- 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：What did the pilot do with the plane after it took off? - A 、He quickly climbed and then stopped the engines.
- B 、He climbed and then made the plane fall slowly.
- C 、He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds.
- D 、He climbed and then made the plane turn over.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。根据题干中信号词took off定位到第五段。根据第一句末:…the pilot put the planeinto a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds 和第二句前半部分：Then the engines cutout, 可以确定 A 选项为正确答案。climbed 对应 put the plane into a climb, around 20 seconds对应 quickly, stopped the engines 对应 the engines cut out。
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