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八年级英语阅读理解6

NASAislookingforfunnyastronauts!Thisisnotajoke.

NASAwantstosendastronautstoMarsin2030.Thesefunnyastronautswillbepartoftheteam.HereisNASAsadvertisement.

MarsAstronautsWanted

Youmustbe:

smart

abletostaycalmallthetime

abletotellstoriesandjokes

Youmusthave:

crazyhair

oversizedshoes

abigrednose

Whyfunnyastronauts?

FlyingtoMarsisalongjourney.Itsabigchallengeforastronauts.Theyhavetostayinaspaceshipforabouttwoyears.Sotheteamneedssomeastronautswithasenseofhumor.Theycanhelpeveryonegetalongwitheachother.Theycanalsomakethejourneymoreenjoyable.

Justbeingfunnyisnotenough.

However,theastronautshavetobemorethanjustfunny.Theyalsoneedtobeexcellentscientistsandengineersandbeabletofinishhardtraining.

1.WhatdoesNASAneed?()

A,Doctors. B.Teachers. C.Astronauts. D.Cooks.

2.NASAwantsthekindofpeoplewhocan.

A.staycalmandhaverealhair

B.telljokesandhaveabigrednose

C.dohardworkandhavelongarmsD.bestrictandhaveoversizedshoes

3.Theunderlinedword“humor”means“”inChinese.

A.幽默 B.严肃 C.难过 D.聪明

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.NASAneedslotsofactorstogotoMars.

B.ThejourneytoMarswilltakeaboutoneyear.

C.Theastronautsmustalsobescientistsandengineers.

D.AlltheastronautsthatNASAneedsmustbefunny.

5.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?

A.Health. B.Sports. C.Education. D.Science.

词汇短语

advertisementn.广告

Sheplacedanadvertisementinthenewspaper.她在报纸上刊登了一则广告。

calmadj.镇静的;沉着的

Hervoicewassurprisinglycalm.

她的声音出人意料地平静。

asenseof一种.…的感觉

Tomhasastrongsenseofduty.Tom有很强的责任感。

语篇解读

美国航空航天局正在招聘搞笑宇航员。应聘者不仅需要有幽默感,还必须是能够接受艰苦训练的优秀科学家和工程师。这些搞笑宇航员可以使未来的火星之旅更愉快。

答案详析

1.C细节理解题。根据文章第一句“NASAislookingforfunnyastronauts!”可知,美国航空航天局正在招聘搞笑宇航员。

2.B细节理解题。根据招聘条件中的“abletotellstoriesandjokes”和abigrednose可知,应聘者必须