Question

Sally Ride was born on May 26th, 1951, in California. She started to play tennis at the age of 10 and became a good tennis player. But later, she thought she was not good enough to become a successful tennis player and then gave it up.

At the age of 22, she got a doctor’s degree. She was looking for a job when she read about NASA’s call for astronauts. More than 8,000 people wanted to join in the space program, but only Sally and other thirty-four other people were accepted.

After joining NASA in 1977, Sally Ride accepted training. She enjoyed flight training so much that flying became her favorite hobby. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger ( STS-7)（挑戰(zhàn)者號航天飛機(jī)）. Her next flight was an eight- day task in 1984 on Challenger ( STS41-G ).

Sally Ride retired from NASA in 1987, then started an Internet-based NASA project. Sally Ride has received many awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Woman’s Research and Education Institute’s American Woman Award.

1.When was Sally Ride born? ( no more than 7 words )

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2. How many people were accepted in the space program? ( no more than 4 words )

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3.What happened to Sally Ride in 1983? ( no more than 13 words )

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4. What did Sally Ride do after she retired from NASA ? ( no more than 7 words )

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Answer 1

1.She was born on May 26th ,1951.

2.There are 35 people.

3.She became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger.

4.She started an Internet- based NASA project.

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了美國第一個女航天員Sally Ride的飛行員歷程。在Sally10歲的時(shí)候，她想成為一位出色的網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動員，但是后來她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不夠成為一名成功的網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動員，所以后來她就放棄了。22歲的時(shí)候，Sally拿到了博士學(xué)位，在她找工作的時(shí)候，她看到美國宇航局招募宇航員，她報(bào)名了，最后她和其他34名申請者被錄取了。1977年Sally加入了美國宇航局，并且接受了飛行訓(xùn)練，飛行也成為了她最喜歡的興趣。在1983年的挑戰(zhàn)者號航天飛機(jī)上，Sally Ride成為美國第一位女航天員。

1. Ride was born on May 26th, 1951, in California..可知：Sally Ride1951年5月26日出生在美國加尼福尼亞。故答案是She was born on May 26th ,1951

2. only Sally and other thirty-four other people were accepted.意思是：只有Sally和其他34個人被錄取，可知在太空計(jì)劃中，總共有35個人被錄取了。故答案是：There are 35 people.

3. 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger意思是：在1983年，Sally Ride在太空挑戰(zhàn)者號航天飛機(jī)上成為美國第一位女航天員。

故答案是：She became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger

4. Ride retired from NASA in 1987, then started an Internet-based NASA project.可知Sally Ride1987年從美國宇航局退休之后，創(chuàng)建了基于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的美國太空項(xiàng)目。故答案是：She started an Internet- based NASA project.

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