Whitson, 48, has become the American with the longest amount of time in space with 377 days.
31. What's the main idea of the passage? _________.
A. Flight in space is very dangerous
B. Not everybody can go into space
C. Fearful landing tests the Korean astronaut
D. Yi didn't know she would be an astronaut when she was young
32. The reason why Yi Suo-yeon felt afraid at first was that __________.
A. a fire was caused by the friction B. she had no such experience before
C. she was not brave enough D. the other two didn't help her
33. From the passage, we can learn that __________.
A. Yi So-yeon, a space tourist came from South Korea
B. Whitson became energetic when they landed on earth
C. the two other guys were not afraid during the descent
D. the Soyuz, an unmanned space capsule, had a long history
34. The underlined phrase in this passage means __________.
A. out of work B. out of control C. in the wrong direction D. in danger
35. We can conclude from this passage that __________.
A. experience is very important for astronauts to ensure safety
B. Yi Suo-yeon will never return to the space station
C. people are not willing to experience the space flight
D. we should draw a lesson from the accident
C.
Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.
“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, Dos for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.
The dummies. Com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.
There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times say that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.
The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need----like information about diseases books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.
36. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Books for Dummies B. The Easiest, the Best
C. Self-Help Books D. New Ideas behind the books
37. According to the dummies.com website, people can with the help of dummies books.
A. simple some personal things B. do anything they want
C. become expert in any field D. learn anyforeign language
38. The dummies books have been popular because
A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand
B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject
C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy
D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching
39. According to New York Times, we know that books on sell best.
A. technology and personal finance B. opera and car repairing
C. diseases and education D. cooking and world history
40. What can we learn from the passage?[
A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.
B. The dummies books will continue to be popular
C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published. K]
D. The simple language was intended for child readers.
D.
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature .To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do .The original quote about human nature went like this: “ To err is human, to forgive, divine (神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite –find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity.
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