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Not long ago, few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astronauts. For years in the United States, on1y men had that opportunity . In 1983, that changed. Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.

On Monday, Ride died at the age of 61, ‘‘Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model,”President Barack Obama said in a statement. “She inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”

Ride became interested in space when she was a kid. “If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut ,I’m sure I wou1d have said yes,” she said in a 2010 interview . “ But I didn’t even think about that as a possible career.”

After studying physics in college and graduate school, Ride got her chance. She was accepted into NASA’s astronaut training program in 1978, and then chosen to be the first American female in space. In 1983, she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle.“There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close,” she said.

Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in1984 . Between the two missions, she spent a total of 343 hours in orbit. After that, she remained involved with the space program and also worked to share her passion for science with kids. She co-authored six science books for children , and started her own science education company.

Ride knew that she he1d a unique place in history . “ I realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that the men had been doing,” she said.

Since Ride’s historic trip, more than 40 other American women have traveled to space. They all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.

1.Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she___________ .

A. was the first American to travel to space

B. opened a door for women to find jobs suitable for them

C. became the first American female in space

D. was the first to travel on the Challenger

2.By saying ‘‘There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close”, Ride really meant____________ .

A. she preferred a ride in an amusement park on the Earth

B. the trip to space was like that in an amusement park

C. she came close to an amusement park on the Earth

D. the trip to space was far more interesting than any ride on the Earth

3. The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is_____________

a. accepted into an astronaut training program

b. spent a total of 343 hours in orbit

c. co-authored six science books for children

d. traveled to space aboard the Challenger

e. studied physics in co11ege and graduate school

A. e-a-b-c-d?????? B. a-d-b-c-e??????? C. e-a-d-b-c??????? D. e-a-b-d-c

4.The passage is most probably taken out of _________________ .

A. a novel??????? B. a report??????? C. a diary???????? D. an essay

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：語篇解讀：這是一篇記敘文，介紹了美國著名的女航天員先 驅(qū)者 Sally Ride 的事跡。

1.細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)全文內(nèi)容尤其是第一段最后一句可 知，Sally Ride 被認為是一個民族英雄是因為她是美國第一 位進入太空旅行的女航天員。故 C 項正確。

2.句意理解題。結(jié)合語境，畫線部分意為“在地球上任何 游樂園的體驗都比不上這次太空之旅”，由此可知 D 項正確。

3.順序排列題。結(jié)合文章第四、五段內(nèi)容可知，事情發(fā)生的順序是e. studied physics in co11ege and graduate school----a. accepted into an astronaut training program----d. traveled to space aboard the Challenger----b. spent a total of 343 hours in orbit------c. co-authored six science books for children所以C 項排序符合事件發(fā)生順序。

4.推理判斷題。綜合本文內(nèi)容可推知，本文是一篇新聞 報道，通過介紹美國著名的女航天員先驅(qū)者 Sally Ride 生前 的事跡來紀念她。選B

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