B. Challenger and Columbia are the current space shuttles.
C. Seven astronauts died in accidents.
D. NASA had completed 135 missions by July 21, 2011.
13. What is TRUE about Valeri Polyakov?
A. He has spent more time in space than anyone else.
B. He stayed aboard Mir for 678 days at one time.
C. He is still an astronaut though he is retired.
D. He often helped the doctor at the Mir space station.
14. What is TRUE about the International Space Station?
A. It is being built by the United States alone.
B. It will be launched into space in 2011.
C. It was completed in 1998.
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D. It will eventually have people living and working there.
15. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Valeri Polyakov — An Amazing Astronaut
B. The Past and Future of Space Travel
C. Space Cities of the Future
D. Living and Working on the International Space Station
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog.
What do Leonardo da Vinci (达芬奇) and Albert Einstein have in common? They were both left-handed, along with other famous people including Pablo Picasso (毕加索). In fact, an estimated 11 percent of Americans and Europeans are left-handed.
Most people around the world are right-handed. This fact also seems to have held true throughout history. In 1977, scientists studied works of art made at various time in history starting with cave drawings from 15,000 B.C. and ending with paintings from the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works of art are right-handed, so scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common.
Many researchers claim to have found relationships between left-handedness and various physical and mental characteristics, such as blond hair, blue eyes, vegetarianism, and sleep difficulties. Other studies have found a higher-than-normal level of left-handed people in certain occupations, including professional baseball and tennis players, architects, lawyers, as well as prisoners. However, some of these connections are very weak, and others haven't been proven.
What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet, no one really knows for sure. One simple idea suggests that people normally get right-handedness from their parents. Studies have found that two right-handed parents have only 9.5 percent chance of having a left-handed child, while two left-handed parents have a 26 percent chance of having a left-handed child. Another common theory is that left-handed people suffer mild brain damage during their birth.
Whatever the reasons behind it, people's attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. Statistics show that although 13 percent of young people (10-12 years old) are left-handed, only 6 percent of the elderly are left-handed. Left-handed children used to be punished until they began using their right hand like other children, but today people who are left-handed are no longer looked down upon nor are they considered abnormal.
For most people today either case is perfectly acceptable. There are even a number of shops now that specialize in selling products designed for left-handed people, such as left-handed scissors, can openers, guitars, and even a left-handed camera. Don't you think it's wonderful?
16. From studying works of art, scientists have learned that ________.
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A. left-handed people are better artists
B. most artists are left-handed
C. most people in history were right-handed
D. cave drawings were drawn using both hands
17. What is talking about in the Paragraph 3?
A. People with certain characteristics are better at certain jobs.
B. Left-handed people are better at some jobs.
C. Left-handedness is linked with certain characters and occupations.
D. There are some reasons why people are left-handed.
18. Why is a person right-handed?
A. It is caused by the person's parents.
B. It is due to the environment the person lives in.
C. It is suffered a mild brain damage at birth.
D. It is not sure about specific reasons yet.
19. What can be assumed about the children of two left-handed parents?
A. Many of them are left-handed.
B. Most of them are right-handed.
C. Most of them use both hands equally.
D. Very few of them are left-handed.
20. Left-handed children ________.
A. are usually looked down upon
B. are exceptionally talented like Einstein
C. are thought of as abnormal
D. were often forced to become right-handed
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Worldwide, 40 million new passenger cars are built every year. A recent survey estimates that the number of cars will triple over the next 20 years. Most of this growth will take place in China. In comparison, the United States has been completely transformed by cars.
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