题文

阅读短文，选择正确答案。

If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some "moving stars".  But they're not really stars. They're man-made satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes.     The ISS is the biggest satellite (人造卫星) and scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.     When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program. Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year. 　　     Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration (探测). "The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better," said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist. 　　     Sixteen countries are part of the program: the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China isn't an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.

1. The International Space Station             .

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A. is really a big city in space B. is the biggest man-made satellite C. can only help us explore space D. is mainly built by the USA and Russia

2. From the passage we know that             .

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A. building the ISS is only for scientists to live there B. scientists can do anything they like there C. people can see the Space Station at any time D. sixteen countries are members of the space program

3. The phrase "a stepping stone" probably means             .

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A. 滑梯 B. 巅峰 C. 垫脚石 D. 走廊

4. China sent some rice up to the ISS is probably to ______.

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A. be used as astronauts' food B. sell it to aliens C. do some science experiments D. make it grow better in space

5. Which of the following isn't mentioned in this passage?

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A. China will join the ISS in the future. B. The scientists are building living rooms for them in the ISS. C. The ISS will be more useful in the future. D. The ISS costs the members of 16 countries plenty of money every year.

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏难

答案

1-5: BDCCA

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读短文，选择正确答案。 If you watch the sky for about an h..”主要考查你对  科教类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

科教类阅读

考点名称：科教类阅读

• 科普类的阅读：
  科普类的阅读理解包含介绍科学知识、社会知识的短文。阅读这类短文时，要以事实为中心进行思考，抓住事物的特征、用途、相互关系等。
  如果是介绍社会现象的文章，要掌握所谈现象的内涵。

• 答题技巧：
  1. 加强整体意识，把握文章的主要内容。在阅读的时候可给段落标上序号，并给重要的句子和
     关键词做上记号，尤其是各段中心句，为答题提供更快捷更多的信息源。
  2. 审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。
  3. 定位阅读，强化对应意识。同时要注意原文利用和自我加工相结合。