首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Today TV audiences all over the world are accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, c
Today TV audiences all over the world are accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, c
admin
2011-01-02
21
问题
Today TV audiences all over the world are accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, crew-cuts, good teeth, an uncomplicated sense of humour and a severely limited non-technical vocabulary.
What marks out an astronaut from his earthbound fellow human beings is something of a difficult problem. Should you wish to interview him, you must apply beforehand, and you must be prepared for a longish wait, even if your application meets with success. It is. in any case, out of the question to interview an astronaut about his family life or personal activities, because all the astronauts have contracts with an American magazine under conditions forbidding any unauthorized disclosures about their private lives.
Certain obvious qualifies are needed. Anyone who would be a spaceman must be in perfect health, must have powers of concentration(since work inside a spacecraft is exceptionally demanding)and must have considerable courage. Again, space-work calls for dedication. Courage and dedication are particularly essential. In the well-known case of the Challenger seven crew members lost their lives in space because of the faulty equipment in the shuttle. Another must be outstanding scientific expertise. It goes without saying that they all have to have professional aeronautical qualifications and experience.
A striking feature of the astronauts is their ages. For the younger man, in his twenties, say, space is out. Only one of the fifty men working for NASA in 1970 was under 30. The oldest astronaut to date is Alan Shepard, America’s first man in space, who, at nearly fifty, was also the man who captained Apollo 13. The average age is the late thirties. The crew members of Apollo 11 were all born well before the Second World War. In 1986 the Challenger astronauts had an average age of 39. The range was from 35 to 46.
In a society where marital continuity is not always exhibited, the astronauts’record in this respect hits you in the eye. Of all the married men in NASA group, only two or three are divorced from their wives. Mind you. it is hard to tell whether something in the basic character of an astronaut encourages fidelity or whether the selection process demands that a candidate should be happily married.
The NASA astronauts live in unattractive small communities dotted here and there around the base in Texas. You would expect them to find their friends from among their professional associates, but this is not the case. Rather, they prefer to make friends with the normal folk in their districts. Astronauts, like everybody else, must get fed up with talking shop all the time, and whereas they are indeed an elite, their daily life outside work should be as normal as possible, if only for the sake of their families.
As for the astronauts’political leanings, they seem to be towards the right. This may be due to the fact that a large proportion of the astronauts have a military background. On the other hand, it could be just coincidence.
To audience, the typical American astronaut______.
选项
A、has a limited vocabulary
B、is a clean-cut, cheerful and frank guy
C、can’t understand a sophisticated joke
D、is well-built but rather slow-witted
答案
B
解析
本文第一句提到“Today TV audiences all over the world are accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, crew-cuts, good teeth and…”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/DaHd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Experimentshaveconfirmedtheassumptionofmanyexecutives.Peoplearemorelikelytocooperatewiththosewholikethem.
RonaldKahnandhiscolleaguescanmakemicelivelongerbyAccordingtothepassage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefi
Itisestimatedthatthereare______peoplesufferingfromobesityintheworld.Fromthelastparagraphwemayinferthatone
WhatfactorcanbeattributedtoGermanprosperity?Theword"expertise"inline3couldbebestreplacedby
Marketcanbeclassifiedaccordingtowhatissoldonamarketandhowgoodsaresold.Inourrichsociety,itispointlessto
Marketcanbeclassifiedaccordingtowhatissoldonamarketandhowgoodsaresold.Thedefinitionofmarketforbusinesspu
ImproveComputer-researchSkillsLikemanycollegestudents,JoseJuarezcarriesaroundapocket-sizedcomputerthatletshi
ImproveComputer-researchSkillsLikemanycollegestudents,JoseJuarezcarriesaroundapocket-sizedcomputerthatletshi
BeautyBeautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandh
Cities"WorsetoLiveinThan20YearsAgo"Onethousandpeopleweresurveyedaboutarangeofissueswhichaffectcities,a
随机试题
下列各组句子中划线词用法不同于其他三项的一项是()
关于钙的生理功能的叙述,正确的是
清胃散的组成药物中不含
女,60岁。绝经7年,阴道淋漓流血19天。高血压病史5年,糖尿病病史8年,G1P0,妇科检查:外阴阴道无异常,宫颈光滑,子宫正常大小。双侧附件区无异常。超声示子宫内膜0.8cm。回声不均匀,内膜血流较丰富。为明确诊断,应进行的检查是
合理用药基本原则中“经济”的含义,是指在用药安全、有效的前提下,必须做到
权利可以作为客体的物权类型是()。
虚开增值税专用发票或者虚开用于骗取出口退税、抵扣税款的其他发票,指有下列哪些行为之一?
根据《水利水电工程标准施工招标文件》,综合评估法中,初步评审标准包括()。
为减缓沥青混凝土路面平整度的衰变速率,应重视路面结构及面层材料的强度和()能力。
除填写入境货物报检单外,还需按检疫要求出具下列单证:( )
最新回复
(
0
)