Question

    If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. But they are not really stars. They are man­made 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 during the time. The scientists want to live on the ISS. 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 program. Billions of dollars are spent on it every year.

Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration. “The ISS will be more useful some day. 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 space 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.From the first paragraph, we can learn ________．

A.we can't see the ISS with our eyes

B.March is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth

C.all the moving stars are really stars

D.the biggest man­made satellite is ISS

2.What do the scientists think is the best way to learn more about space?

A.To live on the earth.

B.To watch the ISS flying over the earth.

C.To live on the ISS.

D.To make life on the earth better.

3.China sent some rice up to the ISS to ________．

A.be used as astronauts' food

B.sell it to aliens

C.do some science experiments

D.make it grow better in space

4.From the passage we know that ________．

A.16 countries are members of the space program

B.people can see the space station with their eyes whenever they want

C.building the ISS is only for scientists to live there

D.scientists can do anything on the ISS now

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A.The ISS will be more helpful some day.

B.China will join the ISS in the future.

C.The ISS costs plenty of money every year.

D.Laboratories，living rooms and power stations are being built on the ISS.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇科普类说明文。文章主要介绍了国际空间站的作用，如收集宇宙相关的信息，为以后探索太空打基础。虽然中国不是国际空间站的参与国，但是我们仍然为一些相关实验提供了帮助。

1.细节理解题。由文章第一段第三、四句“They are man­made satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station(ISS).”可知人造卫星中最大的就是ISS；由文章第一段第一、二句“If you watch the sky ...you may see some “moving stars”. But they are not really stars.”可知人造卫星是能被人看见的，所以A错误；由文章第一段第五句“From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth.”可知5到6月是最佳观赏时间，所以B错误；由文章第一段第二、三句“But they are not really stars. They are man­made satellites.”可知并不是所有的星星都是真的，很多的人造卫星，所以C错误。故选D。

2.细节理解题。由第一段最后两句“The scientists want to live on the ISS. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.”可知科学家觉得了解太空的最好方式就是住在太空，即住在国际空间站里，故选C。

3.细节理解题。由最后一段最后两句“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..”可知中国虽然不是国际空间站的参与国，但是中国有帮助做一些实验，如把大米送到国际空间站，看看太空环境是否会对大米产生影响，故选C。

4.细节理解题。由最后一段第一句“Sixteen countries are part of the space program...”可知有16个国家参与了ISS，A正确；由第一段第一句中的“may 可能”可知肉眼看到空间站不是在任何时候都可以的，所以B错误；由第三段倒数第二句“The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth.”可知ISS的作用非常广泛，只住科学家的说法过于绝对了，所以C错误；由第二段第一句“When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space.”可知ISS还没完全建好，所以现在科学家有很多事是做不成的，所以D错误。A、B、C、D中只有A正确，故选A。

5.细节理解题。在第三段第二句“The ISS will be more useful some day.”中A选项被提及；在第二段最后一句“Billions of dollars are spent on it every year.”中提及了C选项，ISS每年花费不菲；在第二段第三句“Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built.”中D选项被提及；结合文章最后一段可知中国不是ISS的参与国，但是会提供实验帮助，文章中没有说中国未来会加入ISS，所以只有B选项未被提及，故选B。