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【題目】

SpaceX made history two months ago by launching the world's most powerful rocket to Mars.

Falcon Heavy,the 230ft rocket, successfully launched from Cape Canaveral-the same station where NASA sent man to the moon almost 50 years ago.

There were no humans on the Falcon Heavy-but it's not without a passenger.Founder of SpaceX. Elon Musk, sent one of his Tesla Car along for the ride with a human shape model called “Starman” sitting on the driver's seat.

For now.the world is very excited by the successful launch of the rocket .Elon musk suggested the space trip could just become the greatest firework show ever seen .If it went wrong.the rocket actually managed to lift off.

Why is there all this excitement?

Watching live streams of an electric car floating in spare, while the extra engines that carried it there softly land themselves back on Earth.it's hard not lo feel that we re living in the future.

Where is all this leading?

Falcon Heavy is a great piece of work ,by the researchers at SpaceX. It's not the most powerful rocket ever made, and NASA's Space Launch System will beat it when it finally launches.But it runs very cheaply,for a rocket; the fact that it can be re-used, at relatively little expense. could launch an exciting future of much more regular space launches.

The set of Mr.Musk's own car in the rocket is a sign of the real reason This launch is such a big deal: it is being done by a man with talent, and the strong wish to make people talk about him and what hes doing.There s no reason for the car to be going to space except for a talking point-indeed, the rocket could carry some important scientific instruments instead-but when viewed as a show for a private space company which hopes to be the future of personal space travel, everything becomes more reasonable .The idea behind that plan is that it makes such space trip much cheaper, since private companies can develop and build the rockets.The companies can then increase the money they may earn with other private satellite launches and other work, cutting down the cost of space travel.

【1】What did the rocket carry to space?

A.A car with nothing.B.A car with a human driver.

C.A car with a model.D.A car with a human passenger.

【2】What is people's opinion about this space trip to Mars?

A.They are excited about it.B.Few of them know about the space trip.

C.They don't like the idea of the space trip.D.They are worried about the high price of the space trip.

【3】What does the underlined word “it”in paragraph 8 refer to?

A.NASAB.Falcon Heavy.C.SpaceX company.D.Mr Musk's own car.

【4】According to the passage, Elon Musk sent a car to the space in order to__________.

A.test his new car.B.help carry important scientific tools.

C.raise the price of the private space trip.D.let more people know about him and his work.

【5】The passage can be best described as a(n)__________.

A.science researchB.news reportC.adventure storyD.book review

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是關于SpaceX公司向火星發(fā)射世界上最強大的火箭的新聞報道。

【1】題意：火箭把什么帶到了太空?考查細節(jié)理解。根據Founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, sent one of his Tesla Car along for the ride with a human shape model called “Starman” sitting on the driver's seat.（SpaceX公司的創(chuàng)始人埃隆·馬斯克讓他的一輛特斯拉(Tesla)汽車與坐在駕駛座上的人形模型“Starman”一起上路。）可知埃隆馬斯克把他的一輛載有真人模型的特斯拉汽車送上了太空，A car with a model（一輛帶模型的車）符合題意，故選C。

【2】題意：人們對這次火星之旅有什么看法?考查觀點態(tài)度題。根據or now, the world is very excited by the successful launch of the rocket目前，世界對火箭的成功發(fā)射感到非常興奮，可知選A。

【3】題意：第8段劃線的“it”一詞指的是什么?考查詞義理解。根據上文Falcon Heavy is a great piece of work ,by the researchers at SpaceX.（獵鷹重型火箭是SpaceX研究人員的一項偉大工作）和下文It's not the most powerful rocket ever made（不是有史以來最強大的火箭）可知it指的是上文的獵鷹重型火箭Falcon Heavy，故選B。

【4】題意：根據這篇文章，埃隆·馬斯克為了讓更多的人了解他和他的工作，向太空發(fā)射了一輛汽車。考查細節(jié)理解。根據This launch is such a big deal: it is being done by a man with talent, and the strong wish to make people talk about him and what he’s doing（這次發(fā)射是一件大事:它是由一個有天賦的人完成的，他強烈希望人們談論他和他在做什么）可知他想讓更多的人了解他和他的工作，let more people know about him and his work符合題意，故選D。

【5】題意：這篇文章可以被最好地描述為一篇新聞報道�？疾閬碓磁袛�。A. 科學研究；B. 新聞報道；C. 冒險故事；D. 書評。根據首段SpaceX made history two months ago by launching the world's most powerful rocket to Mars.（兩個月前，SpaceX公司向火星發(fā)射了世界上最強大的火箭，創(chuàng)造了歷史）結合短文內容，可知是關于SpaceX公司向火星發(fā)射世界上最強大的火箭的報道，ACD三項不合文意，news report新聞報道，故選B。

本文是關于SpaceX公司向火星發(fā)射世界上最強大的火箭的新聞報道。篇幅較長，難度較大，但是只要認真閱讀短文，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據，結合前后聯系，就能順利選出正確答案。例如小題2，問人們對這次火星之旅有什么看法，考查觀點態(tài)度；根據or now, the world is very excited by the successful launch of the rocket目前，世界對火箭的成功發(fā)射感到非常興奮，可知選A。