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【題目】 Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) once made history by taking bites of red romaine lettuce (長(zhǎng)葉藥昔）. They became the first humans to eat food that was grown entirely in space.

The lettuce was planted on the ISS in a small greenhouse called “Veggie”, which uses LED lights to help plants grow in space.

First, the astronauts cleaned the lettuce with special sanitizing wipes(消毒紙巾） and then ate it with some salad dressing.

“It was one small bite for man, one giant leap (飛躍）for ...our journey to Mars.”one astronaut, Scott Kelly, later posted on social media.

Space vegetables are a part of the NASA experiment called “Veg-01”, a study on how plants grow without the effects of Earth’s gravity（重力）. It will allow astronauts to grow and eat their own food during long space explorations.

“If we’re ever going to go to Mars someday, we're going to need a spacecraft that is much more self-sustainable in its food supply(供應(yīng)）”, said Kelly.

Growing fresh plants on a spacecraft may also provide oxygen and help keep astronauts alive, NASA said.

Veg-o1 started in May 2014.The first batch(一批）of vegetables took 33 days to grow in space before they were taken back to Earth for a safety check. After making sure they were safe to eat, astronauts planted a second batch on July 8. They let the plant grow for another 33 days and were then able to eat it.

Astronauts usually only get vegetables when a supply ship comes to the ISS. Now with vegetables grown in space, they can eat them whenever they want.

【1】Astronauts made history by________.

A.working on the ISSB.eating space-grown lettuce

C.cooking real food in spaceD.building a small greenhouse.

【2】What is Veg-01?

A.It is the name of the greenhouse on the ISS.

B.It is a NASA project for exploring Mars.

C.It is a NASA experiment growing plants in space.

D.It s a NASA experiment on providing oxygen in space.

【3】According to Kelly, why is growing fresh plants in space important?

A.Because it provides people with healthier food.

B.Because it can help astronauts with their journey to Mars.

C.Because it provides astronauts with enough oxygen.

D.Because it cuts the cost of delivering food to the ISS.

【4】What does the underlined word “self-sustainable” mean in Chinese?

A.獨(dú)自生長(zhǎng)的B.自我完善的C.自我延續(xù)D.自給自足的

【5】What is the main idea of the story?

A.The success of growing vegetables in space.B.What food astronauts eat in space.

C.How astronauts get food in space.D.Astronauts’ work and life on the ISS.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

本文介紹了在國(guó)際空間站種植新鮮的蔬菜，不僅可以供宇航員食用，還可以制造氧氣，幫助宇航員維持生命。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) once made history by taking bites of red romaine lettuce (長(zhǎng)葉藥昔）. They became the first humans to eat food that was grown entirely in space.”國(guó)際空間站（ISS）上的宇航員曾經(jīng)通過(guò)吃紅羅馬生菜創(chuàng)造了歷史。他們成為第一個(gè)吃完全在太空中生長(zhǎng)的食物的人類�？芍�，宇航員吃紅羅馬生菜創(chuàng)造了歷史。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Space vegetables are a part of the NASA experiment called “Veg-01”, a study on how plants grow without the effects of Earth’s gravity（重力）.”太空蔬菜是美國(guó)航天局實(shí)驗(yàn)“Veg-01”的一部分，該實(shí)驗(yàn)研究植物在不受地球引力影響的情況下如何生長(zhǎng)�？芍�，“Veg-01”是美國(guó)宇航局在太空種植植物的實(shí)驗(yàn)。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“‘If we’re ever going to go to Mars someday, we're going to need a spacecraft that is much more self-sustainable in its food supply(供應(yīng)）’, said Kelly.”凱利說(shuō)：“如果有一天我們要去火星，我們就需要一個(gè)在食物供應(yīng)方面更能自我維持的航天器”�？芍�，在太空中種植新鮮植物很重要是因?yàn)樗�可以幫助宇航員進(jìn)行火星之旅。故選B。

【4】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上文“If we’re ever going to go to Mars someday,”如果有一天我們要去火星。以及后面的“in its food supply”在食物供應(yīng)方面，可知，self-sustainable應(yīng)該是“自給自足的”的意思。此處是指如果有一天我們要去火星，我們就需要一個(gè)在食物供應(yīng)方面更能自給自足的航天器。這是太空蔬菜實(shí)驗(yàn)的目的。故選D。

【5】主旨大意題。本文介紹了在國(guó)際空間站種植新鮮的蔬菜，不僅可以供宇航員食用，還可以制造氧氣�？芍�，太空蔬菜種植成功了。故選A。

本題的第4小題是詞義猜測(cè)題。詞義猜測(cè)題是閱讀理解中常見(jiàn)的一種題型，所猜測(cè)詞匯可以是生詞，也可以是熟詞新義，還可以是人稱代詞的指代內(nèi)容。詞義猜測(cè)題主要考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測(cè)詞義和語(yǔ)義的能力，突出考查對(duì)語(yǔ)境的分析和把握能力。本題可以利用上下文語(yǔ)境來(lái)猜測(cè)詞意。猜測(cè)任何詞義都離不開上下文，所以要借助上下文對(duì)需要猜測(cè)的詞或短語(yǔ)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推測(cè)。