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　　Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe , however , thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. ‘We are the best men for the job, ’they said to the boss, ‘There may be problems, but we can find the answers’‘They' re the last people I' d trust, ’ thought the boss. ‘But all the other astronauts have refused to go. ’

　　Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done , he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder as he could and finally a voice said , ‘Who' s there? ’ ‘It' s me! Who else could it be? ’shouted Joe. Sam let him in, but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

1．Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because ________ .

[　　]

A．it wasn't exciting enough

B．they weren't experienced enough

C．they thought they might get killed

D．there was little chance of being selected

2．Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

[　　]

A．They were the only men who offered to go .

B．The boss trusted them more than anyone else.

C．They were the last people who wanted to go.

D．The boss wanted them to get more experience .

3．What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

[　　]

A．There would be serious problems.

B．There wouldn't be any danger .

C．It would be long and tiring.

D．It would be exciting.

4．Joe didn't want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam ________ .

[　　]

A．wasn't as experienced as he was

B．didn't know how to operate the door

C．didn't know how to do repairs

D．was very slow and possibly deaf

5．The writer tells this story to ________ .

[　　]

A．show the dangerous side of the tronauts ' life

B．show the funny side of the astronauts'life

C．make people laugh

D．make people think

阅读理解

　　Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe , however , thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. ‘We are the best men for the job, ’they said to the boss, ‘There may be problems, but we can find the answers’‘They' re the last people I' d trust, ’ thought the boss. ‘But all the other astronauts have refused to go. ’

　　Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done , he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder as he could and finally a voice said , ‘Who' s there? ’ ‘It' s me! Who else could it be? ’shouted Joe. Sam let him in, but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

1．Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because ________ .

[　　]

A．it wasn't exciting enough

B．they weren't experienced enough

C．they thought they might get killed

D．there was little chance of being selected

2．Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

[　　]

A．They were the only men who offered to go .

B．The boss trusted them more than anyone else.

C．They were the last people who wanted to go.

D．The boss wanted them to get more experience .

3．What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

[　　]

A．There would be serious problems.

B．There wouldn't be any danger .

C．It would be long and tiring.

D．It would be exciting.

4．Joe didn't want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam ________ .

[　　]

A．wasn't as experienced as he was

B．didn't know how to operate the door

C．didn't know how to do repairs

D．was very slow and possibly deaf

5．The writer tells this story to ________ .

[　　]

A．show the dangerous side of the tronauts ' life

B．show the funny side of the astronauts'life

C．make people laugh

D．make people think

第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分
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Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. “We’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.” “They’re the last people I’d trust,” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused to go.”
Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!
36. Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on a trip because _______.
A.there was little chance of being selected      B.they weren’t experienced enough
C. they thought they might get killed         D. it wasn’t exciting enough
37. Why were Sam and Joe chosen?
A. The boss wanted them to get more experience.
B. The boss trusted them more than anyone else.
C. They were the last people who wanted to go.
D. They were the only men who offered to go.
38 Joe didn’t want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam _______.  
A. was very slow and possibly deaf     B.didn’t know how to operate the door
C. was less experienced than he was   D. didn’t know how to do repairs
39. The writer tells this story to _______.
A. show the dangerous side of the astronauts’ life   B. make people laugh
C. show the funny side of the astronauts’ life     D. make people think

第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分

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    Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. “We’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.” “They’re the last people I’d trust,” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused to go.”

    Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

36. Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on a trip because _______.

A.there was little chance of being selected      B.they weren’t experienced enough

C. they thought they might get killed           D. it wasn’t exciting enough

37. Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

  A. The boss wanted them to get more experience.

  B. The boss trusted them more than anyone else.

  C. They were the last people who wanted to go.

  D. They were the only men who offered to go.

38 Joe didn’t want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam _______.  

  A. was very slow and possibly deaf     B.didn’t know how to operate the door

  C. was less experienced than he was    D. didn’t know how to do repairs

39. The writer tells this story to _______.

  A. show the dangerous side of the astronauts’ life   B. make people laugh

  C. show the funny side of the astronauts’ life     D. make people think

阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous." we are the best men for the job",  they said to the boss, "There may be problems, but we can find the answers." "They're the last people I'd trust," thought the boss. "But all the other astronauts have refused to go."

Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder as he could and finally a voice said, "Who's there ?""It's me! Who else could it be ?"shouted Joe. Sam let him in ,but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

1．Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because ________.

[　　]

A．it wasn't exciting enough

B．they weren't experienced enough

C．they thought they might get killed

D．there was little chance of being selected

2．Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

[　　]

A．They were the only men who offered to go.

B．The boss trusted them more than anyone else.

C．They were the last people who wanted to go.

D．The boss wanted them to get more experience.

3．What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

[　　]

A．There would be serious problems.

B．There wouldn't be any danger.

C．It would be long and tiring.

D．It would be exciting.

4．Joe didn't want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam ________.

[　　]

A．wasn't as experienced as he was

B．didn't know how to operate the door

C．didn't know how to do repairs

D．was very slow and possibly deaf

5．The writer tells this story to ________.

[　　]

A．show the dangerous side of the astronauts' life

B．show the funny side of the astronauts' life

C．make people laugh

D．make people think