天津市东丽区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

天津市东丽区 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年天津市东丽区中考二模英语试题 四、阅读理解(每题2分；共30分) 阅读下面的材料, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A A policeman Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的)training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her Ph. D. in astrophysics(天体物理学博士学位)after several years' hard work. In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate special machines. Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012. 46. What did Sally Ride want to do at first? A. She wanted to study stars. B. She wanted to study science. C. She wanted to play tennis. D. She wanted to do researches. 47. When did Sally Ride go into space? A. In 1977 B. In 1951 C. In 1983 D. In 2012 48. Which is NOT true about Sally Ride? A. She learned how to fly a plane. B. She learned how to produce machines. C. She learned how to jump out of a plane. D. She learned how to use special machines 49. Sally Ride taught at the University of California ____________. A. before she got her Ph. D in astrophysics B. before she went to Stanford University C. after she wrote books D. after she travelled into space 50. Which is the best title of the passage? A. The first American woman writer B. The first American woman a