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【题目】Neil Armstrong tookone small step for manwhen he stepped on the moons surface while worldfamous physicist Stephen Hawking took a giant leap (跳跃)”for Earth’s physically disabled when he experienced eight rounds of weightlessness in what he saw as the first step in a personal goal to travel in space.

It was amazing,Hawking told reporters afterwards,using his wellknown computerized voice.The zeroG part was wonderful,and the highG part was no problem.I could have gone on and on.I have long wanted to go into space,and the zerogravity flight is the first step towards space travel.

Hawking is one of the bestknown scientists because of his bestselling works on the mysteries of black holes and the origins of the universe,and because of his increasing disability.He is almost completely paralyzed (瘫痪的) and can communicate only via facial gestures and a gesturecontrolled computer system.

Thursadys flight was a test run to find out if Hawking is capable of a rocketpowered journey to the edge of outer space,perhaps aboard the spaceship now being developed for Virgin Galactic.That craft is due to enter service in 2009 or so,and taking such a flight would check off what Hawking has said is hisnext stepHe would have flown more if we let himsaid Noah McMahon,one of Hawkings coaches.He was all smiles all the time.

Zero Gravity had originally planned to bring Hawking back to NASAs Shuttle Landing Facility here after six upsanddowns.Hwkings performance showed well for more tests.Zero Gravity Corp.cofounder Peter Diamandis said Hawking experienced the flight better than his physicians had expected.He noted that the four minutes Hawking spent in weightlessness was about as much time as he would spend in zeroG during a space flight.

【1】By sayingStephen Hawking took agiant leap’” in the first paragraph,the writer means __________.

A.ordinary people can not do what Hawking did

B.Stephen Hawking managed to jump by himself

C.it is not easy for a disabled person like Hawking

D.Hawking has finished almost all that is needed to do

【2】The underlined wordzeroGin Paragraph 2 probably refers to __________.

A.space travel

B.zerogravity

C.a personal goal

D.the first step

【3】Which of the following would the writer probably agree?

A.Hawking was one of the workers in Zero Gravity Company.

B.McMahon was not satisfied with what Hawking did in this test.

C.Peter Diamandis bought a spaceship for Hawking to travel in space.

D.Hawking would spend in zeroG during a space flight for 4 minutes.

【4】The text mainly wants to tell us _________.

A.Hawking takes a “giant leap”for Earth’s disabled

B.a spaceship will be sent into space before long

C.what Neil Armstrong had experienced in space

D.common people can also experience space flights

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 A

【解析】【1】句意理解由第一段可知对于残疾人来说能够实现遨游太空的梦想无疑是一次“巨大的飞跃”

【2】词义猜测第二段最后一句话及本文最后一句中...zeroG during a space flight可知选B

【3】推理判断题由最后一段最后一句话可知

【4】写作目的题本文主旨句即段首...world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking...可知

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