英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇21
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>? <span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="space">space</span>? <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="varied">varied</span>. <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="education">education</span> , <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earths">earths</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="Increasingly">Increasingly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sputnik">Sputnik</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1957. <span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Emphasis">Emphasis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaching">leaching</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="produced">produced</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="specialists">specialists</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>.. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="endeavours">endeavours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="industryall">industryall</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fortune">Fortune</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>:<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="history">history</span>. . . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="refashioned">refashioned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Age">Age</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dependability">dependability</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dependability">dependability</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> 13 <span word="home">home</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1970, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbelievably">unbelievably</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pencil">pencil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span>! <span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doubtful">doubtful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 800, 000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>. </p>
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