难。所以这句话的意思是:"1985年, 她就是作为克里斯塔·麦考利芙的后备人员被选中的"。故选A项。

2. What can we learn from what Barbara Morgan said to a student in Paragraph 4?

A. Getting to do with students is much greater.

B. Being a teacher is as great as being an astronaut.

C. An astronaut's life is more wonderful.

D. Being a teacher is quite different from being an astronaut.

答案:B

解析:推理判断题。由第四段最后一句可知, 她说:"当老师是和学生打交道, 这是很好的事情;当宇航员和太空打交道, 也是一件很好的事情。它们都是很好的工作。"故选B项。

3. Clay Morgan's attitude towards his wife's being an astronaut was that of 　　.

A. surprise　　　　　　　 B. pride

C. unconcern D. worry

答案:B

解析:推理判断题。从第四段中的 "he couldn't help but smile"和"I'm just so proud of her" 可知B项正确。

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. The First Female Astronaut

B. Space Shuttle Endeavour

C. An Unusual Class

D. Barbara Morgan's Long-life Dream

答案:C

解析:主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是美国女教师巴巴拉·摩根给学生们上的一节课, 故C项最合适。

　　In October, 1961, at Crowley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, an old, deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired(退休)from professional baseball many years earlier, in 1903. However, he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.

　　William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation, he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.

Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh Wisconsin of the Northwestern League. In 1888, he started as an outfielder(外场手)with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league