16.It was the first day of school,1961.Five-year-old Mae Carol Jemison was a confident kindergartner
who could already read.When her teacher asked her,"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Mae replied:"A scientist."Her teacher stared at her with wide eyes and couldn't believe what she just
said:Not many women became scientists then,and certainly few black women.But that was Mae's first
and only choice.
Mae's love for science took her to the library.She read books about the universe.She also enjoyed
science fiction books.In sixth grade she read A Wrinkle in Time and the Arm of the Starfish."Those
books stand out because they had women scientists and girl heroines,"Mae remembers.
Books weren't the only way Mae learned.She was active in student government,acted in plays,and
studied dance."In dance class,I grew stronger and gained an appreciation for hard work,physical
strength,and grace,"she says.
In college,Mae studied the physical and social sciences,and learned to speak Russian and the
African language Swahili.She earned a degree in chemical engineering and African studies.After
college,she studied medicine for four years,and became a medical doctor.
In 1987,Mae was accepted into NASA's astronaut program.She trained in Texas,learning about
space exploration.She worked for NASA,and waited for a shuttle assignment.
When the space shuttle Endeavour went into orbit in 1992,Mae became the first African-American
woman to orbit the earth.Mae looked down from the shuttle and saw Chicago.She remembered visiting
the library,making science fair projects,and dancing."I felt like I belonged right there in space,"she
remembers.
56.How did Mae's teacher react to her dream at school?(No more than 5 words)Her teacher was surprised.
57.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably mean?(No more than 15 words)Those books are atractive
58.What did Mae gain from her dance class?(No more than 15 words)She gained an appreciation for hard work,physical strength,and grace
59.How old was Mae when she first orbited the earth?(No more than 5 words)She was 36 years old
60.What can you learn from the experiences of Mae?(No more than 25 words)Weshould have dreams and study hard in order to achieve the dreams form our childhood.
分析 文是記敘文.文章講述了史上第一位非洲裔美國女性的航天夢想成真的故事.
解答 56.Her teacher was surprised.推理判斷題.由下文Her teacher stared at her with wide eyes and couldn't
believe what she just said:Not many women became scientists then她的老師睜大眼睛盯著她,簡直不敢相信她剛才說的話:當時沒有多少婦女成為科學家.可推斷出老師是感到驚訝的.
57.Those books are atractive.考查句意理解.根據(jù)后文句子 because they had women scientists and girl heroines因為他們有女科學家和女英雄.可見這些書是吸引Mae Carol Jemison 的主要原因.
58.She gained an appreciation for hard work,physical strength,and grace.考查細節(jié)理解.根據(jù)文中句子In dance class,I grew stronger and gained an appreciation for hard work,physical strength,and grace,"she says.在舞蹈課上,我變得越來越強壯,對努力工作、體力和對優(yōu)雅也有了欣賞.
59.She was 36 years old.考查細節(jié)理解.根據(jù)句子When the space shuttle Endeavour went into orbit in 1992,Mae became the first African-American woman to orbit the earth.當奮進號航天飛機1992進入軌道時,Mae成為第一個繞地球飛行的非裔美國婦女.1961年她五歲,那么1992年應該是36歲.
60.We should have dreams and study hard in order to achieve the dreams form our childhood..此題可以根據(jù)自己的不同理解寫出自己認為的答案,語句通順.
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