Question

37-year-old spacewoman Wang Yaping made history — she is China’s first teacher in space.

Wang Yaping taught Chinese primary and middle school students on Earth physics problems in the zero-gravity environment (失重环境). She prepared for

the lecture for a long time.

Wang, born in January 1980, is from east China’s Shandong Province. She was a pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (空军) with experience of 1,600 hours of flying.

The world’s first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe, a 37-year-old middle school teacher from the United States, but the Space Shuttle Challenger (挑战者号) disintegrated (崩裂) after 73 seconds into flight on Jan.28, 1986. McAuliffe and other six members were killed.

“Wang’s lecture was a pleasant surprise, ” said Zhang Xiaoguang, an

astronaut (宇航员) in the three members of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft. “She does well in whatever she does. Sometimes we’d like to give her a helping hand, but she just would not take the hand in help,” said Nie Haisheng.

Like many young Chinese people, Wang likes photography, music and basketball. She said, “We are all students in facing the universe (宇宙). We are looking forward to joining our young friends to learn and explore the mystical (神秘的) and beautiful universe.”

1.Was Wang Yaping the world’s first teacher in space?

A. Yes, she was.    B. No, she wasn’t.    C. No, she hasn’t.    D. We don’t know.

2.Who did Wang Yaping give the lecture to on physics problems in space?

A. Chinese primary students.    B. Chinese middle school students.

C. All students    D. A & B.

3.What was Christa McAuliffe?

A. a middle school student    B. a middle school teacher.

C. an astronaut.    D. a pilot

4.What are Wang Yaping’s hobies/

A. photography, music and football.    B. collecting stamps, music and basketball

C. football, music and collecting    D. photography, music and basketball.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. China’s first teacher in space.

B. The lesson in the zoo.

C. Shenzhou-10 spacecraft.

D. Explore the mystical and beautiful universe.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】本文介绍了中国历史上第一位在太空讲课的老师——王亚平。她的职业，讲课的内容，爱好和对宇宙的看法。

1.B

细节理解题。根据The world’s first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe,可知世界上在太空的第一位老师是Christa McAuliffe,不是王亚平，故此处用否定回答，谓语是was，故此处为B。

2.D

细节理解题。根据Wang Yaping taught Chinese primary and middle school students on Earth physics problems in the zero-gravity environment (失重环境).可知王亚平给中国中小学生将关于失重环境下的物理问题，故选D。

3.B

细节理解题。根据The world’s first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe, a 37-year-old middle school teacher from the United States,可知Christa McAuliffe是一名中学教师，故选B。

4.D

细节理解题。根据Like many young Chinese people, Wang likes photography, music and basketball.可知王亚平的爱好是：摄影，音乐和篮球，故选D。

5.A

标题归纳题。根据37-year-old spacewoman Wang Yaping made history — she is China’s first teacher in space.可知本文主要介绍了中国历史上第一位在太空讲课的老师——王亚平。故选A。

点睛：认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据The world’s first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe, a 37-year-old middle school teacher from the United States,可知Christa McAuliffe是一名中学教师，故选B。