阅读理解训练题五

阅读理解训练题五内容摘要：

astronauts． The NASA officials thought this was a great idea so they provided a tape recorder． After the man gave them his message, they asked his son to translate． His son would not． Later, they tried a few more people on the reservation to translate and every person they asked would chuckle (偷偷地笑 ) and then refuse to translate． Finally, with cash in hand someone translated the message, “Watch out for these guys, they have e to take your land!” 63． The appearance of the Navajo Reservation is very similar to that of ______． A． the Tuba City B． the moon C． the NASA research center D． the Apollo moon mission 64． When the older Navajo heard that the men in front of him were going to the moon, he ______． A． felt frightened and ran away quickly B． chatted excitedly with the NASA workers C． got on the modern trucks and large vehicles for fun D． tried to say something to the moon creatures 65． The son did not translate the words his father said because ______． A． he had trouble in understanding his father B． the words his father used were too difficult to be translated C． his father was sending a warning against the NASA people D． he believed that the NASA workers could understand their language 66． According to this passage, we can know that the shepherd was ______． A． patient and brave B． foolish and impolite C． humorous and intelligent D． knowledgeable and talkative D In summer, millions of people will head for the beach． And while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another way． Some scientists think that waves could help make electricity． “Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashed over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland．“ There is certainly 4 a lot of energy in waves．” Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricity． Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean．“ The winds start out by making little ripples (波纹 ) in the water, but if they keep on blowing , those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves, ” Taylor said．“ Waves are one of nature’s ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey．” When waves e towards the shore, people can set up dams or other barricades to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (涡轮 ) ． The turbine can then power an electrical generator (发电机 ) ． The United States and a few other cou。