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【題目】 Not long ago, few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astronauts. For years in the United States, only 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 in 1984. 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 held 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.had great courage and determination to face challenges

B.set an example to women to take up their careers

C.became the first American female in space

D.was interested in space programme when she was young

【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-dB.a-d-b-c-eC.e-a-d-b-cD.e-a-b-d-c

【4】The passage is most probably taken out of ____________.

A.a novelB.a reportC.a diaryD.an essay

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章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Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.(莎莉·里德成為第一個到太空旅行的美國女人，創(chuàng)造了歷史)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】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第三段的If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut, I’m sure I wou1d have said yes(如果你問我12歲時是否想成為一名宇航員，我相信我會答應(yīng)的)可知，莎莉·里德喜歡宇航員的這個職業(yè)，劃線部分字面意思為“在地球上任何游樂園的體驗都比不上這次太空之旅”，可以推斷，喜歡宇航員工作的莎莉·里德說這句話的真正的意思是太空之旅比任何地球上的旅行都有趣得多。故D項正確。

【3】

細節(jié)理解題。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。故C項正確。

【4】

推理判斷題。綜合本文內(nèi)容可推知，本文介紹了美國著名的女航天員先驅(qū)者Sally Ride的事跡。由此推斷，本文極可能來自于一篇新聞報道。故B項正確。