47．John Glenn's example shows that　　　　　　　 .

A．more and more grandparents will be astronauts someday

B．older people are beginning to show interest in mountain climbing

C．older people have the same rights as young men

D．people's ambitions should not be held back with age

C

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46．Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A．Space travel will become older people's career.

B．Space travel will become popular with young people.

C．John Glenn spoke his thoughts freely about his space travel.

D．John Glenn advised people on how to live a happy life.

45．The word "fester" in the second paragraph most probably means ____.

A．get infected　 　　 B．become certain　　 C．grow worse　　　　 D．get better

44．The passage is written mainly to ____.

A．share the pleasure of reading books

B．advise readers to read books

C．stress the importance of reading online

D．help readers to choose good books

B

Space travel used to be a young man's game, but when John Glenn went into space aboard Discovery, four generations of men and women could stare into the sky and think "That could be me someday. "At the same time Glenn was looking down and doing some thinking of his own.

"It's quite unusual, "he said, "to look down on this blue planet, seeing the air that surrounds it. You fly over the Mediterranean, over the Middle East and it's so beautiful. You wonder why in the world humans can't solve all the problems they have created, leaving them to fester over the centuries. "

"I was at the Houston airport on my way back to Washington recently when an older guy walked up to me, all excited. He shook my hand and said, 'Boy, you're changing my life! ' I asked,' How is that?' He said, ' I' m 74, and ever since I was a kid I've wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.　 However,! haven't done it, and I kept putting it off. But now I'm going to do it! 'And all the time his wife was standing behind him, just shaking her head."

"But I've noticed something. I've noticed that maybe because of all this, people are seeing themselves in a way they haven't before. They're realizing that older people have the same ambitions, hopes, and dreams as anybody else. I say you should live a life based on how you feel and not by the age. "

43．In the author's opinion, reading on the Internet may____.

A．develop long-term reading skills

B．improve the general language ability

C．not take the place of reading books

D．be an effective way of reading

42．According to the passage, we basically need a ____ in reading.

A．television　　　 　 B．dictionary　 　　　　 C．notebook　　　　　　 D．pencil

41．How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?

A．One　　 　　　　　 B．Two　　 　　　　　　 C．Three　　 　　　　 D．Four

39．A．mistaken　　　 B．right　　　　　　　　　 C．all right　　　　　　　 D．possible

38．A．sensed　　　　　 B．received　　　　　　　 C．lost　　　　　　　　　　 D．gained