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Circling the earth high above,the International Space Station (ISS)is the largest spacecraft ever built.Sixteen countries are working together on the 60 billion dollar station.Eleven European countries,Japan,Russia,the United States,Canada,and Brazil are partners.
The ISS is made of many parts,called modules.They fit together like pieces of a puzzle.A Russian rocket brought the first module to space in November,1998.In July,2000,the ISS received a very important module,the Zvezda (Russian for“star”).That's the station's first living area.There are many more modules and pieces of equipment.Russian and US spacecraft will bring them to the ISS.
The first crew to live at the station flew there on October 31,2000.After four months,a new crew will fly to the ISS and replace them.
The ISS is important for many reasons.It is an excellent place for scientific work.Spacecraft going to the moon,Mars,or elsewhere may stop at the station for fuel and supplies.The ISS also helps to improve world peace.It brings scientists,governments,and the people of the world together.
The ISS should be finished in 2005.Scientists hope to use the station for 10 years or longer.The ISS is an important step in humankind's entry into the space age.
生詞
partner n. 合伙人,股東:She was a partner in a firm of solicitors.她是一家律師事務(wù)所的合伙人。
module n. (航空器的)艙:While one of the astronauts went round the moon in the command module,the other went down to the surface in the lunar module.當一位宇航員駕著指揮艙繞月球飛行時,另一位駕著登月艙登上了月球表面。
puzzle n. 拼圖(或拼版)玩具
crew n. (船、火車、飛行器上的)全體人員:a ship's crew全體船員
1.Who is building the International Space Station?
A.Eleven European countries.
B.The United States.
C.A private company.
D.Sixteen countries.
2.What is a module?
A.A puzzle.
B.A part of the station.
C.A Russian rocket.
D.A star.
3.Where can the ISS's crew live?
A.In the Zvezda module.
B.In a US spacecraft.
C.In any module.
D.In Russia.
4.The ISS will ________.
A.only have one use
B.not be good for scientific work
C.only be important to scientists
D.help bring the world together
5.Which of the following is true about the ISS?
A.They finished building it in 2001.
B.Scientists will use it for at least 16 years.
C.An Ameican spacecraft brought the first module to space.
D.The cost to build it is 60 billion dollars.
參考譯文
環(huán)繞地球高空飛行的國際空間站是迄今為止人類建造的最大的飛行器。它的總投資約為600億美元,共有16個國家參與,其中包括11個歐洲國家,還有日本、俄羅斯、美國、加拿大和巴西。
國際空間站由許多叫做“艙”的東西組成。它們就像玩具拼板一樣拼接在一起。一艘俄羅斯火箭于1998年11月送來第一個艙。2000年7月,國際空間站收到了另一個非常重要的艙,它叫“星辰”,這是空間站上的第一個生活區(qū)。還有許多艙和設(shè)備,它們將由俄羅斯和美國的宇宙飛船送上去。
生活在空間站的第一批工作人員已于2000年10月31日飛抵那里。4個月后,另一批工作人員將飛往宇宙空間站接替他們。
空間站在很多方面都很重要,它是從事科學研究的絕佳場所。飛往月球、火星或其他地方的宇宙飛船可以在那里停留,以補充燃料和給養(yǎng)。國際空間站還能促進世界和平。它把世界各地的科學家、政府和人們團結(jié)到了一起。
國際空間站將于2005年全部完工(空間站至今仍未建成,根據(jù)最新資料,它將于2010年年底全部完工 )??茖W家希望它有10年甚至更長的使用壽命。國際空間站是人類進入太空時代的重要一步。
參考答案
Tuesday 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.D