高中英语 单元综合检测5 外研版选修8文档格式.docx

1、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。ASpace tourism is a recent development and involves wealthy individuals or corporations spending up to $ 25 million for a chance to travel in a low Earth orbit（近地轨道）and beyond.Dennis Tito，a multimillionaire in California，spent $ 20 million traveling into space maki

2、ng him the first paying space tourist in 2001.Following Dennis Tito as the second to visit outer space in 2002 was South African millionaire，Mark Shuttleworth.He spent around $ 20 million traveling aboard a Russian Soyuz TM34.It took him 8 days to complete the journey.Despite these，space tourism has

3、 been criticized as being a“playground for the rich”While there may be some current truth to this，the goal for the future is to make space tourism affordable and available to the middle class within just a few，short years.While N Sync singer Lance Bass may have fallen just short of cash and Madonnas

4、 request was rejected，many companies are working on making suborbital（亚轨道的）flights affordable to the general public.Tired of Disneyland and Magic Mountain? Having been to all the major continents and want more？Done all of the extreme sports and are unable_to_get_the_adrenaline（肾上腺素）running_anymore?

5、Space tourism may just be the next big thing on your agenda in the not too distant future.If youve got the idea of traveling and have always dreamed of going beyond the limits of Earth，that possibility may exist sooner than you think.Youll have to wait a few years to book your flight，though，as all o

6、f the details are still being worked out.1According to the passage，we know that Dennis Tito_.A. is the only person ever to travel into spaceBspent up to $ 25 million traveling around RussiaCmanaged the space tourism industry in CaliforniaDwas the first space traveler to pay for his trip答案：D细节理解题。由第一

7、段第二句“Dennis Tito.in 2001”可知Dennis Tito是全球第一位花钱参加太空旅行的游客。2Some people criticize space tourism because_.A. it is available to the middle classBthey think it is too expensiveCit is just a playground in spaceDMadonna was not allowed to goB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。3What does the un

8、derlined part mean?A. You get an incurable disease.BSports no longer excite you.CYou no longer have adrenaline.DSpace tourism is not an extreme sport.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。4What can be inferred from the passage?A. Space tourism is popular among rich people.BThe

9、 government is calling for the price of space travel to be cut.CIf you want to go into space，you have to pay in cash.DPeople will be able to go into space by booking plane tickets in the future.A推理判断题。由第一段可推知，太空旅游在富人中流行。BSputnik I was the first artificial satellite.It can be described as an aluminiu

10、m ball with diameter（直径）of 58 centimetres and weighing 83.6 kilograms，equipped with instruments to measure the temperature and the density（密度）of the atmosphere.Sputnik I was launched into orbit around the Earth by the former Soviet Union on 4 October,1957.Since then，hundreds of artificial satellites

11、 have been launched，each with a different purpose.Some artificial satellites are used for telecommunications，which enable us to make telephone calls to any part of the world，to see live television transmissions and to communicate via the Internet.Other artificial satellites are used for navigation（导

12、航），so that people on Earth can know at any moment the position of an object，within a few metres.Others are weather satellites，launched to observe the state of the atmosphere and to follow the movement of the clouds as they gather.There are also military satellites，for the purpose of gathering inform

13、ation on the weapons and the troops in countries which may be unfriendly and also to indicate the launch of a missile（导弹）Each satellite has its own orbit which is selected according to its purpose.Communications satellites，for example，have a geostationary（相对静止地）orbit.That is an orbit which turns at

14、the same speed as the turning round of the Earth.Satellites used for weather forecasting pass over the two poles of the Earth.By doing so，a different part of the Earths surface is viewed on each successive orbit.All artificial satellites get the energy they need by huge solar panels which extend lik

15、e wings.These are therefore controlled in such a way that they are always turned toward the Sun.5The first manmade satellite was sent into space to_.Ado research on weatherBcommunicateCshow directionsDbroadcast TV programsA细节理解题。由第一段中“.to measure the temperature and the density of the atmosphere.”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。6Which kind of satellites has the same turning speed as the earth according to the passage?AMilitary satellites.BWeather satellites.CSatellites for communicating.DExperiment satellites.C细节理解题。从最后一段“Communic