exhibition flying. In 1922, Bessie gave her first exhibition flying show.
Several thousand eager fans came to see the unusual show. She went on giving air
shows all over the US. She gained national attention and thousands of fans of all
races. She was not discouraged by words from her family or seeing the death of a
student pilot. Nor did suffering a broken leg and arm in an air crash scare her.
Letters poured in from young black people. Like Bessie, they wanted to go
into the field of aviation. Long before her frst exhibitin, Bessie dreamed of
setting up a flying school for blacks. Unfortunately, she died in a flight accident
before her dream was realized.

【题目】【阅读选择】When Bessie was seven, -0
A. she left her family
B. she helped spporp the family
C. her father went to Atlanta
D. her family opened a coton farm

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