1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T
2. Translation
1. 他俩合起来的履历看上去令所有真正的飞行冒险家都羡慕不已。 2.“你必须有思想准备，真正能设想出所有的解决方案，”皮卡特说。“否则就非常非常难了。”
3. 如果说有人领教过几乎无法完成的困难任务的话，那就是皮卡特，他是家族中第三代冒险家。
4. 确实，太阳能驱动飞机首创者的动力，不仅仅是为创造新纪录，更多是为后人绘制一条可持续道路的愿望。
Reading 2
Comprehension Check for Reading 2
1. She is the first Chinese woman astronaut on a mission to develop China’s space station.
2. She felt honoured and grateful.
3. Women astronauts have their advantages and capabilities and can complement men in fulfillingtheir mission. 4. She will carry out medical experiments.
Integrated Skills Practicing
I. Viewing & Listening
Hughes: I mean, I put my money into the planes, senator. My money. See, thething is, I care verymuch about aviation. It has been the great joy of my life. That’s why I put my own money into theseplanes. And I’ve lost millions, Senator Brewster. And I’ll go on losing millions. It’s just ... what Ido. Now, I am supposed to be ... many things which are not complimentary. I am supposed to becapricious. I have been called a playboy. I have even been called an eccentric, but I do not believethat I have the reputation of being a liar. Now, needless to say, the
Hercules was a monumentalundertaking. It is the largest plane ever built. It is over five stories tall with a wingspan longer than afootball field. That’s more than a city block. Now, I put the sweat of my life into this thing. I got myreputation all rolled up in it. And I have stated several times that if the Hercules fails to fly, I will leave this country and never come back. And I mean it.
III. Writing
Model paper for your reference
Howard Hughes was an American entrepreneur and an aviation pioneer. During WWII, heentered into a contract with the US government to make planes that would be able to transporttroops and materials across the Atlantic Ocean. The prototype he finally produced was nicknamed the Spruce Goose. It was made entirely of wood, and it was the largest airplane ever built. OnNovember 2, 1947, the Spruce Goose made its first and only flight, and after that it was put intostorage and then on display for the public. Many think that the Spruce Goose was a failure anda waste of time and money. But if we think of the fact that many of its design featureshave beenincorporated into the modern cargo plane, we will not be so quick to blame Howard Hughes. Hewas simply ahead of his time. (143 words)