Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 67

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   Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbering 27
 in all, between the ages of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests
 to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those
 abroad the space shuttle.
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 Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were
 volunteers and pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not
 allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the tests, and they were
 expected to tolerate each others' company at close quarters for the
10 entire period. Among other things, they had to stand pressure three
 times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental
 tasks while exhausted from strenuous physical exercise. At the end
 of ten days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined
 to bed, during which time they suffered backaches and other discomforts,
15 and when they were finally allowed up, the more physically active
 women were especially subject to pains due to a slight calcium loss.


 Results of tests suggest that women will have significant advantages
20 over men in space. They need less food and less oxygen and they stand
 up to radiation better. Men's advantages in terms of strength and
 stamina, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition
 in space.

1. For how long was each woman tested ?
(A) four days
(B) twenty days
(C) twenty-seven months
(D) one month
2. What was the average number of women in each group tested ?
(A) 9
(B) 27
(C) 33
(D) 50
3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage ?
(A) The tests were not carried out abroad the space shuttle.
(B) The women involved had had previous physical fitness training.
(C) The women were tested once a year from 1977 to 1981.
(D) The tests were carried out on women of all ages.
4. Which would be the most suitable title for the passage.
(A) Older Women, too, can travel in Space.
(B) Space testing causes backaches in women.
(C) Poor wages for women space test volunteers
(D) Tests show women suited for space travel.
5. What can be said about the women who applied ?
(A) There were 27 in all.
(B) They were anxious to give up either smoking or drinking
(C) They had previously earned the minimum wage.
(D) They choose to participate in the tests.
6. According to the passage, physical and mental tasks were carried out by the women
(A) prior to strenuous exercise.
(B) following strenuous exercise.
(C) before they were subjected to unusual pressure.
(D) after they were subjected to unusual pressure.

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