2013高考英语二轮阅读理解训练01 .docVIP

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解训练01：（答案） 热身训练 A Tracking stations One night in February 1962, John H. Glenn, Jr., flew over Australia. The man in the Mercury(水星) capsule(宇宙飞行容器)was alone, but friendly voices reached him by radio. Over the dark land 100 miles below, he saw sparkling lights. It marked the city of Perth, where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him. In Friendship 7, Glenn radioed,” The lights show up very well. Thank everybody for turning them on.” His capsule needed on to the east. During his three orbits of the earth, Glenn could always reach one of the eighteen tracking stations. Some of them were on ships at sea. Others were in the United States. Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries. These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up. Without the help of such lands as Nigeria, Zanzibar, and Mexico, there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network. John Glenn, Jr., was the first American to orbit the earth. For his flight, the tracking network( 跟踪网络)covered 60,000 land or statute miles（法定英里）. Five hundred men worked in the stations along the route. Since his flight, the network has grown. Today, it covers more than 100,000 statute or land miles and has about one hundred stations. One-third of these stations are outside the United States. 56.This passage is mainly about_____. A. talking to ships at sea around the world B. breaks in the worldwide network C. the first American to orbit the earth D. a satellite which fell into the ocean 57.From the passage we can see that____. A. Friendship 7 stopped in Perth, Australia B. All tracking stations are inside the United States C. Radio equipment is important in space flight D. Many people could see Glenn in his capsule when he made the flight 58.During his flight Glenn could always______. A. see lights turned on the ground B. reach ships at sea C. reach one of the tracking stations D. arrive at Mercury in his Friendship 7 59.