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1Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished _1_ a driving offence (犯规，犯法).Then one day she nearly _2_ her record. A police car _3_ her, and the policemen in it saw her _4_ a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed definite that she would be punished._5_ Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was _6_ old to drive a car, and that the _7_ why she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.When the judge had finished what he was _8_, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was _9_ and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she _10_ a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.When she had _11_ done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed _12_ the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your _13_. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”The judge took the _14_ and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was dismissed, and her record _15_ unbroken.1. A. about B. on C. to D. for2. A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost3. A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after4. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush5. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When6. A. so B. very C. too D. quite7. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble8. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling9. A. holding B. getting C. carrying D. bringing10. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose11. A. almost B. hardly C. successfully D. successful12. A. both B. all C. neither D. either13. A. time B. turn C. chance D. job14. A. thread B. glasses C. needles D. needle15. A. was B. kept C. seemed D. remained2The majority of astronauts from America have been men. At the start of the space program there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space. However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful. In 1978, NASA began the first training program for women astronauts. Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a program of research. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel. Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space. They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a very good communicator and she immediately established a very good relationship with the news media (radio, television and newspapers). It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight. Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people. 1. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _. A. Judy was against the idea of having women in space at first B. Judy was the first woman selected for astronaut training C. Judy helped to launch three new satellites at the age of 35 D. Judy carried out a program during her second space travel 2. Christa McAuliffe was chosen for training because _. A. she was popular with the news media B. she expected to give history lessons in space C. sh