[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空:23-Tuesday 空间站 187词
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    23-Tuesday 空间站 187词

    题材: 空间站  词数: 187  建议阅读时间: 4分钟

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    Circling the earth high above,the International Space Station (ISS)is the largest spacecraft ever built.Sixteen countries are working together on the 60 billion dollar station.Eleven European countries,Japan,Russia,the United States,Canada,and Brazil are partners.

    The ISS is made of many parts,called modules.They fit together like pieces of a puzzle.A Russian rocket brought the first module to space in November,1998.In July,2000,the ISS received a very important module,the Zvezda (Russian for“star”).That's the station's first living area.There are many more modules and pieces of equipment.Russian and US spacecraft will bring them to the ISS.

    The first crew to live at the station flew there on October 31,2000.After four months,a new crew will fly to the ISS and replace them.

    The ISS is important for many reasons.It is an excellent place for scientific work.Spacecraft going to the moon,Mars,or elsewhere may stop at the station for fuel and supplies.The ISS also helps to improve world peace.It brings scientists,governments,and the people of the world together.

    The ISS should be finished in 2005.Scientists hope to use the station for 10 years or longer.The ISS is an important step in humankind's entry into the space age.

    生词

    partner n. 合伙人,股东:She was a partner in a firm of solicitors.她是一家律师事务所的合伙人。

    module n. (航空器的)舱:While one of the astronauts went round the moon in the command module,the other went down to the surface in the lunar module.当一位宇航员驾着指挥舱绕月球飞行时,另一位驾着登月舱登上了月球表面。

    puzzle n. 拼图(或拼版)玩具

    crew n. (船、火车、飞行器上的)全体人员:a ship's crew全体船员

    1.Who is building the International Space Station?

    A.Eleven European countries.

    B.The United States.

    C.A private company.

    D.Sixteen countries.

    2.What is a module?

    A.A puzzle.

    B.A part of the station.

    C.A Russian rocket.

    D.A star.

    3.Where can the ISS's crew live?

    A.In the Zvezda module.

    B.In a US spacecraft.

    C.In any module.

    D.In Russia.

    4.The ISS will ________.

    A.only have one use

    B.not be good for scientific work

    C.only be important to scientists

    D.help bring the world together

    5.Which of the following is true about the ISS?

    A.They finished building it in 2001.

    B.Scientists will use it for at least 16 years.

    C.An Ameican spacecraft brought the first module to space.

    D.The cost to build it is 60 billion dollars.

    参考译文

    环绕地球高空飞行的国际空间站是迄今为止人类建造的最大的飞行器。它的总投资约为600亿美元,共有16个国家参与,其中包括11个欧洲国家,还有日本、俄罗斯、美国、加拿大和巴西。

    国际空间站由许多叫做“舱”的东西组成。它们就像玩具拼板一样拼接在一起。一艘俄罗斯火箭于1998年11月送来第一个舱。2000年7月,国际空间站收到了另一个非常重要的舱,它叫“星辰”,这是空间站上的第一个生活区。还有许多舱和设备,它们将由俄罗斯和美国的宇宙飞船送上去。

    生活在空间站的第一批工作人员已于2000年10月31日飞抵那里。4个月后,另一批工作人员将飞往宇宙空间站接替他们。

    空间站在很多方面都很重要,它是从事科学研究的绝佳场所。飞往月球、火星或其他地方的宇宙飞船可以在那里停留,以补充燃料和给养。国际空间站还能促进世界和平。它把世界各地的科学家、政府和人们团结到了一起。

    国际空间站将于2005年全部完工(空间站至今仍未建成,根据最新资料,它将于2010年年底全部完工 )。科学家希望它有10年甚至更长的使用寿命。国际空间站是人类进入太空时代的重要一步。

    参考答案

    Tuesday 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.D

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