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A lot of people asked to be part of NASA’s astronaut training program. There are over 18,300 people asking to work in NASA. This is a new record. Officials in NASA will now spend 18 months looking at and selecting the best people. It will show the successful people in the middle of 2017. Brian Kelly of NASA said, “It’s great to know so many people think it is a great opportunity to be a member of NASA. I cannot wait to meet the men and women who are excellent enough to rise to the top.”

There is a great wish to work on America’s space program. NASA’s Charlie Bolden said, “So many Americans from different families want to do something meaningful on our journey to Mars(火星).” The best men and women will have an interview(面试) in Houston, Texas. The selected ones will then get two years of training. They will learn things such as spacewalking, teamwork and driving spaceships. They will also learn Russian. After that, they could go to the International Space Station or work for companies making spaceships for tourists, such as Space X.

1.The new record to ask to be part of NASA’s astronaut training program is _______.

A 13,800

B 18,003

C 18,300

D 13,008

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句There are over 18,300 people asking to work in NASA.可知，故选C。

2.How long will it take for the NASA to select the best people?

A Half a year.

B A year.

C A year and a half.

D Two years.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句Officials in NASA will now spend 18 months looking at and selecting the best people.可知，故选C。

3.People _______ to work for in NASA.

A are glad

B are afraid

C feel tired

D refuse

解析：选A。观点态度题。根据第一段内容可知到NASA应聘的人创纪录，可见人们乐意去NASA工作，故选A。

4.Which is NOT mentioned in NASA’s two years’ training?

A Spacewalking.

B Teamwork.

C Cooking.

D Driving spaceships.

解析：选C。细节理解题。NASA的培训课程里面并未提到cooking，故选C。

5.Which is the right order of the following things?①ask to be part of NASA. ②a journey to the Mars. ③an interview in Houston. ④have a two years’ training.

A ①③②④

B ①③④②

C ④①②③

D ③④②①

解析：选B。逻辑顺序题。按时间先后顺序应为：到NASA应聘——面试——入职培训——前往火星，故选B。