Question

    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space. In 1963,she spent almost three days in space. That was her only trip into space.

Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937, in Maslennikovo, a village northeast of Moscow. Her parents worked on a farm, and her father was killed during World War II. Tereshkova left school when she was 16 and worked at a factory. Tereshkova joined the factory's Young Communist League and soon advanced to the Communist Party. She became interested in parachute（降落伞）jumping after joining the Yaroslavl Air Sports Club.

After Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961, Tereshkova volunteered for the Soviet space program. Although she did not have any experience as a pilot, she was accepted into the program because of her 126 parachute jumps. At the time, astronauts had to jump from their spacecrafts seconds before they hit the ground on returning to Earth.

Along with four other women, Tereshkova received 18 months of training, which included tests to determine how she would react to long periods of time being alone, to extreme gravity conditions and to zero-gravity conditions. Of the five women, only Tereshkova went into space. Tereshkova stayed more than 70 hours in space and made 48 orbits（轨道）of Earth. Soviet and European TV viewers saw her smiling face and her books floating in front of her.

But they did not realize that the flight almost turned into a tragedy. An error in the spacecraft caused the ship to move away from the Earth, according to the RT news channel. Tereshkova noticed this and Soviet scientists quickly developed a new landing plan. Tereshkova landed safely but received an injury on her face in the end. She landed near today's Kazakhstan-Mongolia-China border. Villagers helped Tereshkova out of her spacesuit and asked her to join them for dinner. She accepted, and was later punished for breaking the rules and not having medical tests first.

However, Tereshkova was honored with the title Hero of the Soviet Union. She received the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal. Tereshkova later became a test pilot and never flew in space again.

1.We can infer that the purpose of the 18 months of training is to __________.

A.prepare pilots for tests

B.improve physical conditions

C.develop pilots' interest in space exploration

D.get used to the space environment in advance

2.What does the underlined word "tragedy" in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.A funny joke. B.A great success.

C.An interesting story. D.A serious failure.

3.What is this text mainly about?

A.Tereshkova's large family.

B.Tereshkova's hard life.

C.Tereshkova's personal experiences.

D.Tereshkova's scientific achievements.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了世界上第一位女宇航员Valentina Tereshkova的早期生活以及她成为宇航员的经历。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第四段Along with four other women, Tereshkova received 18 months of training, which included tests to determine how she would react to long periods of time being alone, to extreme gravity conditions and to zero-gravity conditions.（Tereshkova和另外四名女性一起接受了18个月的训练，包括测试她在长时间独处、极端重力和零重力条件下的反应。）可推知，这18个月的训练目的是为了提前适应太空环境。故选D。

2.

词句猜测题。根据下文An error in the spacecraft caused the ship to move away from the Earth, according to the RT news channel.（据RT新闻频道报道，飞船上的一个错误导致飞船离开了地球。）可推知，划线词所在的句子But they did not realize that the flight almost turned into a tragedy.意为“但是他们没有意识到这次飞行几乎变成了一次严重的失败飞行。”tragedy意为“严重的失败”。故选D。

3.

主旨大意题。根据文章第一句Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space.（瓦伦蒂娜·捷列什科娃是第一位进入太空的女性。）以及下文的具体描述，可知文章主要是在介绍Valentina Tereshkova的早年经历和成为宇航员的过程。C项：Tereshkova's personal experiences.（Tereshkova的个人经历）为短文的主旨。故选C。