B
Do you know anything about the first African-American woman astronaut? She was Mae Jemison. When she was young, she took dance classes in her spare time. Many of her friends enjoyed dancing and hoped to be dancers when they grew up. Mae did not have the same dream as them. Instead, Mae dreamed of becoming a scientist.
Few women had jobs as scientists in the 1960s. But Mae did not let that trouble her. She imagined flying in space. She knew that someday she would be an astronaut through her hard work. She once said, "That isn't my only dream. I want to know many other things." Mae studied science in college. She also studied languages. After she got her degree, she joined the Peace Corps as a medical officer and treated people in Africa.
When Mae returned home, she still wanted to visit space. She tried to get into the national space program, but she was not chosen. Mae didn't give up. After she tried twice, she succeeded in passing all the exams and was accepted. In 1987, Mae began training to fly in a space shuttle(航天飞机). Finally, in 1992, she was picked to fly in space.
Mae and six others got on the space shuttle. It took off, and soon they were in space. Mae had jobs on the shuttle. She ran tests on bone cells. She had frogs and frog eggs in the shuttle's lab. She watched to see if space changed how they grew. Her study would help find ways to treat sick people.
On the way to achieving her dream, Mae met many difficulties, but she didn't give up. You see, if you are brave and stick to your dreams, you will get something wonderful.
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B
)6. (创新考法·行文方式)The writer starts the passage by
.
A. asking a number of questions
B. providing background information
C. listing and comparing numbers
D. showing some examples of the topic
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C
)7. (创新考法·信息排序)Which of the following is the right order about Mae's life according to the passage?
① She took dance classes with other people.
② She joined the Peace Corps.
③ She began to fly in space.
④ She studied science in college.
A. ③→②→①→④
B. ①→④→③→②
C. ①→④→②→③
D. ②→①→③→④
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A
)8. The underlined word "ran" means "
".
A. performed
B. found
C. changed
D. tried
(
B
)9. The passage is mainly about
.
A. the American astronauts
B. Mae's dream
C. the American space program
D. the ways to be an astronaut
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C
)10. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many hands make light work.
B. Never judge a book by its cover.
C. Hang on and you will be successful.
D. The longest journey begins with the first step.
