Question

【題目】

It is the second-brightest object in our night sky after the moon. It is one of man’s greatest scientific achievements. It is the International Space Station (ISS) (國際空間站) that travels around the earth.

November 20th, 2018 marks the 20th birthday of ISS. In 1998, the first piece of the station was sent into space. Since then, 230 people from 18 countries have visited it. Five space agencies (航天局)—those of the United States, Russia, Canada, Europe and Japan—worked together to build it. Weighing about 450 tons, it has many different parts in it, including labs and solar panels. Generally, the ISS holds three to six people at one time. Astronauts living there work on different science projects. The ISS has over 1,500 such projects, according to NASA.

But the station is getting old. In 2011, Russia announced that the ISS would be stopped working in 2020 in order to prevent it from becoming dangerous “space junk”. But the US later said they would repair it to make its service life longer to 2025, International Business Times reported.

The ISS costs $3-4 billion (21-28 billion yuan) each year. Many have argued that this money could be better spent improving conditions on the Earth.

Under the pressure of the public, last February, US President Donald Trump announced plans to end support for the ISS by 2025. The US will use its money for other projects, like next-generation rockets and deep-space missions, the Washington Post reported.

What will happen to the ISS after 2025 is unknown. Former astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman told NBC News, “Other ISS partners may continue scientific studies on it. Private companies might turn it into a space hotel.”

【1】After being repaired, the ISS will serve for another ________ years according to the US.

A.5B.14C.22D.27

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the ISS?

A.It is the brightest object in our night sky.

B.It has received 18 people from different countries.

C.It was built by five countries including an Asian one.

D.It has less than 1, 500 projects for astronauts to work on.

【3】Paragraph 4 is written to ________.

A.explain how much it is to keep the ISS running

B.explain why America made the following plans

C.show that it was not necessary to build the ISS

D.show that most people were against building the ISS

【4】We can infer from this passage that ________.

A.the United States will stop supporting space work

B.nobody knows what will happen to the ISS after 2025

C.the ISS is one of man’s greatest scientific achievements

D.there will be other possible uses of the ISS in the future

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文介紹國際空間站的歷史以及未來的命運。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第3段中In 2011, Russia announced that the ISS would be stopped working in 2020 in order to prevent it from becoming dangerous “space junk”. But the US later said they would repair it to make its service life longer to 2025, International Business Times reported.可知空間站2020年將停止工作，在美國修復之后，延長至2025年，故“國際空間站經(jīng)過修復后，將再服役5年�！惫蔬xA。

【2】推理判斷題。月亮是天空中最亮的物體，國際空間站是第二亮的物體，故A錯誤；國際空間站迎接了來自于18個國家的宇航員，而不是18個宇航員，故B錯誤；國際空間站有超過1500個項目而不是少于1500個項目，故D錯誤；根據(jù)第2段第4句Five space agencies (航天局)—those of the United States, Russia, Canada, Europe and Japan—worked together to build it.可知“國際空間站由包括一個亞洲國家（日本）在內(nèi)的五個國家建造�！惫�C正確。選C。

【3】段落大意題。第4段The ISS costs $3-4 billion (21-28 billion yuan) each year. Many have argued that this money could be better spent improving conditions on the Earth.意思是：國際空間站每年花費30-40億美元（約合210-280億元人民幣）。許多人認為，這些錢可以更好地用于改善地球環(huán)境�？芍�“第4段解釋了維持國際空間站運行的費用”。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。A. the United States will stop supporting space work(美國將停止支持太空工作)，根據(jù)第5段第1句Under the pressure of the public, last February, US President Donald Trump announced plans to end support for the ISS by 2025.可知事實；B. nobody knows what will happen to the ISS after 2025（沒人知道2025年后國際空間站會發(fā)生什么），根據(jù)最后一段第一句What will happen to the ISS after 2025 is unknown. 可知B事實；C. the ISS is one of man's greatest scientific achievements（國際空間站是人類最偉大的科學成就之一），根據(jù)第1段第2句It is one of man's greatest scientific achievements.可知C是事實；D. there will be other possible uses of the ISS in the future（未來國際空間站還有其他可能的用途），根據(jù)最后一段第2句Former astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman told NBC News, “Other ISS partners may continue scientific studies on it. Private companies might turn it into a space hotel.”可知“我們可以從這段文章中推斷，國際空間站在未來還有其他可能的用途”；故選D。