【Themajorityofastronauts(宇航员)fromAmericahavebeenmen.Atthestartofthespaceprogrammetherewasstrongresistancefromsomepeopleagainsthavingwomeninspace.Howeversomewomenwereverykeentobecomeastronautsand】
Themajorityofastronauts(宇航员)fromAmericahavebeenmen.Atthestartofthespaceprogrammetherewasstrongresistancefromsomepeopleagainsthavingwomeninspace.Howeversomewomenwereverykeentobecomeastronautsandintheendtheyweresuccessful.In1978NASAbeganthefirsttrainingprogrammeforwomenastronauts.
JudyResnickandChristaMcAuliffewerebothastronautsandtheywerebothwomenbutinmanyotherwaystheywereverydifferent.BothofthemwereonFlightSTS-5L-L.JudyResnickwasbornin1949andstudiedengineeringatuniversityandwentontoobtainaPhDin1977.Shewasamemberofthefirstgroupofwomenselectedforastronauttrainingin1978andin1984shebecamethesecondwomaninspace.Duringthatflightshehelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesandshecarriedoutaprogrammeofresearch.Shewasinmanywaysaprofessionalastronautwhosewholelifewasdevotedtospacetravel.
ChristaMcAuliffewasbornin1948andshewasanastronautalmostbyaccident.In1984NASAdecidedtofindateacherwhocouldaccompanyastronautsintospace.Theyhopedthatshewouldbeabletocommunicatewithstudentsfromspaceandencourageeveryoneofthemtobeinterestedinspacetravel.Christawasasecondaryteacherinhistoryandsocialstudies.Shewasagiftedteacherandshewasselectedfromover11000applicantstogoonflightSTS-51-L.Shewasalsoaverygoodcommunicatorandsheimmediatelyestablishedaverygoodrelationshipwiththenewsmedia(radiotelevisionandnewspapers).Itwaspartlybecauseofthisthattherewasagreatdealofinterestandexcitementabouttheflight.ThousandsofstudentsinschoolsanduniversitiesallaroundthecountrywerelookingforwardtocommunicatingwithChristainspace.Millionsofpeoplewerewatchingherflightwithgreatinterest.ItispartlybecauseoftheexcitementoverMcAuliffe'splaceintheflightthatthedisasterin1986hadsuchaneffectonpeople.
1.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat___________.
A.Judywasagainsttheideaofhavingwomeninspaceatfirst
B.Judywasthefirstwomanselectedforastronauttraining
C.Judyhelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesattheageof35
D.Judycarriedoutaprogrammeduringhersecondspacetravel
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