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Ⅰ.完形填空 The majority of astronauts (宇航员) from America have been men.At the __1__of the space programme there was strong __2__from some people against having women in space.However，some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were __3__.In 1978，NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts.Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women，but in many other ways they were very __4__.Both of them were on Flight STS—5L—L. Judy Resnick was a member of the first group of women __5__for astronaut training in 1978，and in 1984，she became the second woman in space.She was，in many ways，a __6__astronaut whose whole life was __7__ to space travel.Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut almost by __8__.In 1984，NASA decided to find a teacher who could __9__ astronauts into space.They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be __10__ in space travel.Christa was a __11__ teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 __12__ to go on Flight STS—5L—L.Thousands of __13__ in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to __14__ with Christa in space.Millions of people were watching her __15__ with great interest. 【文章大意】　本文主要介绍美国宇航局在1978年开始培训女性宇航员，以及Judy Resnick和Christa McAuliffe 两位女性宇航员的一些情况和她们在1984年入选参加太空旅行的过程。 1．A.start　　　　　　　　 B．end C．process D．period 解析：选A。由下文and in the end...可知。 2．A.support B．belief C．thought D．resistance 解析：选D。由下文against having women in space可知，不少人抵制、反对妇女参加到太空探索队伍当中。 3．A.lucky B．sorry C．successful D．anxious 解析：选C。由上文some people against having women in space 和后面的In 1978，NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts.可以得知妇女成功地加入到了太空探索行列中。 4．A.different B．successful C．happy D．similar 解析：选A。由上文．..were both astronauts and they were both women，but...之前讲的是相同点，but 转折之后当然是讲不同点。 5．A.asked B．selected C．ordered D．found 解析：选B。从上文的the first group of women 当中挑选人来进行培训。 6．A.amateur B．part-time C．professional