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 Not long ago,few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astro?nauts. For years in the United States,only men had that opportunity. In 1983,that changed. Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.

  On Monday,Ride died at the age of 61. "Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model," President Barack Obama said in a statement. "She in?spired generations of young girls to reach for the stars."

  Ride became interested in space when she was a kid. "If you asked me when I was 12        whether I wanted to be an astronaut,I'm sure I would have said yes”， she said in a 2010 interview. "But I didn't even think about that as a possible career."

  After studying physics in college and graduate school,Ride got her chance. She was accepted into NASA's astronaut training programme in 1978,and then chosen to be the first American female in space. In 1983,she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle. "There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close," she said.

  Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in 1984. Between the two missions,she spent a total of 343 hours in orbit. After that,she re?mained involved with the space programme and also worked to share her pas?sion for science with kids. She coauthored six science books for children,and started her own science education company.

Ride knew that she held a unique place in history. "I realized how impor?tant it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that men had been doing," she said.

  Since Ride's historic trip,more than 40        other American women have travelled to space. They all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.

5. Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she       .

   A. was the first American to travel to space

   B. opened a door for women to find jobs suitable for them

   C. became the first American female to travel to space

   D. was the first to travel on the Challenger

6. By saying "There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close", Ride really meant       .

   A. she preferred a ride in an amusement park on the Earth

   B. the trip to space was like that in an amusement park

   C. she came close to an amusement park on the Earth

   D. the trip to space was far more interesting than any ride on the Earth

7. The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is      

   a. accepted into an astronaut training programme

   b. spent a total of 343 hours in orbit

   c. coauthored six science books for children

   d. travelled to space aboard the Challenger

   e. studied physics in college and graduate school

   A. e— a― b― c—d   B. a—d― b—c—e

   C. e―a―d—b—c   D. e―a—b―d―c

8. The passage is most probably taken out of       .

   A. a novel   B. a report

   C. a diary   D. an essay

Answer 1

5. C细节理解题。根据全文内容尤其是第一段最后一句"Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space."可知,Sally Ride被认为是一个民族英雄是因为她是美国第一位进入太空的女航天员。故C项正确。

6. D句意理解题。结合语境可知，画线部分是指在地球上任何游乐园的体验都比小不上这次太空之旅，由此可知D 项正确。

7. C细节理解题。结合第四、五段内容可知，事情发生的顺序是e—a—d—b—c。所以C项正确。

8. B推理判断题。综合本文内容可推知，本文是一篇新闻报道，通过介绍美国著名的女航天员先驱Sally Ride生前的事迹来纪念她。故选B项。