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【题目】 Hard Work Makes Dreams Come True

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa shows that with a good education and hard work, you can reach for the stars. Ochoa is the first Hispanic astronaut woman to fly into space.

As a child, Ochoa didn’t know what she wanted to be when she grew up. But her mother always told her to stay in school and study hard. She listened to her mother. When she was 13 years old, she won a spelling contest. In high school, Ochoa spent many hours each week studying for all her classes. She finished with the best grades in her class. After high school, Ochoa went to college. One day in college she heard that the U.S. government had chosen six women to become astronauts. At that time, Ochoa decided to become an astronaut, too.

Her many years of hard work paid off at last. She was asked to be an astronaut in 1990. In April, 1993 in the space shuttle(航天飞机) named Discovery, she made history by becoming the first Hispanic woman to travel to space. Ochoa and the other astronauts had many jobs while on the Discovery. One of her tasks was to use the shuttle’s robot arm to move large objects. Ochoa used a computer to make the arm pick up a satellite and put it into space. A satellite is a spacecraft that moves around the earth or some other objects. Satellites can take pictures and gather information about planets and stars. During her second trip in 1994, she used the robot arm again. She used the arm to pull in a satellite from space. The satellite had been used to study the air around the earth. Then Ochoa went to two more shuttle trips. Altogether, she spent a whole month in space. That’s more than 700 hours.

Ochoa knows that she is a hero to many young people. She often tells them the same thing her mother told her when she was a little girl. “Get a good education and believe in yourself,” says Ochoa.

【1】When did Ochoa decide to become an astronaut?

A. When she was in college.B. When she was 13 years old.

C. Before she went to high school.D. After she went to work.

【2】On the Discovery, Ochoa used the robot arm to ______ .

A. repair the shuttle’s computerB. take pictures of the earth

C. gather information about planetsD. put a satellite into space

【3】Ochoa probably advises the young people to ______ .

A. fly into space one dayB. become scientists some day

C. do their best in schoolD. learn how to use robot arms

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲述了Ellen Ochoa的生平经历以及她是如何成为一名宇航员的。

【1】句意：Ochoa什么时候决定成为一名宇航员的？—当她上大学的时候，

细节理解题，根据文章第二段第五行“One day in college she heard that the U.S. government had chosen six women to become astronauts. At that time, Ochoa decided to become an astronaut, too.”可知，应该是上大学时想成为一名宇航员，故答案选A。

【2】句意：在这一发现中，奥乔亚用机器人手臂将一颗卫星送入太空。

细节理解题，根据文章第三段第五行“Ochoa used a computer to make the arm pick up a satellite and put it into space.”可知，她用航天飞机的机械手把卫星送入太空，故答案选D。

【3】句意：奥乔亚可能建议年轻人在学校里尽最大努力学习。

推理判断题，根据文章第一段第一行Astronaut Ellen Ochoa shows that with a good education and hard work, you can reach for the stars“宇航员艾伦像我们展示了，只要受过良好的教育，努力工作，你就能摘到星星。”可知，是告诉人们要努力学习，故答案选C。