John Glenn will always be remembered as the first American to orbit(绕……轨道而行)the earth．On February 20, 1962, a year after Yuri Gagarin's epic first orbit in the Vostok I spaceship, Glenn made three orbits in Friendship 7．When he returned to America after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean, he was welcomed like a hero．
In 1964 Glenn resigned(辞职)from the space programme to go into politics．In 1974 he was elected(选举)to the US Senate(参议院)for the state of Ohio．He won re-election to the Senate in l 980 and again six years later．
In 1998 Cam John Glenn had his most amazing adventure(冒险的经历)．At the age of 77 he became the oldest astronaut when he went into space as a member of the team of the space shuttle(航天飞机)Discovery．His trip was supposed to investigate(调查)the effects(影响)of space on older people．But even Glenn said that the scientific part of the trip was not as important as going into space for a second time．“It's just such a wonderful experience to be in space again,”he said．
(1)
Which is the right order according to the passage above?
a．Glenn joined the crew of Discovery．
b．Glenn orbited the earth．
c．Gagarin orbited the earth．
d．Glenn resigned from the space programme．
e．Glenn was welcomed as a hero．
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A．
a－d－c－e－b
B．
c－b－e－d－a
C．
c－a－b－d－e
D．
b－e－c－a－d
(2)
Glenn is not ________．
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A．
an American
B．
a captain
C．
a politician
D．
an astronaut
(3)
What's the real purpose of having John Glenn in the programme Discovery?
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A．
To make John Glenn a hero．
B．
To help John Glenn win another re-election．
C．
To investigate the effects of space on older people．
D．
To make John Glenn's dream come true．
(4)
What did John Glenn think about his second trip to space?
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A．
He thought the scientific part of the trip was not at all important．
B．
He liked the scientific part of the trip．
C．
He enjoyed going into the space a second time very much．
D．
He thought it was hard for him to go into space again．
(5)
What do you think is the most amazing thing John Glenn has done?
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A．
He has been welcomed as a hero by the Americans．
B．
He has resigned from the space programme．
C．
He has been elected to the US Senate for the state of Ohio．
D．
At the age of 77, he became the oldest astronaut when he joined the crew of Discovery．
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