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下半年《大学英语精读3》作业2
华师英语3作业2
2010-10-1722:
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阅读理解题
第1题（20）分
Wedon’thavebedsinthespaceshuttle,butwedohavesleepingbags.Duringtheday,whenwe
areworking,weleavethebagstiedtothewall,outoftheway.Atbedtimeweuntiethemandtake
themwhereverwe’vechosentosleep.
Onmostspaceshuttleflightseveryonesleepsatthesametime.Noonehastostayawaketowatch
overthespaceplane;theshuttle’scomputersandtheengineersatMissionControldothat.If
anythinggoeswrong,thecomputersringanalarmandtheengineerscallusontheradio.
Onthespaceshuttle,sleep-timedoesn’tmeannighttime.Duringeachninety-minuteorbitthesun
“rises”andshinesthroughourwindowsforaboutfiftyminutes;thenit“sets”asourpath
takesusaroundthedarksideoftheearth.Tokeepthesunoutofoureyes,wewearblacksleep
masks.
Itissurprisinglyeasytogetcomfortableandfallasleepinspace.Everyastronautsleeps
differently.Somesleepupsidedown,somerightsideup.Whenit’stimetosleep,Itakemybag,
mysleepmask,andmytapeplayerwithearphonesandfloatuptotheflightdeck.ThenIcrawl
intothebag,andfloatinasittingpositionjustaboveaseat,rightnexttoawindow.BeforeI
pullthemaskdownovermyeyes,Irelaxforawhile,listeningtomusicandwatchingtheEarthgo
bybeneathme.
1．阅读理解
（2）分
Whenit’sbedtime,astronautspulltheirsleepingbags________.
A、nearthewindows
B、intheflightdeck
C、abovetheseats
D、inanyplacetheylike
2．阅读理解
（2）分
“Watchover”inpara.2hastheclosestmeaningto________.
A、takecareof
B、see
C、lookat
D、payattentionto
3．阅读理解
（2）分
HowlongdoesittakeforthespaceshuttletogoroundtheEarth?
A、Twenty-fourhours
B、Fiftyminutes
C、Ninetyminutes
D、Nineteenminutes
4．阅读理解
（2）分
Accordingthepassage,inordertogetcomfortableａｎｄfallasleepinspace,itisnecessaryto
________.
A、wearasleepmask
B、listentomusic
C、sleepupsidedown
D、sleepsideways
5．阅读理解
（2）分
Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.
A、bedtimedoesn’tmeannighttime
B、sleepinginspace
C、orbitingtheSun
D、sleepingonthespaceshuttle
第2题（20）分
YesterdaywasmyfriendKyra’sbirthday.Heinvitedmehisbirthdayparty.Anotherfriend,
Guy,hadofferedtotakemetothepartybycar.
Well,Iwasgettingdressed 1Guyrangandsaidhewasill,soIdecidedtogobytrain.
Unluckily,whileIwastalking 2 thephone,thecatwalkedovermycleanshirt,soIhadto
spendafewminutesfindinganotheroneandIwas 3 leaving.
AsIwaswalkingtothestationitstartedsnowingandIgotverycold.Ijust 4 atrain
andIhadtowaitatthestationforhalfanhour.WhenthetrainfinallyarrivedIwasfrozen!
I
wassocoldandtiredthatduringthejourneyI 5 andImissedmystation.
Well,Igotoffatthenextstopanddecidedtowalk6 toKyra’s.Iwalkedforhalfan
hourandthenIrealizedIwas 7 .LuckilyIfounda 8 andtelephonedforataxi.WhenI
finallyarrivedatKyra’shouseitwas 9 midnightandpeoplewasgoinghome.Whata 10
evening!
1．完形填空
（1）分
A、then
B、when
C、and
D、as
2．完形填空
（1）分
A、on
B、at
C、to
D、about
3．完形填空
（1）分
A、ready
B、happy
C、late
D、quick
4．完形填空
（1）分
A、gotoff
B、caught
C、goton
D、missed
5．完形填空
（1）分
A、enjoyedtalking
B、fellasleep
C、playedcards
D、lookedat
6．完形填空
（1）分
A、up
B、forward
C、back
D、along
7．完形填空
（1）分
A、tired
B、hungry
C、sad
D、lost
8．完形填空
（1）分
A、phone
B、busstop
C、roadsign
D、taxi
9．完形填空
（1）分
A、even
B、nearly
C、still
D、hardly
10．完形填空
（1）分
A、lovely
B、frightening
C、terrible
D、cold
第3题（20）分
Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifpeoplereadcorrectlythe
signsaround,theycantell__1__theweatherwillbelikethefollowingdayortwo.
Formanycenturiespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriesto__2__weatherforecasting.
Sometimesdistantobjects__3__hillsandtalltreesdon’tseemtobeveryclear.Thisisa__4__
ofmuchwatervaporinthe__5__andthereforerainwillprobablycome.
Ifsomebirdsflyhigh,fineweatheriscoming,butiftheyflyneartheground,rainyorstormy
weatheris__6__theway.Itisprobablybecauseoftheinsectswhichtheyarehunting__7__they
flyverylow.
Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboutsunrise,thenthedaywillbewarm.Instead,ifafog
appearsintheevening,thenextdaywillbringwet__8__.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,
thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwill
probablycome.
Mostofthe__9__sayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheir__10__andbrainstomake
weatherforecasting.
1．完形填空
（1）分
A、that
B、which
C、what
D、how
2．完形填空
（1）分
A、pick
B、make
C、carry
D、send
3．完形填空
（1）分
A、aswell
B、and
C、aswellas
D、suchas
4．完形填空
（1）分
A、sight
B、sign
C、mark
D、shape
5．完形填空
（1）分
A、air
B、sky
C、heaven
D、earth
6．完形填空
（1）分
A、by
B、in
C、for
D、on
7．完形填空
（1）分
A、that
B、which
C、where
D、when
8．完形填空
（1）分
A、day
B、weather
C、hour
D、time
9．完形填空
（1）分
A、above
B、below
C、important
D、interesting
10．完形填空
（1）分
A、ears
B、hands
C、eyes
D、legs
第4题（20）分
InmanystoriesonTVandinscience-fictionbooks,mentraveltofarawaystars.Theyhavequick,
easyjourneys.Butsofar,menhavebeenabletoreachonlytheearth’sownmoon.
Supposeamanwantedtoreachadistantstar.Evenifhetraveledhiswholelife,hewouldhaveto
movefasterthanthespeedofthelight.Nothingcanmovethatfastexceptlightitself.
Strangethingshappentoanobjectwhenitmovesrapidly.Theobjectweighsmore.Anobjectmoving
at86percentofthespeedoflightistwiceasheavyasitisatrest.Astickappearsshorter.A
clockrunsmoreslowly.Amanwouldnotagesofastashewouldontheearth.
Lighttravelsmorethan186,000milesasecond,orabout11millionmilesaminute.Inoneyear,
lighttravelssixtrillionmiles.Thatgreatdistanceiscalledalight-year.Itisusedto
measuredistanceinspace.
ThestarclosesttooursunisAlphaCentauri.Itismorethanfourlight-yearsaway.Ifone
traveledatthespeedoflight,hecouldmakearoundtriptoAlphaCentauriinnineyears.But,
evenatthatspeed,hecouldnotreachAlcaid（北斗星）inthehandleoftheBigDipper.Aone-way
journeytoAlcaidwouldtakealmost200years.
1．阅读理解
（2）分
Inthispassagethewords“closesttooursun”meansthestar_________.
A、theearthweliveon
B、AlphaCentauri
C、theBigDipper
D、themoon
2．阅读理解
（2）分
Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtake_________.
A、aboutnineyears
B、lessthanfouryears
C、almost200years
D、lessthan100years
3．阅读理解
（2）分
Whydowemeasurethedistanceinlight-yearsinsteadofmiles?
A、Unitsoflight-yearssoundbetter.
B、Usinglight-yearsreducedthenumberoffiguresused.
C、Weusedtomeasuredistanceinlight-yearslongago.
D、Wedonotmakemistakeswhenweｕｓｅlight-years.
4．阅读理解
（2）分
Ifastonemovedatthespeedoflight,it_________.
A、wouldweightwicemorethanitismotionless
B、wouldweighasmuchasitisonearth
C、wouldweighlessthanitisonearth
D、wouldnothaveweightatall
5．阅读理解
（2）分
Thisstoryismainlyabout_________.
A、thedistancebetweenthesunａｎｄtheotherstars
B、theproblemsoftravelingtofarawaystars
C、whathappenswhenwetravelfasterthanthespeedoflight
D、thetoolweｕｓｅwhenwegotofarawaystars
第5题（20）分
Todayapilotistotallydependentonwhattheairtrafficcontrolleronthegroundtellshim.He
cannotseeenoughtobesafe.Flightwatchisaninstrumentintendedtohelphim.
Onascreeninfrontofthepilot,therewillbeamapoftheairspacearoundtheplane.Thepilot
’sownflightlevelorheightandhisownplaneatthecentreofthescreenwillshowup.Onthe
mapanyotherplanesintheairspacewillappearasblobs（点状）oflightwith“tails”showing
thedirectionoftheirflight.Theflightwatchmapisunusual,fortheotherplanesarenotshown
attheirtrueranges（范围）,butattheirdistanceawayinflyingtime.Thatgetsoverthe
problemoffastplanesbeingtoofarawaytobeseenbutlikelytomakecontactinsecondsand
slowplanesthatarecloseenoughtobeseenbutsoslowthatthere’snochanceofcontactfor,
say,tenminutes.
Thepilotwillbeabletoseeonthescreenwhetheranotherplane’scourseconflictswithhis
own.Thescreenwillshowhimtheflightnumberoftheotherplane,sohecancontactairtraffic
controlandaskthemabouttheotherplane’scourse,thenhecantakeavoidingactionif
necessary.Thescreenwillshowhimwhetherhisactionputshimindangerfromyetanother
aircraft.
Technically,thesystemwillbequitecomplex.Computerswillbenecessaryonthegroundandin
eachaircrafttoenableflightwatchtocollectdataabouttheplanes’coursesandtocalculate
thedistancesbetweenplanes.Butsuchsmallcomputersarenowquitecheap,simpleandreliable.
1．阅读理解
（2）分
Apilotisdependenton_______forhissafeflight.
A、flightwatch
B、theairtrafficcontrollerintheplane
C、thecommandoftheaircontrollerontheground
D、thepilothimself
2．阅读理解
（2）分
_______canhelpthepilottokeepcontactwiththeairtrafficcontroller.
A、Acomputer
B、Thescreen
C、Flightwatch
D、Thepassagedosen’tmentionit
3．阅读理解
（2）分
Theflightwatchis_______touse.
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