【題目】Is it your dream to fly and to work in space? Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Like many jobs, the first thing would be to fill out the application. A record-breaking 18,300 people filled out applications recently when NASA announced it was filling its 2017 Astronaut Candidate program. But out of those 18.300 applicants, just eight to 14 will be hired by the U.S. space agency.

It will take 18 months to decide who will be in the new class of astronauts. NASA will review all of the files, which will later go to its current team of astronauts, to make sure they meet the basic qualifications.

The first requirement is the applicants must be U.S. citizens. They need a college degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics. They also need at least three years of experience in a similar field or at least 1,000 hours as a jet airline pilot.

There are requirements to pass a physical test. And then there are personality qualities tests as well. What kinds of personalities is NASA looking for in an astronaut? NASA’s Selection Manager Anne Roemer said, “I think leadership , teamwork, the ability to not only work on a team, lead a team, but also follow, be a follower on a team. Communication certainly plays a role, so it’s some pretty common skills that I think translate into even other professions.”

About 120 applicants will be invited to the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, for a first round of interviews, about half of whom will go back for a second round. Once selected, they must complete two years of training in everything about spaceflight-things like learning about all the systems used by NASA, walking in space and Russian language training. Until the U.S. has a working vehicle to launch into space, NASA still depends on Russia to get astronauts into space.

【1】What is the percentage of employment among the applicants?

A. About half of them B. About 8 to 14

C. About 120 applicants D. Less than 0.08 percent

【2】Which do you think is the most important personality quality according to NASA’S Selection Manager?

A. Devotion B. Team spirit

C. Communication D. Perseverance

【3】Which is NOT the basic requirement the applicants have to meet?

A. A college degree in required areas.

B. Related experience.

C. Speaking Russian fluently.

D. Passing physical and personality tests.

【4】Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. What is takes to be an astronaut?

B. What an astronaut should train in?

C. NASA welcome its most applicants ever.

D. NASA 2017 Astronaut Candidate program.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】文章主要講述了美國(guó)國(guó)家航空航天局甄選宇航員，提出宇航員必須具備條件：他們需要工程學(xué)、生物科學(xué)、物理科學(xué)、計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)或數(shù)學(xué)的大學(xué)學(xué)位。他們還需要至少三年在類(lèi)似領(lǐng)域的經(jīng)驗(yàn)以及必備品質(zhì)：具有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，團(tuán)隊(duì)合作能力以及溝通能力。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“But out of those 18.300 applicants, just eight to 14 will be hired by the U.S. space agency.” 但在這18300名申請(qǐng)者中，只有八到14人將被美國(guó)航天局聘用。根據(jù)計(jì)算聘用比率為0.077%。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I think leadership , teamwork, the ability to not only work on a team, lead a team, but also follow, be a follower on a team.”我認(rèn)為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，團(tuán)隊(duì)合作帶領(lǐng)一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)不僅僅在團(tuán)隊(duì)中起作用，在團(tuán)隊(duì)中作為追隨者同樣重要�？芍獔F(tuán)隊(duì)合作是申請(qǐng)者最重要的性格素質(zhì)。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章“They need a college degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics. They also need at least three years of experience” 他們需要取得工程學(xué)、生物科學(xué)、物理科學(xué)、計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)或數(shù)學(xué)的大學(xué)學(xué)位。他們還需要至少三年在類(lèi)似領(lǐng)域的經(jīng)驗(yàn)�？膳懦x項(xiàng)A、B；根據(jù)“There are requirements to pass a physical test. And then there are personality qualities tests as well.” 通過(guò)物理測(cè)試的要求。還有人格素質(zhì)測(cè)試�？膳懦x項(xiàng)D。選項(xiàng)C文章沒(méi)有提及。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。文章主要講述了美國(guó)國(guó)家航空航天局甄選宇航員，提出宇航員必須具備條件：他們需要工程學(xué)、生物科學(xué)、物理科學(xué)、計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)或數(shù)學(xué)的大學(xué)學(xué)位。他們還需要至少三年在類(lèi)似領(lǐng)域的經(jīng)驗(yàn)以及必備品質(zhì)：具有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力，團(tuán)隊(duì)合作能力以及溝通能力。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

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