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【題目】5… 4 … 3 … 2 … 1… BLAST OFF! A rocket left the Earth and lifted into space. Sally Ride was on the rocket. She was the first American woman in space. She was also the youngest astronaut to circle Earth.

Sally Ride grew up in California. She liked to play tennis, and she loved learning about outer space. When Sally Ride finished college, she read in the newspaper that the United States Space program was looking for astronauts. This was the first time the program wanted women to be astronauts. She sent a letter saying she would like to become an astronaut. Later Sally Ride was chosen for the program. She was 27 years old then.

In 1978 Sally Ride moved from California to Texas to learn her new job. She studied very hard. She needed to know about all of the lights on the control panel. Sally Ride also needed to know how to do experiments while in space. The experiments would help people learn more about the Earth.

In 1983 Sally Ride flew on the space shuttle named Challenger for the first time. She was only 32 years old then. When the flight ended, the shuttle landed safely on the Earth.

Sally Ride said that the best part of space travel was floating (飄流). She liked to float around in the Challenger. She also liked looking out of the windows. She said that it was great fun. In 1984 Sally Ride made her last trip into space.

【1】The author wrote this article to 　　　.

A. tell readers about space

B. get readers to become astronauts

C. tell readers about a special astronaut

D. give readers facts about space shuttles

【2】Why was Sally Ride an important person?

A. Because she liked to learn about outer space.

B. Because she told people about space.

C. Because she traveled to many countries.

D. Because she was the first American woman in space.

【3】Which sentence shows that Sally enjoyed her job?

A. She is also the youngest astronaut to circle Earth.

B. Later Sally Ride was chosen for the program.

C. The experiments would help people learn more about Earth.

D. She said that it was great fun.

【4】What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. Sally Ride’s first trip into space.

B. How old Sally Ride was in 1983.

C. Sally Ride’s childhood in California.

D. What Sally Ride did in space.

【5】Sally Ride’s favorite part of space travel was 　　　.

A. landing the shuttle

B. going around the Earth

C. floating in the shuttle

D. learning about stars

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了美國第一個女太空宇航員Sally Ride，從入選到成長為一個優(yōu)秀宇航員的經歷。

【1】推理判斷題。從文章第一段，以及整篇文章對Sally Ride的介紹，可知本文主要是向讀者介紹這個美國第一個，最年輕的女宇航員的成長經歷，故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中She was the first American woman in space. She was also the youngest astronaut to circle Earth.可知Sally Ride不僅是最年輕的環(huán)游地球宇航員，而且是美國第一個女太空宇航員，所以說她很重要，故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據最后一段Sally Ride said that the best part of space travel was floating (飄流). She liked to float around in the Challenger. She also liked looking out of the windows. She said that it was great fun.尤其是最后一句“She said that it was great fun.”可知，她是非常享受這份工作的，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據第4段的內容，本段主要介紹了Sally Ride1983年第一次飛向太空的經歷。故選A。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據最后一段“Sally Ride said that the best part of space travel was floating (飄流).”說明關于太空旅游，她最喜歡的一部分就是漂流。故選C。

推理判斷題的答案，往往不是作者直接出現在原文告訴我們的，而是需要我們通過閱讀原文，推測作者意圖，去推斷出來的，例如第1小題，從文章第一段，以及整篇文章對Sally Ride的介紹，可知本文主要是向讀者介紹這個美國第一個，最年輕的女宇航員的成長經歷，故選C。