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
考研
It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964. But appear
It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964. But appear
admin
2011-02-12
183
问题
It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964. But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.
Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded(填塞) from floor to ceiling, it looked a bit strange. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out, apart from a few at the back, where the young scientists quickly took their places with a look of fear.
For 12 months, science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginative experiments to be conducted in weightless conditions.
For the next two hours, the flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards the heavens before rushing towards Earth. The invention was to achieve weightlessness for a few seconds.
The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engines cut out and we became weightless. Everything became confused and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. After ten seconds of free-fall descent(下降) the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump.
Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless, a new team conducted its experiment. First it was the Dutch who wanted to discover how it is that cats always land on their feet. Then the German team who conducted a successful experiment on a traditional building method to see if it could be used for building a future space station The Americans had an idea to create solar sails that could be used by satellites.
After two hours of going up and down in the lane doing their experiments, the predominant feeling was one of excitement rather than sickness. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat.
What did the pilot do with the plane after it took off?
选项
A、He quickly climbed and then stopped the engines.
B、He climbed and then made the plane fall slowly.
C、He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds.
D、He climbed and then made the plane turn over.
答案
A
解析
本题为细节题,他迅速爬高并停了引擎。参见文章第5段2、3句:the pilot put the plane into a 45 degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds.Then the engines cut out and we became weightless.这两句话的大意是:飞行员让飞机以45度的角度爬高,一直持续了20秒钟。然后突然停了引擎,我们进入一种失重状态,故正确答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Ste4777K
0
考研英语二
相关试题推荐
Theconference______thepossibilityofestablishingcloserdiplomaticrelationshipbetweenthetwocountries.
Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,Beauti
Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon’tlookanydiff
Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon’tlookanydiff
Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycompumation.Wordprocessorsandtypistswillloseabout93,000jobsoverthe
TheUnitedStateshashistoricallyhadhigherratesofmarriagethanthoseofotherindustrializedcountries.Thecurrentannual
Wearelivinginoneofthoseperiodsinhumanhistorywhicharemarkedbyrevolutionarychangesinallofman’sideasandvalue
Wearelivinginoneofthoseperiodsinhumanhistorywhicharemarkedbyrevolutionarychangesinallofman’sideasandvalue
"Universalhistory,thehistoryofwhatmanhasaccomplishedinthisworld,isatbottomtheHistoryoftheGreatMenwhohavew
Supposeyouhadbeenadmittedbyafamousuniversityforpostgraduateeducation.Yourfriend,Jack,wrotealettertocongratula
随机试题
翻转课堂通过利用丰富的信息化资源,将学习的决定权从教师转移给学生,因此教师的作用降低了。()
女性,60岁,绝经后5年,近2个月来阴道不规则出血,子宫内膜活体检查,病理诊断为子宫内膜腺癌。支持该诊断的病理变化是
10天男婴,因黄疸重,体温38.2℃~39℃,脐带红肿,有脓性分泌物来诊以下哪项实验室检查有助于诊断
患者,男性,27岁。出现上腹烧灼感1年,伴上腹胀满、早饱、食欲减退。近日因感不适就诊、确诊最可靠的方法
A、β1受体B、β2受体C、M受体D、N1受体E、N2受体神经节细胞膜上的受体是( )。
患儿,9个月,呕吐,腹泻3天,尿量略少,皮肤弹性稍差,口唇微干,眼窝轻度凹陷,血清钠浓度为140mmoL/L。该患儿的失水量约占体重的
银行营销人员从级别分类,可分为()。
下列关于法律体系的表述中,不正确的是()。
A说:如果农民在农村一年的纯收入只有1000,而到城里可能一个月就赚到那么多钱,他当然会进城!B说:如果考虑到城市的物价水平比农村高、找工作的压力、拿到工资的不确定性。那么农民进城打工一年的实际预期纯收入可能也是1000,如果农民懂得这个道理,
Overthepastdecade,Americancompanieshavetriedhardtofindwaystodiscourageseniormanagersfromfeatheringtheirownne
最新回复
(
0
)