1.If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down,you may see some"moving stars".But they're not really stars.They're man-made satellites(人造衛(wèi)星).And the biggest of all is the International Space Station(ISS).From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth.And people can see it with their eyes.
The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it.They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.
When the space station is finished,it will be like a city in space.People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home.Laboratories,living rooms and power stations are being built.The ISS is the most expensive space program.Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.
Scientists hope that the ISS will bea stepping stone for future space exploration."The ISS will help us understand the human body better,explore space and study the earth.It can help us make life on the earth better,"said Kathryn Clark,an ISS scientist.
Sixteen countries are part of the program:the US,Russia,Canada,Japan,Brazil and 11European countries.China isn't an ISS country,but it has helped with some of the experiments.In 2003,China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.
38.From the passage we know thatD.
A.the ISS costs less than people expect
B.scientists can do anything they like there
C.the ISS can help us make life in the space better
D.sixteen countries are members of the space program
39.The underlined phrase"a stepping stone"means"C"in Chinese.
A.腳步
B.巔峰
C.墊腳石
D.敲磚
40.China sent some rice up to the ISS in order toC.
A.be used as astronauts'food
B.sell it to aliens
C.do some science experiments
D.make it grow better in space
41.Where do you most possibly find the passage?C
A.A TV guide
B.A storybook
C.A science magazine
D.A travel dictionary.
分析 文章大意:這是一篇科普類閱讀,主要介紹國際空間站,它是最大的人造衛(wèi)星.共有十六個國家共同參與了國際空間站方案.國際空間站將是未來太空探索的墊腳石.科學(xué)家在里面做實驗,更多的了解太空,幫助我們在地球上生活得更好.
解答 38.答案:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段Sixteen countries are part of the program十六個國家是項目的一部分,可知,從短文中我們知道,十六個國家是太空計劃的成員.選D.
39.答案:C.詞意猜測題.根據(jù)下句for future space exploration為了未來太空探索.可知,國際空間站應(yīng)該是未來探索太空的"墊腳石".選C.
40.答案:C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一句China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it中國送一些大米去國際空間站是想要找到什么空間適合種它.可知,目的是為了做實驗,選C.
41.答案:C.文章來源題.A電視指南.B一本故事書.C一本科學(xué)雜志.D旅游詞典.根據(jù)第二段第一句The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it.國際空間站是最大的衛(wèi)星,科學(xué)家想在上面生活.可知,本文主要介紹國際空間站,應(yīng)該來源于一本科學(xué)雜志.選C.
點評 閱讀題型,要注重句子與句子之間、段落與段落之間邏輯關(guān)系以及對篇章的整體理解.根據(jù)所給問題選擇正確選項完成試題.