- 阅读理解A
题干：Itlookedjustlikeanotheraircraftfromtheoutside.Thepilottoldhisyoungpassengersthatitwasbuiltin1964.Butappearancesweredeceptive,andthe13studentsfromEuropeandtheUSAwhoboardedtheaircraftwereinfortheflightoftheirlives.Inside，theareathatnormallyhadseatshadbecomealongwhitetunnel.Heavilypadded(填塞）fromfloortoceiling,itlookedabitstrange.Therewerealmostnowindows,butlightsalongthepaddedwallsilluminatedit.Mostoftheseatshadbeentakenout,apartfromafewatthebackwheretheyoungscientistsquicklytooktheirplaceswithalookoffear.For12months,sciencestudentsfromacrossthecontinentshadcompetedtowinaplaceontheflightattheinvitationoftheEuropeanSpaceAgency.Thechallengehadbeentosuggestimaginativeexperimentstobeconductedinweightlessconditions.Forthenexttwohours,theflightresembledthatofanenormousbirdwhichhadlostitsreason,shootingupwardstowardstheheavensbeforerushingtowardsEarth.Theinventionwastoachieveweightlessnessforafewseconds.Theaircrafttookoffsmoothlyenough，butanyfeelingsthatIandtheyoungscientistshadthatwewereonanythinglikeascheduledpassengerservicewerequicklydismissedwhenthepilotputtheplaneintoa45-degreeclimbwhichlastedaround20seconds.Thentheenginescutoutandwebecameweightless.Everythingbecameconfusedandleftorright,upordownnolongerhadanymeaning.Aftertensecondsoffree-falldescent(下降）thepilotpulledtheaircraftoutofitsnosedive.Thereturnofgravitywaslessimmediatethanitsloss,butwasstillsuddenenoughtoensurethatsomestudentscamedownwithabump.Eachtimethepilotcuttheenginesandwebecameweightless，anewteamconducteditsexperiment.FirstitwastheDutchwhowantedtodiscoverhowitisthatcatsalwayslandontheirfeet.ThentheGermanteamwhoconductedasuccessfulexperimentonatraditionalbuildingmethodtoseeifitcouldbeusedforbuildingafuturespacestation.TheAmericanshadanideatocreatesolarsailsthatcouldbeusedbysatellites.Aftertwohoursofgoingupanddowninthelanedoingtheirexperiments，thepredominantfeelingwasoneofexcitementratherthansickness.Mostofthestudentsthoughtitwasanunforgettableexperienceandonetheywouldbekeentorepeat.
题目：According to the passage, the purpose of being weightless was to_____. - A 、see what conditions are like in space
- B 、prepare the young scientists for future work in space
- C 、show the judges of the competition what they could do
- D 、make the teams try out their ideas
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。根据题干中的信号词weightless定位到第六段首句：Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless, a new team conducted its experiment(每一次飞行员关闭引擎，我们就会失重, 一个新的小组就会进行试验）。文章接下来分别以荷兰、德国和美国的选手为例对他们的实验进行了简单介绍。飞行员关闭引擎让他们变得失重，就是为了让他们完成实验，也就是让各个团队尝试他们的想法。因此，D选项为正确答案。
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