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考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷44

一、阅读常（规阅读理解）本（题共25题，每题7.0

分，共25分。）

HighDiveCherylSternsaimstogoboldlywherenohumanhasevergonebeforeina

balloon:40kilometersupintotheatmosphere.41Noonehaseverleaptfromsuha

heightorgonesupersoniwithoutanairplaneoraspaeraft.YetSterns,anairlinepilot,

isnottheonlypersonwhowantstobethefirsttoaomplishthosefeats.Twoother

bravepeople,anAustralianmanandaFrenhman,arealsoplanningtomakesimilar

leaps.42First,shelllimbintoaabinhangingfromaballoonthesizeofafootball

field.Thenballoonwilltakeherhighintothestratosphere-thelayerofEarths

atmosphere12to50kilometersabovetheplanet.Theasentwilltaketwoandahalfto

threehours,saidSterns.Illbewearingafullypressurized,temperature-ontrolled

spaesuit.*At40kilometers,SternswillbeabletoseethegentleurveofEarthandthe

blaknessofspaeoverhead.Thenshellunlipherselffromtheabinanddiveheadfirst,

likeabullet,intotheatmosphere.43Forhighdive,astronautesapesuitsareakeyto

suess.Currentpilotandastronautesapesuiteareguaranteedonlyamaximumaltitude

of21kilometers.DelRosso,aNASAengineerofspaesuitsandlife-supportsystems,

saidthesuitdesignedforStemsjumpouldserveasamodelforthelethalenvironnent

ofhigherlimbs.44Thefirsthazardisoxygn-dfiintair.Anypersonwithoutan

additionaloxygensupplyat40kilometerswoulddiewithinthreetofiveseonds.The

seondhazardislowatmospheripressure.Atmospheripressureismuhlowerathigh

altitudesthanitisatsealevel.Thelowatmospheripressureoftheupperstratosphere

ausesthegasesinbodyfluidstofizzoutofsolutionlikesodabubbles.45Otherhazards

inludetemperaturesaslow