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1、高一英语阅读理解练习题AThemajorityofastronauts（宇航员）fromAmericahavebeenmen.Atthestartofthespaceprogrammetherewasstrongresistancefromsomepeopleagainsthavingwomeninspace.However,somewomenwereverykeentobecomeastronautsandintheendtheyweresuccessful.In1978,NASAbeganth

2、efirsttrainingprogrammeforwomenastronauts.JudyResnickandChristaMcAuliffewerebothastronautsandtheywerebothwomen,butinmanyotherwaystheywereverydifferent.BothofthemwereonFlightSTS-5L-L.JudyResnickwasbornin1949andstudiedengineeringatuniversityandwentontoo

3、btainaPhDin1977.Shewasamemberofthefirstgroupofwomenselectedforastronauttrainingin1978,andin1984,shebecamethesecondwomaninspace.Duringthatflight,shehelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesandshecarriedoutaprogrammeofresearch.Shewas,inmanyways,aprofessionalastr

4、onautwhosewholelifewasdevotedtospacetravel.ChristaMcAuliffewasbornin1948andshewasanastronautalmostbyaccident.In1984,NASAdecidedtofindateacherwhocouldaccompanyastronautsintospace.Theyhopedthatshewouldbeabletocommunicatewithstudentsfromspaceandencourage

5、everyoneofthemtobeinterestedinspacetravel.Christawasasecondaryteacherinhistoryandsocialstudies.Shewasagiftedteacherandshewasselectedfromover11,000applicantstogoonflightSTS-51-L.Shewasalsoaverygoodcommunicatorandsheimmediatelyestablishedaverygoodrelati

6、onshipwiththenewsmedia(radio,televisionandnewspapers）.Itwaspartlybecauseofthisthattherewasagreatdealofinterestandexcitementabouttheflight.ThousandsofstudentsinschoolsanduniversitiesallaroundthecountrywerelookingforwardtocommunicatingwithChristainspace

7、.Millionsofpeoplewerewatchingherflightwithgreatinterest.ItispartlybecauseoftheexcitementoverMcAuliffe'splaceintheflightthatthedisasterin1986hadsuchaneffectonpeople.56.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat___________.A.Judywasagainsttheideaofhavingwo

8、meninspaceatfirstB.JudywasthefirstwomanselectedforastronauttrainingC.Judyhelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesattheageof35D.Judycarriedoutaprogrammeduringhersecondspacetravel57.ChristaMcAuliffewaschosenfortrainingbecause_______.A.shewaspopularwitht