20.The Hollywood film,"The Martian",opens to U.S.a(chǎn)udiences on October 2.Actor Matt Damon stars as an astronaut left alone on Mars.His crew returned to Earth thinking he had died in a windstorm.Damon's character,Mark Watney,must survive with few supplies and somehow get a message to Earth that he is alive.
The plan to release the movie this week was some lucky timing.On Monday,the U.S.space agency NASA announced it had found strong evidence of liquid water on Mars.That again raised the possibility that,with liquid water,there could be life.
NASA also took a part in the development of"The Martian".Director Ridley Scott and Matt Damon reached out to agency officials for help to make the story as scientific as possible.
So how scientifically accurate is"The Martian"?Jeffrey Luger of Time magazine tried to answer that question.He pointed out two of the biggest falsehoods of the film.The first,Mr.Luger writes,is central to the story:a powerful,dangerous windstorm that forces the space crew to leave the planet.The very low density atmosphere of Mars,Mr.Luger argues,could not create a storm like that.Mr.Luger also has trouble with the lack of danger from radiation on Mars.He notes that the six-month trip to Mars alone would expose the astronaut to 15times more radiation than is permitted for nuclear energy workers in a year.
But Popular Science reported much realism in the details.Science writer Sarah Fecht points to Astronaut Watney's struggle to work in astronaut clothing,especially the gloves.And,an expert she spoke with said the stiff gloves are a real problem.They are very difficult to bend.
"The Martian"is receiving excellent reviews from top critics.Anne Hornaday calls it a"spirited example of how cool science can be".Mike D'Angelo describes"The Martian"as a"celebration of our ability to solve even the most difficult problems".
32.In"The Martian",Mark WatneyB.
A.had no food to eat
B.was left alone on Mars
C.had to stay on Mars for good
D.couldn't send a message to earth
33.From the passage,we know that NASAC.
A.has already found life on mars
B.has a plan to send human beings to the Mars
C.played a role in producing"The Martian"
D.thought"The Martian"is scientifically inaccurate
34.According to Jeffrey Luger,which of the following is a falsehood of"The Martian"?D
A.Watney's struggle to work in astronaut clothing is untrue.
B.The space crew had to leave Mars because of lack of oxygen.
C.The low density atmosphere of Mars produced a smaller storm.
D.Radiation on Mars seemed to have little effect on Watney's health.
35.We can infer from the passage thatA.
A."The Martian"is a science-fiction film
B."The Martian"is a film about colorful life on Mars
C."The Martian"is likely to win an Oscar Award
D. NASA uses"The Martian"to help people understand Mars.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了好萊塢電影火星人正式發(fā)布,這部電影是美國航天局推動發(fā)布的,充滿了科技色彩,但是時代雜志也從中找出了許多虛假不合理的情節(jié).
解答 32.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段"Actor Matt Damon stars as an astronaut left alone on Mars"可知在這部電影中,演員Matt Damon演繹了一個獨自離開到火星的宇航員;故選B.
33.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段"NASA also took a part in the development of"The Martian""可知NASA參與了火星人這部電影的發(fā)展;故選C.
34.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第三段"He notes that the six-month trip to Mars alone would expose the astronaut to 15times more radiation than is permitted for nuclear energy workers in a year"可知在火星生活六個月在帶來人體所能接受輻射的15倍;因此火星輻射對Matt Damon沒什么影響是證明這是個虛假故事的證據(jù)之一;故選D.
35.A.推理判斷題.通讀全文,可知火星人這部電影描述的是宇航員流浪星際在火星獨自生活六個月的故事,充滿了神秘科技的色彩,是一部科技大片,因此它是一部科幻電影;故選A.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.