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

  It's hard being an astronaut's son. I 1      ,everybody expects you to be special or 2       ,and I'm just an average student,and I'm average,too,when it 3       basketball f football T soccer,and baseball.

  I often wonder 4        my father ever had a son like me. I mean he's so 5        and so good at everything. So I used to dream about doing something spectacular (令人惊叹的) to 6        my father and make him 7        me.

  In one class,my teacher 8       a Father's Day essay contest for us and the winners' essays would be read in front of all the parents and students. Af?ter school I walked home,9       my father,who I would write about in my essay.

  He sat with me in the 10        when I was a little kid and had a night?mare. He 11       me with a new puppy at my eighth birthday party. He sat and tried to 12        death to me when Grandpa Bob died. To me,he wasn't a worldfamous astronaut,just my dad.

 I wrote about all these 13        in my essay.

One of our neighbours said, "I 14       you'll win the contest,David. You're the only one in town who could write about being the son of an astro?naut. ”I    15       .

  I hadn't shown anyone the essay,but now I almost hoped I wouldn't win. I didn't want to win just 16        my father was an astronaut.

  I won the second prize. When I finished reading my essay,the 17       applauded. I saw my father blowing his nose. I went back to my seat.

  Dad nodded to me,18       his throat,and put his hand on my shoulder. "Son,this is the 19        moment of my life," he said.

  It was the proudest moment of my life,too. Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize,but just then,it was 20        just to be my father's son.

1. A. mean   B. say

  C. know   D. believe

2. A. strange   B. honest   C. perfect   D. formal

3. A. refers to   B. relates with   C. talks about   D. comes to

4. A. why   B. how   C. whether   D. when

5. A. normal   B. funny   C. special   D. unique

6. A. shock   B. influence   C. attract   D. impress

7. A. proud of   B. interested in   C. satisfied with   D. ashamed of

8. A. reported   B. announced   C. claimed   D. warned

9. A. caring about   B. worrying about

  C. thinking about   D. complaining about

10. A. silence   B. threat   C. horror   D. dark

11. A. pleased   B. astonished   C. supported   D. encouraged

12. A. describe   B. explain   C. declare   D. remark

13. A. experiments   B. incidents   C. details   D. memories

14. A. wish   B. guess   C. bet   D. promise

15. A. smiled   B. nodded   C. doubted   D. shrugged

16. A. because   B. if   C. while   D. as

17. A. parents   B. audience   C. students   D. teachers

18. A. cleaned   B. blew   C. cleared   D. opened

19. A. best   B. proudest   C. finest   D. greatest

20. A. natural   B. ambitious   C. important   D. enough 

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