1.Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions(使命)often work very long days.Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day's work.This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station(ISS).ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year.They work five days on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible.Weekends give the crew valuable.Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework.They can communicate with family and friends by email,internet phone and through private video conferences.
While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit,there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy.Before a mission.The family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos,messages,videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370kilometers above the Earth.During their mission,the crew also receives care packages with CDs,books,magazines,photos and letters.And as from early 2010,the internet became available on the ISS,giving astronauts the chance to do some"web surfing(沖浪)"in their personal time.Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments,astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.
Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth's vast land mass and oceans.
29.What does the word"mimic"in Paragraph 1 probably mean?B
A.Find B.Copy C.Change D.Lose
30.Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS?A
A.The are caring and thoughtful
B.The are worried and upset
C.The are impatient and annoyed.
D.The are excited and curious.
31.The passage mainly discusses how astronautsD.
A.work for longer missions in space
B.connect with people on the Earth
C.observe the Earth from space
D.spend their free time in space.
分析 本文是記敘文.向我們介紹了宇航員在太空中是如何打發(fā)他們的自由利用的時間的.宇航員的生活往往是與眾不同的,但是在國際空間站的工作人員的生活可以跟在地球上的生活很相似.他們可以與家人或者朋友聯(lián)系,也可以做一些日常的活動.
解答 29.B.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第一段第四句"They work five days on and two days off"可知,這和在地球上的工作時間一致,所以這樣做的目的是盡可能地模仿地球上的正常生活,故選B.
30.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段第二句"Before a mission,the family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photo,messages,videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating…可知,宇航員的家人是體貼的,考慮周到的.故選A.
31.D.主旨大意題.本文主要向我們介紹了宇航員在休息時做的事,全文講述了國際空間站的宇航員是如何度過工作之余的閑暇時間的.B,C有一定的干擾性.文章提到過宇航員與地面上的家人和朋友的聯(lián)系,也提到了他們透過窗子看地球上的景觀,但是這些都是細節(jié),而不是主題.故選D.
點評 題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).