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必修1新素养突破：单元综合检测二

Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)

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GlennwasbornonJuly18，1921，inCambridgeandgrewupinnearbyNewConcord，Ohio.Hestartedhisflyingcareerasafighterpilot(飞行员)．Later，Glenntookadangerousjobasatestpilot，flyingnewplanestoseeiftheyweresafe.

Inthelate1950s，a“spacerace”beganbetweentheU．S.andtheSovietUnion.Bothcountrieswantedtobethefirsttosendahumanintospace，includingtothemoon.In1961，aRussianastronaut，YuriGagarin，orbitedEarth.Butthespaceracewasnotoveryet.GlennschancetogointospacecameonFebruary20，1962.Bythattime，anotherAmerican，AlanB．Shepard，hadflowninspace，buthehadnotorbitedEarth.Glennsflightwasairedliveontelevisionandradio.Americanseverywherestoppedtowatch.

GlennsFriendship7capsulecircledtheplanetthreetimes.AfaultyequipmentledGlenntobelievethecapsulemightburnuponitsreturntoEarth，butintheenditsplasheddownsafelyintheAtlanticOcean.HebecamethefirstAmericantoorbitEarthinaspaceship.

In1984，Glennranforpresident，buthedidnotgetenoughsupportanddroppedoutoftherace.GlennreturnedtospaceonOctober29，1998，whenhewas77.HespentninedaysonthespaceshuttleDiscovery.Glennwentsothatscientistscouldtesttheeffectsofspacetravelonolderpeople.Heholdstherecordforbeingtheoldestpersoninspace.GlenndiedThursday，Dec.8，2016，attheageof95.

Glennrefusedtoseehimselfasahero.Hepreferredtofocusonhiswork，saying.“IfthereisonethingIvelearnedinmyyearsonthisplanet，itsthatthehappiestpeopleIveknownarethosewhodevotedthemselvestosomethingbiggerandmoremeaningfulthanmerelytheirownself-interest.”

【语篇解读】本文介绍美国飞行员Glenn，他是第一个坐宇宙飞船绕地球飞行的美国人。他拒绝别人把他当作英雄，他认为为别人工作的人是最幸福的。

1．WhatdoweknowaboutJohnGlenn?

A．Heworkedasafighterpilotinallhislife.

B．Hesucceededintheraceforpresidentin1984.

C．HecompetedwithanotherpilotAlanBinspacerace.

D．Hewasthefi