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1、2014高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项50-17AThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeupintheskiesoverTexasonSaturday,February1,2003,killingthesevenastronautsonboardinwhatNASAandPresidentBushcalledatragedyfortheentirenation.NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastro
2、nauts'remains.Itsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecause.Thebreak-up,16minutesbeforetheshuttlewasduetolandatKennedySpaceCenterinFlorida,spreadpossiblytoxicdebris(有毒的残骸)overawideswathofTexasandneighboringstates.Dramatictelevisio
3、nimagesoftheshuttle'sdescentclearlyshowedseveralwhitetrails(痕迹)streakingthroughblueskiesaftertheshuttlesuddenlyfellapart.Itwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.28,1986,killingallsevenastronautsonboard.Take-offandre-entryintoEarth'satmospherea
4、rethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.In42yearsofUS'humanspaceflight,therehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.Rescueteamsscrambledtosearchfortheremainsofthecrew,whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttle,formerco
5、mbatpilotCol.IlanRamon.Therewerewarningsthatpartsofavast120-mile-longcorridorofdebriscouldbetoxicbecauseofpoisonousrocketpropellant(推进器)."Wearenotreadytoconfirmthatwehavefoundanyhumanremains,"NacogdochesCountySheriffThomasKerrssaid.Headdedthatamongtheroughly1,000call
6、sreportingdebris,somepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers."TheColumbiaislost.Therearenosurvivors,…Theirmissionwasalmostcompleteandwelostthemsoclosetohome.…America'sspaceprogramwillgoon,"saidagrim-facedBushinamessagebroadcastontelevision,whichincludedcondolencestot
7、hefamiliesofthedeadastronauts.1.Theword“descent”inthepassagemeans________.A.takingoffB.landingC.orbitingD.walkingdown答案解析：答案为B。本题为词义推断题。由第三段第二句话“In42yearsofUS'humanspaceflight,therehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.”可知，在美国42年的载人航空飞行中，从来没有在着陆地面时发生事故，言
8、外之意就是Columbia航天飞机是着陆地面时坠毁。“orlanding”对应的意思就是descent。故答案为B。2.WhichistrueoftheIsraeliastronautIlanRamon?A.HewasthefirstIsraeliastrona
