Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to enter space. She was part of the crew (全體船員) of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in September, 1992.

Mae Jemison was born in Alabama in1956. A few years after her birth, the family moved to Chicago.

Mae began to go to school there. She was an excellent student and graduated from high school when she was 16. She went to Stanford University and studied engineering there, and then she went to Cornell University to study medicine.

After becoming a doctor, Mae joined the Peace Corps in 1983, working as a medical officer in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia. NASA chose Dr. Mae Jemison for astronaut training in 1987. After training hard for a long time, she travelled into space for the first time in 1992.

Dr. Mae Jemison is an excellent dancer and is interested in the theatre. Some of her other hobbies are photography, skiing and studying foreign languages. She speaks Russian, Japanese and of course, English.

In 1993, Dr. Mae Jemison left NASA. She then works on projects to advance technology and improve healthcare in developing countries.

1.Where did Mae Jemison attend high school?

A. In Alabama. B. In Chicago. C. In Beijing. D. In New York.

2.When Mae Jemison joined the Peace Corps, how old was she?

A. 16 years old. B. 27 years old. C. 46 years old. D. We don’t know.

3.What does the underlined word “graduated” mean in Chinese?

A. 畢業(yè) B. 向往 C. 進(jìn)入 D. 錯過

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Dr. Mae Jemison was the first American woman to enter space.

B. Mae Jemison lived in Alabama with her family for 16 years.

C. Mae Jemison studied medicine in Stanford University.

D. Dancing and skiing are Dr. Mae Jemison’s hobbies.

5.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. that Mae Jemison was an excellent astronaut

B. who Dr. Mae Jemison is

C. how to become an excellent woman

D. Mae Jemison did well in school

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述第一個登上太空的女飛行員杰米森的生平事跡。 1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A few years after her birth, the family moved to Chicago. Mae began to go to school there. She was an excellen...
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