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【题目】NASA Student Competitions

NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Teams of high school and college students are challenged to design and build a human-powered vehicle to travel across the simulated(模拟的) surface of another world. The course includes 14 roadblocks and 5 tasks, and teams must successfully follow NASA instructions. Each U.S. school may enter up to two teams. For international entries, no more than four teams from each country will be accepted.

International Team Registration Deadline: July 12

U.S. Team Registration Deadline: August 16

NASA Lunabotics Competition

Lunabotics challenges teams to design, build and run their autonomously operated robot, travel through simulated off-world areas and dig the simulated lunar soil. This challenge includes presentations and demonstrations, and a systems engineering paper explaining the methodology the team uses to design and build their robot.

Registration Deadline: July 18

NASA SUITS Design Challenge

NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) gives students an authentic engineering design experience supporting NASA’s Artemis mission—landing American astronauts safely on the Moon by 2024! This activity challenges students to design and create spacesuit information displays within AR environments.

Proposal Deadline: July 25

2020 BIG Idea Challenge

NASA’s 2020 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge is open to teams of 5 to 20 students. Teams are challenged to submit proposals for sample lunar payloads(有效载荷) that demonstrate technology systems needed for exploration and science in the permanently shadowed regions in and near the Moon’s polar regions. Selected teams will receive awards from $50,000 to $180,000 to bring their ideas to life!

Entry Deadline: August 16

【1】John, a student who is good at designing vehicles, can enter______________.

A.2020 BIG Idea ChallengeB.NASA Lunabotics Competition

C.NASA SUITS Design ChallengeD.NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

【2】What does NASA Lunabotics Competition require of participants?

A.They need to finish building their robot on July 18.

B.They have to complete a course of 5 tasks.

C.They need to create their own simulated environments.

D.They should write a paper showing how they build their robot.

【3】Which of the following statements about the last two competitions is true?

A.They both require submitting proposals before August.

B.They both ask participants to bring their ideas to life.

C.They are both preparations for Moon exploration.

D.Both of them will present winners with big awards.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个美国国家航空航天局学生比赛，介绍了比赛内容和截止日期等信息。

【1】

细节理解题。根据NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge部分中Teams of high school and college students are challenged to design and build a human-powered vehicle to travel across the simulated(模拟的) surface of another world.可知高中生和大学生组成的团队面临设计和制造一辆人力汽车的挑战，以穿越另一个世界的模拟表面。由此可知，擅长设计飞行器的学生John可以参加NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge。故选D。

【2】

细节理解题。根据NASA Lunabotics Competition部分中This challenge includes presentations and demonstrations, and a systems engineering paper explaining the methodology the team uses to design and build their robot.可知这项挑战包括展示和演示，以及解释团队设计和制造机器人所用方法的系统工程论文。由此可知，NASA Lunabotics Competition要求参赛者写一篇论文说明他们如何建造他们的机器人。故选D。

【3】

细节理解题。根据NASA SUITS Design Challenge部分中NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) gives students an authentic engineering design experience supporting NASA’s Artemis mission—landing American astronauts safely on the Moon by 2024!可知NASA航天服用户界面技术为学生提供了一个真实的工程设计经验，支持NASA的Artemis任务——美国宇航员在2024年安全着陆月球！以及2020 BIG Idea Challenge部分中Teams are challenged to submit proposals for sample lunar payloads(有效载荷) that demonstrate technology systems needed for exploration and science in the permanently shadowed regions in and near the Moon’s polar regions.可知研究小组面临的挑战是提交月球有效载荷样本的提案，以演示在月球两极地区和附近永久阴影地区进行探索和科学研究所需的技术系统。由此可知，后两个比赛都在为月球探索做准备。故C选项“他们都在为月球探索做准备”正确。故选C。