[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：10-Tuesday 宇航員 187詞

10-Tuesday 宇航員 187詞

題材： 宇航員　 詞數(shù)： 187　 建議閱讀時間： 4分鐘

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It's not easy to become an astronaut．Out of 20,000 people who want to do it，only 20 of these become astronauts．

Do you have the qualifications and experience to become an astronaut？Shuttle captains must already have 1,000 hours' experience of flying planes．If you aren't a pilot，but want to be part of the team，you must already be a specialist．You must be a Doctor of Science or Maths．You have probably already done research．You work well in team．

The 2-year training program is hard．You must be 1.6~1.9 metres tall．First you must be fit．You must be able to work for long hours without sleep．You have good concentration．Do you have the right character？Do you get angry when your bicycle has a flat tire？That would not help the team！Astronauts must work calmly and must be ready to do any job in space．

If you are clever，qualified and experienced，you can always try．You will be away from home for two years．Flights into space are dangerous．You will not make much money．On the other hand，you will have an exciting trip into space and wonderful views．You will always be famous．You'll always be one of the world's very few astronauts．

生詞

qualified　adj． 有資格的，合格的：Edward is well qualified for this job．愛德華具備了做這項工作所需的條件。

qualification　n． 資格：To know the way is one qualification for a guide．識路是做向?qū)У臈l件之一。/Even after qualification jobs were hard to find．即使在取得資格證書后，工作還是很難找到。

shuttle　n． （車輛、飛機等）定時往返運行：I'm catching the seven o'clock shuttle to Glasgow．我趕著搭乘七點鐘往格拉斯哥的班機。

specialist　n． 專家：She's a specialist in diseases of cattle．她是研究牛的疾病的專家。

fit　adj． 強健的，體能好的：He keeps fit by jogging five miles a day．為了保持身體健康，他每天都慢跑五英里。

1．According to the passage，________people can become astronauts．

A．few

B．a(chǎn) lot of

C．many

D．plenty of

2．Which of the following people would not be a good astronaut？

A．A pilot．

B．A Doctor of Maths．

C．A scientist．

D．A Doctor of History．

3．From the passage we can know that a good astronaut ________．

A．works well and stays calm

B．can do just one job

C．sometimes helps people in the team

D．sometimes gets angry

4．The passage tells us that an astronaut's job ________．

A．is hard but safe

B．is hard but exciting

C．is very well paid

D．will soon be forgotten

參考譯文

當(dāng)宇航員可不容易。每兩萬名想從事這一工作的人中，只有20人能達(dá)到目的。

你有當(dāng)宇航員的資格和相關(guān)經(jīng)驗嗎？要想當(dāng)航天飛機上的機長必須有1000小時的飛行經(jīng)驗。如果你不是飛行員，又想加入這一團隊，你必須是一名專家，比如數(shù)學(xué)或科學(xué)方面的博士。你很可能從事過研究工作，而且在團隊中表現(xiàn)出色。

兩年的訓(xùn)練項目很艱苦。你的身高必須在1.6~1.9米之間。首先，你必須健康。你必須能做到長時間工作不睡覺。你必須注意力非常集中。你個性健康嗎？當(dāng)你的自行車輪胎沒氣時，你會生氣嗎？這對團隊可沒好處！宇航員工作時必須冷靜，還要準(zhǔn)備隨時應(yīng)對太空中碰到的一切問題。

如果你很聰明，并具備一定的資格和經(jīng)驗，你總有機會嘗試。你將離開家兩年。太空飛行是很危險的。你也掙不上多少錢。但你能體驗一次令人興奮的太空旅程，還能欣賞到壯觀的景色。你將名揚四海，因為你是世間少有的宇航員中的一員。

參考答案

Tuesday 1．A　2．D　3．A　4．B