B a space station．
C a space ambulance．
D a passenger plane.
43 The design of the orbiter indicates
A NASA’s determination to continue space exploration．
B NASA’s disadvantage in space technology．
C the great pressure from Congress on NASA．
D a heavy defeat for NASA．
44 When did NASA start working on a successor to the shuttle?
A One year before the Columbia disaster.
B One year after the Columbia disaster．
C Immediately after the Columbia disaster. ‘
D Years before the Columbia disaster．
45 According to the passage，the 1 billion funds，if granted，would
A be used to rebuild the International Space Station．
B be awarded to the scientists working at NASA．
C be shared by the two projects under the Space Launch Initiative
D be spent on the investigation of the Columbia disaster．
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False Fear of Big Fish
Many people believe sharks(鯊魚)are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill
humans．-(46)
A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium(水族館)in Baltimore，US，proves this．
Visitors can touch young sharks．see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species
swim smoothly around a huge tank．
Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don’t happen very often．Humans are mote
likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark．——(47)There，kids Call learn，from an
early age，not to fear sharks．
‘’People fear what they don’t know，”said Nancy Hotchkiss。an organizer of the exhibition．
“Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play 1til important role in the ocean’s food
C a space ambulance．
D a passenger plane.
43 The design of the orbiter indicates
A NASA’s determination to continue space exploration．
B NASA’s disadvantage in space technology．
C the great pressure from Congress on NASA．
D a heavy defeat for NASA．
44 When did NASA start working on a successor to the shuttle?
A One year before the Columbia disaster.
B One year after the Columbia disaster．
C Immediately after the Columbia disaster. ‘
D Years before the Columbia disaster．
45 According to the passage，the 1 billion funds，if granted，would
A be used to rebuild the International Space Station．
B be awarded to the scientists working at NASA．
C be shared by the two projects under the Space Launch Initiative
D be spent on the investigation of the Columbia disaster．
第5部分：補全短文 (第46,~50題，每題2分，共10分)
閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇
5組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位
置上。
False Fear of Big Fish
Many people believe sharks(鯊魚)are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill
humans．-(46)
A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium(水族館)in Baltimore，US，proves this．
Visitors can touch young sharks．see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species
swim smoothly around a huge tank．
Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don’t happen very often．Humans are mote
likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark．——(47)There，kids Call learn，from an
early age，not to fear sharks．
‘’People fear what they don’t know，”said Nancy Hotchkiss。an organizer of the exhibition．
“Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play 1til important role in the ocean’s food