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The majority of astronauts from America have been men. At the start of the space program there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space. However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful. In 1978, NASA began the first training program for women astronauts.
Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a program of research. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel.
Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space. They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a very good communicator and she immediately established a very good relationship with the news media(radio, television and newspapers）. It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight. Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people.
【小题1】We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ___________.

A．Judy was against the idea of having women in space at first

B．Judy was the first woman selected for astronaut training

C．Judy helped to launch three new satellites at the age of 35

D．Judy carried out a program during her second space travel

【小题2】Christa McAuliffe was chosen for training because _______.

A．she was popular with the news media

B．she expected to give history lessons in space

C．she was an excellent teacher and communicator

D．she made the students in space very excited

【小题3】The reason why there was great interest in Flight STS-51-L is that ________.

A．both Christa and Judy got PhD degrees in the same year

B．a young secondary school teacher was on the flight

C．students were going to learn more about space travel

D．it was the first time for women to travel in space

【小题4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Two Astronauts	B．Flight STS-51-L
C．Travelling in Space	D．The Training Program

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】A

试题分析：作者在本文中主要介绍了两位进入太空的女性宇航员Judy Resnick 和 Christa McAuliffe以及她们进入太空的前因后果。
【小题1】C 推理题。根据第二段Judy Resnick was born in 1949和in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a program of research可知Judy在35岁的时候进入太空帮助发射了3颗卫星。故C正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据第三段They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L可知最初他们希望能够从太空中与地球上的学生进行交流并鼓励每个人都对太空感兴趣。要选择一个优秀的善于交流的人，所以Christa McAuliffe才被选中。故C项正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章倒数2,3句Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest.可知学生对于STS-51-L很感兴趣是因为里面有一位善于交流的老师。故B正确。
【小题4】A 主旨大意题。作者在本文中主要介绍了两位进入太空的女性宇航员Judy Resnick 和 Christa McAuliffe以及她们进入太空的前因后果。故A正确。
考点：考查人物传记类阅读理解

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