1、课时作业(十八)Unit 6Section Developing ideas, Presenting ideas & Reflection阅读理解A Artemis is NASAs new lunar exploration program. Through the Artemis program, NASA will use new technology to study the Moon in new and better ways, and prepare for human missions to Mars. NASAs new rocket will carry the Orion
2、 spacecraft to lunar orbit. Then, astronauts will dock (对接) Orion at a small spaceship called the Gateway, from which the crew will take trips to the lunar surface in a new human landing system, and then return to the Gateway. The crew will return to Earth aboard Orion. NASA will test the rocket and
3、 the spacecraft in flight, and then send a crew for a test flight： Artemis 1 will be a test flight of the SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft with no crew. Artemis 2 will fly SLS and Orion with a crew past the Moon, then circle it and return to Earth. This trip will be the farthest any human has go
4、ne into space. Artemis 3 will send a crew with the first woman and the next man to land on the Moon by 2024. The Artemis 3 crew will visit the Moons South Pole. No one has ever been there. On the Moon, astronauts will： Search for the Moons water and use it. Learn how to live and work on the surface
5、of another celestial body (天体) where astronauts are just three days from home. Test the technologies we need before sending astronauts on missions to Mars. The Moon is a good place to learn new science. NASA will learn more about the Moon, Earth and even the Sun. The Moon is a “test bed” for Mars. T
6、he Moon is a place to show that astronauts will one day be able to work away from Earth on Mars for long periods of time.1What is the aim of the Artemis program? ATo help astronauts return to Earth. BTo be ready for the landing on Mars.CTo study Mars using new science.DTo test the Moon landing space
7、craft, Orion.2Which will be the achievement of the Artemis series? AGoing to the Moons South Pole. BMaking the first trip into space. CSending the first man to the Moon. DFlying to the Moon with four persons.3What will Artemis astronauts do on the Moon?ASend astronauts to Mars.BRun a threeyearlong t
8、est.CFind and make use of water.DLearn to live not far from home.4What can we conclude from the text?AIt is possible to live on another planet now.BThe crew will reach the lunar surface from the Orion.CNASA has sent the first woman astronaut to the Moon.DThe Artemis program is of great help in Mars
9、exploring.B The Sabi Sand Game Reserve in South Africa is one of the richest wildlife regions in the African continent. Over 200 species of mammals and 350 different birds can be found in its vast plains, grasslands and forests. I spoke to Michael Rattray, chairman of the Sabi Sand management commit
10、tee, about the management policies. “If in a thousand years time the reserve is still a wonderful habitat for wildlife, then we will have succeeded in our mission. Various measures are being put in place. These include dealing with the problem of erosion (侵蚀). In 1996 we had abnormally high rainfall
11、. This could have been absolutely destructive. However, we have successfully fought erosion using gabion stretchers, which are wire baskets filled with rocks. We have also used a lot of old aerial photographs, which have helped us return the land to its earlier state. This meant recreating open gras
12、sland areas to attract different types of animals，” he said. Apart from these measures, the reserve employs a wide range of local workers. Building staff accommodation of any sort would make a big impact on the environment and would go against the aim of keeping the reserve as natural as possible. I
13、nstead, transport is provided so employees can live a normal life with their families outside the area, and the human impact is kept to a minimum (最低限度) Visitors to the reserve spend about six hours a day in open vehicles, observing wildlife on game drives. They are accompanied by a ranger and a loc
14、al tracker. I shall never forget the moment on a game drive when a cheetah with her five cubs was pointed out to me. She was lying in a sea of long yellow grass, her markings almost invisible. We got close enough to hear her purr. The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is a place where animals have no fear of h
15、umans. It is impossible to quantify the benefits of spending time in such an environment.5What helped solve the problem of erosion? AHigh rainfall. BGabion stretchers. CEmpty baskets. DAerial photographs.6What can we know about visitors to the reserve? AThey can walk to the open fields. BThey must h
16、ave very good eyesight. CThey cannot go around the reserve alone. DThey have two ways to enter the reserve.7The authors experience of visiting the reserve can be described as _. Alucky Bamazing Cstressful Dfrightening8What would be the best title for the text? AAn introduction to the Sabi Sand Game
17、Reserve BThe importance of protecting wildlife CSome advice on visiting the Sabi Sand Game ReserveDThe Sabi Sand Game Reservethe biggest wildlife regionC What would it be like to live on Mars? Volunteers are spending eight months in an area that looks much like the surface of Mars. They are isolated
18、 (孤立) high on top of Mauna Loa, a volcanic mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii, living on a simulated (模仿的) or makebelieve, Mars Base. The project called HISEAS is in the charge of Kim Binsted. She says this wild environment is as close to Mars as you can find on Earth. Because it is so high, the l
19、and is not warm or rich with plants, like the rest of Hawaii. “You will see there is really no visible plant life or animal life. And you have got this wonderful volcanic material.” Mauna Loa, 2, 500 meters above sea level, is geologically very similar to Olympus Mons on Mars and almost as tall as t
20、he Martian mountain. When measured from its base, deep in the ocean, Mauna Loa is the second largest mountain in our solar system, after the one on Mars. The sixmember HISEAS crew is mostly selfsufficient. Food and supplies are brought to them. But the individuals bringing those supplies cannot comm
21、unicate with volunteers inside the habitat, or base. Kim Binsted says this experiment looks at how the astronauts get along with each other. “We study how well they work together, how we can keep them happy and supported, and not wanting to kill each other over these long durations.” Crew members co
22、mmunicate with the outside world through emails and blogs. They also produce videos on the YouTube website. “I am really enjoying this opportunity to live here and pretend that Im on Mars and get to learn all sorts of new skills，” one of them said. “Whoever gets there first, the trip will not be eas
23、y，” says Kim Binsted. “It is going to be challenging.”9What do we know about Olympus Mons? AIt is 2,500 meters above sea level. BIt is geologically similar to Mauna Loa. CIt is the second largest mountain on the earth. DIt is a mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii.10What is the purpose of the experi
24、ment? ATo set up a space station. BTo explore new settlement for humans. CTo prove humans can live in whatever conditions. DTo study how the astronauts treat each other.11Which can be the best title for the text? AVolunteers First Explore Mars BVolunteers Experience Life in Hawaii CVolunteers Get Ta
25、ste of Mars in Hawaii DVolunteers Study the Environment on Mars课时作业(十八).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了NASA新的月球探索计划Artemis。通过Artemis计划，美国将用新技术以更好的方式研究月球，并为前往火星做准备。1答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，Artemis是NASA新的月球探索计划。通过Artemis计划，NASA将使用新技术以新的、更好的方式研究月球，并为人类前往火星的任务做准备，故选B。2答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文中的“The Artemis 3 crew wil
26、l visit the Moons South Pole.”可知选A。3答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文中的“Search for the Moons water and use it.”可知选C。4答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，月球是学习新科学的好地方。NASA将更多地了解月球、地球，甚至太阳。月球是火星的“试验台”。月球是一个表明宇航员有朝一日能够远离地球在火星上工作很长一段时间的地方。由此可推断出Artemis计划对火星探索有很大帮助。故选D。B【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。南非的Sabi Sand野生动物保护区是非洲大陆物种最丰富的野生动物保护区之一。本文介绍了其基
27、本情况。5答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的“However, we have successfully fought erosion using gabion stretchers”可知B项正确。6答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“They are accompanied by a ranger and a local tracker”可知，参观者需有工作人员陪同。7答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中作者对自己经历的描述“I shall never forget the moment on a game drive when a cheetah. to h
28、ear her purr”及最后一段中的“It is impossible to quantify the benefits of spending time in such an environment”可知，作者在Sabi Sand野生动物保护区的经历令人难忘，非常精彩，故选amazing“惊人的，了不起的”。8答案与解析：A考查主旨大意。本文主要介绍了南非的Sabi Sand野生动物保护区，故选A项。D项说法过于片面。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了志愿者们在看起来很像火星表面的夏威夷莫纳洛亚山上体验了在火星上生活的感觉的事。9答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Mauna
29、Loa,2,500 meters above sea level, is geologically very similar to Olympus Mons on Mars and almost as tall as the Martian mountain.”可知，奥林匹斯山在地质上与莫纳洛亚山相似，故B项正确。10答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Kim Binsted says this experiment looks at how the astronauts get along with each other.”可知，金宾斯特德说，这个实验着眼于宇航员如何相处，由此可知，实验的目的是研究宇航员如何对待彼此，故D项正确。11答案与解析：C主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“What would it be like to live on Mars? Volunteers are spending eight months in an area that looks much like the surface of Mars.”可知，本文主要介绍了志愿者们在看起来很像火星表面的夏威夷莫纳洛亚山上体验了在火星上生活的感觉的事，故C项正确。
