阅读理解《综合类》考试职称英语专项练习题(5)
<p> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Exploration">Exploration</span></p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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.</p><p> <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>.</p>
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