Holly Petitt and Keely Petitt are from Denver and they are mother and daughter. On July 30, 2022, as pilots, they flew their first Southwest flight(飞行) together, on Flight #3658 from Denver to St. Louis.

“People expected the flight and became excited as the first mother daughter team at Southwest Airlines has arrived!” Holly wrote in a Facebook post that morning. “It’s been a very emotional morning for me. One moment you are holding this small little baby in your arms and in a blink of an eye she is sitting next to you on the flight deck(舱面) of a Boeing 737 plane! I love you to the moon and back, Keely Petitt!”

According to Southwest Airlines, Holly dreamed of being a pilot after working as a flight attendant(空中乘务员) for another airline. She took flying lessons while she and her husband made money for their three children.

At 14 years old, Keely wanted to follow her mother and become a pilot. She got her pilot’s license and worked at Southwest Airlines five years ago.

“It’s been a dream coming true,” Holly added. “First, I found this job and fell in love with it, and then that one of my kids fell into this and in love with this job too. It’s great.”

“Not only are Holly and Keely making Southwest history, but also they’re breaking barriers and showing that women of all ages can make their dreams in aviation(航空) come true, and reach for the skies,” Southwest said.

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1.How did people feel after Holly Petitt and Keely Petitt have arrived?

A Tired.

B Happy.

C Angry.

D Afraid.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“People expected the flight and became excited as the first mother daughter team at Southwest Airlines has arrived!”可知，当人们看到这对母女搭档驾驶飞机（创造历史）时感到很兴奋。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “emotional” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A Amazing.

B Terrible.

C Silly.

D Modern.

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据下文可知，随着西南航空公司第一母女团队的到来，人们感到兴奋。Holly曾经怀里抱着的小宝宝转眼间就坐在她旁边的波音737飞机的飞行甲板上，因此这对Holly来说是一个激动人心的早上。故选A。

3.What was Holly before becoming a pilot?

A A doctor.

B A teacher.

C A cook.

D A flight attendant.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“Holly dreamed of being a pilot after working as a flight attendant for another airline.”可知，Holly在另一家航空公司担任空姐后，就梦想成为一名飞行员。故选D。

4.When did Keely begin to work at Southwest Airlines?

A In 2013.

B In 2015.

C In 2017.

D In 2019.

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第四段第二句“She got her pilot’s license and worked at Southwest Airlines five years ago.”可知，五年前即2017年，Keely 开始在西南航空公司工作。故选C。

5.What does the passage tell us?

A Reaching for the skies is the most interesting thing.

B It is good for daughter to do the same job as her mom.

C One can take flying lessons while raising his/her children.

D Women of all ages can realize their dreams in aviation.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。根据最后一段的“they’re breaking barriers and showing that women of all ages can make their dreams in aviation come true, and reach for the skies”可知，本文通过这对母女的故事告诉我们，各个年龄段的女性都有在航空领域追求梦想的权力。故选D。