Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more e

Samand Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the moreexperienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive.Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous.“We’re the best men for the job, ” they said to the boss. “There may beproblems, but we can find the answers. ” “They’re the last people I’d trust, ”thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused to go. ”

Oncethey were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When therepairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door waslocked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time,and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finallya voice said, “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Samlet him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a tripwith Sam again!

1. Mostof the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because _______.

A. itwasn’t exciting enough

B. theyweren’t experienced enough

C. theythought they might be killed

D. therewas little chance of being selected

2. Whywere Sam and Joe chosen?

A. Theboss wanted them to get more experience.

B. Theboss trusted them more than anyone else.

C. Theywere the last people who were fit to go.

D. Theywere the only men who offered to go.

3. Whatdid Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

A. Itwould be exciting.     B.It would be long and tiring.

C. Therewouldn’t be any danger.   D.There would be serious problems.

4. Joedidn’t want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam_______.

A. didn’tknow how to operate door

B. wasless experienced than he was

C. didn’tknow how to do repairs

D. wasvery slow and possibly deaf

5. Thewriter tells the story to _______.

A. showthe dangerous side of the astronauts’ life

B. showthe funny side of the astronauts’ life

C. makepeople laugh

D.make people think

试题答案

答案：CDADC