2023年职称英语-职称英语(综合类)考试高频考点参考题库答案

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。2023年职称英语-职称英语(综合类)考试高频考点参考题库带答案（图片大小可自由调整）答案解析附后第1卷一.单项选择题(共15题)1.Thephotographs→evoked←strongmemoriesofourholidaysinFrance.A.refreshedB.storedC.blockedD.erased2.DecliningInterestinDevelopingForeignLanguageSkillsAustralians'foreignlanguageskillsaredeclining,VoiceofAmericahasreported.Newfiguresshowthatonly13percentofhighschoolgraduatescanspeakaforeignlanguage.Butfourdecadesago,40percenthadforeignlanguageskills.ProfessorEliseTipton,fromtheUniversityofSydney,saysincreasinglystudentsdonotfeeltheneedtolearnanotherlanguagetoboosttheircareer.ShebelievesthatAustralia'seconomicboom,whichisdrivenbyred-hotdemandforitsminerals,ishelpingmaskseriousdeficiencies(缺陷)initslanguageskills.AustraliadoesbusinessverysuccessfullyinEnglishwithmostofitstradingpartners.Butastheworld'seconomicpowershiftstoemergingregionssuchasAsia,itslanguagegapcouldsoonbeexposed.Accordingtothenewfigures,lessthan6.5percentofhighschoolgraduatesareproficientinanAsianlanguage.AcademicsworrythatthismeansAustraliawillincreasinglybeisolatedfromitseconomicallyimportantAsianneighbors.DilipDutta,fromtheeconomicsandbusinessfacultyatSydneyUniversity,sayslanguageskillscanenhancetradingopportunities.IfAustralianswanttotradewithAsiancountries,itisveryimportantforthemtolearnthelanguagethatwillhelpthemtogetclosertotheculture.ButstudentshavedifferentopinionsaboutAsianlanguagelearning.PippaMcCowage,a22-year-oldAustralianstudent,saysmanyyoungAustralianshaveahalf-heartedapproachtoforeignlanguages,andthelanguagecurriculumisoftenweak."Whilewe'reencouragedinhighschooltolearnanotherlanguage,it'snotreallyapparenttomeasarealisticexpectationthatyouwillhavetospeakit,"saidMcCowage."Forexample,IlearnedJapaneseinhighschool.WhenIwentonanexchangeinYear10,IfoundthattheJapanesestudentsofmyagehadamuchgreaterproficiencyinEnglishthanIdidinJapanese.Sointhatsense,italmostdiscouragesyou."Atpresent,about70percentofAustralia'smajorexportsgotoAsiaandtheAustraliangovernmenthasbeenkeenondevelopingclosereconomicanddiplomatictieswithAsia.Academicssaythat,asAsiabecomesoneoftheworld'seconomicpowerhouses(经济体),Australianeedstoimproveitslanguageskillsifitistotakefulladvantageofthebusinessopportunitiesonitsdoorstep.Theword"faculty"inparagraph3couldbebestreplacedby____(根据上下文猜测词义)（）A.office.B.building.C.university.D.department.3.Forsome→obscure←reason,thesimplegameisbecomingverypopular.A.unclearB.obviousC.majorD.minor4.Weshouldnotsacrificeenvironmentalprotectionsto→foster←economicgrowth.(真题)（）A.reduceB.promoteC.realizeD.give5.

FamilyHistory

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TryingtoFindaPartner

OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheU.K.isthatofthepeopleinterviewed，oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodemlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?

Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory，findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago，yourchoiceofsoulmate(心上人）wasconstrained(限制）bygeography，socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit，manymarriageswereessentia-llyarranged.

Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蛎）,yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice.

Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflated(提高）toanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t，itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionaltaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartership.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamily.C.Itisgettingmoredi行icultforamantofindhiswife.D.Itisgettingincreasinglydi行iculttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.8.IstheTieaNecessity?(真题)Ties,orneckties,havebeenasymbolofpolitenessandeleganceinBritainforcenturies.ButthecasualPrimeMinisterTonyBlairhasproblemswiththem.Reportssuggestthateventhecivilservantsmaystopwearingties.So,arethefamouslyformalBritishreallygoingtoabandontheneckties?Maybe.Lastweek,theUK'sCabinetSecretaryAndrewTurnbullopenlywelcomedatielessera.Hehintedthatcivilservantswouldsoonbefreeofthecosdiest12inchesoffabricthatmostmeneverbuyintheirlives.Infact,Blairshowedthisattitudewhenhehadhisfirstgueststoacocktailparty.Manyofthemwerecelebrities(知名人士)withoutties,whichwouldhavebeenunimaginableevenintherecentpast.ForsomemoreconservativeBritish,thetieisamustforproperappearance.Earlier,LaborleaderJimCallaghansaidhewouldhavediedratherthanhavehischildrenseeninpublicwithoutatie.ForpeoplelikeCallaghau,thetiewasasignofbeingcomplete,ofshowingrespect.Menweresupposedtowearatiewhengoingtochurch,toworkintheoffice,toapartyalmosteverysocialoccasion.Buttoday,peoplehavebeguntoacceptacasualstyleevenforformaloccasions.Theoriginofthetieistricky.Itstartedassomethingcalledsimplya"band".Thetermcouldmeananythingaroundaman'sneck.Itappearedinfinerwaysinthe1630s.Frenchmenshowedaloveofthisparticularfashionstatement.Theirneckwear(颈饰)impressedCharlesII,thekingofEnglandwhowasexiled(流放)toFranceatthattime.WhenheretnmedtoEnglandin1660,hebroughtthisnewfashionitemalongwithhim.Itwasn't,however,untilthelate18thcenturythatfancyyoungmenintroducedamorecolorful,flowingpieceofcloththateventuallybecameknownasthetie.Then,clubsmilitaryinstitutionsandschoolsbegantousecoloredandpatternedtiestoindicatethewearer'smembershipinthelate19thcentury.Afterthat,thetiebecameanecessaryitemofclothingforBritishgendemen.Butnow,evengentlemenaregettingtiredofties.Anyway,thedayfeelsabiteasierwhenyouwakeupwithouthavingtodecidewhichtiesuitsyouandyourmood.Thetiesymbolizesallofthefollowingexcept__（）A.respect.B.elegance.C.politeness.D.democracy.9.

WhySoManyChildren

InmanyofthedevelopingcountrieshAfricaandAsia,thepopulationisgrowingfast.Thereasonforthisissimple:Womeninthesecountrieshaveahighbirthrate—from3.0to7.0childrenperwoman.Themajorityofthesewomenarepoor,withoutthefoodorresourcestocarefortheirfamilies.Whydotheyhavesomanychildren?Whydon'ttheylimitthesizeoftheirfamilies?Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.

Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamiliesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefieldsandsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,thesituationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyareanexpense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.ThiswasthecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahighbirthrate.AfterWorldWarII,Italy’seconomywasrapidlymodernizedandindustrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3childrenperwoman,theworld'slowest.However,theeconomyisnottheonlyimportantfactorArabia,forexample,doesnothaveanagriculture-basedeconomy,andithasoneofthehighestpercapitaincomesintheworld.Nevertheless,italsohasaveryhighbirthrate(7.0).MexicoandIndonesia,ontheotherhand,arepoorcountries,withlargelyagriculturaleconomies,buttheyhaverecentlyreducedtheirpopulationgrowth.Clearly,otherfactorsareinvolved.Themostimportantoftheseistheconditionofwomen.Ahighbirthratealmostalwaysgoestogetherwithlackofeducationandlowstatusforwomen.ThiswouldexplainthehighbirthrateofSaudiArabia.There,thetraditionalculturegiveswomenlittleeducationorindependenceandfewpossibilitiesoutsidethehome.Ontheotherhand,theimprovedconditionofwomeninMexico,Thailand,andIndonesia

explainsthedeclineinbirthratesinthesecountries.Theirgovernmentshavetakenmeasurestoprovidemoreeducationandopportunitiesforwomen.

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ontheotherhand,arepoorcountries,withlargelyagriculturaleconomies,buttheyhaverecentlyreducedtheirpopulationgrowth.

Clearly,otherfactorsareinvolved.Themostimportantoftheseistheconditionofwomen.Ahighbirthratealmostalwaysgoestogetherwithlackofeducationandlowstatusforwomen.ThiswouldexplainthehighbirthrateofSaudiArabia.There,thetraditionalculturegiveswomenlittleeducationorindependenceandfewpossibilitiesoutsidethehome.Ontheotherhand,theimprovedconditionofwomeninMexico,Thailand,andIndonesiaexplainsthedeclineinbirthratesinthesecountries.Theirgovernmentshavetakenmeasurestoprovidemoreeducationandopportunitiesforwomen.

Anotherkeyfactorinthebirthrateisbirthcontrol.Womenmaywanttolimittheirfamiliesbuthavenowaytodoso.丨ncountrieswheregovernmentshavemadebirthcontroleasilyavailableandinexpensive,birthrateshavegonedown.ThisisthecaseinSingapore,SriLanka,andIndia,aswellasinIndonesia,Thailand,Mexico,andBrazil.Inthesecountries,womenhavealsobeenprovidedwithhealthcareandhelpinplanningtheirfamilies.Thesetrendsshowthataneffectiveprogramtoreducepopulationgrowthdoesnothavetodependonbettereconomicconditions. Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,alargefamily→

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.AcanbeanadvantageBmaylimitincomeCisn’tnecessaryDisexpensive10.Theloveofmoneyisthe→root←ofallevil.A.causeB.resultC.endD.force11.PedestriansOnly1Theconceptoftraffic-freeshoppingareasgoesbackalongtime.DuringtheMiddleAges,traffic-freeshoppingareaswerebuiltinMiddleEasterncountriestoallowpeopletoshopincomfortand,moreimportantly,safety.Asfarbackas2,000yearsago,roadtrafficwasbannedfromcentralRomeduringthedaytoallowforthefreemovementofpedestrians(行人),andwasonlyallowedinatnightwhenshopsandmarketshadclosedfortheday.Inmostothercities,however,pedestrianswereforcedtosharethestreetswithhorses,coachesand,later,withcarsandothermotorisedvehicles.2Themodern,traffic-freeshoppingstreetwasborninEuropeinthe1960s,whenbothcitypopulationsandcarownershipincreasedrapidly.Dirtygasesfromcarsandtherisksinvolvedincrossingtheroadwerebeginningtomakeshoppinganunpleasantanddangerousexperience.Manybelievedthetimewasrightforexperimentingwithcar-freestreets,andshoppingareasseemedthebestplacetostart.3Atfirst,therewasresistancefromshopkeepers.Theybelievedthatsuchamovewouldbebadforbusiness.Theyarguedthatpeoplewouldavoidstreetsiftheywereunabletogettothemintheircars.WhenthefirststreetsinEuropewereclosedtotraffic,therewereevennoisydemonstrations,asmanyshopkeeperspredictedtheywouldlosecustomers.4However,researchcarriedoutafterwardsinseveralEuropeancitiesrevealedsomeunexpectedstatistics.InMunich,CologneandHamburg,visitorstoshoppingareasincreasedby50percent.OnCopenhagen’smainshoppingstreet,shopkeepersreportedsalesincreasesof25-40percent.ShopkeepersinMinneapolis,theUSA,weresoimpressedwhentheylearntthisthattheyevenofferedtopayfortheconstructionandmaintenancecostsoftheirowntraffic-freestreets.5Withthearrivalofthetraffic-freeshoppingstreet,manyshops,especiallythosesellingthingslikeclothes,foodandsmallerluxuryitems,prospered.Unfortunately,itwasn’tgoodnewsforeveryone,asshopssellingfurnitureandlargerelectricalappliances(电器)actuallysawtheirsalesdrop.Manyofthesewereforcedtomoveelsewhere,awayfromthecitycentre.Thearrivalofthetraffic-freeshoppingstreetmademany（）losetheirbusiness.A.customersB.pedestriansC.furnituresellersD.MiddleEasterncountriesE.abadexperienceF.NorthAmerica12.Thechairman→proposed←thatwestopthemeeting.（）A.statedB.announcedC.demandedD.suggested13.Thingshavechanged→alot←sinceIwasachild.（）A.graduallyB.suddenlyC.frequentlyD.greatly14.Thedentisthasdecidedto→extract←herbadtooth.(真题)（）A.pulloutB.repairC.takeD.dig15.TrafficJams—NoEndinSight 1Trafficcongestion(拥堵）affectspeoplethroughouttheworld.Trafficjamscausesmogindozensofcitiesacrossboththedevelopedanddevelopingworld.IntheU.S.,commuters(通勤人员）spendanaverageofafullworkingweekeachyearsittingintrafficjams,accordingtotheTexasTransporlationInstitute.Whilealternativewaysofgettingaroundareavailable,mostpeoplestillchoosetheircarsbecausetheyarelookingforconvenience,comfortandprivacy. 2Themostpromisingtechniqueforreducingcitytrafficiscalledcongestionpricing,wherebycitieschargeatolltoentercertainpartsoftownatcertaintimesofday.Intheory,ifthetollishighenough,somedriverswillcanceltheirtripsorgobybusortrain.Andinpracticeitseemstowork：Singapore,LondonandStockholmhavereducedtrafficandpollutionincitycentresthankstocongestionpricing. 3Anotherwaytoreducerush-hourtrafficisforemployerstoimplementflexitime,whichletsemployeestraveltoandfromworkatoff-peaktraffictimestoavoidtherushhour.Thosewhohavetotravelduringbusytimescandotheirpartbysharingcars.Employerscanalsoallowmorestafftotelecommute(workfromhome)soastokeepmorecarsofftheroadaltogether. 4Someurbanplannersstillbelievethatthebestwaytoeasetrafficcongestionistobuildmoreroads,especiallyroadsthatcantakedriversaroundorovercrowdedcitystreets.Butsuchtechniquesdonotreallykeepcarsofftheroad；theyonlyaccommodatemoreofthem. 5Other,moreforward-thinking,plannersknowthatmoreandmoredriversandcarsaretakingtotheroadseveryday,andtheyareunwillingtoencouragemoreprivateautomobileswhenpublictransportissomuchbetterbothforpeopleandtheenvironment.Forthisreason,theAmericangovernmenthasdecidedtospendsome$7billiononhelpingtoincreasecapacityonpublic-transportsystemsandupgradethemwithmoreefficienttechnologies.Butenvironmentalistscomplainthatsuchfundingistinycomparedwiththe$50billionbeingspentonroadsandbridges. Ifchargedhighenough,somedriversmay（）toentercertainpartsoftown.A.reducetrafficjamsB.spendmoremoneyC.drivearoundD.travelregularlyE.gobybusF.encouragemoreprivatecars二.不定项选择题(共10题)1.TheRaceintoSpaceAmericanmillionaireDennisTitowillalwaysbefamous.Hewasthefirsttouristinspace."IspentsixtyyearsonEarthandeightdaysinspaceandfrommyviewpoint,itwastwoseparatelives,"Titoexplained.Helovedhistimeinspace."Beinginspaceandlookingbackatearthisoneofthemostrewardingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave."Thiskindofexperienceisn'tcheap.Itcost$20million.However,Titoachievedhisdream,sohewashappy."Formeitwasalifedream.ItwasadreamthatbeganwhenIdidn'thaveanymoney,"hetoldreporters.On30April2002,MarkShuttleworthbecametheworld'ssecondspacetourist.ShuttleworthisaSouthAfricanBusinessman.Attheageoftwenty-eight,healsopaid$20millionfortheeight-daytrip.BothTitoandShuttleworthboughttheirticketsfromacompanycalledSpaceAdventures.Thecompanyhasaround100peoplealreadyontheirwaitinglistforflightsintospace.Thespaceshiptotakethemdoesn'texistyet.Manyofthecustomersarepeoplewholikeadventure.TheyarethekindofpeoplewhoalsowanttoclimbMountQomolangma.Othercustomersarepeoplewholovespace.However,thesepeopleareworried.Becauseit'sSOexpensive,onlyveryrichpeoplecangointospace.Theywantspacetraveltobeavailabletomorepeople.Thatdaymaysoonhere.InterOrbitalSystems(IOS)planstosenduptofourtouristsaweekintospace.ThetourswilldepartfromanislandinTonga.Thecompanypromisesapackagethatincludesforty-fivedaysofastronauttraininginRussiaandCalifornia,sevendaysinspace,andavacationinTonga.for$2million.However,spaceflightisstillverydangerous.BillReaddyisNASA'sdeputyassistantadministratorforspaceflight.Hesaysthatthechancesofdyingareabout1in500.Becauseofthisitmaytaketimebeforespacetourismreallytakesoff.Youmightbeabletogoup,butwillyoucomedown?IOSwillsenditstouristsintospacefromTonga.（）A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned2.HerculesOnceuponatimetherewasagreatGreekhero,Hercules.Hewastallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveeverseen.Onhisshoulderhecarriedaclubandinhishandheheldabow(弓).Hewasknownastheheroofahundredadventures.Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagainhesenthimondifficulttasks.OnemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimtofetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens(歌女).Butnooneknewwherethegardenwas.SoHerculeswentaway.Hewalkedthewholedayandthenextdayandthenext.Hewalkedformonthsbeforehesawmountainsfarinthedistanceonefinemorning.Oneofthemountainswasintheshapeofaman,withlong,longlegsandarmsandhugeshouldersandahugehead.Hewasholdingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,theMountainGod.Soheaskedhimforhelp.Atlasanswered,"Myheadandarmsandshouldersallache.CouldyouholduptheskywhileIfetchthegoldenapplesforyou?"Herculesclimbedthemountainandshoulderedthesky.Soontheskygrewveryheavy.WhenfinallyAtlascamebackwiththreegoldenapples,hesaid,"Well,youaregoingtocarrythemountainforever.I'mgoingtoseethekingwiththeapples."Herculesknewthathecouldn'tfighthimbecauseoftheskyonhisback.Soheshouted:"Justoneminute'shelp.Myshouldersarehurting.HoldtheskyforaminutewhileImakeacushion(垫子)formyshoulders."Atlasbelievedhim.Hethrewdowntheapplesandheldupthesky.Herculespickeduptheapplesandranbacktoseetheking.HerculesfinallymanagedtogettheapplesbydefeatingAtlas.（）A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3.FairyTalesforAlltheWorld(真题)Thisyear,theworldismarkingthe200thanniversaryofDanishauthorHansChristianAndersenwithawiderangeofevents.Andersen'staleshaveattractedmillionsofreadersformorethanacentury.Theycontinuetobeamongthebest-knownworksofworldliterature."TheUglyDuckling(小鸭)"and"TheLittleMermaid(美人鱼)"areamongthemostfamous.HewasbornonApril2,1805,intheslumsofOdense,Denmark.Hisfatherwasashoemakerandhismotherworkedasawasher-woman.Andersenreceivedverylittleeducation,buthisfascinationwithfairytalesinspiredhimtocomposehisownstoriesandarrangepuppet(木偶)shows.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewas11.Hewasforcedtogotowork,firstasanapprenticetoaweaverandtailorandtheninatobaccofactory.Attheageof14,hemovedtoCopenhagentotryacareerasasinger,dancerandactor.Hesanginaboy'schoir(合唱团),buthemadeverylittlemoney.Healsotriedtheballet,buthisawkwardnessmadethisimpossible.Finally,whenhewas17,JonasCollin,adirectoroftheRoyalTheatreinCopenhagendiscoveredAndersen.AfterhearingAndersenreadaplay,Collinrealizedthathehadtalent.AndhegotmoneyfromthekingforAndersen'seducation.In1828,AndersenpassedtheentranceexaminationstotheuniversityinCopenhagen.Hiswritingswerefirstpublishedin1829.In1833,hereceivedgrantmoneyfortravel,WhichheusedtovisitGermany,France,Switzerland,andItaly.Thesejourneyswererecordedinhistravelogues(旅行见闻).In1835,Andersenpublished"FairyTalesforChildren,"whichcontainedfourshortstories.Heeventuallywrotearound168fairytales.Theyachievedsuccessinhislife-timeandwerewidelypublishedandtranslated.Unhappinessalsofounditswayintomanyofhistaleswhichwerenotmeantmerelyforchildrenbutforadultsaswell.Heusedverysimplelanguageandstyletodisguisethemoralteachingsofhistales.Andersenalsowrotenovels,playsandpoems.HediedathishomeinRolighedonAugust4,1875.Andersen'stalesnotonlytellstoriesbutalsoteachmorallessons.（）A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned4.FightingforaBrighterFutureforWomenWhenIwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningforpresident,IalwaysgavethesameanswerthatIwasproudtoberunningasawoman,butIwasrunningbecauseIthoughtI'dbethebestpresident.ButIamawomanand,likemillionsofwomenIknowtherearestillbarriersandbiases(偏见)outthere,oftenunconscious,andIwanttobuildanAmericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus.Iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.Iranasamotherwhoworriedaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleaveallchildrenbrightertomorrows.TobuildthatfutureIsee,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenalikeunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandtheirmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities,equalpay,andequalrespect.Letusresolveandworktowardachievingverysimplepropositions(命题):Therearenoacceptablelimits,andtherearenoacceptableprejudicesinthe21stcenturyinourcountry.Youcanalsobesoproudthat,fromnowon,itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowinprimarystatevictories,unremarkabletohaveawomaninacloseracetobeournominee(被提名者),unremarkabletothinkthatawomancanbethepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Andthisistrulyremarkable,myfriends.Tothosewhoaredisappointedthatwecouldn'tgoalloftheway,especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscampaign,itwouldbreakmyheartif,infailingshortofmygoal,Iinanywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.Alwaysaimhigh,workhard,andcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.And,whenyoustumble(犯错),keepfaith.And,whenyou'reknockeddown,getrightbackupandneverlistentoanyonewhosaysyoucan'torshouldn'tgoon.Aswegatherheretodayinthishistoric,magnificentbuilding,the50thwomantoleavetheEarthisorbiting(绕轨道运行)overhead.Ifwecanblast50womenintospace,wewillsomedaylaunchawomanintotheWhiteHouse.America's50thfemaleastronautisfightnowmovingroundtheEarth.（）A.RightB.WrongC.INotmentioned5.The

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