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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Spacetourismisarecentdevelopmentandinvolveswealthyindividualsorcorporationsspendingupto$25millionforachancetotravelinalowEarthorbit(近地轨道)andbeyond.DennisTito,amultimillionaireinCalifornia,spent$20milliontravelingintospacemakinghimthefirstpayingspacetouristin2001.FollowingDennisTitoasthesecondtovisitouterspacein2002wasSouthAfricanmillionaire,MarkShuttleworth.Hespentaround$20milliontravelingaboardaRussianSoyuzTM34.Ittookhim8daystocompletethejourney.
Despitethese,spacetourismhasbeencriticizedasbeinga“playgroundfortherich”.Whiletheremaybesomecurrenttruthtothis,thegoalforthefutureistomakespacetourismaffordableandavailabletothemiddleclasswithinjustafew,shortyears.WhileNSyncsingerLanceBassmayhavefallenjustshortofcashandMadonna'
srequestwasrejected,manycompaniesareworkingonmakingsuborbital(亚轨道的)flightsaffordabletothegeneralpublic.
TiredofDisneylandandMagicMountain?
Havingbeentoallthemajorcontinentsandwantmore?
Donealloftheextremesportsandareunable_to_get_the_adrenaline(肾上腺素)running_anymore?
Spacetourismmayjustbethenextbigthingonyouragendainthenottoodistantfuture.
Ifyou'
vegottheideaoftravelingandhavealwaysdreamedofgoingbeyondthelimitsofEarth,thatpossibilitymayexistsoonerthanyouthink.You'
llhavetowaitafewyearstobookyourflight,though,asallofthedetailsarestillbeingworkedout.
1.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatDennisTito__________.
A.istheonlypersonevertotravelintospace
B.spentupto$25milliontravelingaroundRussia
C.managedthespacetourismindustryinCalifornia
D.wasthefirstspacetravelertopayforhistrip
答案:
D 细节理解题。
由第一段第二句“DennisTito...in2001”可知DennisTito是全球第一位花钱参加太空旅行的游客。
2.Somepeoplecriticizespacetourismbecause________.
A.itisavailabletothemiddleclass
B.theythinkitistooexpensive
C.itisjustaplaygroundinspace
D.Madonnawasnotallowedtogo
B 细节理解题。
由第二段首句可知,一些人之所以指责太空旅行项目,是因为它是专为富人开设的,代价太高。
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?
A.Yougetanincurabledisease.
B.Sportsnolongerexciteyou.
C.Younolongerhaveadrenaline.
D.Spacetourismisnotanextremesport.
B 猜测句意题。
由第三段知,人们可能厌倦了迪斯尼,可能去过了主要的大陆,尝试过了所有的极限运动,或许这些运动已不能使你兴奋。
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Spacetourismispopularamongrichpeople.
B.Thegovernmentiscallingforthepriceofspacetraveltobecut.
C.Ifyouwanttogointospace,youhavetopayincash.
D.Peoplewillbeabletogointospacebybookingplaneticketsinthefuture.
A 推理判断题。
由第一段可推知,太空旅游在富人中流行。
B
SputnikIwasthefirstartificialsatellite.Itcanbedescribedasanaluminiumballwithdiameter(直径)of58centimetresandweighing83.6kilograms,equippedwithinstrumentstomeasurethetemperatureandthedensity(密度)oftheatmosphere.SputnikIwaslaunchedintoorbitaroundtheEarthbytheformerSovietUnionon4October,1957.Sincethen,hundredsofartificialsatelliteshavebeenlaunched,eachwithadifferentpurpose.
Someartificialsatellitesareusedfortelecommunications,whichenableustomaketelephonecallstoanypartoftheworld,toseelivetelevisiontransmissionsandtocommunicateviatheInternet.Otherartificialsatellitesareusedfornavigation(导航),sothatpeopleonEarthcanknowatanymomentthepositionofanobject,withinafewmetres.Othersareweathersatellites,launchedtoobservethestateoftheatmosphereandtofollowthemovementofthecloudsastheygather.Therearealsomilitarysatellites,forthepurposeofgatheringinformationontheweaponsandthetroopsincountrieswhichmaybeunfriendlyandalsotoindicatethelaunchofamissile(导弹).
Eachsatellitehasitsownorbitwhichisselectedaccordingtoitspurpose.Communicationssatellites,forexample,haveageostationary(相对静止地)orbit.ThatisanorbitwhichturnsatthesamespeedastheturningroundoftheEarth.SatellitesusedforweatherforecastingpassoverthetwopolesoftheEarth.Bydoingso,adifferentpartoftheEarth'
ssurfaceisviewedoneachsuccessiveorbit.Allartificialsatellitesgettheenergytheyneedbyhugesolarpanelswhichextendlikewings.ThesearethereforecontrolledinsuchawaythattheyarealwaysturnedtowardtheSun.
5.Thefirstmanmadesatellitewassentintospaceto________.
A.doresearchonweather
B.communicate
C.showdirections
D.broadcastTVprograms
A 细节理解题。
由第一段中“...tomeasurethetemperatureandthedensityoftheatmosphere.”可知,发射第一颗人造卫星的目的是测量大气层的温度和密度。
6.Whichkindofsatelliteshasthesameturningspeedastheearthaccordingtothepassage?
A.Militarysatellites.
B.Weathersatellites.
C.Satellitesforcommunicating.
D.Experimentsatellites.
C 细节理解题。
从最后一段“Communic