Question

Astronauts, people who fly into space, need special training. First they go to Houston, Texas. That is the home of the Johnson Space Centre. There they are tested to see how strong and smart they are.

One of the first tests is for the heart. The people walk or run, then the space doctors see how fast their hearts are beating.

Another important test is performed. In this test the person must curl（蜷曲）his body up in a ball. When he is in that position, he is put into a round cloth bag. The doctors give him no idea how long he will have to stay in the bag. If a spaceship broke down in space, the astronauts would get into bags like this. Then they would have to wait and curl up in darkness, until help could arrive. You can see that an astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.

After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre. The astronauts in training learn many other things. They learn how to jump out of a moving airplane. They learn to how to blow up a lifeboat and get into it while they are in the ocean. The astronauts also have to learn how to get lifted out of the ocean by helicopter（直升機(jī)）. That may look fun, but it can be dangerous.

After they finish training, the astronauts continue to work. They stay in good shape by running and doing exercise. They read about their special jobs. In that way they can learn new facts about space travel.

Then the big day comes. The astronaut is told to go to work on a flight into space. The crew members（全體船員）get to know each other first. Then they can learn which job each will do.

1.The astronauts don’t know how long they will stay in the bag in the test because ________________.

A. the doctors need to know how strong they are

B. the astronauts need to show how smart they are

C. good astronauts mustn’t be afraid of darkness or tight space

D. nobody knows when help will come if the spaceship breaks down

2.The astronauts don’t learn how to ________________ in the training centre.

A. walk or run in space                                  B. jump out of the moving plane

C. blow up a lifeboat                             D. get lifted out of water by helicopter

3.Which is the correct order according to the passage?

a. Doctors do tests on the astronauts.

b. The astronauts go to the Space Centre.

c. The astronauts learn new facts about space travel.

d. The best people are chosen for training.

e. The astronauts go to work on a flight into space.

A. a, b, c, d, e              B. d, a, e, b, c              C. b, a, d, c, e              D. c, d, e, b, a

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre.

B. The crew members get to know each other after the tests.

C. One of the first tests is for the heart.

D. An astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了宇航員的培訓(xùn)過(guò)程，他們首先要去訓(xùn)練中心，然后醫(yī)生對(duì)這些宇航員進(jìn)行測(cè)試，接下來(lái)最優(yōu)秀的人被選拔出來(lái)進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練，宇航員在了解關(guān)于空間旅行的一些知識(shí)后，宇航員進(jìn)入太空飛船工作。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段描述，可知這些宇航員不知道他們會(huì)在這個(gè)袋子里面呆多久是因?yàn)�，�?dāng)空間飛船出故障時(shí)，沒(méi)有人知道什么時(shí)候能得到幫助。故選D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段描述，可知宇航員不用學(xué)習(xí)在太空中行走或者跑步。故選A。

3.主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知，宇航員首先要去訓(xùn)練中心，然后醫(yī)生對(duì)這些宇航員進(jìn)行測(cè)試，接下來(lái)最優(yōu)秀的人被選拔出來(lái)進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練，宇航員在了解關(guān)于空間旅行的一些知識(shí)后，宇航員進(jìn)入太空飛船工作。故選C。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段The crew members（全體船員）get to know each other first. 描述，可知在訓(xùn)練之后這些人員首先相互認(rèn)識(shí)。故選B。

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