宇航员芭比娃娃首亮相 鼓励女性从事科学职业

Samantha Cristoforetti turns 42 this year. She is one of the world’s few active female astronauts. She has been in space for 199 days and 16 hours. But sadly, she is the only Italian female member of the European Space Agency now.  
To set a good example for young girls, the ESA is working with Barbie. Two new Barbie dolls have been made based on Cristoforetti’s looks. One of them wears a NASA’s spacewalking suit. The other is dressed in a blue flight suit with ESA patches.  
The Cristoforetti Barbie is part of the Barbie Dream Gap Project which started in 2018. It aims to encourage more girls to explore careers in STEM-related fields. STEM means in science, technology, engineering, and maths. The Italian astronaut will also make a video program to show young audiences around the ESA. Cristoforetti hopes to help them dream about their future without limits. After all, anything boys can do, girls can do better. 
“We know how important it is for girls to have role models and this new ESA collaboration helps us to take this to an astronomical new level,” an official from Barbie said.

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1.How many female Italian astronauts are there in ESA?

A 0.

B 1.

C 2.

D 3.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句But sadly, she is the only Italian female member of the European Space Agency now.可知，欧洲太空署只有一个女意大利航空员，故选B。

2.Why does the ESA work with Barbie?

A To encourage girls to study STEM.

B To encourage girls to have their dreams.

C To train more female astronauts.

D To set a good example for young girls.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句To set a good example for young girls, the ESA is working with Barbie.可知，欧洲太空署和芭比公司合作是为了给女孩子们树立好榜样，故选 D。

3.What is the color of the Barbie’s flight suit?

A Orange.

B White.

C Blue.

D Red.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句The other is dressed in a blue flight suit with ESA patches.可知，这个芭比娃娃的飞行服是蓝色的，故选C。

4.What does the underlined word “collaboration” mean in Chinese?

A 工作.

B 合作.

C 接洽.

D 模型.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句To set a good example for young girls, the ESA is working with Barbie.以及芭比公司发布了新的以欧洲太空署的女飞行员为模型的芭比娃娃可推测，芭比公司和欧洲太空署在一起工作，即二者在合作，故选B。

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A Two astronaut Barbie dolls have been made.

B The only Italian female astronaut in ESA.

C To encourage more girls to dream with no limit.

D Barbie models based on Italian female astronaut.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了欧洲太空署与芭比公司的合作推出两个宇航员芭比娃娃，故选A。