1.If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down,you may see some"moving stars".But they're not really stars.They're man-made satellites(人造卫星).And the biggest of all is the International Space Station(ISS).From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth.And people can see it with their eyes.
The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it.They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.
When the space station is finished,it will be like a city in space.People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home.Laboratories,living rooms and power stations are being built.The ISS is the most expensive space program.Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.
Scientists hope that the ISS will bea stepping stone for future space exploration."The ISS will help us understand the human body better,explore space and study the earth.It can help us make life on the earth better,"said Kathryn Clark,an ISS scientist.
Sixteen countries are part of the program:the US,Russia,Canada,Japan,Brazil and 11European countries.China isn't an ISS country,but it has helped with some of the experiments.In 2003,China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.
38.From the passage we know thatD.
A.the ISS costs less than people expect
B.scientists can do anything they like there
C.the ISS can help us make life in the space better
D.sixteen countries are members of the space program
39.The underlined phrase"a stepping stone"means"C"in Chinese.
A.脚步
B.巅峰
C.垫脚石
D.敲砖
40.China sent some rice up to the ISS in order toC.
A.be used as astronauts'food
B.sell it to aliens
C.do some science experiments
D.make it grow better in space
41.Where do you most possibly find the passage?C
A.A TV guide
B.A storybook
C.A science magazine
D.A travel dictionary.
分析 文章大意:这是一篇科普类阅读,主要介绍国际空间站,它是最大的人造卫星.共有十六个国家共同参与了国际空间站方案.国际空间站将是未来太空探索的垫脚石.科学家在里面做实验,更多的了解太空,帮助我们在地球上生活得更好.
解答 38.答案:D.细节理解题.根据最后一段Sixteen countries are part of the program十六个国家是项目的一部分,可知,从短文中我们知道,十六个国家是太空计划的成员.选D.
39.答案:C.词意猜测题.根据下句for future space exploration为了未来太空探索.可知,国际空间站应该是未来探索太空的"垫脚石".选C.
40.答案:C.细节理解题.根据最后一句China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it中国送一些大米去国际空间站是想要找到什么空间适合种它.可知,目的是为了做实验,选C.
41.答案:C.文章来源题.A电视指南.B一本故事书.C一本科学杂志.D旅游词典.根据第二段第一句The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it.国际空间站是最大的卫星,科学家想在上面生活.可知,本文主要介绍国际空间站,应该来源于一本科学杂志.选C.
点评 阅读题型,要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解.根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题.