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NASA officials delayed Discovery"s return for one day because of cloudy weather in Florida,where the shuttle was supposed to lanD. On Tuesday morning,mission controllers directed Discovery to a landing site in California,where the skies were clear.The crew members will have to wait until Wednesday to see their families when they all meet together in Houston at the Johnson Space Center.
Discovery had a very busy mission in space,compared to past missions.The space shuttle docked with the International Space Station most of the journey,delivering badly needed supplies and repairing damaged parts.The crew spent a lot of time testing new repair techniques on their own shuttle,conducting three different spacewalks(where astronauts exit the space shuttle to do work outside).On the third spacewalk,astronaut Steve Robinson went underneath the shuttle to remove material sticking out from between the spacecraft"s protective tiles.
There were concerns in the last remaining days of Discovery"s mission that a torn heat blanket—another shield against overheating in the space shuttle—may pose a problem to crew members. NASA officials and technicians worked on ways that the crew could fix the problem, but later decided it was not a risk.
With the shuttle and its crew safely back on firm ground, NASA is hailing this mission, labeled STS114,as a huge success. “I hope this shows people that we"re coming back,” NASA spaceflight chief Bill Readdy said after Discovery"s successful landing. “We"ve got some more work to do. We know what we need to do and we"ll do it.
小题1:Which of the following isn"t included in the jobs of the shuttle Discovery?
A.Delivering supplies to the International Space Station. |
B.Conducting different spacewalks. |
C.Testing new repair techniques. |
D.Finding the cause why the shuttle Columbia came apart. |
A.in Florida a day earlier | B.in Florida a day later |
C.in California a day earlier | D.in California a day later |
A.Six days. | B.Two weeks. |
C.Nine days. | D.Two weeks and an extra day. |
A.Another Huge Success of Discovery |
B.Welcome Back, Discovery |
C.Discovery and International Space Station |
D.Discovery Survives a Risk |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
小题1: 细节归纳题。根据第三段第二句和第三句话可知:寻找“哥伦比亚号”航天飞机解体的原因不在其例。
小题2: 推测题。根据第二段第一句反推可知:要不是天气原因,“发现号”航天飞机会早一天降落在佛罗里达州。
小题3:推测题。根据短文第一段第二句话和第三段第二句话可知:“发现号”航天飞机此次飞行的两个星期中绝大部分时间是停靠在国际空间站上。由此推断“九天”最可能。
小题4:主旨题。根据短文首句“the crew of Discovery returned to Earth”及全文意思用“Welcome Back, Discovery(发现号,欢迎你凯旋归来)”最能概括全文。
核心考点
试题【After an extra day in space,the crew of Discovery returned to Earth,landing at E】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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There was great excitement on the planet of Venus(金星) this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20 000 light years ago).Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to feasibility(可行性) of a manned flying saucer(飞碟) landing on Earth.A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.
“We have come to the conclusion,based on last week"s satellite landing,” Pro. Zog said,“that there is no life on the Earth.”
“How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
“For one thing, Earth"s surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete(混凝土)and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.”
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”
“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned. ”
“Are there any other hazards that you discovered in your studies?”
“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark cloud floating over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We don"t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”
“If what you say is true, won"t this set back the flying saucer program several years?”
“Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.”
“Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?”
“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”
小题1:During the week of great excitement the Venusian scientists succeeded in getting important information on whether they can_______.
A.land a satellite with Venus astronauts on Earth |
B.make a firstrate flying saucer |
C.get a Earth Being to Venus |
D.direct a flying saucer into Manhattan |
A.they need it on their way to the planet of Earth |
B.the Earth"s atmosphere is filled with deadly gases |
C.oxygen is far from enough in the area of Manhattan where the saucer is to land |
D.there is no air on the planet of Earth |
A.the polluted air floating over the surface of Earth |
B.the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth |
C.the things that are unknown to everybody |
D.the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks |
A.that modern man has polluted his environment to such an extent that he might destroy himself if he went on like this |
B.that there is no point in spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth |
C.that pollution has become so serious a problem on Earth that even Venusians find life there unbearable |
D.that it is difficult, if not altogether impossible, to land a manned flying saucer on Earth |
Peers can have a good effect on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone"s reading it.
However, sometimes peers affect each other in another way. For example, one kid in school might try to get another to cut class with him, your soccer friend might try to persuade you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball, or a kid in the neighborhood might want you to shoplift with him.
Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because they worry that other kids may make fun of them if they don"t go along with the group.Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that others are doing. The idea that “everyone"s doing it ” may influence some kids to leave their better judgments, or their common senses behind.
Peer pressure can be extremely strong and hard to get rid of. Experiments have shown how peer pressure can influence someone to change mind from what she knows for sure is a correct answer to the incorrect answer—just because everyone else gives the incorrect answer!That holds true for people of any age in peer pressure situations.
It can be hard to walk away from peer pressure, but it can be done. Pay attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do. Inner strength and self-confidence can help you stand firm, walk away, and resist doing something when you know better.
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Peers have a good effect. |
B.Children give in to peer pressure. |
C.Peer pressure is hard to stop. |
D.Peer pressure. |
A.do shopping | B.carry goods for shops |
C.steal in the shop | D.take the lift upstairs in the shop |
A.only children change their correct answers to incorrect ones because of peer pressure |
B.peers have an effect on each other |
C.peer pressure can be got rid of |
D.peers will believe in themselves if there are other peers who agree with them |
A.warn peers to separate from each other |
B.tell peers to follow others |
C.show it is hard to walk away from peer pressure |
D.persuade peers to do what they think is the right thing |
For certain kids, this problem is so severe(严重) that doctors have a name for it: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Perhaps as many as 1 out of every 20 kids under the age of 18 have characteristics of ADHD. Often, these kids have trouble getting through school and face other difficulties later in life.
Rizzo started developing the Virtual Classroom in 1999.He wanted to see if he could use it as a tool for testing and treating kids who have attention disorders.
To diagnose(诊断) ADHD, doctors typically test patients by giving them tasks that require attention. As part of one classic test, you watch letters flashed on a computer screen. Every time you see the letter “A” followed by the letter “X”,you have to press the space bar. If you"re paying close attention, you"ll register all the times this combination occurs. If not, you"ll miss some.
The Virtual Classroom makes these tests more efficient, Rizzo says. In one experiment, he gave a group of kids the classic “A-X” test. Instead of looking at a computer screen in a doctor"s office, though, the kids wore headsets that made it look like they were taking the test in a classroom.
“Basically what we found,”Rizzo says,“is that, in 20 minutes of testing with virtual reality,we replicated(复制) a finding that usually requires a couple hours of standard testing with computer screens in the psychologist"s office.”
小题1:The first paragraph mainly tells us _______.
A.how to find a patient with ADHD |
B.the behavior of some kids with ADHD |
C.kids with ADHD cannot sit still for a long time |
D.kids with ADHD are easily distracted |
A. one out of every twenty kids
B. five percent kids less than 18 years old
C. one out of twenty kids at the age of 18
D. five percent kids more than age of 18
小题3: In the experiment, patients need to press the space bar, when _______.
A.see letters A following X | B.first see A then see B |
C.see letter X and A | D.see letters A followed by X |
A.in virtual classroom, we finish the test in 20 minutes |
B.the standard test with computer screen usually costs several hours |
C.the experiment is easy to do |
D.the result of the experiment |
D"Appolonia, working with eight other companies, may have an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber."The idea is to operate a machine far away that can drill without a human being on board,"" says Pezzuto, manager for the project, which is supported by the European Commission.Engineers claim that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor.The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged mechanical spider (蜘蛛), has cost at least $2 million so far.The final product should be able to climb unstable mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement, and collect data on the slope" s stability.Testing should begin in May.
小题1:The underlined word "event" (in Paragraph l) refers to ___.
A.landslide | B.machine | C.earthquake | D.flood |
A.to tell people how serious the damage caused by landslides is |
B.to tell people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a risky job |
C.to introduce a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides |
D.to show people how to use a new product |
A.A human being. | B.A spider. | C.A truck. | D.A drill. |
A.it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor |
B.it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement |
C.it can collect data on the slope’s stability |
D.it can drill without a human being on board |
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans _43 benefit of help from a 44 vocational counselor(顾问)or psychologist Knowing 45 about the professional world,or themselves for that matter,they 46 their1ifework aimlessly.Some move from job to job.Others 47 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not 48
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for its real or imagined prestige (声望) Too many high—school students—or their parents for them— choose the professional field, not 49 the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions or the extremely high educational and personal 50 . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "White-collar" job is 51 good reason for choosing it as life"s work. 52 , these occupations are not always well paid. 53 a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 54_ of young people should give serious __ 55_ to these fields.
36.A.procedure B.fate C.college D. choice
37.A.however B. naturally C.though D. especially
38.A.entirely B.mainly C.partly D. totally
39.A.its B.his C.our D. their
40.A.since B.therefore C.furthermore D. forever
41.A.make B.prepare C.take D. leave
42.A.job B.way C.means D. company
43.A.to B.for C.without D. with
44.A.competitive B.good C.strict D. terrible
45.A.1ittle B.few C.much D. a lot
46.A.quit B.choose C.d ream D. stop
47.A.apply B.appeal C.stick D. turn
48.A.pleased B.fit C.interested D. fond
49.A.spending B.following C.considering D. making
50.A.preferences B.requirements C.tendencies D.ambitions
51.A.a B.any C.no D. the.
52.A.Anyway B.However C.Nevertheless D.Besides.
53.A.For B.Since C.Though D.As if
54.A.majority B.many C.minority D. much
55.A.proposal B.suggestion C.consideration D. hesitation
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