It will take 18 months to decide who will be in the new class of astronauts. NASA will review all of the files, which will later go to its current team of astronauts, to make sure they meet the basic qualifications.

The first requirement is the applicants must be U.S. citizens. They need a college degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics. They also need at least three years of experience in a similar field or at least 1,000 hours as a jet airline pilot.

There are requirements to pass a physical test. And then there are personality qualities tests as well. What kinds of personalities is NASA looking for in an astronaut? NASA’s Selection Manager Anne Roemer said, “I think leadership , teamwork, the ability to not only work on a team, lead a team, but also follow, be a follower on a team. Communication certainly plays a role, so it’s some pretty common skills that I think translate into even other professions.”

About 120 applicants will be invited to the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, for a first round of interviews, about half of whom will go back for a second round. Once selected, they must complete two years of training in everything about spaceflight-things like learning about all the systems used by NASA, walking in space and Russian language training. Until the U.S. has a working vehicle to launch into space, NASA still depends on Russia to get astronauts into space.

【1】What is the percentage of employment among the applicants?

A. About half of them B. About 8 to 14

C. About 120 applicants D. Less than 0.08 percent

【2】Which do you think is the most important personality quality according to NASA’S Selection Manager?

A. Devotion B. Team spirit

C. Communication D. Perseverance

【3】Which is NOT the basic requirement the applicants have to meet?

A. A college degree in required areas.

B. Related experience.

C. Speaking Russian fluently.

D. Passing physical and personality tests.

【4】Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. What is takes to be an astronaut?

B. What an astronaut should train in?

C. NASA welcome its most applicants ever.

D. NASA 2017 Astronaut Candidate program.

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删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When Western parents are expected a baby, they start to think long and hardly about what they will name their child. The child will have to live with a name for their whole life after all.

Some parents seem focus on finding a name that is distinctive, a name that everybody likes it and nobody else uses. Also, sometimes it goes horribly wrong. One musician named his child Audio Science, while other couple named their kid Pirate. Recently, some parents in the US and Europe have gone as far as pay someone to come up with a name for them. Some companies charge a couple hundred dollars, and one Swiss company charges about $ 30,000 think of a unique name that has never been used before.

Last Sunday I witnessed a traffic accident on our way home. I was wandering down the sidewalk while there went loud crash. Two taxis crashed into each other about ten meters far away. I went up and found the two drivers bad injured, bleeding and trap in the taxis. Luckily, they were rescued on time because people came to help them and called an ambulance. As was clear that the taxi drivers were so eager to take more passengers that they drove too fast. It reflected their lack of concern for the safe of both others and them.

How to get siblings to get along

One of the greatest gifts of parenthood is seeing your children form a relationship with each other that is independent of you. By giving them someone else to play with, you can free up some time for yourself. Here are four techniques you can use to help your children appreciate each other while they are young.

1. 【1】 The No. 1 thing parents can do to help their kids stay on good terms with each other is not to compare them with each other. Never say “Your sister never...” or “Why can’t you do what your brother does?” 【2】

2. Stay out of the way. Try not to get too involved in your kinds’ arguments. Learning cooperation and problem-solving is an important skill in life. 【3】 And don’t blame the older one for not “knowing better”. That puts pressure on the older child and leads to unhappiness.

3. Activities and opportunities. Have your kids go to their siblings’ games and activities. 【4】 “My kids go to each other’s activities, and take part in activities together,” says Patricia Walters-Fischer, mother of two. Not only do her children go, but they also offer support, encouraging each other before a big game or performance and offering comfort when things don’t go well.

4. Vacations. Don’t ignore the value of a family vacation for bringing siblings together. When kids are away from their friends and forced to spend time together, they often enjoy each other. 【5】 In fact, a weekend camping trip offers some of the best opportunities for working together, having fun and experiencing something new.

A. Never shout at them.

B. Don’t compare.

C. It doesn’t need to be anything extremely great.

D. Get them involved in one another’s lives, so they can have a better appreciation of who their sibling is.

E. That only serves to fuel the competition.

F. They may need help solving a conflict, but try not to take sides.

G. Give them a project, and they will learn how to work together.

The festival doctor will see you now.

【1】When celebrating the festival Just for Laughs in Montreal, you will ________.

A. empty your mind with meditation sessions

B. be thrilled and your depression will be removed

C. burst into tears by watching comedy films

D. have discussions on the meaning of life

【2】If you are thinking too much about work, you can spend a few days at ________.

A. the Wanderlust Festival

B. How The Light Gets In

C. Just For Laughs

D. Ireland’s matchmaking festival

【3】According to the passage, we can learn the festival doctor specializes in ________.

A. treating people falling ill during festivals

B. listening to people’s complaints during festivals

C. offering a cure through the festival form

D. celebrating the festivals with the patients

【1】我们应该帮助那些需要帮助的人。

We should help those ________________.

【2】This is the bridge ________________ (几百年前建造的).

【3】The news ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________(昨天那个男孩告诉我们的) made all of us cry.

【4】听起来好像有人在敲门。(词数不限)

It sounds ________________.

【5】The woman _______________________________ (昨天下午你在我办公室见到的) is a famous scientist.

【6】The army was sent to the earthquake-stricken area to ________________ ________________ (挖掘出) many people trapped underground.

【7】A number of children ________________(父母死去了的) in the earthquake were sent to live with families in other cities. (kill)

【8】My mother was so proud of all ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ (我所做的) that she rewarded me with a trip to Beijing. (do)

【9】和我父亲一起工作过的那个科学家去年去了法国。(词数不限)

The scientist ________________ went to France last year.

【10】过去许多恐龙生活在中国。

________________ dinosaurs ________________ in China.

【11】地震致使整个城市成为废墟。

The earthquake left the city of Tangshan ________________ ________________.

【12】I don't know the teacher ________________(在唱英文歌的).

【13】在这所大学，学生们可以决定想要上哪位老师的课。

In this university, the students can decide the teacher ________________.

【14】The bad habit ________________(养成的) in school has a great effect on him. (form)（词数不限）

【15】自从20世纪70年代一直在办公室和家里使用的电脑很流行。(词数不限)

The computer ________________ in offices and homes since the 1970s is very popular.

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Tom is one of my best friends at high school. We spent a lot of time together every day. We share a lot common. For example, we both work hardly and love sports. Although I am not so smart as her, we both do very well at school. Tom’s favorite subjects is history and Chinese, and he also speaks excellent English. I am used to be bad at English. Thank to his help, I have made a great progress in it. Yesterday, our English teacher said she decided to hold an English speech contest next week. I think a good chance to improve my English. Both Tom and I are looking forward to show our potential in the speech contest!

【1】After the war, the city lay in r________________.

【2】The i________________ are being sent to hospital after the accident.

【3】The ruin of large numbers of rainforest plants must d________________ the ecological(生态的) balance.

【4】What really s________________ me was that no one seemed to care about all the beggars.

【5】After the Wenchuan Earthquake, thousands of soldiers were sent to help the r________________ workers.

【6】The girl was sitting on the bench in the park, b________________ her head in the book in her hands.

【7】The elevator broke down and we were t________________ inside it.

【8】It's u________________ talking with William, because he won't change his decision.

【9】Haven't you realized the d________________ those chemicals are doing to our environment?

【10】He can e________________ himself in good clear English now after four years' hard learning.

【11】The girl was f________________ at the sight of the snake.

【12】Hurricane, flood and earthquake are called natural d________________.

【1】They were ________________(震惊) at the news that he had cheated so much money.

【2】The boy fell into the river, and fortunately a PLA man came to his ________________(拯救，营救).

【3】The enemy fell into a ________________(圈套) and we defeated them.

【4】When we were children, our parents used to ________________(埋葬) something in the yard for us to dig up.

【5】If you blow that balloon up any more it will ________________(爆破).

【6】The whole blocks of the city were in ________________(废墟) after the war.

【7】The peace of the forest has been ________________(破坏) by the noise of earth moving machines.

【8】A ________________(灾难) happened in 2008. A powerful earthquake hit Wenchuan in Sichuan.

【9】If you are blind or dumb, how can you ________________(表达) feeling or emotions?

【10】If Bob hadn't ________________(伤) himself, we would have won.

1. 对待集体；

2. 对待他人；

3. 对待自己。

注意：短文的开头已给出（不计词数）。

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