科技英语阅读理解35篇

科技英语阅读理解目录�Contents�1.MaeJemison„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(2)2.CanaComputerThink?„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(4)3.BlackHoles„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(6)4.EducationMayProtectagainstEffectsofShrinkingBrain„„„„„„„„„(9)5.Radioactivity„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(11)6.UsesofUltrasound„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(14)7.ChallengesforaWebbedSociety„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(16)8.TheWorldofRobots„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(19)9.TheScientificExplorationofSpace„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(21)10.ImprovingIndustrialEfficiencythroughRobotics„„„„„„„„„„„„(24)11.HeatLossfromtheHumanBody„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(26)12.EnergyandPublicSafety„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(28)13.EarthResourcesTechnologySatellites„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(32)14.CanStressMakeYouSick?„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(35)15.CanItReallyHappen?„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(37)16.AnUltrasonicTorch„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(40)17.MiracleoftheBrain„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(42)18.AllOverinaFlash„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(45)19.ControlEarthquakes„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(48)20.SmokingandCancer„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(51)21.HowWellDoYouSee?„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(54)22.AKillerIsBorn„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(56)23.ItMayBeEasyToLiveLonger--JustStopEating„„„„„„„„„„„„„(59)24.Study:T.RexNoSpeedster„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(62)25.ModernExamination„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(64)26.Ecology„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(68)27.AppearancesCanBeImportant„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(70)28.AnimalSenses„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(74)29.TelecommunicationsSatelliteSpinsOutofControl„„„„„„„„„„„„(76)30.BuildingBetterUltralightComputers„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(78)31.NASAOksSecondSpaceTourist„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(81)32.Drinkto-andfor-YourHealth„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(84)33.ThreeThingsThatWillChangeYourLife„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(86)34.Bye-byeCreditCards&HelloDigitalMoney„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(88)35.GenderDetector„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„(90)1.MaeJemisonImagineyouarelyingonyourback,strappedintoachair,withyourkneesbentinfrontofyou.Youfeelyourheartbeatingwithexcitementasyouhearavoiceontheearphoneinsideyourhelmetcountingdownslowly,”Three,two,one,”Then,beneathyou,adeeprumblestartasrocketfuelignitesinthehugeengines.Youfeelalurch①asthedockingmechanismsletgo,andyourrocketbeginstorise.ThisisthemomentMaeJemisonhasbeenwaitingandworkingforsince1987.ThefirstAfrican-Americanfemaleastronaut-in-trainingattheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)②,Jemisonisscheduledto“fly”inSeptember1992.SheistoserveasaspecialistonSpacelab—J,ajointJapanese—Americanresearchproject.MaeJemisonwasthirty-threewhenshewasselectedforNASA’sastronauttrainingprogram.Astronautcandidatesmusthavesciencedegree.Theymustbefitandhealthywithnormalbloodpressureandgoodeyesight.Theymuststandbetweenfivefeetandsixfeetfourinchestall.Theymustcompleteaone-yeartrainingprogramthatincludeswater-survivallessonsandweightlesswalksinahugeantigravitytank.Onthe1991mission,astronautJemisonsaysthather“responsibilityaretobefamiliarwiththeshuttleandhowitoperates,todotheexperimentsonceyougetintoorbit,tohelplaunchthepayloads③orsatellites,andalsotodoextra-vehicularactivities,orspacewalks.”HowdidMaeJemisongrowuptobecomesuchaspecialperson?Science—especiallyastronomy—fascinatedherfromchildhood.Shealsohadastrongdesiretohelpotherpeople.BorninAlabama,butraisedinChicago,shestudiedchemicalengineeringandAfrican—AmericancultureandhistoryatStanfordUniversity.Tohelpothers,shedecidedtobecomeadoctor.Whilestillamedicalstudent,shewenttoCubaandKenyaonstudytrips,thenworkedinarefugee④campinThailand.ShespentthreeyearsinWestAfricaasadoctorwiththePeaceCorps.WhenDr.JemisonfinallyreturnedtotheUnitedStates,shesettledinCaliforniatopracticemedicine.Anditwasthenthatshedecidedtoreachforthestars.MaeJemison’sfirstapplicationtoNASAwasnotsuccessful.Then,in1986,theChallengerspaceshuttleexploded,killingallaboard⑤.NASAdidnottakeinanynewastronautsforaboutayear.Whenitfinallyreopeneditsapplicationprocess,MaeJemisonwasready,andsowasNASA.Afterbeingselectedasaminorityastronaut,MaeJemisonreceivedagooddealofattentionfromnewspaperandtelevision.SheexplainedtoreportersthatthespaceprogramandotherfieldsinhightechnologyofferpromisingcareersforAfrican-Americansandotherminoritieswhostudyhardandmakethemostoftheiropportunities⑥.1.Thefirstparagraphisabout______.A.howexcitedMaeJemisonwaswhenshebecameanastronautB.howMaeJemisonbecameanastronautC.howthepeopleusuallyfeelwhentherockettheytakebeginstoriseD.whatMaeJemisondidaftershewasabletoflyarocket2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.MaeJemisonhadastrongdesiretobecomefamous.B.MaeJemisonwasbroughtupinAlabama.C.MaeJemisonstudiedastronomyatStanfordUniversity.D.MaeJemisonstudiedmedicine.3.WhendidtheChallengerspaceshuttleexplode?A.BeforeMaeJemisonbecameadoctor.B.ShortlyafterMaeJemisongraduatedfromStanfordUniversity.C.AboutayearbeforeMaeJemisonwasselectedasanastronaut.D.AboutayearafterMaeJemisonbecamefamousallovertheworld.4.MaeJemisonbelievedthat_______.A.menandwomenwerenotequalB.womenwerebetterpaidthanmenwereC.AmericanblackswereunabletofindsatisfactoryjobsnomatterhowhardtheystudiedD.Americanblackswereabletofindsat