2017届贵州思南县中学高考英语一轮复习阅读理解精编：8（含解析）
<p> 贵州思南县中学2017高考英语阅读理解一轮精编（八）及答案</p><p> 阅读理解。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="flared">flared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="February">February</span> 1,2003, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span>' <span word="remains">remains</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="break">break</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, 16 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>(有毒的残骸) <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="swath">swath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dramatic">Dramatic</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="descent">descent</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="trails">trails</span>(痕迹) <span word="streaking">streaking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 17 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Challenger">Challenger</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28, 1986, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>.</p><p> <span word="Take">Take</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 42 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span>' <span word="human">human</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="descent">descent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="landing">landing</span>. <span word="Challenger">Challenger</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rescue">Rescue</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="Col">Col</span>. <span word="Ilan">Ilan</span> <span word="Ramon">Ramon</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> 120-<span word="mile">mile</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poisonous">poisonous</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="propellant">propellant</span>(推进器).</p>
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