成人学位英语阅读理解训练题及答案 (九)

学位英语阅读理解专项提升练习合集

一、阅读理解

Passageone

Thefutureofspaceexplorationmaydependonanartformfromthepast:origami（折纸艺

术），theancientartofpaperfolding.

ResearchersfromWashingtonStateUniversity（WSU）,US,haveusedorigamitopossiblysolve

theproblemofstoringandmovingfueltorocketengines,akeychallengeinspacetravel,

accordingtoNewswise.They'vedevelopedafoldableplasticfuel“bladder（囊状物）"resistant

tosupercoldtemperatures,whichcouldbeusedtostoreandpumpfuelinspacecraftsofthe

future.TheirfindingshaverecentlybeenpublishedinthejournalCryogenics.

“Folkshavebeentryingtomakebagsforrocketfuelforalongtime,“saidJakeLeachman,one

oftheleadresearchers.C4Wecurrentlydon'tdolarge,long-durationtripsbecausewecan'tstore

fuellongenoughinspace.”

Meanwhile,NASAisalsolookingtopaperfoldingtohelpobservedistantplanets.Theagency

iscurrentlydevelopingStarshade,afoldable,sunflower-shapedpieceofhardwarethatwould

helpblockstarlightandenabletelescopestoviewdistantobjectsmoreclearlyinspace.

“Ahugepartofmyjobislookingatsomethingonpaperandasking,'Canweflythis?"'Manan

Arya,atechnologistinCalifornia,said."OnceIrealizedthisishowyoufoldspacecraft

structures,Ibecameinterestedinorigami.IrealizedIwasgoodatitandenjoyedit.Now,Ifold

constantly.

Usingorigamiforspacepurposesisn'tnew,however.Solararrays（太阳自白阵歹U）,experimental

wingsforspaceshuttleprogramsandaninflatable（可充气的）satellitewerealsoinspiredby

origamiinbothpastandpresentspaceprojects.

“Withmostorigami,themagiccomesfromthefolding/'RobertSalazar,whohelpeddesignthe

StarshadeandnowworksontheTransformersproject,saidinastatement."Therearesomany

patternstostillbeexplored.

1.Howcouldthe“bladder“helpinfuturemissions?

A.Toprotectspacecraftsfromextremeweather.

B.Tobeusedtostoreandsupplyfuelinspacecrafts.

C.Tohelprocketenginescutenergyconsumption.

D.Tobeusedtoimproveenergyefficiency.

答案：B

2.WhatcanweknowaboutNASA'sStarshade?

A.Itcanbeusedtogettelescopesclosertostars.

B.Itcanenlargetheviewoftelescopesinspace.

C.Itcanabsorbastar'slightbeforeitenterstelescopes.

D.Itcanhelptelescopesgetcleareipicturesofobjectsinspace.

答案：D

3.Whatisthistext?

A.Atraveljournal.B.Adigest.

C.Asciencereport.D.Anadvertisement.

答案：c

4.Whichcanbethesuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Foldingintospace.B.Theartofpaperfolding.

C.Spaceexploration.D.Theorigami-inspiredprojects.

答案：A

【答案解析】

这一篇说明文。文章主要讲述折纸这种古老的艺术形式对太空探索的影响。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段"They'vedevelopedafoldableplasticfuel"bladder（囊状物）”

resistanttosupercoldtemperatures,whichcouldbeusedtostoreandpumpfuelinspacecrafts

ofthefuture.（他们已经开发出了一种可折叠的塑料燃料“囊”，可以抵抗超低温，可以用

来在未来的航天器中存储和泵送燃料。）”可知，“thebladder（囊状物厂可以用来在宇宙

飞船中储存和供应燃料故选B项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段“TheagencyiscurrentlydevelopingStarshade,afoldable,

sunflower-shapedpieceofhardwarethatwouldhelpblockstarlightandenabletelescopesto

viewdistantobjectsmoreclearlyinspace.（美国宇航局目前正在开发一种可折叠的、向日

葵形状的硬件"星罩''（Starshade）,它将有助于阻挡星光，使望远镜能够更清楚地观察太空

中的遥远物体。）”可知，美国宇航局目前正在开发的“星罩”可以阻挡星光，它可以帮助

望远镜获得更清晰的太空物体图像。故选D项。

theflowoftraffic,causingjam.Motsch,amathematicianinArizonaStateUniversity,andhis

colleagueswantedtoknowifantsonthemovecouldalsogetstuck.Sotheyregulatedtraffic

densitybyconstructingbridgesofvariouswidthsbetweenacolonyofArgentineantsanda

sourceoffood.Thentheywaitedandwatched."Thegoalwastotrytofindoutatwhatpoint

theyaregoingtohaveatrafficjam."saidSebastienMotsch.

Butitappearsthatthatneverhappened.Theyalwaysmanagedtoavoidtrafficjam.Theflow

antsdidincreaseatthebeginningasantsstartedtofillthebridgeandthenleveledoffathigh

densities.Butitneversloweddownorstopped,evenwhenthebridgewasnearlyfilledwith

ants.

Theresearchersthentookacloserlookathowthebehaviourofindividualantsimpactedtraffic

asawhole,andtheyfoundthatwhenantssenseovercrowdingtheyadjusttheirspeedsand

avoidenteringhigh-densityareas,whichpreventsjams.Thesebehavioursmaybepromotedby

pheromones,chemicalsthattellotherantswhereatrailis.Theantsalsomanagetoavoid

coHidiiig（碰撞）witheachotheralhighdensities,whichcouldreallyslowthemdown.Thestudy

isinthejournaleLife.

Canantshelpussolveourowntrafficproblems?Notlikely,saysMotsch.That'sbecausewhen

itcomestogettingfrompointatopointbasfastaspossible,humandriversputtheirowngoals

firstIndividualantshavetobemorecooperativeinordertofeedthecolony.Buttheresearch

couldbeusefulinimprovingtrafficflowforself-drivingcars,whichcanbedesignedtobeless

likeselfishhumans-andmorelikeants.

1.Howdidtheresearcherscontrolthetrafficdensityofthecommutingants?

A.ByfindingoutthedensepointsB.Throughcloserobservation

C.Bycontrollingthewidthsoftheirpath.D.Byregulatingtheirnumbers

答案：C

2.Accordingtotheresearch,antscanavoidtrafficjamsmainlybecause.

A.theyfollowaspecialroute

B.theyleveloffathighdensities

C.theyneverstoporslowdownontheway

D.theydependontheirnaturalchemicalstoadjusttheirspeeds

答案：D

3.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TrafficjamsB.Unavoidable?Notforants

C.Survivalofanantcolony.D.Differencebetweenhumanandants

答案：B

【答案解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了通过研究，人们发现蚂蚁可以避免交通堵塞。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段“Sotheyregulatedtrafficdensitybyconstructingbridgesofvarious

widthsbetweenacolonyofArgentineantsandasourceoffood.（因此，它们通过在阿根廷

蚁群和食物来源之间建造不同宽度的桥梁来调节交通密度。）“可知，研究人员通过控制

路径的宽度控制通勤蚂蚁的交通密度。故选C。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“andtheyfoundthatwhenantssenseovercrowdingtheyadjust

theirspeedsandavoidenteringhigh-densityareas,whichpreventsjams.Thesebehavioursmay

bepromotedbypheromones,chemicalsthattellotherantswhereatrailis.（他们发现，当蚂

蚁感觉到拥挤时，它们会调整速度，避免进入高密度区域，从而避免拥堵。这些行为可

能是由信息素促进的，信息素是一种能告诉其他蚂蚊踪迹的化学物质。）”根据这项研

究，蚂蚁能够避免交通堵塞，主要是因为它们依靠天然化学物质来调节速度。故选D。

【详解】

主旨大意题。根据第四段“Butitappearsthatthatneverhappened.Theyalwaysmanagedto

avoidtrafficjam.（但这似乎从未发生过。它们总是设法避开交通堵塞。）”以及第一段

“Anyonewhocommutes（通勤）bycarknowsthattrafficjamsareanunavoidablepartoflife.

Buthumansarenotaloneinfacingpotentialbackups.（开车上下班的人都知道，交通堵塞

是生活中不可避免的一部分。但人类并不是唯一面临潜在备份的物种。）”及全文可知，

整篇文章介绍的是交通堵塞在蚂蚁种群中可以避免。“不可避免的?蚂蚁不是"最适合作文

章标题。故选B。

Passagethree

Fastfashionhaschangedthewaywedress.Webuymoreclothes,moreoften,butwearthem

less.Theaveragelifespanofapieceofclothingisjusttwoyears,and87percentofunwanted

clothingendsupinlandfillorincinerators（焚化炉）.

AlinaBassi,founder,ofKleiderly,wantstogiveourclothingwasteanotherchanceofauseful

life.The30-year-oldchemicalengineerhasalwayscaredaboutthethreatofclimatechange—

inherteensshemadeafilmhighlightingtheenvironmentalimpactofHeathrowAirport——but

sheactuallystartedhercareerintheoilindustry.learnedsomuchthere,butknewitwasn't

quiterightforme,“Bassisays.Asajuniorengineer,itwasdifficulttoaffectchangeinlarge

corporationsandshewantedtomakeanimpact.reallywantedtoworkinsustainability.（nJ

持续性）

Afterafewmoreyearsintheenergyindustry,shelandedajobwithbio-bean,acompanythat

turnedwastecoffeegroundsfrommajorUKcafechainsintoproductsthatcouldbeburnedfor

heatandfuel.AfterayearinBerlinaschiefoperatingofficerofKaffeeform,anothercoffee

recyclingcompany,Bassiwaseagertostepintoadifferentfield—usedcoffeegroundsarenot

thebiggestthreatfacedbytheplanet.Instead,Bassipouredhereffortsintotacklingamuch

biggerpolluter.

Kleiderlyhopestochangethelandscapeofclothingwaste.Usingtheprinciplesofacircular

（循环的）economy,Bassihasdevelopedalow-energy,multi-stageprocesstoturnclothing

fibersintoanalternativetooil-basedplastic.Sheisreluctanttorevealanyfurtherdetailsasthe

processisstillbeingpatented.Thisplasticcanthenbefedtomanufacturersthatcanuseitin

theirexistingmachines,sothatyouroldT-shirtsandjeansarereusedasbrandnewproducts.t6I

wantedtotakethefibersandturnthemintosomethingthatwouldbeusedformanyyearsto

come."Bassisays.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutBassi'sworkintheoilindustry?

A.Itgavehermuchjoy.

B.Itinspiredhertomakeafilm.

C.Itwentagainstherpersonalgoals.

D.Itmadeherworryabouttheoilindustry.

答案：D

2.WhatdidBassirealizeafterayearofmanagingKaffeeform?

A.Sheshouldentertheenergyindustry.

B.Sheshoulddomoretohelppreventpollution.

C.Sheshouldtakeadvantageofcoffeegrounds

D.Sheshouldaccepttheprinciplesofacirculareconomy.

答案：B

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Determined.B.Unwilling.

C.Unlucky.D.Proud.

答案：B

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Engineersfindanewwaytoproduceoil-basedplastic

B.Aladymakesgreateffortstopromotethefashionindustry

C.Engineersappealtovariousindustriestofightclimatechange

D.Aladydevotesherselftogivingclothingwasteasecondlife

答案：D

【答案解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何将时尚行'也转化成可以重复利用，减少污染的环保

行业。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第二段“butsheactuallystartedhercareerinoilindustry（但实际上，

她的职业生涯是从石油行业开始的）”及该段后文“itwasdifficulttoeffectachangeinlarge

corporations,andshewantedtomakeanimpact（在大公司中实施变革是很困难的，而她想

要产生影响厂可知，她的第一份工作是在石油行业，而她想在石油行业做出改变和变

革，D正确。其余选项在文章里没有提到，都不正确。故选D项。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段中"AfterayearinBerlinaschiefoperatingofficerofKaffeeform,

anothercoffeerecyclingcompany,Bassiwaseagertostepintoadifferentfield-usedcoffee

groundsarenotthebiggestthreatfacedbytheplanet.Instead,Bassipouredhereffortsinto

tacklingamuchbiggerpollute”在柏林担任另一家咖啡回收公司Kaffeeform的首席运营官

一年后，巴西渴望进入一个不同的领域——用过的咖啡渣不是地球面临的最大威胁。取

而代之的是，巴西把全部精力投入到解决一个更大的污染源上）”中的tacklingamuch

biggerpolluter及第四段中的“Kleiderlyhopestochangethelandscapeofclothingwaste.

Usingtheprinciplesofacircular（循环的）economy,Bassihasdevelopedalow-energy,multi­

stageprocesstoturnclothingfibersintoanalternativetooil-basedplastic.（克莱德利希望改变

服装废弃物的现状。利用循环经济的原理，Bassi开发了一种低能耗、多阶段的工艺，将

服装纤维转变为油基塑料的替代品）''中的changethelandscapeofclothingwaste可知，

Kleiderly希望可以做更多的工作，防止污染。D选项中“Kleiderly接受了循环经济的理

念“，理解片面，不符合题意c故选B项。

【详解】

词句猜测题。根据后文中“astheprocessisstillbeingpatented.（因为整个过程仍在申请专

利）”中的isstillbeingpatented可知，由于该过程还在申请专利，所以应该是“不愿意''透

露细节。reluctant意同unwilling,意为“不情愿的，不愿意的”。故选B项。

【详解】

主旨大意题。通读全文，并根据最后一段“Klciderlyhopestochangethelandscapeof

clothingwaste.Usingtheprinciplesofacircular（循环的）economy,Bassihasdevelopeda

low-energy,multi-stageprocesstoturnclothingfibersintoanalternativetooil-based

plastic.（Kleiderly希望改变服装废弃物的现状。利用循环经济的原理，Bassi开发了一种

低能耗、多阶段的工艺，将服装纤维转变为油基塑料的替代品）‘'以及'"wantedtotakethe

fibersandturnthemintosomethingthatwouldbeusedformanyyearstocome.（我想把这些纤

维变成可以用很多年的东西）”可知，文章主要关于KleideHy为解决服装浪费而做出的贡

献。D项“Kleiderly致力于给衣物废弃物第二次生命。”符合题意，适合做标题。故选D

项。

Passagefour

Trafficlightsarekeytoolsforregulatingtrafficnow.Theyarenot,however,perfect.Creating

suchasmoothpassagemeansadjustingavehicle'sspeedsothatitalwaysarrivesatthelights

whentheyaregreen.Thatistheoreticallypossible,butpracticallyhard.Roadsidesignswiredto

trafficlightscanhelpgetthemessageacrossacouplehundredmetersfromacrossing,butsuch

signsareexpensive,andarenotwidespread.MargaretMartonosiandEmmanouilKoukoumidis

atPrincetonUniversity,andLi-ShiuanPehattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,

however,haveanideathatcouldmaketheprocesscheaperandmoreeffective.Insteadofa

hardwirednetworkofsigns,theyproposetousemobile-phoneapplications.

Foradrivertobenefit,hemustloadtheteam'ssoftware,namedSignalGuru,intohisphoneand

thenputitonaspecialthingattachedtotheinsideofhiscar'swindscreen,withthecameralens

pointingforward.SignalGuruisdesignedtodetect（探测）trafficlightsandtracktheirstatusas

red,yelloworgreen,Itbroadcaststhisinformationtootherphonesintheareathatarefitted

withthesamesoftware,and—ifthereareenoughofthem,thephonesthuseachknowthe

statusofmostofthelightsaroundtown.Usingthisinformation,SignalGuruisabletocalculate

thetraffic-lightschedulefortheareaandsuggestthespeedatwhichadrivershouldtravelin

ordertoavoidredlights.

TestsinCambridge,Massachusetts,wherefivedriverswereaskedtofollowthesameroutefor

threehours,andinSingapore,whereeightdriverswereaskedtofollowoneoftworoutesfor30

minutes,revealedthatSignalGuruwascapableofpredictingtraffic-lightactivitywithan

accuracyof98.2%and96.3%respectivelyinthetwocities.

1.Roadsidesignswiredtotrafficlightsarenotthebestwaytocreateasmoothpassagebecause

A.theyareexpensiveandeasilybreak

B.theyaretoocostlyandnotwidelyused

C.theyarecomplexandconfusingtodrivers

D.theyaretheoreticallypossiblebutpracticallyuseless

答案：B

2.SignalGuruisanapplicationusedon.

A.acameraB.acomputer

C.amobilephoneD.awindscreen

答案：C

3.Withtheinformationitcollectsandprocesses,SignalGuruisableto.

A.helpdriversavoidtrafficaccidents

B.allowdriverstoadjusttheirspeed

C.changethetrafficlightsinadvance

D.sendinformationtoallcellphones

答案：B

【答案解析】

本文是说明文。交通灯是规范交通的重要工具，遇到红灯司机不得不停车，这不仅使人

心烦还费油。本文介绍了安装在手机里的一种软件，它能帮助司机调整车速，以避免等

红灯。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“Roadsidesignswiredtotrafficlightscanhelpgetthe

messageacrossacouplehundredmetersfromacrossing,butsuchsignsareexpensive,andare

notwidespread4连接在交通灯上的道路标志可以帮助你从离一个十字路口几几百米的地

方获得信息，但这样的标志很昂贵，而且并不普遍）”可知，连接在红绿灯上的路边标志

并不是创造畅通通道的最佳途径，因为他们昂贵并且不被普遍使用。故选B。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段“Foradrivertobenefit,hemustloadtheteam'ssoftware,named

SignalGuru,intohisphoneandthenputitonaspecialthingattachedtotheinsideofhiscar's

windscreen,withthecameralenspointingforward.（为了让司机受益，他必须把团队的名为

SignalGuru的软件装到手机里，然后把它放在汽车挡风玻璃内部的一个特殊东西上，镜

头指向前方）“可知，SignalGuru是一种安装在手机里的应用软件，故选C。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句"Usingthisinformation,SignalGuruisabletocalculate

thetraffic-lightschedulefortheareaandsuggestthespeedatwhichadrivershouldtravelin

ordertoavoidredlights.（利用这些信息，辛纳格鲁能够计算该地区的交通灯时间表，并建

议司机应该行驶的速度，以避免红灯）”可知，SignalGuru可以帮助司机调整车速，避免

等红灯。故选B。

Passagefive

Sarahcamerunningin."LookwhatIfound.OverthetopofthepaperIwasreadingcamea

crispy（松脆的）objectthatcausedmetojump.Itwasasnakeskinthathadbeenshedbyoneof

ourmanygardensnakes."Isn'titbeautiful?^^saidmywide-eyedseven-year-old.

Istaredattheorganicwrapperandthoughttomyselfthatitreallywasn'tthatbeautiful,butI

havelearnednevertoappearuninterestedwithchildren.Theyseeonlygoodqualityand

excellenceintheworlduntileducatedotherwise.

“Whydoesitdothis?"Sarahasked.

“Snakesshedtheirskinbecausetheyneedtorenewthemselves."1explained.€tWhydothey

needtorenewthemselves?”Sarahasked.

Tsuddenlyrememberedanarticleonthispagemanyyearsagowherethewriterwasexpressing

herconceptofrenewal.Sheusedlayersofpaperoverawalltodescribehowwehideour

originalselves,andsaidthatbypeelingawaythoselayersonebyone,weseetheoriginal

beneath.4tWeoftenneedtoshedourskinsandthosecoalingsthatwecoverourselveswith.,,I

saidtomynowabsorbeddaughter.uWeoutgrowsomethingsandfindotheronesunwantedor

unnecessary.Tillssnakenolongerneedsthisskin.Itisprobablytoocrinkly（起皱的）forhim,

andheprobablydoesn'tthinkhelooksassmartinitasheoncedid.,,Sarahwasgettingthe

point.Aswetalked,1knewthatshebegantounderstand,althoughslightlythatrenewalispart

ofprogress.

“Isee,Dad.^^saidSarahandjumpedoffmytapandranoff.

Ihopedshewouldrememberthis.Thatoften,inordertofindourrealselvesunderneaththe

layersofcommunityandculturewithwhichwecoverourselvesyearafteryear,weneedtostart

examiningtheselayers.Weneedtogentlypeelsomeaway,aswerecognizethemtobe

worthlessorunnecessary;oratbest,storetheonesthrownawayasmementoes（念想）ofour

promotiontoabettervitalityorspirit.

1.Atthefirstsightofthesnakeskin,theauthorwas.

A.scaredB.puzzled

C.uninterestedD.excited

答案：A

2.Sarahlearnedfromherfatherthatrenewalis.

A.torecoverhelayersoutsideone'srealselfB.toreviewwhathasbeendone

C.anaturalpartofgettingmatureD.theprocessoffindingtheunwanted

答案：c

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.dislikesthesnakeskinatall

B.showsconcernfornatureandculture

C.cangraspthechancetoeducatechildren

D.oftenencourageshisdaughtertoraisequestions

答案：C

【答案解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的女儿Sarah问作者蛇脱皮的原因，作者给她

解释原因时，借机给女儿进行了一次教育，告诉她：蛇要脱皮是在成长，人要进步也须

不断反省自己，只有会发现自己的缺点才能不断进步。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第一段"OverthetopofthepaperIwasreadingcameacrispyobject

thatcausedmetojump.（我正在看的报纸上出现了一个松脆的东西，把我吓了-一跳）''可

知，作者看到蛇皮的时候，吓得都跳起来了。故选A项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第五段"Sarahwasgettingthepoint.Aswetalked,1knewthatshe

begantounderstand,althoughslightlythatrenewalispartofprogress.（Sarah说到点子上了。

在我们谈话的过程中，我知道她开始明白了，尽管稍微明白了一点，更新乜是进步的一

部分）“可知，Sarah开始慢慢理解蛇蜕皮也是一种进步，一种成熟的表现。故选C项。

【详解】

推理判断题。通过文章第三段“"Whydoesitdothis?”Sarahasked.（“它为什么这样

做？“Sarah问）”以及文章最后一段"Ihopedshewouldrememberthis.Thatoften,inorderto

findourrealselvesunderneaththelayersofcommunityandculturewithwhichwecover

ourselvesyearafteryear,weneedtostartexaminingtheselayers.Weneedtogentlypeelsome

away,aswerecognizethemtobeworthlessorunnecessary;oratbest,storetheonesthrown

awayasmementoesofourpromotiontoabettervitalityorspirit.（我希望她能记住这——点。

通常，为了在我们年复一年被社会和文化层层覆盖之下找到真正的自我，我们需要开始

审视这些层次。当我们认识到它们没有价值或没有必要时，我们需要轻轻剥掉一些；或

者，最好的情况是，把那些被扔掉的东西储存起来，作为我们获得更好活力或精神的纪

念）”可推知，作者的女儿问作者关于蛇为什么会脱皮的问题，作者抓住这个机会给女儿

进行了一次教育。因此可推知，作者很善于抓住生活中的小事对孩子进行教育。故选C

项。

Passagesix

ASpaceXrocket,knownasSN10,wentupoverSouthTexasduringtestflightWednes-day

beforefallingdowntoapointlandingnearitslaunchsite.Approximatelythreeminutesafter

landing,however,therocketexplodedatitslandingplace.Itwasunclearwhatcausedthe

rockettoexplode.

“We'vehadasuccessfulsofttouchdownonthelandingsite,"SpaceXengineerJohnIns-

pruckersaid."That'sabeautifultestflightofStarship10.“HeaddedthatSpaceXhasseveral

otherrocketsalreadyinproductionandthenext,SN11,willbereadytorolloutforanothertest

flightinthenearfuture.Theprimarygoalofthetestwastogatherdataonhowthevehicle's

flaps（襟翼）wouldcontroltheStarshiprocketasitfallsbacktotheEarth.

Musk,theCEOofSpaceX,firstexplainedStarship'sintendedlandingmethodduringa

September2019mediaevent.Hebilleditasauniquewaythatwouldmaketherocketdive

backthroughtheairwithitsbellypointedtowardtheEarthasitsfourflapsswitchslightlyto

keepitsteady.It'samethodthatMusksaidisintendedtolearnhowaskydiverwouldfall

throughtheair,ratherthanthestraightvertical（垂直）divetotheEarththatSpaceX'sFal-con9

rocketsemploywhentheycomeinforlandings.

Perfectingthelandingmethodisessentialto"enableafullyreusabletransportationsys-tem

designedtocarrybothpassengersandgoodsonlongtimeandinterplanetaryflightsandhelp

humansreturntotheMoon,andtraveltoMars,“accordingtothecompany'swebsite.

SpaceXintendstouseStarshipforavarietyofpurposes,includingshuttlingpayingcus-tomers

betweencitiesatbreakneckspeeds,potentiallyaidingNASA'sMoonlandingefforts,and,

eventually,launchinggoodsandhumanmissionstoMars.

1.WhatdoesJohnInspruckerthinkoftherocketexplosion?

A.AdisasterfortheSpaceX.

B.Apartoftheirroutinework.

C.Ablowontheirconfidence.

D.Abreakthroughwithfailure.

答案：D

2.WhatisthepurposeofthetestofStarshiprockets?

A.TotestthepossibilityoflivingonMars.

B.Tofindapracticalaccesstoreusingrockets.

C.Toexperimenthowtofixflapsonrockets.

D.Totransporthumanwastetootherplanets.

答案：B

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutSpaceX'sFalcon9rocketsfromthetext?

A.Theylandstraightvertically.

B.Theycanlandwithbodylyingintheair.

C.Theyrelyonflapstokeepsteadyintheair.

D.Theylearntofallfromskydiversintheair.

答案：A

4.WhatistheStarship'sfinalaim?

A.TolandontheMoon.

B.Toshuttlebetweencities.

C.TocarryhumanstoMars.

D.TotaketheNASA'splace.

答案：C

【答案解析】

这是一■篇新闻报道。被称为SN10的SpaceX火箭在着陆后爆炸，文章介绍了专家对此次

事件的反应和后续计划，并介绍了星际飞船的预定着陆方式和各种目标。

【详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段第二句"ThatkabeautifultestflightofStarship10."（那是星际飞船

10号的一次漂亮的试飞。）可知，虽然火箭爆炸了，但是Johnlnsprucker认为这是一次漂

亮的试飞。根据第一段第二句"Approximatelythreeminutesafterlanding,however,the

rocketexplodedatitslandingplace."（然而，在着陆大约3分钟后,火箭在着陆地点爆炸。）

和第二段第一句"We'vehadasuccessfulsofttouchdownonthelandingsite”（我们在着陆点

进行了成功的软着陆）可知，Johnlnsprucker认为虽然火箭在着陆地点爆炸，但是至少在

着陆点进行了成功的软着陆。所以虽然失败了，但也是一次突破。故选D。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"Theprimarygoalofthetestwastogatherdataonhow

thevehicle'sflaps（襟翼）wouldcontroltheStarshiprocketasitfallsbacktotheEarth.”（该测

试的主要目的是收集有关飞船襟翼如何在飞船落回地球时控制火箭的数据。）可知，这个

测试的目的是找到一种实用的火箭再利用方法。故选Bo

【详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句"It'samethodthatMusksaidisintendedtolearnhowa

skydiverwouldfallthroughtheair,ratherthanthestraightvertical（垂直）divetotheEarththat

SpaceX'sFal-con9rocketsemploywhentheycomeinforlandings.”（马斯克说，这种方法是

为了了解跳伞者是如何从空中坠落的，而不是SpaceX的Fal-con9火箭在着陆时采用的

直接垂直俯冲地球的方式。）可知，SpaceXKFalcon9火箭是垂直降落的。故选A。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段"SpaceXintendstouseStarshipforavarietyofpurposes,

includingshuttlingpayingcus-tomersbetweencitiesatbreakneckspeeds,potentiallyaiding

NASA'sMoonlandingefforts,and,eventually,launchinggoodsandhumanmissionsto

MarsJ(SpaccX打算将星际飞船用于多种用途，包括以极快的速度在城市间穿梭，可能有

助于美国宇航局的登月工作，并最终向火星发射货物和载人任务。)可知，星际飞船的最

终目标是载人去火星。故选C。

Passageseven

COURSE:IntroductiontoAmericanHistory

INSTRUCTOR:Dr,JaneKlammer

OFFICE:305MarshallHall

OFFICEHOURS:11:15/2:30MWF(MondayWednesdayFriday)Is

CLASS:363MarshallHall3:35-5:00M-Th(Monday-Thursday)10:10-11:00MWF

Othertimesbyappointment

TELEPHONE:255-4786

TEXTBOOK:Green,RobertP,TheAmericanTradition:AHistoryoftheUnitedStates.

CharlesE.MerillpublishingCo.Columbus,Ohio1984,whichisavailableattheCollege

Bookstore.

COURSERequirements:

mid-termexam:October1020%ofthefinalgrade

finalexam:December1040%ofthefinalgrade

termpaperdue:December1540%ofthefinalgrade

Attendanceisnotrequired,butyouareresponsibleforalltheinformationgivenintheclass

lectures.InthelecturesIwilltalkaboutthechaptersinthetextbookandothermaterialsthatI

choosetosupplementthecourse.Theexamswillcoverallthisinformation.Therefore,Iadvise

youtocometotheclassasmuchaspossible.Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretogettheclass

notesfromanotherstudent.

Yourhomeworkassignmentsarelistedonthenextpage.Ifthereareanychangesinthe

assignedhomeworkreading,Iwillannounceinclass.Youaresupposedtoreadthechapter

aboutwhichIwillbelecturingbeforeyoucometoclass.Thisistomakesurethatyou

understandasmuchaspossiblewhiletakingnotesinmylectures.Bepreparedwhenyoucome

toclass.Thetermpaperis40%ofyoufinalgrade.Itshouldnotexceedfifteenpages(Anyone

thinkingofmajoringinhistorymaywritetwenty-fivepages.)Beforethemid-termexamyou

willchoosethetopicforyourpaper.

Haveagoodterm!

1.AstudentwhowouldliketoattendthecoursebyProf.Klammerhastostayin363Marshall

Hall.

A.from11:15tol2:30onMonday,WednesdayandFriday

B.from10:10to11:00onMondayandThursday

C.from3:35to5:00onMonday,WednesdayandFriday

D.from3:35to5:00onMondayandThursday

答案：D

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThetextbookiswrittenbyDrJaneKlammer.

B.Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretosaysorrytoProf.Klammer.

C.Thestudentscanbuy"IntroductiontoAmericanHistory,,attheCollege.

D.Prof.Klammeradvisesherstudentstotakenotesinherclass.

答案：D

3.Ifafreshmanthinksthathemightmajorinhistory,whichisthemainlengthofhispapercan

be?

A.Fifteenpages

B.Twenty-fivepages

C.Tenpages

D.Nomaximum

答案：B

【答案解析】

这是一篇应用文，主要介绍了IntroductiontoAmericanHistory这门课程，并对学生就读

这门课程时的一些注意事项进行说明。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据题干关键词"attendthecoursebyProf.Klammerhastostayin363

MarshallHair,可以定位到文章第五行，根据“363MarshallHall3:35-5:00M-Th

(Monday-Thursday)10:10-11:00MWF,Othertimesbyappointment”可知,在363Marshall

Hall上克莱默教授的课程的时间是周一至周四的3:35至5:00,以及周一，周三，周五的

10:10至11:00,其他时间需预约。选项D“from3:35to5:00onMondayandThursday(周

一和周四的335至5:00)”中提到的时间段,与原文相符。故选D项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretogettheclassnotes

fromanotherstudent.（如果你不得不缺课，一定要从另一个学生那里拿到课堂笔

T己。）“，以及最后一段“Thisistomakesurethatyouunderstandasmuchaspossiblewhile

takingnotesinmylectures.（这是为了确保你在我的课堂做笔记时能尽可.能多地理解。）“

可知，克莱默教授要求学生要做课堂笔记，选项D意为“克莱默教授建议她的学生在课

堂上做笔记。“，与原文相符,故选D项。

【详解】

细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第五行“Anyonethinkingofmajoringinhistorymaywrite

twenty-fivepages.（任何想主修历史的人都可以写二十五页。）可知，任何想要主修历史

专业的学生，论文可以写二十五页。题目中的“freshman（新生）”属于anyone的范畴，

所以也可以写二十五页。故选B项。

Passageeight

InMarch2019,whenSaraCookfirstgotalettertellingherthatsomeonehadpaidoffapart

ofhermedicaldebt,shethough