Many people watched the lift-off of the space shuttle Columbia on March 21, 1982

Many people watched the lift-off of the space shuttle Columbia on March 21, 1982

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Many people watched the lift-off of the space shuttle Columbia on March 21, 1982. But none watched more closely than eighteen-year-old Ted, as Ted’s insects were on board the shuttle.
The Shuttle Student Involvement Program invited students to make a science experiment. The experiment would be done by astronauts on the space shuttle.
Ted had always been interested in space and flight. Insect flight especially interested him. Ted noticed that insects need gravity to take off and land. They need gravity to fly in a straight line. But in space, there is no gravity. Could insects fly in zero gravity? That is what Ted wanted to find out.
Ted made an experiment called “Insect in Flight Motion Study”. He entered his experiment and soon news came that it was a winner.
A large team of scientists and engineers helped Ted get his experiment ready to fly. There were many questions to be answered first. What kind of insects would Ted use in his experiment? The insects would have to be strong enough to live on the shuttle for nine days without much food. What kind of container would hold the insects? Would the insects die during the shuttle flight?
After months of hard work, the “insectronauts” were chosen. A group of moths, flies, and honeybees were put into a special box and put onto the space shuttle. When Columbia flew into space, it was carrying insect passengers.
On March 24, astronauts Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma took out the box that held the insects. They began filming the insects with a special video camera.
When the space shuttle landed Ted was able to watch the video film of insects. Just as he thought, most of the insects did have trouble flying in zero gravity. The flies did well. But the moths’ flight seemed “uncontrolled”. They would often just hang in the air. The bees had the most trouble. They couldn’t fly at all! The film showed bees spinning around in all directions. Others were just floating about in the box.
Ted learned the answer to his question about insects’ flight in zero gravity. But he also learned a lot more. He learned about the hard work needed in making a successful experiment.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence “it was a winner” mean?
A.Ted could fly in space.B.Ted won a prize.
C.Ted’s experiment was accepted.D.Ted won in a race.
小题2:What did Ted want to find out?
A.Whether the insects could fly in space.
B.Whether the insects could fly in a straight line.
C.Whether the insects could land after flying for a while.
D.Whether the insects could take off after resting for a while.
小题3:Of the three kinds of insects sent into space, which one flew worst in zero gravity?
A.The flies.B.The honeybees.C.The insects.D.The moths.
小题4:Who did the experiment?
A.Ted himself.
B.Ted’s friend.
C.A large team of scientists and engineers.
D.Two astronauts on the space shuttle.
小题5:How did Ted learn the answer to his question about insects’ flight in zero gravity?
A.By asking the scientists and engineers.
B.By studying a book written by the astronauts.
C.By going into space and watching the insects’ flight himself.
D.By watching the video film made by the astronauts.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
解析

试题分析:本文讲述了一个年轻人所进行的在太空里观察昆虫飞行的实验。
小题1:C 推理题。根据本句Ted made an experiment called “Insect in Flight Motion Study”. He entered his experiment and soon news came that it was a winner.以及下文他的实验在太空里进行了,说明他的实验要求被接受了。故C正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据文章第三段最后2行They need gravity to fly in a straight line. But in space, there is no gravity. Could insects fly in zero gravity? That is what Ted wanted to find out.可知他就是想知道在太空里没有地球引力,昆虫们还能否飞行。故A正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据最后一段3,4行The flies did well. But the moths’ flight seemed “uncontrolled”. They would often just hang in the air. The bees had the most trouble. They couldn’t fly at all!可知蜜蜂所遇见的麻烦最大,故B正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段On March 24, astronauts Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma took out the box that held the insects. They began filming the insects with a special video camera.可知是两个宇航员做了这个实验,故D正确。
小题5:D 细节题。根据文章最后一段1,2行When the space shuttle landed Ted was able to watch the video film of insects. Just as he thought, most of the insects did have trouble flying in zero gravity.可知他是通过看视频,来了解这一切的。故D正确。
点评:本文讲述了一个年轻人所进行的在太空里观察昆虫飞行的实验。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找,对于文章中的细节题,要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查题支和原文的异同,常犯错误有:绝对化语言,范围扩大或缩小,以偏概全,张冠李戴等。带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。
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B
He is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball and dreamed that it would change his life.
The lights were never brighter and the crowds were never bigger for a homegrown sports hero than they were a quarter-century ago for Ray Hall. But his athletic achievements, as impressive as they are, are to my mind not what is most admirable about the man.
Known as “Sugar Ray” in his teens, Hall was rated among the country’s top 25 high school basketball players. An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.
After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career. The news that he would never play again shocked Hall but unlike so many others he was ready for life after basketball. When I met Hall — still fit at 46 — for lunch Monday, he wore a cut-sharp gray suit, designer tie and blazing white shirt that screamed Success. “That was always the question — when the cheers end, where do you go? Who do you turn to?” he said. “It starts and ends with that person in the mirror.”
Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”
For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs. He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.
Congratulations, Ray, you made it. In more ways than one.          
小题1:Ray was regarded as a savior because ________.
A.he liked to take on challenges
B.he helped his team to regain its glory
C.he was faithful to his hometown city
D.he fought hard against failure at a young age
小题2:According to the writer, which of the following best describes Ray’s success?
A.Unlike other athletes, he was academically superior.
B.He defeated his injury and returned to the playground.
C.He enjoys a successful job and a happy family.
D.He has gained impressive athletic achievements.
小题3:What’s the right order of the events related to Ray?
a. He was rated among the best high school basketball players.
b. He was in a car accident.
c. He graduated from Canisius College.
d. He started his computer sales job.
e. He gave up his athletic career.
A.a, c, b, e, dB.a, c, e, b, dC.c, a, b, d, eD.c, a, e, b, d
小题4:We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.Ray was from an academic family
B.Ray was very mature in his teens
C.Ray was once desperate facing the cruel reality
D.athletics was not Ray’s final goal in life
小题5:What was the writer’s intention in writing this passage?
A.To describe the difficulties of being a professional athlete.
B.To explain the importance of choosing the right college.
C.To emphasize the need for a good education.
D.To warn against playing professional basketball.

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Rosa liked making up stories. She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was __2__. Now, as she got up to __3__ before the class, She knew that make –believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.
Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer __4__, she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.
The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present.
When summer came to a close, Rosa __9__ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about.
Not long after __11__ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting __12__, like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not __13__. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__.
When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England!
小题1:
A.afraidB.worried C.sureD.happy
小题2:
A.jokeB.funC.turnD.game
小题3:
A.talkB.teach C.showD.travel
小题4:
A.passedB.arrivedC.lastedD.changed
小题5:
A.madeB.played C.helpedD.did
小题6:
A.weakB.pleasedC.busyD.lonely
小题7:
A.showB.visitC.meetD.send
小题8:
A.farmB.cityC.family D.school
小题9:
A.wroteB.calledC.movedD.returned
小题10:
A.familyB.schoolC.teacher D.farm
小题11:
A.meetingB.schoolC.summer D.talk
小题12:
A.peopleB.cities C.languagesD.places
小题13:A interesting     B. true            C. long              D. same
小题14:
A.England B.GermanyC.farm D.home
小题15:
A.think B.see C.rememberD.read

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(C)
A Different Roast Every Day
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.
He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad(广告) in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."
"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I"ll spend a month at Willow Farm. I"ll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They"ll make a change from sitting by the seaside."
Four days later he returned home.
"What"s wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn"t you enjoy country life?"
"Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."
"Oh, what?"
"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner."
"Fresh meat is the best."
"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don"t understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different roast every day," Jack said.
" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn"t dare to stay for dinner!"
小题1:Where did Alan work? He worked ___.
A.on a farmB.at a school
C.in a restaurantD.in an office in a city
小题2:Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?
A.by the seasideB.in the country
C.in the mountainsD.on an island
小题3:Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ___.
A.he lived near there
B.he had a good friend there
C.he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside
D.he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country
小题4:How many days did he stay on the farm?
A.A few days.B.A week.C.Three days.D.Four days.
小题5: What made Alan return so soon?
A.He fell ill.
B.The air there was not fresh.
C.The prices were too high.
D.He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

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A
This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.
"I"ve been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It"s a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.
Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
小题1:The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
A.make moneyB.drive
C.climb in through the window D.meet a lot of people
小题2:The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A.she wanted to have a sleep
B.her husband didn"t open the door for her
C.she didn"t want to pay the driver
D.she couldn"t find her key
小题3:The story happened _____.
A.early in the morning B.late at night
C.20 miles outside London D.near the police station
小题4:Which of the following is wrong?
A.The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B.The police made a mistake.
C.The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
小题5:The driver climbed in through the window to
A.get money from the woman B.return the dog to the woman
C.phone the policeD.see what was happening in the house

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(B)
Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”
小题1:The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .
A.brightB.dirtyC.comfortableD.dark
小题2:When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____
A.Of course , it loves me , since I love it .
B.If I love it , it should love me.
C.I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .
D.I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .
小题3: The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.
A.she thinks it will be very exciting
B.she likes sports and enjoys canoeing
C.she has decided to realize a childhood dream
D.she wants to be still active when she gets old
小题4:What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?
A.Someone who does not show what she is feeling .
B.Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .
C.Someone who doesn’t use her head much .
D.Someone who is open , honest and brave .
小题5:The best title for this passage is ____ .
A.Life Begins at SixtyB.A Round Coast Sail
C.An Old Woman SailorD.An Unusual Hobby(爱好)

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