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In the 1960s, a group of women agreed to undergo the same strict tests as the seven male astronauts taking part in Project Mercu

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问题     In the 1960s, a group of women agreed to undergo the same strict tests as the seven male astronauts taking part in Project Mercury. All seasoned pilots with at least a thousand hours of flight experience, they were subjected to several invasive procedures, such as having to swallow a rubber tube so that their stomach acid could be tested, or having their inner ear frozen by iced water to see how they coped with vertigo. Thirteen of the women passed the first phase of testing, three passed the next phase and one, Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb, passed Phase Ⅲ.
    Yet, despite their sacrifices, none ever went into space. Indeed, it wasn’t until Sally Ride flew on a Space Shuttle mission in 1983 that an American woman went into space, 22 years after Alan Shepard became the first American man, and the second man ever, to make that trip in 1963.
    It’s women like Jerrie Cobb, women who have excelled in their field but have often been denied both opportunity and recognition, that we celebrate on Ada Lovelace Day.
    It started as a way to raise the profile of and provide support to women in technology but Ada Lovelace Day now also encompasses women in science, engineering and maths. The idea behind it is simple: By encouraging people to talk about the achievements of women whom they admire, we can collectively create new female role models for girls and women involved in these traditionally male-dominated areas.
    All that people need to do to take part in Ada Lovelace Day on Tuesday 16 October is to talk about the accomplishments of a woman in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM), whether in a blog post, Facebook update, video, podcast or other mediums. Supporters can add their URL to the Finding Ada database to make it more easily findable.
    There will also be an evening of live entertainment at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London. Ada Lovelace Day Live! will include the full story of the Mercury 13 told by Helen Keen. Dr. Helen Scales will tell the tale of Eugenie Clarke—known as the Shark Lady—and Sydney Padua will talk about Ada Lovelace herself. There will also be music from Sarah Angliss featuring theremin, saw and robots, and the story of how the refrigerator got its hum from Dr. Alice Bell.
    The event is supported by the Women’s Engineering Society, who will be presenting the prestigious Karen Burt Memorial Award to a newly chartered women engineer. Such awards also help create new role models by drawing attention to the achievements of women early on in their careers.
The Women’s Engineering Society will do all the following EXCEPT________.
选项 A、supporting the evening of live entertainment
B、awarding the woman who has excelled in her field
C、creating new female role models for girls and women
D、posting a video on its blog to attract more attention
答案D
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