Question

Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced(有经验的) 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(信任),” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused(拒绝) to go.”

Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs(维修). 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 don’t want to go on the trip because _________.

A. there was little chance to go

B. they weren’t experienced enough

C. they thought it was too dangerous

D. it wasn’t exciting enough

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 best people who could go.

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

3.The writer tells this story to _________.

A. show the easy side of the astronauts’ life

B. show the funny side of astronauts’ life

C. make people laugh at all the astronauts

D. make people think

4.Which of the following is not true?

A. Life in space is kind of dangerous.

B. Sam and Joe were the best astronauts in their boss’s eyes.

C. Joe finally got into the spaceship.

D. Joe would never go to space with Sam again.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了山姆和乔在别人认为任务非常危险的时候，争取了这个飞行的任务，在飞行中乔到舱外维修，回来时敲门山姆还问他你是谁。

1.推理判断题。根据短文第一段There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced(有经验的) astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive描述，有经验的宇航员知道这次的飞行生还的机会非常小，所以大部分人不想去，故选C.

2.一段We’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.”和“But all the other astronauts have refused(拒绝) to go.”描述，山姆和乔向老板请求任务，其他的人都拒绝飞行，故选D

3.二段描述可知，乔敲门山姆还问你是谁，可知作者想表现宇航员的有趣的一面，故选B

4.是非判断题。根据第一段“They’re the last people I’d trust(信任),” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused(拒绝) to go.”可知他们在老板的眼中不一定是最好的，因为其他人都拒绝了这个任务。

考点：故事类短文阅读。