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【題目】Eileen Collins

Although she’s never walked on a runway with models in a fancy dress, Eileen Collins is referred to by many as “Miss Universe”. That’s because Collins (1956— ) is an a【1】 and NASA’s first female shuttle pilot and mission commander.

Until quite recently, this profession was one you’d only find men in. There seemed to be little p【2】 of entry for females. For them, therefore, Collins is a pioneer(先鋒).

In 1995, she piloted the Discovery shuttle during flight t【3】 the Russian Space Station. Four years later, she headed a shuttle mission aboard Columbia.

Collins’ achievement is not something that happens o【4】. It takes years, even decades, of preparation. But to understand the roots of Collins’ love of piloting, we have to go back to her c【5】. Collins knew from a very young age that she belonged to the skies. She grew up in Elmira in New York State, a town with a significant flight history. The first US National Gliding Contest was h【6】 there in 1930.

Collins’ passion was also helped by books on the Wright brothers. Starting at age 16, Collins took on small jobs and three years later, she had s【7】 enough money to accomplish her dream of learning to fly. S【8】 when the US Air Force opened its doors to female pilots in 1978, the young woman applied and started her t【9】 as a military pilot. Her team described her as humble (謙卑的) despite all her achievements.

Her parents agree. “She is very down-to-earth. N【10】 handed her anything. Everything she is today, she’s earned,” her mother said.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】astronaut

【2】possibility

【3】to

【4】overnight

【5】childhood

【6】held

【7】saved

【8】So

【9】training

【10】Nobody

【解析】考查學(xué)生對詞匯，語法的掌握，以及對文章的理解。

本文主要敘述了美國航空與航天局的第一位女宇航員Eileen Collins，同時也講述了她兒時的夢想。目的是鼓勵其他的孩子，要有夢想并相信夢想有一天能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)

【1】考查名詞以及上下文語境。聯(lián)系下文NASA’s first female shuttle pilot and mission commander.她是美國航空與航天局的第一位女性飛行員，可知Collins是一位飛行員，故用astronaut。

【2】聯(lián)系上句Until quite recently, this profession was one you’d only find men in.直到現(xiàn)在，這個職業(yè)你只能找到男性�？芍�這里說的是對女性來說幾乎沒有可能進入。這里需要用名詞形式的詞，故用possibility。

【3】考查介詞。句意：1995年，她駕駛“發(fā)現(xiàn)號”航班到達俄國太空站。根據(jù)句意以及首字母提示可知用to。

【4】考查副詞。句意：Collins的成就并不是一蹴而就的（一夜之間發(fā)生的）。根據(jù)句意以及首字母提示可知用overnight。

【5】考查名詞以及對語境的理解。聯(lián)系上文It takes years, even decades, of preparation.，可知Collins花了很多年的準備，可推斷她喜歡飛行的根源要從她的童年說起。故用childhood。

【6】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。句意：1930年第一次美國國家滑翔比賽在那里舉辦。根據(jù)句意可知用held。

【7】聯(lián)系上文Starting at age 16, Collins took on small jobs16歲開始Collins開始做兼職，可知三年之后，她攢了足夠的錢實現(xiàn)她學(xué)習(xí)飛行的夢想。本句是過去完成時，故用saved。

【8】考查連詞。句意：因此當美國空軍在1978年向女性飛行員打開大門時，這位年輕的女性申請了，開始了作為軍事飛行員的訓(xùn)練。根據(jù)句意可知用So。

【9】聯(lián)系下句Her team described her as humble (謙卑的) despite all her achievements.可知申請之后，開始了她作為軍事飛行員的訓(xùn)練。故用training。

【10】考查代詞。句意：她非常踏實。沒有人遞給她任何東西。她今天擁有的一切都是她掙的。根據(jù)句意可知用Nobody。