Unit 1 Period 3 主题阅读（最新名校文章10篇）（分层练习）-九年级英语上册同步精品课堂（牛津上海版）

第3课时 主题阅读 分层练习 RED BANK, New Jersey (January 31, 2020). These days, women go to space. They sail around the world. They have all kinds of adventures. This wasn’t true hundreds of years ago. Back then, women were expected to stay home. But that didn’t stop these three women from taking off and doing big things. Jeanne Baret (1740-1807): Baret was a French scientist. She studied plants. And she was the first woman to sail around the world. In 1766, Baret wanted to set sail with a group of scientists. But they were all men. Women weren’t allowed to travel on French navy ships. So Baret dressed up like a man. And she sailed away. Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839): Stanhope was from England. She wanted to travel. She traveled throughout the Middle East by herself And she led an archaeological (考古学的) dig there. She was the first woman to do this. Nellie Bly (1864--1922): Bly was a reporter. In 1887, she wrote a story about hidden problems at a hospital. She dressed up like a patient at the hospital. Then she wrote a six-part report. The story made Bly well-known. It also led the way for other women reporters. Two years later, Bly set a world record. She traveled around the world in 72 days! 1．Jeanne Baret was from _______. A．England B．Italy C．France D．Africa 2．A record traveling around the world in 72 days was set by _______. A．Red Ban B．Jeanne Baret C．Lady Hester Stanhope D．Nellie Bly 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．Nellie Bly was a patient in the hospital. B．All of the three women sailed around the world. C．Lady Hester Stanhope studied archeology in the Middle East alone. D．Jeanne Baret was the first woman to travel around the world by sea. 4．From the passage, we know the three women are all _______. A．beautiful B．kindhearted C．adventurous D．popular 5．The passage is probably from the ________ column (栏目) of a magazine. A．People B．Science C．Health D．News Yu Boya was a music master who played the qin. He had been learning from natu