Inthe1920sand30stheairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedaystherewerenoflightattendantstolookafterthepassengers(乘客).Youngmenor“st

　　Inthe1920sand30stheairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedaystherewerenoflightattendantstolookafterthepassengers(乘客).Youngmenor“stewards”helpedthepassengersontotheairplaneandcarriedthepassengers’luggage(行李)buttheydidnotprovidefoodordrinks.Butthenin1930awomancalledEllenChurchinventedthe“stewardess”.

　　EllenChurchwasbornin1904onafarminIowa.Shewasadifferentchild.Shedidn’twanttoworkonafarmormarryafarmer—shewantedamoreadventurouslife.EllenstudiedtobeanurseattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthengotajobinahospital.Forthenextfewyearsshestayedatthehospitalbutalsotookflyinglessonsandgotherpilot’slicense.

　　Ellenwastwenty-fiveyearsoldwhenshefirstgotintouchwithBoeingAirTransport.Shelovedflyingbutsheunderstoodthatairlineswereaman’sworld.AlthoughwomenlikeEmeliaEarheartwerebecomingfamoussherealizeditwasimpossibleforawomantohaveacareerasapilot.Butshehadanotheridea.Mostpeoplewerefrightenedofflyingbecause.flyingwasstillanunreliable(不可靠的)waytotravel.Therewereoftendelays(延误)manycrashesandthebadweathersmademanypassengerssick.EllenthoughtnursescouldtakecareofpassengersduringflightsandB.A.T.agreed.

　　TheyoungwomanfromIowaandsevenothernursesbecamethefirstairstewardesses.

　　Atfirstpilotswereunhappybecausetheydidnotwantstewardessesonairplanesbutpassengerslovedthestewardesses.In1940therewerearound1000ofthemworkingfordifferentairlines.Theearly“stewardesses”hadtobeundertwenty-five-year-oldsingleandslim.Whenawomanjoinedanairlineshehadtopromisenottogetmarriedorhavechildren.Itwasahardjobandnotwellpaid.Theyworkedlonghoursandearned＄1anhour.

　　Inthe1970sstewardesseswereunhappyintheirjobandairlineshadtomakesomechanges.Sincethe1970s“stewardesses”havebeencalledflightattendants.Theyarewellpaidandworkfewerhoursthaninthepast.

　　【小题1】Theunderlinedword“adventurous”means_____________.

　　A．奇怪的B．平淡的C．有趣的D．冒险的【小题2】ThemainreasonforBoeing