同等学力英语习题

Part I Vocabulary

1. Starting as a

campus movement, initially observed on March 21, Earth Day has

become a major educational and media event.

A. student-leading

B. student-led

C. student-leaded

D. student-lead

2. Professor Wu traveled and lectured throughout the country to

education and

professional skills so that women could enter the public world.

A. prosecute

B. acquire

C. advocate

D. proclaim

3. In principle, a person whose conduct was caused by mental disorder should not be liable to

Criminal

.

A. identification

B. punishment

C. investigation

D. commitment

4. A major goal of the state travel agency is to

more people to visit its country at the turn

of the century.

A. reduce

B. expect

C. arouse

D. induce

5. Steel is an alloy composed

of iron and carbon.

A. primarily

B. traditionally

C. carefully

D. partially

6. The author of the book has shown his remarkably keen

into human nature.

A. intellect

B. insight

C. perception

D. understanding

7

. We’

ll all take a vacation in the mountains as soon as I finish working

my project.

A. on

'

B. with

C. in

D. about

8. The Government has therefore agreed to pay authorities extra sums to

for their financial

losses.

A. make up

B. turn up

C. fill in

D. lean on

9

. As the firm’

s business increased they

more and more employees.

A. took up

B. took in

C. took after

D. took on

10. Though the doctors tried everything they couldn't save him from the deep

wound.

A. shot

B. punch

C. pinch

D. stab

Part II

Reading Comprehension

Passage One

Astronaut

Jim

V

oss

has

enjoyed

many

memorable

moments

in

his

career,

including

three

space flights and one space walk. But he recalls with special fondness a decidedly earthbound (

为

地球所吸引

)

experience

in

the

summer

of

1980,

when

he

participated

in

the

NASA

-

ASEE

Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. V

oss then a science teacher at West Point, was assigned to

the Marshall Space Flight Center's propulsion (

推进

) lab in Alabama to analyze why a hydraulic

fuel

pump

on

the

space

shuttle

was

working

so

well

when

previous

seals

had

failed.

It

was

a

seemingly

tiny

problem

among

the

vast

complexities

of

running

the

space

program.

Yet

it

was

important

to

NASA

because

any

crack

in

the

seal

could

have

led

to

destructive

results

for

the

astronauts who relied on them.

“I

worked a bit with NASA engineers,”

says Voss,

handheld calculator, not a computer, to do a thermodynamic (

热力学的

) analysis,

At the end of

the

summer,

he,

like

the

other

NASA-ASEE

fellows

working

at

Marshall,

summarized

his

f'indings in a formal presentation and detailed paper. It was a valuable moment for V

oss because

the ASEE program gave him added understanding of NASA, deepened his desire to fly in space,

and intensified his application for astronaut status.

It

was

not

an

essay

process.

V

oss

was

actually

passed

over

when

he

first

applied

for

the

astronaut

program

in

1978.

Over

the

next

nine

years

he

reapplied

repeatedly,

and

was

finally

accepted

in1987.

Since

then

he

has

participated

in

three

space

mission.

The

50-year-old

Army

officer, who fives in Huston, is now in training fro a four-month mission as a crew member on the

International Space Station starting in July 2000

V

oss says the ASEE program is wonderful for all involved.

academic world and gives NASA a special properly for a particular period of time. It brings some

fresh eyes and fresh ideas to NASA, and establishes a link with our colleges and universities,

V

oss explains.

“< /p>

There

’

s an exchange of information and an exchange of perspectives that is very

important.

”

For

the

academic

side,

Voss

says,

the

ASEE

program

also

“

brings

institutions

of

higher

learning more insight into new technology. We give them an opportunity to work on real-world

problems and

take it back to the classroom.”

1. Why was the hydraulic fuel pump seal important for the space shuttle?

A. Because previous seals all failed.

B. Because it was very complex in running the space program.

C. Because great care has to be taken of the hydraulic fuel pump sealing.

D. Because any crack in the seals would cause disastrous results for the astronauts.

2. The great significance of V

oss's findings lies in

.

I. strengthening his determination to join in space flights

II. furthering his understanding of NASA

III. consolidating his astronaut status in NASA programs

A. I only.

B. II only.

C. I, II and III all included.

D. I and II only.

3. How many flights will V

oss have finished if his Four-month mission starting in July 2000 ends

up successfully?

A. Three

B. Two

C. Four

D. Five

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to what Voss said on the ASEE program?