新教材高中外研版英语选择性必修4课时作业Unit6SectionⅢDevelopingideasPresentingideas

课时作业(十八)Unit6SectionⅢDevelopingideas&Presentingideas阅读理解AARussianspacecrafttravelingtotheInternationalSpaceStationThursdayhadtomakeanemergencylandingwhenarocketenginefailedtofire.ItwasthelatestinarecentseriesoffailuresfortheRussianspaceprogram,whichisalsousedbytheU．S.tocarryitsastronautstothestation.UnitedStatesastronautNickHagueandRussianastronautAlexeiOvchininlandedsafelyabout20kilometersfromDzhezkazganinKazakhstan.Thecityisabout450kilometersfromtheRussia'sBaikonurspacecenter,whereRussiaoperatesthroughanagreementwiththeRepublicofKazakhstan.BoththeU．S.spaceagencyNASAandRussia'sRoscosmosreportedthatthetwowerequicklyrecoveredfromthelandingareabyrescuecrews.AspokesmanforRussianPresidentVladimirPutinsaid,“ThankGodthecrewisalive”aftertheyhadlandedsafely.Abouttwominutesafterlaunching,thethree­stageSoyuzboosterrocketsufferedanunspecifiedfailureofitssecondstage.Russia'sTASSnewsagencysaidthecapsulecarryingthetwomenseparatedfromthetroubledrocketsafely.ThiscausedthecapsuletodropverysharplyintotheEarth'satmosphere.Parachutes(降落伞)helpedslowthereturningcapsule.Searchandrescueteamsweresenttorecoverthecrew.Russia'sRIAnewsagencyreportedthatRussiahasimmediatelysuspendedallmannedspacelaunchesafterthefailure.RoscosmosheadDmitryRogozinsaidhehadorderedastatemissiontocarryoutaninvestigationintowhatwentwrong.HesaidRussiawouldshareallrelevantinformationwiththeU．S.TheTASSnewsagencysaidthattheISScrewhadenoughsuppliesandthatthefailedlaunchwouldnotaffectoperations.TheU．S.andothernationshavedependedonRussiatocarryastronautstotheISSsincetheretirementoftheSpaceShuttleprogramin2011.Iningyears,AmericanaerospacepaniesSpaceX,withitsDragon2,andBoeing,withitsStarliner,areexpectedtoreturntospace.1．Whatcausedthefailureofthelaunch?A．Theproblemoftheengine.B．Theterribleweather.C．Thedropofthecapsule.D．Thewrongoperation.2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthelaunch?A．ThecapsulelandedsafelyinDzhezkazgan,Russia.B．Russiahadneverfailedinthespacelaunchbeforethisfailure.C．Thefailedlaunchwillhaveaseriouseffectontheoperations.D．AtfirstthecapsuledroppedveryrapidlyintotheEarth'satmosphere.3．Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．SpaceXissuretogobacktospacesoon.B．AmericacarriedastronautstotheISSbyitselfbefore2011.C．NowonlyRussiacancarryastronautstospace.D．TheISScrewlivesaverygoodlifeinthespacestation.4．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheRescueofTwoAstronautsB．TheLaunchofRussianSpacecraftC．CooperationBetweenRussiaandAmericaD．EmergencyLandinginFailedSpaceLaunchBLookingforatrueout­of­this­worldvacation?Thenyouareinluck!Texas­basedstart­upOrionSpanannouncedtheyweretakingreservationsforAurora(极光)Station,theworld'sfirstluxuryhotelinspace.Thepill­shapedspacestationwillmeasure43.5feetlongand14.1feetwide—aboutthesizeofalargeprivatejet'scabin—whenpleted.Itwillacmodatefourguestsintwoprivatesuitesandtwocrewmembers,mostlikelyformerastronauts.Hoveringabout200milesabovetheEarth,AuroraStationwillcircletheplanetonceevery90minutes,enablinggueststoenjoy16spectacularsunrisesandsunsetsdaily,aswellasscoresofthebreathtakingnorthernandsouthernaurorasthatthehotelisnamedafter.Whileadmiringthebeautyofourplanet,touristscanhavenon­astronautfoodanddrinksorentertainthemselveswithplayingcards.Thosehopingtodosomethingmoreworthwhilewillbeabletoengageinastronaut­likeexperimentssuchasgrowingfoodinaspecialenvironment.TheWi­Fi­enabledspacecraftwillmakeiteasyforgueststosharetheirexperienceswithfriendsandfamilymembersonEarth.Attheendoftheweekandhalf­longvacation,returningguestswillbetreatedtoaspecial“hero'swele”，similartotheoneexperiencedbyastronautsreturningfromarealmission.Beforetheonce­in­a­lifetimetrip,guestswillhavetoundergoathree­monthspecialtraininglearninghowtomoveinaweightlessenvironment,alongwiththebasicsofspaceflightandorbitalmechanics.Also,beforeyoustartpackingyourbags,youwillhavetopay$9.5millionforthe12­dayround­tripvacation.Whileseveralpaniesareplanningtobuildhotelsinspace,OrionSpanhopestotransformsectionsofusedrocketsfloatinginspaceintohotelrooms,insteadofcrowdingthealreadymessyskieswithadditionalman­madeobjects.5．WhatcanwelearnaboutAuroraStation?A．Peoplecanvisititnow.B．Itsconstructionwilllastforabout5years.C．Itcanonlyholdfourpeople.D．Itlookslikeapillaboutthesizeofalargeplane.6．WhyisthespacehotelnamedAuroraStation?A．GuestscanenjoyspectacularaurorasoftheEarth.B．Thestationwillgiveoffauroraswhiletravelling.C．ThestationwillrunroundtheaurorasoftheEarth.D．ThehotelislitupbytheaurorasoftheEarth.7．Whatcanguestsdoinaspacehotel?A．Staythereaslongastheylike.B．Cookmealsastheydoathome.C．municatewiththeirfamily.D．Receiveaweleasarealhero.8．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．ThereislittleroomforpeopletoliveonEarth.B．Toomanyspacecraftshavearousedpeople'sconcern.C．Spacehotelswillbenecessaryinthenearfuture.D．Usedrocketsfloatinginspaceareeasytoberecycled.CWhyTFTIstheBest·LocalExperiencesOurmissionisauthentictravel.Wepartnerwithlocalexpertstocreateenrichingexperiencesthatteachteenstobesavvy(聪明有见识的)travellers.Everyprogrammeisdesignedtobehands­on—emphasisingdoingandfeeling,inadditiontojustseeing,soteensdiscoverwhatitmeanstolivelikealocalineverycountrytheyvisit.·SmallandDiverseGroupsizesof14—21studentsallowustotravelfortablyandtomakerealconnectionstoeachotherandthehostmunity.Participantsefromamixofdifferentstates,regions,andcountries.Wealsowelesolotravellers—75%ofourteensjoinuswithoutafriend!·TheMostVariedWeofferculturalexploration,munityservice,language,andphotographyprogrammestoEurope,Africa,LatinAmerica,Oceania,Asia,andNorthAmerica.Wehavemoreprogrammesinmoredestinationsthananyotherteentravelpany.Withover100programmesandmorethan40countriestochoosefrom,you'resuretofindaprogrammethat'stheperfectfit.CheckoutwhatpasttravellershavetosayaboutTFTanddiscoverwhywearethebest.“ThisissimplyoneofthebestthingsweeverdidforEthan.Thatfirsttripopenedanewworldtohim.Differentcultures,food,diversity,sights,relationships,teambuilding,confidence,independence...onlyafewofthepositivegainsforEthan.Now,heisofftoGeorgeWashingtonUniversitywithconfidenceandexcitement,forwhichwearesograteful.WearepleasedandappreciativebeyondwordstobeamemberoftheTFTfamilyforalifetime！”9．WhatisTFTmostprobablybe?A．Ayouthtravelorganisation.B．Anadvertisingpany.C．Across­cultureprogramme.D．Alearningcentreforstudents.10．Who'sEthaninthetext?A．Atourguide.B．AnemployeeofTFT.C．Auniversityteacher.D．Aformercustomer.11．Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A．Awebsiteadvertisement.B．Anewspaperreport.C．Atextbookontourism.D．Ageographicalbook.课时作业(十八)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了运送宇航员到国际空间站的一艘俄罗斯飞船由于发动机故障致使飞船作了紧急降落，所幸无人伤亡。1．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句可知，由于发动机故障导致发射失败。故选A。2．答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第四段中的ThiscausedthecapsuletodropverysharplyintotheEarth'satmosphere.Parachutes(降落伞)helpedslowthereturningcapsule.可知，一开始太空舱迅速掉入了地球大气层，故选D。3．答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，自从2011年航天飞机计划退出，美国以及其他国家都依靠俄罗斯运送宇航员到国际空间站，由此可以推知，2011年以前，美国利用自己的航天飞机运送宇航员，故选B。4．答案与解析：D主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句ARussianspacecrafttravelingtotheInternationalSpaceStationThursdayhadtomakeanemergencylandingwhenarocketenginefailedtofire.为本文的主旨句，讲述了运送宇航员到国际空间站的一艘俄罗斯飞船由于发动机故障致使飞船作了紧急降落，故选D。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。总部位于得克萨斯州的OrionSpan公司宣布，他们正在为世界上第一家太空豪华酒店AuroraStation做准备，这意味着人们可以在真正意义上进行一次太空之旅。5．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中的Thepill­shapedspacestation...aboutthesizeofalargeprivatejet'scabin—whenpleted.Itwillacmodatefourguestsintwoprivatesuitesandtwocrewmembers可知，太空酒店AuroraStation看起来像一个药丸形状的大型飞机。故选D项。6．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中的enablinggueststoenjoy16spectacularsunrisesandsunsetsdaily,aswellasscoresofthebreathtakingnorthernandsouthernaurorasthatthehotelisnamedafter可知，太空旅馆名叫AuroraStation是因为客人在上面可以欣赏