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【題目】 With China’s large population and increasing urban（城市的）space, the cost of electricity is rising in cities. So the Chinese government is preparing to send the world’s first artificial（人造的）moon to space.

The man-made moon is, in fact, a satellite. It carries a huge space mirror so that it can throw back sunlight to the Earth. The moon will fly about 500 kilometres above Chengdu, a south-western city of China, and work like the Moon at night. Since it runs much closer to the Earth than the Moon, it’s much brighter and there will be no need to use street lights in the city. According to scientists, Chengdu can save around 174 million dollars in electricity if the man-made moon brightens 50 square kilometres of the city.

For now, the artificial moon is still going through testing. Although it has many advantages, quite a lot of people think that creating more artificial light is harmful to the environment, as light pollution is a growing problem in our modern world. Actually, there is no need to worry. Chinese scientists say the mirror on the moon can be controlled, so they can decide its direction, brightness and so on. They can even turn it off when needed. Moreover, when the man-made moon works, people will see only a bright star above. It won’t be a giant moon as imagined.

Several countries, including China, are all looking to use energy from space, and artificial moons have been under discussion for some time. In 1999, Russia tried sending a space mirror into space, but it failed. And later the project was cancelled, according to the New York Times. And now, it seems that space light has come closer.

【1】China will send the man-made moon to space to __________.

A.study the MoonB.explore spaceC.save energyD.protect the Earth

【2】What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?

A.How the man-made moon works.B.How the man-made moon was created.

C.How scientists control the man-made moon.D.How the man-made moon throws back sunlight.

【3】What can we learn about the man-made moon from the passage?

A.It looks huge from the Earth.B.Three will be sent to space in 2020.

C.It is designed to work at night only.D.China is the first country to send it to space.

【4】In which column（專欄）of a newspaper can we probably find the passage?

A.NATURE.B.ENVIRONMENT.C.SOCIETY.D.SCIENCE.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文講述了中國政府正準(zhǔn)備把世界上第一顆人造月球發(fā)射到太空，節(jié)約能量。人造月亮實(shí)際上是一顆衛(wèi)星。它攜帶著一面巨大的太空鏡子，這樣它就能把陽光反射回地球。月球?qū)⒃谥袊�西南部城市成都上�?/span>500公里處飛行，夜間工作。如果人造月亮點(diǎn)亮成都50平方公里的土地，可以節(jié)省大約1.74億美元的電費(fèi)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“According to scientists, Chengdu can save around 174 million dollars in electricity if the man-made moon brightens 50 square kilometres of the city.”據(jù)科學(xué)家稱，如果人造月亮點(diǎn)亮成都50平方公里的土地，可以節(jié)省大約1.74億美元的電費(fèi)。所以發(fā)射人造月亮的目的是為了節(jié)約能源，故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“It carries a huge space mirror so that it can throw back sunlight to the Earth. ”它攜帶著一面巨大的太空鏡子，這樣它就能把陽光反射回地球。第二段后面還提到了人造月亮的益處，所以此處是講了人造月亮如何工作。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Moreover, when the man-made moon works, people will see only a bright star above”此外，當(dāng)人造月亮運(yùn)行時(shí)，人們只能看到天上一顆明亮的星星，排除A；選項(xiàng)B未提及；根據(jù)“In 1999, Russia tried sending a space mirror into space, but it failed. ”1999年，俄羅斯試圖向太空發(fā)射一面太空鏡，但失敗了，所以不是第一個(gè)，排除D；根據(jù)“The moon will fly about 500 kilometres above Chengdu, a south-western city of China, and work like the Moon at night.”月球?qū)⒃谥袊�西南部城市成都上�?/span>500公里處飛行，夜間工作。故選C。

【4】文章來源題。A. NATURE.自然；B. ENVIRONMENT.環(huán)境；C. SOCIETY.社會；D. SCIENCE.科學(xué)；結(jié)合文章主要說的人造月亮，所以是科學(xué)，故選D。