Question

Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的) training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics(天体物理学博士学位) after several years’ hard work.

In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作)special machines

Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012.

1.What did Sally Ride want to do at first?

A. She wanted to study stars.

B. She wanted to study science.

C. She wanted to play tennis.

D. She wanted to do researches.

2.When did Sally Ride go into space?

A. In 1951.  B. In 1977.  C. In 1983.  D. In 2012.

3.Which is NOT true about Sally Ride?

A. She learned how to fly a plane.

B. She learned how to produce machines,

C. She learned how to jump out of a plane.

D. She learned how to use special machines.

4.Sally Ride taught at the University of California _______.

A. before she got her PhD in astrophysics

B. before she went to Standford University

C. after she wrote books on space

D.after she travelled into space

5.Which is the best title (题目) of the passage?

A. The first American woman writer

B. The first American woman astronaut

C. The first American woman teacher

D. The first American woman scientist

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了第一位进入太空的美国女士萨莉·赖德。年轻时她喜欢网球，想当一名网球运动员。但是三个月的特殊训练后，她改变了主意，经过几年的学习，她获得了天体物理学博士学位。1977年她参加宇航员考试，从8000多人中脱颖而出，经过各种不同种类的特殊而且困难的训练，她学会了开飞机、跳伞、操作特殊的机器。1983年6月18日，她与其它四位宇航员一起乘坐挑战者号宇宙飞船进入太空，成为第一位进入太空的美国宇航员。后来，她到加利弗尼亚大学教书，并为儿童写了七本有关太空的书籍，鼓励孩子们学习科学。她于2012年不幸去世。

1.C细节理解题。题意：萨莉·赖德开始想做什么？A. She wanted to study stars.她想要学习明星； B. She wanted to study science.她想要学科学；C. She wanted to play tennis.她想要打网球；D. She wanted to do researches.她要做研究。由第三句的：She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. 可知她年轻时喜欢打网球。故选C。

2.C细节理解题。题意：萨莉·赖德什么时候进入太空？A. In 1951.；B. In 1977.；C. In 1983.；D. In 2012. 由第三段第一句：Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. 可知她于1983年6月18日进入太空。故选：C。

3.B推理判断题。题意：有关萨莉·赖德哪一个不对？A. She learned how to fly a plane.她学会了开飞机；B. She learned how to produce machines她学会了制造机器；C. She learned how to jump out of a plane.她学会了跳伞；D. She learned how to use special machines.她学会了怎样用特殊的机器。由第二段最后的句子：She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作)special machines可知，她学会了开飞机、跳伞、操作特殊的机器。故选：B。

4.D细节理解题。题意：萨莉·赖德什么时候在加利弗尼亚教书？A. before she got her PhD in astrophysics获得航天博士学位前；B. before she went to Standford University去斯坦福尼亚大学前；C. after she wrote books on space写了有关太空的书籍之后；D.after she travelled into space在进入太空之后。根据最后一段的：She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children可知，她进入太空回来后，在大学教书，然后写了几本有关太空的书籍。故选：D。

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考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。