高中英语 单元综合检测5 外研版选修8.docx

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高中英语单元综合检测5外研版选修8

Module5　综合检测

时间100分钟　满分120分

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

答案：

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.

答案：

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.

答案：

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

答案：

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.

答案：

C　细节理解题。

从最后一段“Communic