Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on thefollowing passage.
During World War II, manyAmerican women joined the armed forces and served side by side with the men.More than 200,000 women volunteered to serve in the armed forces.
The women did not go intobattle with guns But they did perform countless useful-and oftendangerous-tasks, which freed the men for the fighting. And thousands of nursesrisked-and sometimes lost-their lives treating the wounded while the enemy wasattacking.
One group of women performedvery special job. That was because they had a special skill. They were pilots.
The United States had notyet entered the war in 1940. But Americans were selling airplanes to theBritish. Canada was supplying even more. The planes were vital to Britain'ssurvival. They had to be gotten overseas as quickly as possible. What was thefastest way? By air, of course.
Trained American andCanadian pilots were already flying for Britain's Royal Air Force. Every manwho could fly a plane was already fighting in Europe. Someone had to fly thenew planes across the ocean. Who could do it? The women!
Jacqueline Cochran was oneof America's best-known pilots when the war began. She described how the womenpilots got involved in the war and what they did:
“Late in 1940 GeneralArnold said they needed pilots desperately for ferrying airplanes from Canadato England, and he asked me if I could be of any help. I said I would be happyto volunteer, and my services were immediately accepted. It was a difficult taskwith a high death rate. I got shot at over the North Atlantic and others didtoo. We usually got to England with only about two and half hours of fuel tospare,and that is hazardous(危险的)”.
Often, after a long trip—and just a fewhours'sleep—the women were flown back to Canada to pickup more planes.
When the United Statesentered the war the women pilots were formed into a group called WASP (WomenAirforce Service Pilots). Miss Cochran became their commanding officer. Thewomen continued to serve until 1944.
More than 1,000 women keptAmerican and British pilots supplied with new planes during the war. They flewevery type of plane that was built. And they won the admiration of thousands ofcombat pilots.
What special job did the group of American women do in World War Ⅱ?
A.Nursing the wounded.
B.Dealing in weapons.
C.Ferrying airplanes.
D.Battling with guns.
正确答案是C
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