4/4UNIT6課時檢測(四)“Developingideas”的課文習(xí)讀環(huán)節(jié)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AKatyaEchazarretarecentlymadehistoryasthefirstMexican-bornAmericanwomanandoneoftheyoungestwomenevertoflytospace—alifelongdreamshewasabletoaccomplishatonly26yearsold.OnJune4,2022,JeffBezos'BlueOriginrocketcarrieditsfifthgroupofpassengerstotheedgeofspaceandKatyagotanopportunitytoapplyforoneofthesixseatsthroughanonprofitorganizationcalledSpaceforHumanity.Thepreviousflightshadbeenallfilledtocapacity.Theorganization'sgoalistosendpassengerstospaceandallowthemtoexperiencethe“overvieweffect”，aphenomenonastronautshavedescribedafterlookingdownattheEarthfromtheoutside.“Theyrecognizethat,ashumans,ourcommonalitiesfaroutweighourdifferences，”SpaceforHumanitysaysonitswebsite.Katya,anelectricalengineeroriginallyfromGuadalajara,Mexico,wasselectedforthetripfromapoolof7,000applicantsfrommorethan100countriesbasedonheroutstandingachievementsinthespaceindustry,andthismettheirrequirement—sending“exceptionalleaders”toexperience.Aftergoingthroughtraining,sheandherfivefellowpassengerstookofffromBlueOrigin'slaunchfacilityinWestTexas.Thespacecrafttookthem62milesabovetheEarth'ssurface,givingthemafewminutesofweightlessnessbeforeadescent(下降)backtoaparachutelanding.“Thetripupwasthemostfascinatingexperiencebecausealotofusareusedtotravelinghorizontally.Butwhenyou'reinarocket,you'regoingupvertically(垂直地)andthatfeelsverystrange，”Echazarretasaid.“SeeingtheEarthfromtheoutside,Ifeelitreallyputsthingsintoperspective.Everythingthatwe'veeverexperienced—allofyourproblems,andallofyourobstacles—andeverythingthatfeelsliketheendoftheworldtoussometimes,areallthere.Itfeelssobigtous,andyetit'snot,becauseIjustleftinamatterofminutes.”1．WhatcanweknowaboutJeffBezos'BlueOriginrocket?A．Ithasmadehistoryinspaceexploration.B．Itonlyprovidesseatsfortheyoung.C．Ithelpswomentorealizetheirdream.D．Ithasflownabout30passengerstospace.2．WhatdoesSpaceforHumanityaimtodo?A．Promotethedevelopmentofspaceindustry.B．Sendtechnologypioneerstoliveinspace.C．Letthepassengersfeelthe“overvieweffect”．D．Describethephenomenonastronautsexperience.3．Whatmaybeoneoftherequirementsfortheparticipants?A．Beingwise. B．Beingyoung.C．Beingbrave. D.Beingdistinguished.4．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Katya'sinsightintothespacetrip.B．Katya'stripthatgoesupvertically.C．AllthechallengesfacingKatya.D．Katya'sexplanationforhermotivation.BOrbitalstructures(軌道結(jié)構(gòu))arebecomingincreasinglyimportantforworldwidecommunicationsandanewgenerationoftechnologies.Butscientistsarewarningthatthedangerofspacedebris(碎片)israpidlyincreasing.Spacedebriscanincludepiecesofoldrockets,non-operationalsatellites,losttoolsandotheritems.Theypresentarisktospaceships，satellitesandspacestations.InanefforttoreducetheamountofdebrisorbitingtheEarth,agroupofeconomistsattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderproposedayearlyfee,ortax,onsatelliteoperatorsfortheiruseofanorbitalpath.Thegroup'sstudyonthesubjectappearedrecentlyinthepublicationProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.MatthewBurgesshelpedwritethestudy.Hesaidinastatement：“Spaceisacommonresource,butcompaniesaren'taccountingforthecosttheirsatellitesimposeonotheroperatorswhentheydecidewhetherornottolaunch.Soweneedapolicythatletssatelliteoperatorsdirectlyfactorinthecoststheirlaunchesimposeonotheroperators.”AkhilRaowastheleadwriterofthestudy.Hesaidmostoftheproposedanswerstotheproblemhavebeenbasedonusingtechnologytoclearawaythedebris.“But，”Burgesssaid,“removingdebrisonlymeansthatoperatorswilllaunchmoresatellites,andaninternationaltreaty(條約)callingforayearlyfeeortaxwouldpushcompaniestobemoremindfulaboutlaunchingfurtherobjectsintospace.”ChristopherNewmanisaprofessorofspacelawatNorthumbriaUniversityinBritain.Hesaidthatimposingaspacetaxcouldbetricky.Newmannotedthatsuchacostcouldbeseenasarestrictiononthefreeuseofspace,andthattheefforttoplaceafeeontheuseofspacecouldeasilybeslowedbythemanydetailsinvolved.5．Whatworriesthescientistsaccordingtothepassage?A．Thehighcostofcleaningupspace.B．Theincreasingriskofspacedebris.C．Thesafetyofcommunicationsystems.D．Thepracticaleffectsofnewtechnologies.6．Whatwastheeconomists'suggestion?A．Strengtheningcontroloverspacestations.B．Allowingcompaniestousespaceforfree.C．Chargingsatelliteoperatorsorbital-usefees.D．Usingadvanceddevicestocatchspacedebris.7．WhatisBurgess'sattitudetowardsclearingawaythedebris?A．Supportive. B.Neutral.C．Indifferent. D.Negative.8．WhatdidNewmanthinkoftheeconomists'idea?A．Itwouldleadtoanargument.B．Itwaswellworthconsidering.C．Itwashardtoputintopractice.D．Itwouldeventuallyberejected.Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Whenyoulookupatthebrightstarsinthenighttimesky,doyouwonderwhat'soutthere?Ofcourse,yourscienceteachershavetaughtyouthattherearestars,planets,andentiregalaxiesoutthere.__9__ManhaswalkedontheMoon，buttheMoonisfairlyclosetoEarthwhenyou'retalkingaboutouterspace.Howdoscientistsstudythefarreachesoftheuniverse?Overthecourseofhistory，manhasdevelopedamazingtechnologytohelpusseebeyondourownplanetintothevastnessofourgalaxyandevenwaybeyond.__10____11__UsinglensesandmirrorstoseebeyondEarth'sborders,telescopesgavescientiststheirfirstglimpseofwhatexistsbeyondEarth'satmosphere.Whatscientistswereabletolearnwithtelescopespavedthewayformannedspaceexploration.FromtripstotheMoontodozensofmannedspaceshuttleflights,teamsofhumanswereabletotravelinspaceandconductresearchonavarietyofscientificsubjects.__12__Themorewelearnaboutouterspace，themorewerealizehowmuchmorethereistoexplore.Thishasledscientiststodevelopevenmorepowerfultoolstohelpthemexplorethewaybeyondtheplaceswecangoashumans.Forexample，thetelescopeisnolongeranEarth-boundinstrument.In1990,theHubbleSpaceTelescopewaslaunchedintoouterspace.__13__Withmanydifferentcamerasandtypesofscientificinstruments，ithasprovidedscientistswithinvaluabledata.A．Whotellsusaboutit?B．Buthowdoweknowthis?C．Scientistshavealwaysbeencurious.D．It'sapieceoftechnologythat'spoweredbysunlight.E．It'satoolforscientiststoexploretheuniversewithoutdifficulty.F．Oneoftheearliesttoolsforspaceexplorationwasthetelescope.G．Thistechnologytakestheformofsomeimpressivemachinesandtools.UNIT6課時檢測(四)Ⅰ.閱讀理解[A]語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要敘述了來自美國的Katya及其他人被送入太空的細節(jié)和她的感受等。1．選D細節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段“...itsfifthgroupofpassengers...applyforoneofthesixseats...Thepreviousflightshadbeenallfilledtocapacity.”可知，這是第五批乘客，每次六個座位，之前的航班都已滿員。由此可推算出，已經(jīng)運送了約30名乘客。2．選C細節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段中“Theorganization'sgoal...fromtheoutside.”可知，“人類太空”的目標是讓乘客感受到“全景效應(yīng)”。3．選D推理判斷題。由文章第四段中的“thismettheirrequirement—sending‘exceptionalleaders’toexperience”可知，參與者的標準之一可能是必須是杰出的人才。4．選A段落大意題。通讀最后一段，特別是首尾句可知，最后一段主要講Katya對太空之旅的見解。[B]語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章講述了太空碎片的危險正在迅速增加，為了減少地球軌道上的碎片數(shù)量，有人提出對衛(wèi)星運營商收取軌道使用費。5．選B細節(jié)理解題。由第一段第二句可知，科學(xué)家們擔(dān)心太空碎片的危險正在迅速增加。6．選C細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句可知，為了減少地球軌道上的碎片數(shù)量，經(jīng)濟學(xué)家的建議是向衛(wèi)星運營商收取軌道使用費。7．選D觀點態(tài)度題。由倒數(shù)第二段Burgess所說的話可知，Burgess認為清除碎片只會導(dǎo)致運營商將發(fā)射更多衛(wèi)星，即清除碎片會帶來不利影響。由此可得出，Burgess對清理碎片持否定態(tài)度。8．選C推理判斷題。由最后一段第二、三句可知，Newman說征收太空稅可能會很棘手，并且征收太空稅的努力也會因許多因素而放緩。由此可得出，他認為向衛(wèi)星運營商收取軌道使用費的措施很難付諸實踐。Ⅱ.閱讀七選