What a father had done now has been redone by his son. US video game magnate(大亨) Richard Garriott headed into space aboard a Russian rocket watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.
The Russian Soyuz TMA13 spacecraft lifted off in clear weather from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Kazakh steppe(大草原) just after 1 pm local time.
A video game developer from Texas, Garriott paid $ 30 million to fly into space alongside US astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov.
Garriott's father, Owen, watched the launch through telescopes on an observation platform and Garriott's girlfriend, Kelly Miller, burst into tears. “I am very happy for him. It is one of the things he really wanted to do,” Miller said as others opened champagne to celebrate the successful launch.
“I can see he is really enjoying it like a little kid in the candy shop , ” Miller said.
Space officials said the Soyuz rocket had reached orbit (轨道) safely and would dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in about two days.
“He made it; he made it into orbit. It is marvelous,” said Owen Garriott, a physicist who was selected as an astronaut by NASA for his scientific background. He spent 60 days in space in 1973 and another 10 days in 1983.
After 12 days in space Garriott will return to earth with the ISS's former crew on Soyuz , a threeperson reentry capsule(返回舱) which has broken down on its last two flights back to earth.
1. Who are the passengers except Richard Garriott in the spacecraft?
①Owen Garriott ②Michael Fincke
③Yury Lonchakov ④Kelly Miller
A.①② B.②③
C.③④ D.①④
2. What was the reason for Richard Garriott's space travel?
A. His father used to be an excellent astronaut.
B. He planned to explore a game about the space.
C. He wanted to make his dream come true.
D. He got too much expectation from his father.
3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “dock” ?
A. join together B. fly together
C. explore together D. run together
4. Which of the following about the Soyuz spacecraft is TRUE?
A. It has been launched into space with Richard Garriott successfully.
B. Owen Garriott once was brought into the space by this spacecraft.
C. The Soyuz reentry capsule has not made a mistake until this flight.
D. Garriott made a second attempt to fly back to earth on Soyuz.
5. In which part of the newspaper will you probably find this passage?
A. Travel. B. Education.
C. Science. D. Business.
本文是一篇新闻报道。美国电子游戏大亨Richard Garriott搭乘一架俄罗斯宇宙飞船,在父亲的目送下飞赴太空,去实现自己遨游太空的梦想。
1.解析:由第三段中的“Garriott paid $30 million to fly into space alongside US astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov”可知,应选B。
答案:B
2.解析:由第四段中的“It is one of the things he really wanted to do”可知,太空旅行是Garriott是一个梦想。因此,答案为C。
答案:C
3.解析:由语境可知,“联盟号”火箭已经安全到达轨道,并将在大约两天后与国际空间站对接。因此答案为A。
答案:A
4.解析:由第二段可知,A项正确;B项文章未提及;由倒数第一段可知,“联盟号”返回舱曾在前两次飞行中出现故障,因此C项表述错误;D项文章未提及。
答案:A
5.解析:由文章大意可知,美国电子游戏大亨Richard Garriott搭乘一架俄罗斯宇宙飞船,在父亲的目送下飞赴太空,去实现自己遨游太空的梦想。由此可推知,这篇文章可能出现在报纸的旅游版面上。故选A。
答案:A
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试题中有的文章有标题,有的没有,拟题人是有所考虑的。标题是文章主题的高度凝聚。
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2.浏览全文,掌握全貌
如果时间紧,至少要快速通读全文,尤其是首两段。再把标题和文章内容结合起来,这样全文的梗概便一目了然了。
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对整篇短文内容有了一定的了解后,要马上看短文后的问题,带着问题去选择或判断答案。要确定所需查找的信息范围,并注意所查找信息的特点。例如:
如果问题或选项涉及到人名、地名,就应该找首字母大写的单词;如果问题或选项涉及时间、日期、数字,就应该寻找具体的数据。
另外还要注意试题难易,应暂时绕开那些少数较难的题目,先做最有把握、最熟悉的题目,也就是该类题可以直接或间接从文章中找到的。
而对于那些要通过对文章归纳判断、逻辑推理的题目,需要再对全文快速阅读,仔细分析思考,反复比较、推敲选出正确答案。
若文章短可先读短文,后看文后题目;如果文章太长,你可以先把文章后面的问题看一遍,带着问题去看文章。这样可以帮助你去掉杂念,提高阅读速度和解题的正确性。
要善于找关键句,特别要注意文章的第一段和最后一段的头一句话,往往就是关键句,可以帮助你掌握文章的全貌,理解文章的主题。
此外,还应该细读文章,因为有时的试题是考细节。可以边读边用铅笔做点标记,把有关的画出来。凡逢人物就圈起来,看完一数,有几个圈就是几个人,一目了然。
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这次应细品,不可一晃而过。可边读边用铅笔做些记录,把有关的人物、事件、时间、地点、起因(即五个W:who, what, when, where, why)划出来。
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一般短文都设有五个题目,对那些表层理解的题目可以断然选定。
对那些深层理解的题目,应再查阅原文,但决不是简单重读,应找出依据,把所答案代入文中,再确定正误。
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对一具体问题不要局限于一词一事,而应从短文整体考虑,从主线向外扩展,打开思路,前后上下对照。这样,可减少“钻牛角尖”和“繁琐分析”。而且,在中考试题中,即使是事实和细节题,也是“围绕或用以说明主旨和大意”的。大多数短文,尤其是新闻报道或议论文的第一段,或每段的第一句,常包含了全文的主要信息或基本观点;
而结尾部分常是结局或结论。寓言或幽默文字的结尾也往往是点晴之笔或值得玩味之处。
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