高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解9
<p> 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）</p><p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span>（宇航员）<span word="from">from</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1978, <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span>.</p><p> <span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="Resnick">Resnick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christa">Christa</span> <span word="McAuliffe">McAuliffe</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="STS">STS</span>-5<span word="L">L</span>-<span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="Resnick">Resnick</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1977. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1984, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>.</p><p> <span word="Christa">Christa</span> <span word="McAuliffe">McAuliffe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1948 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1984, <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="accompany">accompany</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>. <span word="Christa">Christa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="over">over</span> 11,000 <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="STS">STS</span>-51-<span word="L">L</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="communicator">communicator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="media">media</span>(<span word="radio">radio</span>, <span word="television">television</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>）. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Christa">Christa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="McAuliffe">McAuliffe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1986 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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