2014年职称英语考试综合类阅读理解练习题(3)
<p> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Exploration">Exploration</span> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>, <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="shuttleson">shuttleson</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2012 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="orbital">orbital</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="specifics">specifics</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orbiterwill">orbiterwill</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2012--<span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2010.<span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="definitivemedical">definitivemedical</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="within">within</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span>，<span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="l">l</span>, 2003. <span word="Expels">Expels</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Marshall">Marshall</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Huntsville">Huntsville</span>, <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span>，<span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>----<span word="one">one</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="orbiter">orbiter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="orbiter">orbiter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>. <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="US">US</span>$1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004, <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orbital">Orbital</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Plane">Plane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="Generation">Generation</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>. 41 <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="to">to</span> ________ <span word="A">A</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> 42 <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orbiter">orbiter</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> ________ <span word="A">A</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> 43 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orbiter">orbiter</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> ________ <span word="A">A</span> <span word="NASAs">NASAs</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="NASAs">NASAs</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> 44 <span word="When">When</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> 45 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>, <span word="would">would</span> ________ <span word="A">A</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> 参考答案：<span word="B">B</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="C">C</span> 答案解析： 41正确答案为<span word="B">B</span>。 本题属于细节题，问的是<span word="NASA">NASA</span>设计新的航天飞机的目的是什么。文章第一句就指出了研发这种新的航天器的目的是取代现有的航天飞机，把航天员送到国际空间站去。所以正确答案为<span word="B">B</span>。 42正确答案为<span word="C">C</span>。 此题与4<span word="l">l</span>题相连，问除了运送航天员这一主要使命外，航天飞机还用来干什么? 原文第一句也回答了这个问题，那就是把它作为太空急救车，故<span word="C">C</span>为正确答案。 43正确答案为<span word="A">A</span>。 此题问的是设计这架航天飞机表明了什么? 选项<span word="A">A</span>的意思是<span word="NASA">NASA</span> 继续探索太空的决心。其他几个选项的意思文中均与原文不符，所以<span word="A">A</span>为答案。 44正确答案为<span word="D">D</span>。 此题为细节题，问的是<span word="NASA">NASA</span>什么时候开始着手设计后续的航天飞机?原文第一段实际上已经提到，在调查哥伦比亚号失事原因之前，<span word="NASA">NASA</span>就已着手开展工作了，倒数第三段第一句提到研制工作很多年前就开始了，故选<span word="D">D</span>。 45正确答案为<span word="C">C</span>。 此题问的是10亿美元的款项被批准后用来干什么? 选项<span word="A">A</span>的意思是重建国际空间站，选项<span word="B">B</span>的意思是颁发给在<span word="NASA">NASA</span>工作的科学家，这两个选项都与原文意思不符。最后一段说，若10亿美元的款项获得国会的批准，这笔款项基本上平分给<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orbital">Orbital</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Plane">Plane</span>和<span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="Generation">Generation</span> <span word="Launch">Launch</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>这两个研究项目，故<span word="C">C</span>为正确答案。 </p>
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