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精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 精品 Word 可修改 欢迎下载 阅读表达 泰州市海陵区 五、阅读表达阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题．回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过7个词．（10分） 38．（10分）In 1992． Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space． Mae Jemison tells about the years of hard work and training she took to become an astronaut． Jemison was born in 1956 and grew up in Chicago， Illinois． When she was a child， she loved to work on science projects and wanted to become a doctor． After college and medical school， her dream came true． As part of her medical training， she travelled to many countries， including Cuba， Kenya， and Thailand． She liked travelling so much that she joined the Peace Corps． After she came back to the United States， Jemison applied to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration （NASA国家航空航天局） to become an astronaut． Two thousand people applied， and she was one of only fifteen people to be accepted． Jemison moved to Houston， Texas， to begin her training． She learnt about the equipment she would need to use in space as well as survival skills． She also learnt what it would feel like to be without gravity． At last， on September 12， 1992， Endeavour （奋进号航天飞机） took off． The crew（机组人员） stayed in space for nearly eight days． They travelled over three million miles and moved around the Earth 127 times! After leaving NASA， Jemison set up her own company， the Jenison Group． It finds ways to improve peoples lives． （Not more than 7 words） （1）Who was Mae Jemison？　She was an astronaut．　 （2）What did she want to be when Jemison was very young？　A doctor．　 （3）How many people were accepted by the NASA to train as an astronaut？　Fifteen．　 （4）How long did she and her crew stay in space？　Eight days．　 （5）What did she set up her own company for？　It found ways to improve peoples lives．　 【分析】短文讲了梅杰米森成为第一个在太空中的女宇航员，详细的介绍了她所付出的努力和训练，及其自己创建的公司等． 【解答】1．She was an astronaut．细节理解题．根据Mae Jemison tells about the years of hard work and training she took to become an astronaut．梅?