The majority of astronauts from America have been men. At the start of the space programme there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space. However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful. In 1978, NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts.

Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a programme of research. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel.

Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space. They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a very good communicator and she immediately established a very good relationship with the news media(radio, television and newspapers). It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight. Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people.

We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ___________.

A. Judy was against the idea of having women in space at first

B. Judy was the first woman selected for astronaut training

C. Judy helped to launch three new satellites at the age of 35

D. Judy carried out a programme during her second space travel

Christa McAuliffe was chosen for training because _______.

A. she was popular with the news media

B. she expected to give history lessons in space

C. she was an excellent teacher and communicator

D. she made the students in space very excited

The reason why there was great interest in Flight STS-51-L is that ________.

A. both Christa and Judy got PhD degrees in the same year

B. a young secondary school teacher was on the flight

C. students were going to learn more about space travel

D. it was the first time for women to travel in space

What would be the best title for the passage?

 A. Two Astronauts         B. Flight STS-51-L

C. Travelling in Space       D. The Training Programme

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for my Ph. D.and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards (口头答辩)which were to be held in California, and I hada flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change.My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run tomy flight. I had to stop to catch myon a moving sidewalk when Ia woman in her fiftieswith a carry-on bag.

I don't know, but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California?”

She responded, “Yes.”

“So am I,” I responded. “Give me your bag. I'll runand tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and began running again.

Ionto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to pleasethe plane for her. Imyself with her bag, and a few moments later she

arrived and was the last person on the planethey closed the doors and it. After the plane leveled off, Ithe bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.

I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at theat seven o'clock in the morning. Thekept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all thein their robes(长袍). As I slowlyat the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smilea young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before. , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me.

A.prepared      B.caught      C.scheduled  D.bought

A.trains     B.buses C.planes       D.directions

A.catch     B.run    C.get    D.hold

A.flight     B.breath       C.bag   D.companion

A.greeted  B.met   C.noticed     D.sought

A.walking B.struggling C.carrying    D.dashing

A.how       B.why  C.what  D.where

A.suddenly       B.immediately     C.fast   D.ahead

A.raced     B.got    C.solved      D.opened

A.leave    B.hold  C.remain      D.stay

A.found   B.took  C.seated       D.occupied

A.after    B.when C.while D.before

A.left out B.set off      C.took off    D.started off

A.presented     B.sent   C.proved      D.showed

A.place    B.university C.palace       D.museum

A.meeting       B.board       C.essay D.argument

A.professors B.assistants     C.teachers    D.employees

A.started  B.watched    C.glanced     D.glared

A.like      B.as      C.of     D.from

A.In the end    B.No matter how C.What's more     D.Needless to say

I had spent over five exhausting(令人疲乏不堪的) years on my essay for my Ph. D(哲学学士). and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in California, and I had  36  a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change  37 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all—out run to  38  my flight. I had to stop to catch my  39 on a moving sidewalk when I  40 a woman in her fifties   41 with a carry-on bag.
I don’t know   42  , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I ,” I responded.“Give me your bag. I’ll run   43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and started running again. I   44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please   45 the plane for her. I   46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she arrived and was the last person on the plane   47 they closed the doors and   48  . After the plane leveled off, I   49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn’t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the   50 at seven o’clock in the morning. The  51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the   52 in their robes. As I slowly   53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile   54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before.   55 , whenever I made a mistake on any questions, she did a great job of relaxing me.

【小题1】
A.preparedB.caughtC.scheduled预定的D.ordered安排好的;
【小题2】
A.trainsB.busesC.planesD.directions
【小题3】
A.catch B.runC.getD.hold
【小题4】
A.flightB.breathC.bagD.companions
【小题5】
A.greetedB.metC.noticedD.seek
【小题6】
A.walkingB.struggleC.carryingD.running
【小题7】
A.howB.whyC.whatD.where
【小题8】
A.beforeB.immediatelyC.fastD.ahead
【小题9】
A.racedB.gotC.solvedD.opened
【小题10】
A.leaveB.holdC.remainD.reserve
【小题11】
A.foundB.tookC.seatedD.occupied
【小题12】
A.afterB.whenC.whileD.before
【小题13】
A.left outB.run awayC.took offD.carried away
【小题14】
A.presentedB.preservedC.provedD.showed
【小题15】
A.placeB.universityC.palaceD.city
【小题16】
A.meetingB.boardC.essayD.argument
【小题17】
A.professorsB.ladiesC.staffsD.teachers
【小题18】
A.staredB.watchedC.glancedD.looked
【小题19】
A.like B.asC.ofD.from
【小题20】
A.Needless to sayB.No matter how
C.What’s moreD.In the end

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第二卷
第四部分:写作
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该次,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
Ladies and gentlemen,
May I have your attentions, please? Now we are                    76. ________
looking for a passenger, Mr. Brown, he is from America.          77. ________
And he' s now leaving Beijing to America on Flight 2748.               78. ________
But we were told Mr. Brown left his passport as good as            79. ________
his wallet in Friendship Hotel where he had stayed.                  80. ________
The manager of a hotel has just telephoned to tell us                 81. ________
about it. He has just been sent his secretary to bring the             82. ________
passport and the wallet here, but she will come soon.                83.________
Will Mr. Brown go the gate of our airport and wait                   84.________
for his passport and wallet? She'll arrive in ten minutes.            85.________
Thank you!

A three-year independent investigation into the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon has yielded new eyewitness evidence which, according to the Southern California-based researchers who conducted the investigation conclusively (and unfortunately), establishes as a historical fact that the violence which took place in Arlington that day was not the result of a surprise attack by suicide hijackers, but rather a military black operation involving a carefully planned and skillfully executed deception."

A CNN Reporter at the scene states that there is no evidence that a 757 hit the Pentagon.

   What hit the Pentagon? A Boeing 757 loaded with passengers and fuel right? Who was on Flight 757? According to the Flight Information there were No Arabs on it. That makes me wonder if Flight 757 actually existed at all.

  From the pictures and the videos, people can find that there are several doubtful points that need to be taken into consideration, for example the marker line on the grass in the satellite and ground pictures, the different colors of the smoke, the hole which the plane impacted, and the standing pylons (架线塔).

  Also, from the comparison of the different pictures, people can find some other strange points. For example, the gear (齿轮) is not the matching one. The wreckage of the plane is not the one from the American Airlines. The glass on the pavement of the pole is another doubtful point. The last thing that need considering is about the collapse. One of the gif video shows the plane impacting the Pentagon. The only problem with this video footage is that it has been altered (改变) and can not be fully trusted.

  These crash photos and videos shown here clearly have been doctored (篡改) and don't even match the physics of what happened. So where is the real video? It leaves me many questions. Is this a missile? It is a real enigma.

1.Where can you possibly read this article?

A.In a newspaper.

B.In a book.

C.On a website.

D.In a magazine.

2.What the word “yielded” mean in the first sentence?

A.given in

B.surrendered

C.given away

D.produced

3.Which of the following doubtful points is not mentioned in the passage?

A.the colors of the smoke

B.the model of the plane

C.the standing pylons

D.the marker line on the grass

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the 911 investigation?

A.Positive.

B.Neutral.

C.Skeptical.

D.Negative.

 

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