Sally Ride was born on May 26th, 1951, in Cal...

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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Rachel Louise Carson was born on May 27th, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. She grew up on a farm where she learnt about nature and animals. Rachel loved reading and writing stories when she was young. She even had a story published when she was only ten years old. One of Rachel’s favorite subjects was oceanology(海洋生物学).

Rachel attended college at the Pennsylvania College for Women where she majored in biology. She later got her master’s（硕士） degree in zoology from John’s Hopkins University. After graduation, Rachel taught for a while and then got a job at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. At first, she wrote for a weekly radio program that educated people on marine（海洋的） biology. Later, she became a marine biologist and chief editor of publications for the Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition to her work at the Fish and Wildlife Service, Rachel wrote articles for magazines about the ocean. In 1941, she published her first book called Under the Sea Wind. However, her second book, The Sea Around Us, made her famous. The Sea Around Us was published in 1951 and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 39 weeks. With the success of the book, Rachel quit her job at the Fish and Wildlife Service and concentrated on writing full-time.

After World WarⅡ, farmers began to use pesticides (农药) such as DDT on their crops. Rachel was concerned about the effects that large-scale spraying of DDT may have on the health of people as well as the environment. Rachel began to gather research material on pesticides and write a book about the subject.

Rachel spent four years gathering research material and writing the book. She named it Silent Spring referring to bird death due to pesticides and the spring being silent without their songs. Published in 1962, the book became very popular and brought the environmental issues of pesticides to the general public.

On April 14th, 1964, she died of breast cancer in her home in Maryland.

1.What did Rachel Louise Carson major in for her bachelor’s（学士） degree?

A. Oceanology.　　 B. Zoology.

C. Biology.　　 D. Engineering.

2.What is the right order of the following events about Rachel’s life?

a. She collected material for Silent Spring.

b. She taught for a while after graduation.

c. She gave up her job at the Service.

d. She had her first book published.

e. She became a marine biologist.

A. d-a-c-b-e　　 B. b-e-d-c-a

C. d-c-a-b-e　　 D. b-d-c-e-a

3.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. Rachel showed a talent for writing at a young age

B. it took little effort for Rachel to write Silent Spring

C. it was Silent Spring that brought Rachel instant fame

D. Rachel is believed to be more a biologist than a writer

4.What type of writing is the article likely to be?

A. A short story.　　 B. A book review.

C. A biography.　　 D. A news report.

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Rachel Louise Carson was born on May 27th, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. She grew up on a farm where she learnt about nature and animals. Rachel loved reading and writing stories when she was young. She even had a story published when she was only ten years old. One of Rachel’s favorite subjects was oceanology(海洋生物学).

Rachel attended college at the Pennsylvania College for Women where she majored in biology. She later got her master’s（硕士） degree in zoology from John’s Hopkins University. After graduation, Rachel taught for a while and then got a job at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. At first, she wrote for a weekly radio program that educated people on marine（海洋的） biology. Later, she became a marine biologist and chief editor of publications for the Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition to her work at the Fish and Wildlife Service, Rachel wrote articles for magazines about the ocean. In 1941, she published her first book called Under the Sea Wind. However, her second book, The Sea Around Us, made her famous. The Sea Around Us was published in 1951 and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 39 weeks. With the success of the book, Rachel quit her job at the Fish and Wildlife Service and concentrated on writing full-time.

After World WarⅡ, farmers began to use pesticides (农药) such as DDT on their crops. Rachel was concerned about the effects that large-scale spraying of DDT may have on the health of people as well as the environment. Rachel began to gather research material on pesticides and write a book about the subject.

Rachel spent four years gathering research material and writing the book. She named it Silent Spring referring to bird death due to pesticides and the spring being silent without their songs. Published in 1962, the book became very popular and brought the environmental issues of pesticides to the general public.

On April 14th, 1964, she died of breast cancer in her home in Maryland.

1.What did Rachel Louise Carson major in for her bachelor’s（学士） degree?

A. Oceanology.　　 B. Zoology.

C. Biology.　　 D. Engineering.

2.What is the right order of the following events about Rachel’s life?

a. She collected material for Silent Spring.

b. She taught for a while after graduation.

c. She gave up her job at the Service.

d. She had her first book published.

e. She became a marine biologist.

A. d-a-c-b-e　　 B. b-e-d-c-a

C. d-c-a-b-e　　 D. b-d-c-e-a

3.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. Rachel showed a talent for writing at a young age

B. it took little effort for Rachel to write Silent Spring

C. it was Silent Spring that brought Rachel instant fame

D. Rachel is believed to be more a biologist than a writer

4.What type of writing is the article likely to be?

A. A short story.　　 B. A book review.

C. A biography.　　 D. A news report.

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Mother Teresa was born on August 26th,1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. She always wrote her birthday as 27th of August because it was the day of her baptism(洗礼), which was always more important to her than her birthday. For her work with the poor around the world, she received the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1928, she accepted a religious order and took the name Teresa. The order immediately sent her to India. A few years later, she began teaching in Calcutta. In 1948 the Catholic(天主教的) Church agreed her request and let her enter the convent(女修道院) and she began to work for the poor people. She became an Indian citizen in the following year. In 1950, she set up a religious organization in Calcutta. The organization provided food for the poor people and then she set up hospitals, schools, youth centers, and homes for the sick and the dying poor. It now has branches in 50 Indian cities and 30 other countries.

Besides the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa has received other awards for her work with the poor people. On September 5th,1997, Mother Teresa passed away, but she will continue to inspire people all over the world through her lasting present of love and faith.

1.From the text we can infer that Mother Teresa ________.

A. had her name Teresa when she was very young

B. devoted herself to the poor all her life

C. was born in India and lived there for most of her time

D. received the Nobel Peace Prize in her early sixties

2.Which of the following is the correct order of Teresa’s experiences?

a. She became an Indian citizen.

b. She began to work for the poor.

c. She began teaching in Calcutta.

d. She became a nun.

e. She set up a religious organization.

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

3.The author writes the text mainly to ________.

A. let us know Mother Teresa was a great woman

B. tell us Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize

C. give us some information about Mother Teresa

D. prove that a woman can also do great work for the poor

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D

Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse. By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces (支架) to aid her in walking. She started receiving treatment with help from her family. A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church.

When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team. She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships. Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women’s track coach，Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the "Tigerbelles"．Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails. Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200 m record (22.9 seconds) at the 1960 US Championships. At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m relay, and equaled the world record of 11.3 seconds in the semifinals (半决赛) of the 100 m. She won the final by three metres in 11.0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record.

Wilma Rudolph’s extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname "The Black Gazelle (羚羊)" and "The Black Pearl". She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned "the Fastest Woman in the World", Wilma Rudolph’s spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals.

1.What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph 1?

2.We learn that Wilma broke the world record in________.

3. How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are

mentioned in the passage?

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Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia, on August 27^th, 1910. She attended the government school near her home until she was eighteen. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to the school about their work. She decided to join them one day.

When she finished school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. After training, she was sent to Calcutta, where she taught geography at a school and soon after became headmistress(女校长).

However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to be a nurse in Panta, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly, others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India.

Mother Teresa is now a well-known person. Many photos have been taken of her, as she travels the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor.

1.What first inspired Mother Teresa to work in India?

2.In which order did Mother Teresa do the following things?

a. Trained to be a nurse

b. Went to India.

c. Helped the dying.

d. Studied to be a teacher.

e. Went to Britain.

f. Worked as a headmaster.

3.Mother Teresa gave up teaching because she wanted to ___________.

4.Mother Teresa is now a famous person because she has ___________.

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Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia on August 27th, 1910. She attended the government school near her home until she was eighteen. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to school about their work. She decided to join them one day.

When she finished school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. After training, she was sent to Calcutta, where she taught geography at a school and soon after she became headmistress. (女校长)

However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to become a nurse in Panta, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India.

Mother Teresa is now a well-known person. Many photos have been taken of her as she traveled the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor.

1.Where did Mother Teresa receive her education?

A. In Britain and India.　　 B. In Yugoslavia and Britain.

C. In Britain, Yugoslavia and some other poor countries.　　 D. In Yugoslavia, Britain and India.

2.In which order did Mother Teresa do the following things?

a. Training to be a nurse.

b. Went to train.

c. Helped the poor and the dying.

d. studied to be a teacher.

e. went to Britain.

f. Worked as a headmistress.

A. b, a, c, e, d, f　　 B. b, f, a, d, e, c　　 C. e, b, d, f, a, c　　 D. e, a, b, c, d, f

3.Mother Teresa gave up teaching because she wanted ____.

A. to look after the poor.　　 B. to build the hospitals for the poor.

C. to travel to poor countries.　　 D. to train nurses to care for the poor.

4.Mother Teresa is now a famous person because she has____.

A. saved many poor people in India

B. taken care of many poor people in the world.

C. helped to bring about world peace.

D. helped to make India a more peaceful place

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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.

At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.

After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.

At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPod.

Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.

1.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?

A. Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him.

B. Paul Jobs was a college teacher.

C. Jobs’ finished his education.

D. Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.

2.Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.

A. wanted to start a company.

B. had financial problems.

C. took no interest in his major.

D. hated to share rooms with his friends.

3.It can be inferred that Apple____.

A. was founded in Oregon

B. developed from a garage

C. had a difficult beginning

D. had a successful beginning

4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?

A. Interest is key to success.

B. Hope helps us succeed.

C. Attitude is everything.

D. Courage goes with confidence.

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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24, 1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.

At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.

After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.

At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as tthe iPhone and the iPad.

Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.

1.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?

A. Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him.

B. Paul Jobs was a college teacher.

C. Jobs’ finished his education.

D. Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.

2.Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.

A. wanted to start a company.

B. had financial problems.

C. took no interest in his major.

D. hated to share rooms with his friends.

3.It can be inferred that Apple____.

A. was founded in Oregon

B. developed from a garage

C. had a difficult beginning

D. had a successful beginning

4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?

A. Interest is key to success.

B. Hope helps us succeed.

C. Attitude is everything.

D .Courage goes with confidence.

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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.

At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.

After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.

At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPhone and the iPod.

Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.

1.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?

A.Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl.

B.Paul Jobs was a college teacher.

C.Jobs’ finished his education.

D.Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him

2.Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.

A.wanted to start a company.

B.had financial problems.

C.took no interest in his major.

D.hated to share rooms with his friends.

3.It can be inferred that Apple____.

A.was founded in Oregon

B.developed from a garage

C.had a difficult beginning　　　　　　

D.had a successful beginning

4.What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?

A.Interest is key to success.

B.Hope helps us succeed.

C.Attitude is everything.

D.Courage goes with confidence.

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