【正文】 s propulsion (推進) lab in Alabama to analyze why a hydraulic fuel pump on the space shuttle was working so well when previous seals had failed. It was a seemingly tiny problem among the vast（廣闊的，巨大的） plexities of running the space program. Yet it was important to NASA because any crack in the seal could have led to destructive results for the astronauts who relied on III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩“I worked a bit with NASA engineers,” says Voss, but I did it mostly by analysis. I used a2000閱讀真題Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩handheld calculator, not a puter, to do a thermodynamic (熱力學的) analysis, At the end of2000閱讀真題Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩the summer, he, like the other NASAASEE fellows working at Marshall, summarized his f39。s (兒科醫(yī)師的) medical remendation was simple: abandon the city permanently（永久的，長期不變的）.We are foreigners and we are among the small minority that can afford to leave. We are here because of my husband39。t be here long enough for our children to form the impression that skies are colored only III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩 And yet the government cannot do what it must to end this problem. For any country, especially a developing Third World economy like Mexico39。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（允許，承認） aren39。s work. We are fascinated by Mexicoits history and rich culture. We know that for us, this is a temporary danger. However, we cannot stand for much longer the fear we feel for our boys. We cannot stop them from III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩 But for millions, there is no choice. Their lives, their jobs, their futures depend on being here. Thousands of Mexicans arrive each day in this city, desperate（絕望的，極度渴望的） for economic opportunities. Thousands more are born here each day. Entire families work in the streets and practically live there. It is a familiar sight: as parents hawk goods at stoplights, their children play in the grassy highway dividers, breathing exhaust fumes（氣味，煙霧）. I feel guilty plaining about my personal situation。indings in a formal presentation and detailed paper. It was a valuable moment for Voss because the ASEE program gave him added understanding of NASA, deepened his desire to fly in space, and intensified（intensify，（使）增強，（使）加?。?his application for astronaut status. 2000閱讀真題Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩It was not an essay process. Voss was actually passed over when he first applied for the astronaut program in 1978. Over the next nine years he reapplied repeatedly, and was finally accepted in1987. Since then he has participated in three space mission. The 50yearold Army officer, who fives in Huston, is now in training fro a fourmonth mission as a crew member on the International Space Station starting in July 20002000閱讀真題Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩 Voss says the ASEE program is wonderful for all involved. It brings in people from the2000閱讀真題Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩academic world and gives NASA a special property（屬性，特性，財產(chǎn)；properly恰當?shù)兀m當?shù)?，正確地）for a particular period of time. It brings some2000閱讀真題Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: There are six passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theb锨芒傷否附懊盈波瞪糜滅瑤勛桶脅撐唁濰示鋸教肇膽錳扇碾憋塌葡芬蹋保杠虐利里察涪愿諺群牌始君辦虐碉準栗墾爬策鄒投舌本嗜允密訣涸蒂攔碩fresh eyes and fresh ideas to NASA, and establishes a link with our colleges and universities, Voss