He was a scientist,an airplane engineer and a general in the United States Army.At one time,he held the record for flying faster than any other person,the first pilot to cross the United States in less than 24 hours and the first pilot to fly "blind," that is,using only instruments to guide his airplane.And when his country entered World War Ⅱ,he led one of the first successful attacks against the enemy.
His name was James Harold Doolittle,who was born on December 14th,1896,in the western state of California.His family soon moved to Nome,Alaska.James was a small boy and never grew to be very big.Yet larger boys made a mistake if they thought being small also meant being weak.James would fight if someone tried to hurt him.And he almost never lost.
As a young man James became a boxing champion and held the American West Coast championship for his weight.He continued to box when he entered the University of California to study mineral engineering.When the US entered World War I,young James joined the army and was trained as a pilot.After the war,he stayed in the army,thinking this would give him a chance to combine his flying skills with his interest in engineering.
For most of the years of the world wars,James was involved in the growth of the airplane industry.He helped test new airplanes,flew longer and longer distances and entered the world-famous air races of the time.In 1989,President Ronald Reagan conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom on James.The award honored his work in aviation (飛機制造業(yè)) and his service to his country.
On September 27th,1993,James died at the age of 96.
(1)What was James Harold Doolittle? (no more than 10 words)
A scientist,an airplane engineer and general.
A scientist,an airplane engineer and general.
(2)Why did James Harold Doolittle stay in the army after World War I? (no more than 10 words) To combine his flying skills and his interest in engineering.
To combine his flying skills and his interest in engineering.
(3)What does the underlined word "conferred" in Paragraph 4 mean? (1 word) Presented./Gave.
Presented./Gave.
(4)How old was James Harold Doolittle when he died? (no more than 5 words) 96 years old.
96 years old.
(5)What's James Harold Doolittle like in your opinion? (no more than 20 words) Though he was small in size,he was very strong,and he was brave and hard-working.
Though he was small in size,he was very strong,and he was brave and hard-working.