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The Washington post – NASA’s newest space habitat looks sort of like a kids’ moon bonce, a big, bright, inflatable globe that could be lots of fun to play in. Soon astronauts on the International Space Station could get the chance to try . The expandable habitat made by Bigelow Aerospace recently passed NASA’s strict certification requirements and is scheduled to be flown to the station in September.

Called the BEAM ( Bigelow Expandable Activity Module), the habitat would be attached to the space station, where it would stay for two years. While there, it would be tested to see how it handles  the rigors of space – the radiation, the station’s movement and even how it stands up to the debris (碎片) flying around in orbit.

The private Las Vegas company, founded by millionaire real estate mogul(地产大亨) Robert Bigelow, won a $17.8 million contract from NASA to provide the module to the space station.

“Today is the first step, but it’s a big step,” said Bigelow’s George Zamka. Replace the space station or make it larger. It also hopes to build the habitats on the moon. Its B330 module would be even bigger, with 330 cubic meters of internal (内部的 ) space. The modules could be connected. Creating research facilities, the company says, or even space hotels.

In an interview ,NASA’s William  Gerstenmaier, said he was eager to see how the module performs , and said he was especially  pleased “ to see how the private sector can step up and help us meet our requirements.” The module will be flown to the space station by SpaceX, the first commercial company to resupply the space station.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. NASA’s space habitats flown to the station.

B. NASA’s space habitat it the station.

C. NASA’s new expandable space habitat.

D. NASA’s newest inflatable globe.

2.Which of the following is TRUE  according to the passage?

A. NASA’s newest space habitat is a kids’ moon bounce.

B. Astronauts of Bigelow Aerospace could get the chance to try the space habitat.

C. NASA was founded by Robert Bigelow.

D. The B330 module to be built on the moon would be with an inside space of 330 cubic meters.

3.The underlined word “rigors” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_________”.

A. difficulties       B. environments

C. movements          D. changes

4.The passage is most probably taken from ________.

A. a newspaper        B. a booklet

C. a magazine        D. a science fiction

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇科技类的短文，介绍了美国宇航局最新太空栖息地。

1.C主旨大意题。根据上下文分析，全文主要讲述了美国宇航局最新的太空栖息地的介绍，由文章开篇就点名文章中心内容，故选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据文中Its B330 module would be even bigger, with 330 cubic meters of internal (内部的 ) space，可知有330立方米的内部(内部的)空间，故选D。

3.A词语推测题。根据文中the radiation, the station’s movement and even how it stands up to the debris (碎片) flying around in orbit，可知有辐射并且会有碎片在轨道飞行，推测这是很危险困难的，rigors原意为“寒冷，严格”，这里用来指困难，故选A。

4.A推理判断题。本文是一片科技类的文章，根据文中In an interview这句话，可知根据采访报道得知的，所以是一片新闻式的科技类短文，故选A。

考点：科普类的短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

要做好这类阅读理解题，先要掌握这类文章的特点和结构，真正读懂并理解它。其次，工夫在课外，平时一定要多读科技幻想类文章，比如：太空与海洋、创造与发明、计算机发展、人类未来、动物世界等。特别是从网上搜寻一些取材原版、内容时新、语言鲜活的科技幻想类材料阅读。这样长期坚持，既可以增长知识、开阔视野，又可以扩充科技词汇，还能提高解答这种类型试题的能力。

解题过程注意两点：

首先，掌握文章结构，抓文章主旨。一般为开头点名话题，然后接下来对话题进行解释和举例。如：本文开篇就点明介绍美国宇航局最新太空栖息地的主旨，然后接下来举出实例“Today is the first step, but it’s a big step,” said Bigelow’s George Zamka等来讲述这个太空栖息地。

其次，审题干，在文中找原句进行分析解题。如：小题2根据文中Its B330 module would be even bigger, with 330 cubic meters of internal (内部的 ) space，可知有330立方米的内部(内部的)空间，故选D。