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InMayl989,spaceshuttle"

Atlantis"

releasedinouterspacethespaceprobe“Magellan”,whichisnowonher15-monthandone-billion-kilometerflighttoVenus.Anewphaseinspace

explorationhasbegun.

TheplanetVenusisonlyslightlysmallerthanEarth;

itistheonlyotherobjectinthesolar

system,infact,thatevencomesclosetoearth’ssize.Venushasasimilardensity,soitisprobablymadeofapproximatelythesamestuff,andithasanatmosphere,completewithclouds.Itisalsotheclosestplanettoearth,andthusthemostsimilarindistancefromthesun.Inshort,Venusseemstojustifyitslong-heldnicknameof“earth’stwin.”

ThesurfacetemperatureofVenusreachessome900F.Addedtothatisanatmosphericpressureabout90timesEarth'

s:

Highoverheadinthecarbondioxidethatpassesforairisalayerofclouds,perhapsIOto20milesthick,whoselittledropsconsistmostlyofsulfuricacid（H2SO4）.Waterisallbutnonexistent.

Bornwithsomanyfundamentalsimilaritiestoearth,howdidVenusgettobesoradicallydifferent:

Itisnotjustanacademicmatter.Forallitsextremes,Venusisavaluablelaboratoryforresearchersstudyingtheweatherandclimateofearth.Ithasnoearth’soceans,sotheheattransportandothermechanismsaregreatlysimplified.Inaddition,theplanetVenustakes243earth-daystoturnonceonitsaxis,soincomingheatfromthesunisaddedanddistributedatamoreleisurely,observablepace.

16.VenusissimilartoEarthin__

A.sizeanddensityB.distancefromthesun

C.havingatmosphereD.alloftheabove

17.ThegreatestvalueinstudyingVenusshouldbeto__

A.allowustovisitthereB.understandEarthbetter

C.findanewsourceofenergyD.promoteanewspaceprogram

18.Themainideaofthispassageisabout_

A.problemsofspacetravelB.scientificmethodsinspaceexploration

C.theimportanceofVenustoEarthD.conditionsonVenus

Passage2

　　TouristsweresurprisedtoseeawomandrivingahugeorangetractordownoneofRome’smainavenues.Italy'

spoliticalleadersandsomeofitsmaleunionchiefsaresaidtohavebeenevenmorepuzzledtoseethatthetractorwasfollowedbyabout200,OOOwomeninaparadingprocessionthattookmorethanthreehourstosnakethroughcentralRome.

　　Shoutingslogans,wavingflagsanddancingtodrumbeats,thewomenhadcometothecapitalfromalloverItalytodemonstratefor"

ajobforeachofus,adifferenttypeofjob,andasocietywithoutviolence”.Sofar,actiontoimprovewomen’sopportunitiesinemploymenthasbeentheprovinceofcollectiveindustrialbargaining."

Butthereisagrowingawarenessthatthisisnotenough,"

saysaresearcheronfemalelaboratthegovernment-fundedInstitutefortheDevelopmentofProfessionalTrainingforWorkers.

　　Women,whoconstitute52percentofItaly’spopulation,todayrepresentonly35percentofItaly’stotalworkforceand33percentofthetotalnumberofItalianswithjobs.However,theirpresenceintheworkplaceisgrowing.Theemploymentofwomenisexpandingconsiderablyinservices,nexttothepublicadministrationandcommerceastheirprincipalworkplace.Officialstatisticsalsoshowthatwomenhavealsomadesignificantstridesinself-employment.Moreandmorewomenaregoingintobusinessforthemselves.Manyyoungwomenareturningtobusinessbecauseofthegrowingoverallinemployment.Itisalsoafactthattodaymanyprejudiceshavedisappeared,sothatbanksandotherfinancialinstitutesmakejudgementsonpurelybusinessconsiderationswithoutcaringifitisamanorawoman.

　　Suchchangesareoccurringintheprofessionstoo.Thenumberofwomendoctors,dentists,lawyers,engineersanduniversityprofessorsincreasedtwotothreefold.Someofthechangesareimmediatelyvisible.Forexample,womenhaveappearedonthesceneforthefirsttimeasstatepolice,railwayworkersandstreetcleaner.

　　However,thepresentsituationisfarfromsatisfactorythoughsomeprogresshasbeenmade.Abreakthroughinequalopportunitiesforwomenisnowdemanded.

19.Theexpression"

snakethroughcentralRome"

probablymeans"

tomove_

A.quietlythroughcentralRome"

B.violentlythroughcentralRome"

C.inalongwindinglinethroughcentralRome"

D.ataleisurelypacethroughcentralRome"

20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TherearemorewomenthanmeninItaly.

B.InItaly,womenarechieflyemployedinservices.

C.InItaly,womenarestillatadisadvantageinemployment.

D.InItaly,abouttwo-thirdsofthejobsareheldbymen.

21.About200,OOOwomeninRomedemonstratedfor_

A.morejobopportunitiesB.agreatervarietyofjobs

C."

equaljob,equalpay"

D.bothAandB

22.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_

A.TheRoleofWomenisS