高一英语阅读理解练习题

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1、AThemajorityofastronauts（宇航员）fromAmericahavebeenmen.Atthestartofthespaceprogrammetherewasstrongresistancefromsomepeopleagainsthavingwomeninspace.However,somewomenwereverykeentobecomeastronautsandintheendtheyweresuccessful.In1978,NASAbeganthefirsttrainingprogrammeforwomenastronauts.JudyResnic

2、kandChristaMcAuliffewerebothastronautsandtheywerebothwomen,butinmanyotherwaystheywereverydifferent.BothofthemwereonFlightSTS-5L-L.JudyResnickwasbornin1949andstudiedengineeringatuniversityandwentontoobtainaPhDin1977.Shewasamemberofthefirstgroupofwomenselectedforastronauttrainingin1978,andin19

3、84,shebecamethesecondwomaninspace.Duringthatflight,shehelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesandshecarriedoutaprogrammeofresearch.Shewas,inmanyways,aprofessionalastronautwhosewholelifewasdevotedtospacetravel.ChristaMcAuliffewasbornin1948andshewasanastronautalmostbyaccident.In1984,NASAdecidedtofinda

4、teacherwhocouldaccompanyastronautsintospace.Theyhopedthatshewouldbeabletocommunicatewithstudentsfromspaceandencourageeveryoneofthemtobeinterestedinspacetravel.Christawasasecondaryteacherinhistoryandsocialstudies.Shewasagiftedteacherandshewasselectedfromover11,000applicantstogoonflightSTS-51-

5、L.Shewasalsoaverygoodcommunicatorandsheimmediatelyestablishedaverygoodrelationshipwiththenewsmedia(radio,televisionandnewspapers）.Itwaspartlybecauseofthisthattherewasagreatdealofinterestandexcitementabouttheflight.Thousandsofstudentsinschoolsanduniversitiesallaroundthecountrywerelookingforwa

6、rdtocommunicatingwithChristainspace.Millionsofpeoplewerewatchingherflightwithgreatinterest.ItispartlybecauseoftheexcitementoverMcAuliffe'splaceintheflightthatthedisasterin1986hadsuchaneffectonpeople.56.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat___________.A.Judywasagainsttheideaofhavingwomenins

7、paceatfirstB.JudywasthefirstwomanselectedforastronauttrainingC.Judyhelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesattheageof35D.Judycarriedoutaprogrammeduringhersecondspacetravel57.ChristaMcAuliffewaschosenfortrainingbecause_______.A.shewaspopularwiththenewsmedia