高考阅读理解（湖南卷）

阅读理解 （2007年 湖南）AIn June, 2007, a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg, the capital of Canadas Manitoba province, will begin test-launching （试发射） a satellite the size of a Rubiks cube.The one-kilogram Win-Cub satellite, named for its home city and its shape, will be put into low orbit. Once in space, it can perform for a few months or up to several years, communicating information that could help find the signs of earthquakes.There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide, but this is the first high-school based program of its kind in Canada30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite, in cooperation with aerospace （航空航天的） experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba, and with support from two other organizations.The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper; it is real-world engineering, allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program. It is also taken as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within ManitobaDesigning, building and launching a satellite with high-school participation will bring this world-class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space.“These Manitoba high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm, innovation （创新）, and a strong love for discovery,” said Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjomson. “We want to make science more relevant （相关的）, interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or, in this case, in space,” Bjomson added.The Win-Cube program is mainly named at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students. It also shows Manitobas devotion to research and innovation and the development of a skilled workforceall important drivers of knowledge-based economic growth.56According to the passage, the Win-Cube satellite is _.Anamed after Manitoba and its shapeBintended for international communicationCdesigned like a Rubiks cube both in shape and sizeDchallenged by university students around the world57 According to Mr. Bjomson, _.Athose Manitoba high school students are worth praisingBthe study of space can be practically made in classroomsCManitoba high schools are famous for the study of spaceDscientific research is too far away from high school students58The primary purpose of the project is to _.Afind the early signs of earthquakes Brelate studies to practicalChelp high school students study real-world engineeringDinspire a strong desire for discovery among the stu