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)（挑战者号航天飞机）. 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】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了美国第一个女航天员Sally Ride的飞行员历程。在Sally10岁的时候，她想成为一位出色的网球运动员，但是后来她发现自己不够成为一名成功的网球运动员，所以后来她就放弃了。22岁的时候，Sally拿到了博士学位，在她找工作的时候，她看到美国宇航局招募宇航员，她报名了，最后她和其他34名申请者被录取了。1977年Sally加入了美国宇航局，并且接受了飞行训练，飞行也成为了她最喜欢的兴趣。在1983年的挑战者号航天飞机上，Sally Ride成为美国第一位女航天员。

1. Ride was born on May 26th, 1951, in California..可知：Sally Ride1951年5月26日出生在美国加尼福尼亚。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个人被录取，可知在太空计划中，总共有35个人被录取了。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在太空挑战者号航天飞机上成为美国第一位女航天员。

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年从美国宇航局退休之后，创建了基于互联网的美国太空项目。故答案是：She started an Internet- based NASA project.

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