【高考领航】（课标版）2015届高三英语一轮复习辅导与测试 第1部分 Unit 3 A healthy life课时训练 新人教版选修6.docVIP

A healthy life Ⅰ.阅读理解 A ANYONE who has been to the seaside will tell you just how amazing it is－the sunny days，blue waves and people relaxing on the beach.But thats what the ocean is like from the shore.If you dive(下潜)a few hundred meters deep into the water，you will find a totally different world－dark, cold and almost lifeless. This is what an oceanaut(潜航员)has to deal with，like those aboard Jiaolong，Chinas deep sea research submersible(潜水器)．So far，China has only two oceanauts，and they took Jiaolong to a record depth of 7,062 meters in the Pacific Oceans Mariana Trench last year. Since July of this year，the National Deep Sea Center has been looking to recruit six more oceanauts.The recruitment process has attracted lots of attention.What kind of person is the ideal selection(理想人选)? “The strict requirements are comparable to those for astronauts，” Liu Baohua，the centers Party chief，told Xinhua News Agency. According to Liu，there are many criteria(选择标准)that oceanauts must meet.Men must be between age 22 and 35，while women must be between 22 and 30.Also，men must be between 1.65 and 1.76 meters tall while women must be between 1.6 and 1.7 meters because there is not much room inside the submersible.Not being seasick and having a degree in shipbuilding，engineering or electrical science are also requirements.Candidates(候选人)also undergo a number of interviews，physical tests and psychological screenings(心理素质选拔)． In one of the tests，candidates work together to arrange a rope(绳子)into the shape of a square while blindfolded.Instead of how fast candidates complete the task，the examiners focus more on how they behave throughout the process－especially how they communicate with others.Do they share their opinions？Do they criticize others or are they willing to shoulder responsibility(承担责任)? Candidates are also asked to spend one hour alone in a small，dark room to test if they are able to deal with claustrophobia(幽闭恐惧症)．That can be a great challenge on Jiaolong，as its inner space i