My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it 4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the acplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital .
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
【小题1】A．advisedB．hopedC．scheduledD．reminded【小题2】A．rise upB．e upC．step upD．go up【小题3】A．butB．andC．asD．therefore【小题4】A．universeB．worldC．natureD．air【小题5】A．getsB．drivesC．runsD．jumps【小题6】A．costsB．weighsC．measuresD．sells【小题7】A．smallerB．greaterC．biggerD．smoother【小题8】A．rocketsB．workersC．speakersD．actors【小题9】A．off your mouthB．out of your stomachC．off your mindD．out of your chest【小题10】A．blowB．followC．glowD．flow【小题11】A．gasB．smokeC．mistD．steam【小题12】A．downwardB．upwardC．forwardD．outward【小题13】A．pullB．liftC．pushD．pressure【小题14】A．distanceB．degreeC．heightD．speed【小题15】A．ordinaryB．absoluteC．apparentD．present【小题16】A．attitudeB．altitudeC．routeD．rail【小题17】A．puts offB．pays offC．takes offD．drops off【小题18】A．hardestB．easiestC．simplestD．biggest【小题19】A．whileB．ifC．unlessD．until【小题20】A．uselessB．carelessC．wirelessD．pricelessC
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解析：文章介绍作者和弟弟近距离观看航天飞机的发射，通过这次经历，作者感受到航天飞机的巨大的成功，也意识到事业上的成功也于此相似，坚持困难的第一阶段以后，事情就会越来越顺利。
【小题1】考查动词辨析：A. advised建议，B. hoped希望，C. scheduled排定，安排，将……列表，D. reminded提醒，发现号计划在一个九月的蓝色天空早上10：14分升空。Be scheduled to do sth计划做…，选C
【小题2】考查动词短语辨析：A. rise up耸立， 上升，起来造反， 起义，B. e up提出，想出，C. step up加紧，D. go up上升，我在电视上看见它升空好几次，选D
【小题3】考查连词辨析： A. but但是，B. and并且，C. as因为，D. therefore因此，但是现在离看见它发射只有几分钟了。这两句话是转折关系，选A
【小题4】考查名词辨析：A. universe宇宙，B. world世界，C. nature自然，本质，D. air空气，这是成功的本质的最后的诠释：成功会象火箭一样腾飞，选C
【小题5】考查动词辨析：A. gets得到，B. drives驾驶，C. runs跑，D. jumps跳，站的靠近航天飞机可以带回家一个难忘的观点。选B
【小题6】考查动词辨析：A. costs花费，B. weighs重达，C. measures 衡量，D. sells卖，航天飞机有15层大楼的高度，重达450万磅。选B
【小题7】考查形容词辨析：A. smaller更小，B. greater更大，C. bigger更大，D. smoother更光滑，根据下文的： so much easier.可知在电视上这个成果看起来更小更容易。选A
【小题8】考查名词辨析：A. rockets火箭，B. workers工人，C. speakers演讲者，扬声器，D. actors演员，通过上百个朝向美国宇航局电站的便携式扬声器开始倒计时。选C
【小题9】考查短语辨析：A. off your mouth B. out of your stomach C. off your mind D. out of your chest，这足够让你的心从胸口跳出来，选D
【小题10】考查动词辨析：A. blow吹，吹气，使爆炸，奏出，演奏，B. follow跟随，C. glow发光，灼热，脸红，洋溢，D. flow漂流，当时间到了,一边助推火箭点燃,八个爆炸螺栓引爆，选A
【小题11】考查名词辨析：A. gas气体，B. smoke烟，C. mist薄雾，视线模糊不清，D. steam蒸汽，雾，〈口〉精神，精力，根据下文的：Through the steam, you see the fire power.你首先看见的是巨大的白色蒸汽云爆炸，选D
【小题12】考查副词辨析：A. downward向下，B. upward向上，C. forward向前，D. outward向外，然后航天飞机开始离开发射台，向上攀爬。选B
【小题13】考查动词辨析：A. pull拉，B. lift举起，C. push推，D. pressure按压，成千数百万磅的推动很难提升航天飞机。选C
【小题14】考查名词辨析：A. distance距离，B. degree程度，C. height高度，D. speed速度，但随着日益减轻,航天飞机冲向天空,进入太空达到超过17000英里每小时的速度。选D
【小题15】考查形容词辨析：A. ordinary普通的，B. absolute绝对的，C. apparent表面的，D. present现在的，在场的，就是在发射航天飞机的前几分钟，伟大的成功的道理出现了，选D
【小题16】考查名词辨析：A. attitude态度，B. altitude纬度，C. route 路线，D. rail铁轨 ，航天飞机燃料消耗的85%在第一2分钟就达到15层超级结构的轨道高度，选B
【小题17】考查动词短语辨析：A. puts off推迟，B. pays off还清，有回报，C. takes off脱下，起飞，D. drops off减少，落下，送下车，那就是成功是怎么起飞的，选C
【小题18】考查形容词辨析：A. hardest最难的，B. easiest最容易的，C. simplest最简单的，D. biggest最大的，根据下文的and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. 可知你开始成功事业的第一步是最难的。选A
【小题19】考查连词辨析：A. while虽然，B. if如果，C. unless除非，D. until直到，如果你在开始阶段坚持下来，这有时几乎是无用的，选B
【小题20】考查形容词辨析：A. useless无用的，B. careless粗心的，C. wireless无线的，D. priceless无价的，根据下文的：everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger. 可知有一段时间这个阶段是没有用的，坚持下来就会越来越容易，选A。