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【题目】

On April 2, we said goodbye to Tiangong I, China’s first space lab. According to the China Manned Space Agency (中国载人航天), Tiangong I re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) and some of its debris (碎片) fell into the South Pacific Ocean.

There are many spacecraft (宇宙飞船) that are still in orbit

(轨道) above the Earth. After finishing their trips, they will all re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere like Tiangong I.

There are two types of re-entries: controlled re-entry and uncontrolled re-entry.

Some satellites and manned spacecraft come back to the Earth in a controlled re-entry. Experts calculate (计算) the path of the falling spacecraft and its speed. Thy can guide the spacecraft to fall in a chosen area.

Some spacecraft may have problems while in space after a certain amount of time. These spacecraft come back in an uncontrolled re-entry. It is hard to tell when and where these spacecraft will fall until the last few hours. The US space station Skylab came back partially uncontrolled in 1979. Parts of the station fell in western Australia, but no one was hurt.

During re-entry, most of the spacecraft will burn up while passing through the Earth’s atmosphere. Only a small amount of the debris will reach the ground. The debris typically ends up falling into the ocean, China Daily reported.

【1】The debris from Tiangong I .

A. fell into the South Pacific Ocean B. fell in western Australia

C. fell in the central part of the US D. fell into the North Pacific Ocean

【2】When the spacecraft finishes its trip, it will .

A. burn up and disappear B. speed up and fly back to the Earth

C. enter another orbit and stay in space D. re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere

【3】From the passage, we know there are types of re-entries.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

【4】Which of the following is TRUE about the US space station Skylab?

A. It came back in a controlled re-entry. B. Some people were hurt by its debris.

C. Parts of it fell in western Australia. D. It was directed to fall into the ocean.

【5】This story most probably comes from .

A. a story book B. a movie review

C. a science magazine D. a government report

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】短文大意：2018年4月2日，中国第一个太空实验室天宫一号目标飞行器已再入大气层，部分残骸落入南太平洋。许多航天器在完成使命后都会像天宫一号一样重新进入地球大气层。有两种类型的重新进入方式：控制再入和不受控制的再入。在返回期间，大部分航天器在穿过地球大气层时会烧毁。只有少量的碎片会到达地面，落入大海。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中句子“Tiangong I re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) and some of its debris (碎片) fell into the South Pacific Ocean.”可知，天宫一号残骸落入了南太平洋，故答案为A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段中的句子“There are many spacecraft (宇宙飞船) that are still in orbit (轨道) above the Earth. After finishing their trips, they will all re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere like Tiangong I.”可知，当宇宙飞船结束旅程时，它将再次进入地球大气层。故答案为D。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子“There are two types of re-entries: controlled re-entry and uncontrolled re-entry.”可知，再次进入大气层有两种类型：控制再入和不受控制的再入。故答案为B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中句子“The US space station Skylab came back partially uncontrolled in 1979. Parts of the station fell in western Australia, but no one was hurt.”可知，美国空间站在返回大气层时失控，太空站的部分部件落入了澳大利亚的西部，所幸的是无人伤亡，故答案为C正确。

【5】推理判断题。A. a story book故事书；B. a movie review电影评论；C. a science magazine科学杂志；D. a government report政府报告。短文介绍的是天宫一号完成使命返回大气层的事件，还介绍了航天器进入大气层的两种方式。属于科研报道，故答案为C。