Mary Wilkins Ellis was a volunteer pilot for Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary( ATA) during World War II.
Mary Wilkins was born on Feb.2, 1917. When she was 8, her father bought her a ride in a plane. From there, she was hooked. As a teenager, she persuaded her father to pay for flying lessons, and she earned her pilot's license at 22 in 1939.
In 1940，she heard an ad for volunteer pilots to help the war effort. She signed up and joined the ATA, whose task was to deliver planes from factory to base or from base to factory for repairs.
At the height of World War II, 26-year-old Mary Wilkins climbed down a ladder from the cockpit (驾驶舱) of a bomber(轰炸机) at a Royal Air Force base in England.
“Where's the pilot?" someone on the ground asked.
“I am the pilot!" she responded. She had delivered the bomber alone—although built for a five-man crew—from its factory. People on the ground looked at her in surprise. One of them even decided to climb up the ladder to check the plane for the “missing” pilot.
She was one of the “Atagirls", as they were nicknamed, who almost always flew without other crew members, compass or radio assistance. They guided themselves by using maps and following rives or railway lines. While they did not fly in combat(战斗), they faced the daily danger of attack by enemy planes. Mrs. Ellis was once shot at over Bournemouth, in southern England, by “friendly fire” from the ground. Another time, she had a near-miss when landing in thick fog at the same time a combat Spitfire landed on the same runway from the opposite direction. That experience won her the nickname “the fog flyer" .
In all, Mrs. Ellis flew more than 1,000 warplanes of 76 types—including 400 Spitfires—among more than 200 British airfields from 1942 to the end of the war in 1945.
1. What does the underlined word “hooked” mean in the second paragraph?
   A. Touched.               B. Addicted.           C. Annoyed.           D. Confused.
2. Where did Mary Wilkins probably learn the ad for volunteer pilots?
   A. In a newspaper.         B. In a magazine.        C. On a poster.         D. On the radio.
3. Why did one person on the ground climb up the ladder?
   A. He didn't believe women could fly these planes.
   B. He was interested in what a bomber looked like.
   C. He couldn't wait to experience a ride in a bomber.
   D. He wanted to check if the plane was in good condition.
4. What do we learn about “Atagirls”?
   A. They often flew in combat.                    B. They were often shot at by enemy.
   C. They often flew on their own.              D. They guided themselves by radio when flying.
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