Question

Mabel Welton, 62, was in her living room when a piece of dark gray metal hit the roof of her home.

1.. Because her house in Hessle, UK lies under a flight path. However, after examining the piece, the Royal Air Force (RAF) said that the metal was space junk that fell to Earth.

2.. “We heard this sound and went outside and saw this hole in the roof,” she said. “The metal had broken two tiles (块) and made a mess.”

Welton said that her granddaughter’s boyfriend Richard Sutcliffe had to “put on some oven gloves to get it because it was so hot.”

The Weltons gave the metal to the police. 3.

Last Thursday, the RAF said they learned that the metal was space rubbish. 4..

A great number of pieces from more than 5,000 old satellites are now in space. Most pieces have fallen to Earth without doing damage to people or houses.

A.And the police passed it to the RAF to examine

B.She thought the metal came from a plane

C.It could have been in space for over 10 years

D.Pieces from old satellites are dangerous

E.Welton told British newspaper theTelegraph what she saw

Answer

1.B

2.E

3.A

4.C

【解析】

1.B

根据Because her house in Hessle, UK lies under a flight path.可知因为她的房子在飞机航线下面，故她猜测掉下来的东西跟飞机有关，故选B。

2.E

根据“We heard this sound and went outside and saw this hole in the roof,” she said. “The metal had broken two tiles (块) and made a mess.”可知Welton正在告诉她所看到的情景，故选E。

3.A

根据The Weltons gave the metal to the police.可知Welton一家把这个金属给警察送去，故此处介绍警察对这块金属的处理，故选A。

4.C

根据Last Thursday, the RAF said they learned that the metal was space rubbish.可知此处介绍了这块金属是太空垃圾，故此处介绍它在太空的时间，故选C。