2013届高考英语维“升”素10 航天科技（阅读理解）

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1、高考维“升”素10——航天科技（时间：30分钟分值：56分）维A阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(2012·辽宁卷)Astronautsonshortershuttlemissions(使命)oftenworkverylongdays.Tasksarescheduledsotightlythatbreaktimesareoftenusedtofinishtheday'swork.ThistypeofscheduleisfartoodemandingforlongmissionsontheIntern

2、ationalSpaceStation(ISS)．ISScrewmembersusuallyliveinspaceforatleastaquarterofayear.TheyworkfivedaysonandtwodaysofftomimicthenormalwaytheydothingsonEarthasmuchaspossible.Weekendsgivethecrewvaluabletimetorestanddoafewhoursofhousework.Theycancommunicatewithfamilyandfriends

3、byemail，Internetphoneandthroughprivatevideoconferences.Whileastronautscannotgotoabaseballgameoramovieinorbit，therearemanyfamiliaractivitiesthattheycanstillenjoy.Beforeamission，thefamilyandfriendsofeachISScrewmemberputtogetheracollectionoffamilyphotos,messages，videosandr

4、eadingmaterialfortheastronautstolookatwhentheywillbefloating370kilometersabovetheEarth.Duringtheirmission，thecrewalsoreceivescarepackageswithCDs，books，magazines，photosandletters.Andasfromearly2010，theInternetbecameavailableontheISS，givingastronautsthechancetodosome“Webs

5、urfing(冲浪)”intheirpersonaltime.Besidesrelaxingwiththesemorecommonentertainments，astronautscansimplyenjoytheexperienceoflivinginspace.ManyastronautssaythatoneofthemostrelaxingthingstodoinspaceistolookoutofthewindowandstareattheuniverseandtheEarth.BoththeshuttleandtheISSc

6、ircletheplanetseveraltimeseachday，andeverymomentoffersanewviewoftheEarth'svastlandmassandoceans.【语篇解读】宇航员每年一般会在太空待上至少三个月的时间。他们在太空的工作也是五天制，每工作五天就休息两天。那么，在茫茫太空，他们是如何度过这两天的呢？本文向我们介绍宇航员在太空的“周末”生活。1．Whatdoestheword“mimic”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Find.B．Copy.C．Change.D．Lose

7、.答案　B　[考查词义猜测。第一段提到宇航员工作五天，休息两天，再根据画线词后的部分可知，太空中的宇航员在尽可能地“模仿”在地球上的正常生活方式，因此B正确。]2．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamiliesoftheastronautsontheISS?A．Theyarecaringandthoughtful.B．Theyareworriedandupset.C．Theyareimpatientandannoyed.D．Theyareexcitedandcurious.答案　A　[考查推理判

8、断。第二段提到在宇航员执行任务之前，宇航员的家人和朋友就会给他们准备物品，而在宇航员执行任务期间，他们还会收到包裹，由此可知，这些宇航员的家人关心他们，为他们考虑得很周到，因此选A。]3．Inthelastparagra