That he wanted to become was uncertain at that time.

Space travel used to be a young man’s game，but when John Glenn went into space aboard Discovery, four generations of men and women could gaze into the sky and think “That could be me someday．”At the same time Glenn was looking down and doing some thinking of his own．

“It’s quite something，”he said, “to look down on this blue planet。seeing that little film of air that surrounds it．You fly over the Mediterranean, over the Middle East—and it’s so beautiful．You wonder why in the world humans can’t solve all the problems they’ve created and left to fester over the centuries．”

“I was at the Houston airport on my way back to Washington recently when this older guy walked up to me，all excited．He shook my hand and said，‘Boy, you’re changing my life! I said how’s that? He said，‘I’m 74。and ever since 1 was a kid I’ve wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro．I haven’t done it，and I kept putting it off．And now I’m gonna do it! And all the time his wife is standing behind him，just shaking her head．”

“So I may have killed a man on Kilimanjaro, for all I know．But I’ve noticed something．I’ve noticed that maybe because of all this, people are seeing themselves in a way they haven’t before．They’re realizing that older people have the same ambitions，hopes，and dreams as anybody else．I say you should live a life based on how you feel and not by the calendar．”

1．The word “fester'’ in the second paragraph most probably mean           ．

A．get infected                                       B．become uncertain

C．grow worse                                         D．go rotten

2．Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage? 

A．Space travel will become older people’s career 

B．John Glenn’s achievements encouraged an old man to conquer high mountains． 

C．John Glen spoke his thoughts freely about his space travel． 

D．John Glenn advised older people on how to reorganize their lives．

3．John Glenn’s example shows that                ．

A．more and more grandparents will be astronauts someday

B．older people are beginning to change their normal way of life

C．people’s ambitions should not be held back with age

D．older people have the same rights as young men

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CISHAN,Aug 12-Hundreds of people were still missing today in remote villages in southern Taiwan and disaster officials said they were uncertain how many people might have been killed by mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot.

Morakot, which did terrible damage to Taiwan over the weekend, has killed about 70 people across the island and caused farm-related loss of more than NT  $9  billion (RMB 964 million). More than 100 people have been killed in Asia due to Morakot and tropical storm Etau.

But several hundred villagers listed as missing were found alive in areas where roads were washed out and access was limited to helicopters. The government sent special forces with satellite phones to the hardest hit areas."We are anxious to do our best to get the trapped people out," said Hu Jul-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort. "Hopes are getting slimmer as the days go by."Hu said it was unclear how many people were buried and feared dead in villages in southern Taiwan.

"I have to say I feel pretty good to be alive," said Lin Dong-wen, 45, from the village of Namahsia, sitting in front of a pile of medicine after being hoisted away by a rescue helicopter."If I had been left there any longer, I wouldn't have made it. I saw the mudslide coming," said Lin after arriving in Cishan, hub of rescue efforts."It was really huge, and I passed out. When I awoke, there was mud all over and I climbed out of it."

Helicopters dropped food and supplies to survivors .Other rescue teams piloted rubber dinghies through raging muddy rivers.

Groups of anxious relatives awaited the arrival of helicopter flights at the makeshift rescue base.Some survivors tried to call relatives on mobile phones."Right after the mudslide, we managed to get in touch with our family members through mobile phones and text messages," said 41-year-old teacher awaiting news at the rescue hub. "But later they switched off their phones to save power."

45. From the text we know that _________________

A Morakot has made more than 100 people dead in Taiwan

B Morakot has caused as much loss to Taiwan as other parts

C Morakot stayed over Taiwan over the week

D Morakot has brought worries to the officials

46. The villagers who were thought to be missing_________.

A were trapped in some areas

B wouldn’t get in touch with others

C only liked to be taken out by helicopter

D wanted to keep the buried company

47.According to Lin Dong-wen,________

A the disaster lasted for a long time

B the village was destroyed in a flash

C he wanted to hold the mudslide

D the mudslide frightened him into unconsciousness

48.Which of the following is true according to the text ?

A  All the survivors trapped have been rescued by helicopters.

B  All the relatives can ring the survivors

C  The government has adopted other rescue forms.

D  The mudslide will become more serious.

CISHAN,Aug 12-Hundreds of people were still missing today in remote villages in southern Taiwan and disaster officials said they were uncertain how many people might have been killed by mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot.

Morakot, which did terrible damage to Taiwan over the weekend, has killed about 70 people across the island and caused farm-related loss of more than NT  $9  billion (RMB 964 million). More than 100 people have been killed in Asia due to Morakot and tropical storm Etau.

      But several hundred villagers listed as missing were found alive in areas where roads were washed out and access was limited to helicopters. The government sent special forces with satellite phones to the hardest hit areas."We are anxious to do our best to get the trapped people out," said Hu Jul-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort. "Hopes are getting slimmer as the days go by."Hu said it was unclear how many people were buried and feared dead in villages in southern Taiwan.

      "I have to say I feel pretty good to be alive," said Lin Dong-wen, 45, from the village of Namahsia, sitting in front of a pile of medicine after being hoisted away by a rescue helicopter."If I had been left there any longer, I wouldn't have made it. I saw the mudslide coming," said Lin after arriving in Cishan, hub of rescue efforts."It was really huge, and I passed out. When I awoke, there was mud all over and I climbed out of it."

Helicopters dropped food and supplies to survivors .Other rescue teams piloted rubber dinghies through raging muddy rivers.

Groups of anxious relatives awaited the arrival of helicopter flights at the makeshift rescue base.Some survivors tried to call relatives on mobile phones."Right after the mudslide, we managed to get in touch with our family members through mobile phones and text messages," said 41-year-old teacher awaiting news at the rescue hub. "But later they switched off their phones to save power."

1.From the text we know that _________________

A Morakot has made more than 100 people dead in Taiwan

B Morakot has caused as much loss to Taiwan as other parts

C Morakot stayed over Taiwan over the week

D Morakot has brought worries to the officials

2.The villagers who were thought to be missing_________.

A were trapped in some areas

B wouldn’t get in touch with others

C only liked to be taken out by helicopter

D wanted to keep the buried company

3.According to Lin Dong-wen,________

A the disaster lasted for a long time

B the village was destroyed in a flash

C he wanted to hold the mudslide

D the mudslide frightened him into unconsciousness

4.Which of the following is true according to the text ?

A  All the survivors trapped have been rescued by helicopters.

B  All the relatives can ring the survivors

C  The government has adopted other rescue forms.

D  The mudslide will become more serious.

.

CISHAN,Aug 12-Hundreds of people were still missing today in remote villages in southern Taiwan and disaster officials said they were uncertain how many people might have been killed by mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot.

Morakot, which did terrible damage to Taiwan over the weekend, has killed about 70 people across the island and caused farm-related loss of more than NT  $9  billion (RMB 964 million). More than 100 people have been killed in Asia due to Morakot and tropical storm Etau.

      But several hundred villagers listed as missing were found alive in areas where roads were washed out and access was limited to helicopters. The government sent special forces with satellite phones to the hardest hit areas."We are anxious to do our best to get the trapped people out," said Hu Jul-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort. "Hopes are getting slimmer as the days go by."Hu said it was unclear how many people were buried and feared dead in villages in southern Taiwan.

      "I have to say I feel pretty good to be alive," said Lin Dong-wen, 45, from the village of Namahsia, sitting in front of a pile of medicine after being hoisted away by a rescue helicopter."If I had been left there any longer, I wouldn't have made it. I saw the mudslide coming," said Lin after arriving in Cishan, hub of rescue efforts."It was really huge, and I passed out. When I awoke, there was mud all over and I climbed out of it."

Helicopters dropped food and supplies to survivors .Other rescue teams piloted rubber dinghies through raging muddy rivers.

Groups of anxious relatives awaited the arrival of helicopter flights at the makeshift rescue base.Some survivors tried to call relatives on mobile phones."Right after the mudslide, we managed to get in touch with our family members through mobile phones and text messages," said 41-year-old teacher awaiting news at the rescue hub. "But later they switched off their phones to save power."

45. From the text we know that _________________

A Morakot has made more than 100 people dead in Taiwan

B Morakot has caused as much loss to Taiwan as other parts

C Morakot stayed over Taiwan over the week

D Morakot has brought worries to the officials

46. The villagers who were thought to be missing_________.

A were trapped in some areas

B wouldn’t get in touch with others

C only liked to be taken out by helicopter

D wanted to keep the buried company

47.According to Lin Dong-wen,________

A the disaster lasted for a long time

B the village was destroyed in a flash

C he wanted to hold the mudslide

D the mudslide frightened him into unconsciousness

48.Which of the following is true according to the text ?

A  All the survivors trapped have been rescued by helicopters.

B  All the relatives can ring the survivors

C  The government has adopted other rescue forms.

D  The mudslide will become more serious.