Not long ago, few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astronauts. For years in the United States, on1y men had that opportunity . In 1983, that changed. Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.

On Monday, Ride died at the age of 61, ‘‘Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model,”President Barack Obama said in a statement. “She inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”

Ride became interested in space when she was a kid. “If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut ,I’m sure I wou1d have said yes,” she said in a 2010 interview . “ But I didn’t even think about that as a possible career.”

After studying physics in college and graduate school, Ride got her chance. She was accepted into NASA’s astronaut training program in 1978, and then chosen to be the first American female in space. In 1983, she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle.“There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close,” she said.

Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in1984 . Between the two missions, she spent a total of 343 hours in orbit. After that, she remained involved with the space program and also worked to share her passion for science with kids. She co-authored six science books for children , and started her own science education company.

Ride knew that she he1d a unique place in history . “ I realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that the men had been doing,” she said.

Since Ride’s historic trip, more than 40 other American women have traveled to space. They all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.

1.Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she___________ .

A. was the first American to travel to space

B. opened a door for women to find jobs suitable for them

C. became the first American female in space

D. was the first to travel on the Challenger

2.By saying ‘‘There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close”, Ride really meant____________ .

A. she preferred a ride in an amusement park on the Earth

B. the trip to space was like that in an amusement park

C. she came close to an amusement park on the Earth

D. the trip to space was far more interesting than any ride on the Earth

3. The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is_____________

a. accepted into an astronaut training program

b. spent a total of 343 hours in orbit

c. co-authored six science books for children

d. traveled to space aboard the Challenger

e. studied physics in co11ege and graduate school

A. e-a-b-c-d?????? B. a-d-b-c-e??????? C. e-a-d-b-c??????? D. e-a-b-d-c

4.The passage is most probably taken out of _________________ .

A. a novel??????? B. a report??????? C. a diary???????? D. an essay

Not long ago I wasn't doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and __1__ thinking.While on the Internet，I met many new friends，but one in particular __2__.His nickname is Colorful Day and we __3__ on the Web.He told me he lost his __4__ at the age of 15，and felt the whole world had closed its door to him.

He was __5__ so fast that I couldn't believe he was blind！But he continued to __6__：Five years ago，I realized it was time to change my life.I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and __7__.So I developed a website about her life __8__ mine called Three Days to See.

I visited his website which was well produced and vividly __9__.

I asked，“How did you __10__　 to build such a website？” He said，“Owing to the new technology，I can use software specially __11__　 for the blind.__12__　 I point the cursor(光标)，it will just read it out to me.We can do far more things and __13__ more information than we could before.”I then asked，“Didn't you have great difficulty with it？”

He hesitated and then began his __14__　 with a smiling face，“Yes，but I have faith in myself to __15__　 my colorful day，and modern technology gives me this medium and __16__ to do it.”

His __17__ attitude towards life made me believe that our destiny offers，not the cup of despair，__18__　 the chalice (酒杯) of opportunity.I returned to my lessons，and this time with a smile on my face and with __19__ of a colorful future.

The Internet，which is open to me to __20__ different lives and cultures，has charm you couldn't find in another wise non?virtual world.

1．A.positive 　　　　 B．active

C．negative　　　 　　　 D．instructive

2．A.turns out　　　 　 B．stands out

C．comes out　　 　 D．looks out

3．A.argued　　　　 　　 B．interviewed

C．told　　　　 　 D．chatted

4．A.eyesight　　　 　 B．hearing

C．courage　　　　 　　　 D．confidence

5．A.speaking　　　 　　 B．saying

C．typing　　　　 　　　 D．spelling

6．A.follow　　　　 　　 B．write

C．read　　　　　 　　　 D．copy

7．A.friendship　　 　 B．marriage

C．happiness　　　 　　 D．hardships

8．A.as well as　　 　　 B．such as

C．like　　　　　 　　　 D．as

9．A.offered　　　 　 　 B．presented　

C．delivered　　　 　　 D．found

10．A.try　　　　 　　　 B．come　

C．work　　　　 　　 D．manage

11．A.designed　　 　　 B．distinguished　

C．planned　　　 　　 D．imagined

12．A.Whether　　 　　　 B．However 　

C．Whatever　　　 　 B．access　

C．communicate 　　 D．exchange

14．A.webpage　　 　　 B．speech　

C．words　　　　 　　 D．opinions

15．A.create　　　 　　 B．produce　

C．recognize　　 　 D．organize

16．A.moment　　　 　　 B．privilege　

C．opportunity　 　　　 D．occasion

17．A.hopeful　　　 　　 B．disappointed　

C．pleasant　　 　　　 D．optimistic

18．A.but　　　　 　　　 B．and　

C．so　　　　　 　　 D．then

19．A.eagerness　　 　　 B．expectations　

C．richness　　　 　 D．nervousness

20．A.touch　　　 　　　 B．feel

C．experience　　 　　　 D．suffer

People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.

The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”

Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.

Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.”

Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. “ If you don’t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.”

The subject discussed in this passage is _______.

       A. how people open up when emailing        B. how people do research studies

       C. how to communicate at work                  D. how to discuss and solve a problem

The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that _______.

       A. they didn’t talk about very personal things             B. they couldn’t see each other

       C. the cameras on the computers were turned on  D. they had to discuss a question

What does the underlined sentence refer to?

       A. The telegraph.          B. The computer.           C. Emailing.          D. Face-to-face talk.

In the writer’s opinion, one should ______.

       A. focus on oneself when emailing                     B. talk more freely in emails than usual

       C. discuss any subject that one wants to           D. consider how one uses email at work

People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email . Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this .

The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students , all strangers to each other , to solve a problem . They had to discuss this question : If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster , who should they be ? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers . Dr. Johnson said , “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face . When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other , this limited the personal side of the conversation.”

Generally the information was not extremely personal . It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live . But some students discussed their love stories , and personal childhood experiences .

Dr. Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves . And when they do this , they become more open , especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself . This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However , this style of talking is not entirely new . “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate . Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely .”

Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing , especially when they start work in a company . “If you don’t know about it , you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to .”

The subject discussed in this passage is          .

    A．how people open up when emailing     B．how people do research studies

    C．how to communicate at work   D．how to discuss and solve a problem

The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that         .

    A．they didn’t talk about very personal things     B．they couldn’t see each other

    C．the cameras on the computers were turned on   D．they had to discuss a question

What do the underlined words (in para. 4) refer to ?

    A．The telegraph    B．The computer     C．Emailing .   D．Face-to-face talk .

．In the writer’s opinion , one should         .

    A．focus on oneself when emailing   B．talk more freely in email than usual

    C．discuss any subject that one wants to   D．consider how one uses email at work