【正文】 assroom.36. Why was the hydraulic fuel pump seal important for the space shuttle?D. Because any crack in the seals would cause disastrous results for the astronauts.37. The great significance of Voss39。D. I and II only.38. How many flights will Voss have finished if his Fourmonth mission starting in July 2000 ends up successfully? C. It is important for the space scientists to exchange information and perspectives. C. The philosophical significance of the programD. The historical significance of the programPassage TwoThe current emergency in Mexico City that has taken over our fives is nothing. I could ever have imagined for me or my children, we are living in an environmental crisis, an air pollutionemergency of unprecedented severity. What it really means is that just to breathe here is to play adangerous game with your health.s, the idea of barring from the capital city enough cars, closing enough factories and spending the necessary billions on public transportation is simply not an option. So when things get bad, as in the current emergency, Mexico takes half measures—prohibiting some more cars from circulating, stopping some factories from producingthat even its own officials concede aren39。 A. serious air pollution B. explain the way to prevent air pollution B. Consumers are too busy to buy things on the Internet. C. the consumers had more money to spend C. is a pany that sells books onlyIt is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick peace of modern life, but manners on the roads are being horrible. You might tolerate the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the wellmannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a Be Kind to Other Drivers campaign, otherwise, it may get pletely out of hand. D. the behavior of the driver52. The sentenceD. the wellmannered motorist cannot tolerate the rude driver53. By good sense (Paragraph 2), the writer means _________.s ability to understand and react reasonablys acknowledgement of politeness and regulations54. Experts have long pointed out that in the face of carownership explosion, ________. A. drivers should apply road politeness properly To describe the financial status of today39。 panies also were required to hold onto a station for three years before the station could be sold. The post1980 FCC eliminated the threeyear rule and raised the number of broadcast holdings allowed for one owner. This trend of media acquisitions is continuing throughout the 1990s, as changing technology expands the market for media products. D. They both own several different but related media businesses.57. Which of the following is true of the media?s increasing profits in the marketplace.s new policy regarding media alliances? A. it affects the amount of money the stockholders will makes abilities. Another was the　belief that skills are not necessarily learned from teachers in a conventional classroom. People can pick them up in all sorts of ways. Until now, education has been changing from below. In the next few weeks, the government will help from above. One of its main projects for lifelong learning is about to begin its first pilot programmers. With funding of $ 44 million in its first year, it will coordinate a new network of learning centers throughout the country. Traditional institutions, such as schools and colleges, will provide training at some nontraditional places of learning, such as supermarkets, pubs, and churches. The theory is that in such places students will feel more at ease, and therefore will be better motivated, than in a classroom. A. is but a change of language B. students will be better motivated in a classroom C. will allow students to have plete control over their learning D. the notion of lifelong learning is only the result of educational research65. According to this passage, the New Labour39。 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve benefit of help from apetent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing One mon mistake is choosing an occupation for 82 Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants C. though D. forever D. pany73. A. to D. the81. A. Therefore D. Moreover82. A. majority C. choices B. parts D. opportunity76. A. apply D. their70. A. since B. his s work. Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans A. traditional exams can test the full range of people39。 C. reflects the government39。 to　learning C. it concerns the channels through which to express opinionsD. it means that more and more people will hold onto only a few stationsPassage six B. It doesn39。 D. The availability of the media39。 B. They are trading each other in greater numbers today.s stock exchanges. This makes acquisitions relatively easy. C. rude and inconsiderate drivers should be punishedD. drivers should try their best to avoid traffic jamsPassage Five B. road users should make more sacrifices t even learn to drive, let alone be wellmannered on the　road. Years ago the experts warned us that the carownership explosion would demand a lot more giveandtake from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.51. According to this passage, troubles on the road are primarily caused by _______. A. selling online involves little risk A. to the interest of all the consumers D. More and more consumers prefer Internet shopping.47. Finding a39。 D. remend a method to avoid air pollution D. deliver44. The Mexican government takes half measures to solve