Question

Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. “We‘re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.” “They're the last people I'd trust,” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused to go.”

Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who's there?” “It's me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

（1）.Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because ____________.

A.it wasn't exciting enough　　　　 B.they weren't experienced enough

C.they thought they might be killed D.there was little chance of being selected

（2）.Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

A.The boss wanted them to get more experience.

B.The boss trusted them more than anyone else.

C.They were the last people who wanted to go.

D.They were the only men who offered to go.

（3）.What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

A.It would be exciting.　　　　　　 B.It would be long and tiring.

C.There wouldn't be any danger.　　 D.There would be serious problems.

（4）.Joe didn't want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam.

A.didn't know how to operate door B.was less experienced than he was

C.didn't know how to do repairs　　 D.was very slow and possibly deaf

（5）.The writer tells the story to ____________.

A.show the dangerous side of the astronauts' life　　

B.make people laugh

C.show the funny side of the astronauts' life　　　　

D.make people think

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;D;B
解析：

（1）.C　這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段中第二句“There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. ”可以看出，參加這次太空飛行，活著回來的希望非常小，故C為最佳答案。 （2）.D　這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段兩人的想法和他們與老板對(duì)話中可得出此結(jié)論。 （3）.A　這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段中“Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous.”一句可得出此結(jié)論。 （4）.D　這是一道推斷題。從最后一段中可以看出，Sam的反應(yīng)遲鈍令Joe很生氣，所以選D。 （5）.B　這是一道推理判斷題。從兩人的想法、自薦、上司的決定、動(dòng)機(jī)及在太空的經(jīng)歷可以看出這件事情的不嚴(yán)肅性，令讀者忍俊不禁。