2024-2025学年下学期高三英语外研社版同步经典题精练之阅读理解

第72页（共72页）2024-2025学年下学期高中英语外研社版（2019）高三同步经典题精练之阅读理解一．阅读理解（共20小题）1．MyfirstbookhadbeenrejectedbyeverymajorAmericanpublisher.Myfirstagentwasn'tcommunicating.Mylifelongdreamasasuccessfulauthorwasintatters."Itisn'tgoingtohappen，"Isaidtomyfriend."And1havetoacceptit.""ifyoulosefaithinyourproduct，nooneelsewillhavefaithinit，"shetoldme.Iknewshewasright.But，howcouldIbelieveinmyselfwhenIhitawallateveryturn？IknewIhadagoodproduct.Thebookfeaturedinterviewswiththeworld﹣famouspeoplewhohadlearnedhowtosucceedandleadthehardway.Ithadinformationthatcouldhelpotherpeople.Asaconsumer，IwouldhavelovedthatbookbecauseithadthegreatwisdomIsodesperatelyneeded.And，theirstoriesmadeforgoodreading.Ihadagoodbook.WhatIdidn'thavewasapublisher.Ihadtofindawaytogetthatbookontheshelvesandsold.But，how？Thehardestchallengewasforcingmyselftodobattleagain.Ihadtofindthestrengthtobelieveinmyselfwhenitseemedlikenooneelsebelievedinme.WhenIhitawall，Iusuallyneedtogetmoreinformationtofigureoutwhatisgoingwrong.So，Ididsomeresearchandfoundoutthatmyinitialversionofthebook—wherealltheinterviewsubjectsgottheirownchapters—wasn'tmarketabletobigpublishersbecausethatformatwouldnotselltonsofbooks.WhatIhadtodowasrecognizeitandrestructurethebook.Ineededanagent.Therewerethousandsofagents.Surelyoneofthemwouldberightforme.So，Istartedsendingoutquery（询问）letters.Withinaweek，Ihadadozenagentswhowantedthebook.IchosetheonewhoIthoughtwouldbelieveinmeandmydream.Shedidgetmemychoicesofpublishers.HardWonWisdomwoundupbeingabest﹣sellingbook.（1）Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedpart"intatters"inParagraph1？A．Great.B．Ruined.C．Strange.D．Cherished.（2）Howcantheauthor'sfirstbookbedescribed？A．Itisverytheoretical.B．Itcontainsmanylovestories.C．Itisaboutawell﹣knownperson.D．Itisquiteusefultomanypeople.（3）Whichpartofthementionedbookwaschangedbytheauthor？A．Thecoverofit.B．Themaincontent.C．Thestructureofit.D．Theintroductionpart.（4）Whatdoestheauthor'sstorytellus？A．Nevergiveup.B．It'seasiersaidthandone.C．Everymanhashisfaults.D．Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.2．Alongtimeago，agreedy，richmanhiredagreatmathematiciantofindthebestwayforhimtomakethegreatestprofitineverythinghedid.Therichmanwasbuildingahugesafe，andhisgreatestdreamwastofillitwithgoldandjewels.Themathematicianwasshutawayformonthsinhisstudy.Onenightheappearedattherichman'shouse，withabigsmileonhisface："Ifoundit！"hesaid.Buttherichmanwasgoingonalongjourneythenextday，anddidn'thavetimetolisten.Hepromisedthemathematicianhewouldpayhimdoublehiswagesifhewouldtakechargeofthebusinesswhilehewasaway，andputthenewformulasintopractice.Themathematicianaccepteditdelightedly.Therichmanreturnedonlytofindthatallhispossessionshadgone.Furious，hewentforanexplanationfromthemathematician，whocalmlytoldhimthathehadgiveneverythingawaytopeople."FormonthsIanalyzedhowarichmancouldgainthemaximumbenefit，butthere'salimittohowmuchonemancandobyhimself.ThenIconcludedthathelpingotherswasthebestwaytogetmoreandmorepeopletobenefitus."Disappointedandfurious，thegreedymanstormedoff，desperateathavinglosteverything.However，whilehewaswalkingawayunhappily，severalneighborsranover，worriedabouthim.Allofthemhadbeenhelpedwhenthemathematiciansharedouttherichman'sfortune.Overthenextfewdays，hesawthefullresultsofwhatthemathematicianhadcalculated.Whereverhewent，everyonewaswillingtohelphiminwhateverwaytheycould.Later，hemanagedtoquicklysetupflourishingbusinesses，butthistimehefollowedthemathematician'sadvice.Nolongerdidhekeephisrichesinasafe.Instead，hesharedouthisfortuneamongahundredfriends，whoseheartshehadconvertedintothesafest，mostgratefulandfruitfulofsafes.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthefirstparagraphreferto？A．Alongjourney.B．Ahugesafe.C．Thegreatestprofit.D．Thebestway.（2）Whatdidthemathematiciandowhiletherichmanwasaway？A．Hegotdoublewages.B．Heranoutoftherichman'spossessionbyhimself.C．Hedistributedtherichman'spossessionamongpeople.D．Heputtherichman'spossessionintoahugesafe.（3）WhichoneisNottherichman'sfeelingafterthemathematician'sexplanation？A．Joyful.B．Disappointed.C．Angry.D．Hopeless.（4）Whatcanweconcludefromthestory？A．Apennysavedisapennyearned.B．Heisrichenoughwhoowesnothing.C．Misfortunenevercomesalone.D．Helpingothersissometimeshelpingourselves.3．Everypersonhasapurposeinlife.Therearepeopleforwhomthemotivationliesintheirdutiestotheirfamilyorcompanions.Forsomepeople，thepurposeliesinasoul'sspiritualawakening.BrentClayton，afirefighterbyprofession，isonesuchindividualwhofoundhispurposeearlyinlifeandkeptworkingtofulfillit.BornonMarch3，1984，Claytonhugelyfelttheneedtoserveothers.HefollowedhismissioninlifeandacquiredhisdiplomainPublicSafety.Hegraduallyrealizedtheimportanceofsecuringpeople'slives，whichstrengthenedhisfaithinhismission.Claytonfurtherpursuedhisbachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversityofMelbourneandmaster'sdegreefromFederationUniversityAustralia.Then，Claytonworkedinthemilitaryforaperiodbeforemovingintoaroleasaprisonguard.Afterspendingadecadeinthefireserviceincludingtrainingandrecruitment（招聘），hegainedenoughexperienceandbecameAustralia'smostprominentfireservicerecruitmentexpert.Claytondevotedmanyyearsofhislifetothefirefighterrecruitmentprocessandfireserviceindustry.Hewantedpeopletorealizethetruevalueofthisprofessionbyestablishingitssignificance.Tocommunicatehisperspective，ClaytonsetupFireRecruitmentAustraliain2009.Heaimedtotrainthenextgenerationandpreparethemforthefuture.Claytonusedhisexperienceandyears﹣longtrainingtopreparecandidateswhowereasenthusiasticaboutthewell﹣beingoftheworldashim.Keepingthepointinmind，ClaytonwrotethebookFireServiceRecruitnent：theProcesstoSuccess.Hisideawastointegratehislearningintoanaccessiblemedium，sothatothersdidn'thavetowasteyearswonderingwhattodowhenapplyingtobecomeafirefighter.Afterthesuccessofthebook，Claytonintroducedcandidatestoacomprehensivetestpreparationandlearningsuitetofacilitatesuccessthroughouteachstageoftheselectionprocess.Thisplatformhelpedhimaswellashiscandidatestoworktogetherforthebettermentofthemselvesandultimatelysocietyatlarge.（1）WhatmadeClayton'sbeliefstronger？A．Themilitaryexperience.B．Thesupportofhisfamily.C．Thesignificanceofprotectingpeople'ssafety.D．Theknowledgehelearnedatcollege.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prominent"inParagraph3mean？A．Stubborn.B．Fearless.C．Outstanding.D．Energetic.（3）WhydidClaytonsetupFireRecruitmentAustralia？A．Hecouldearnagoodreputation.B．Hewantedtoconductacademicresearch.C．Hewantedtorealizehisdreamofbeingaleader.D．Hehopedtogetyoungpeoplereadyfortheirfuturecareer.（4）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？A．AManwithaGreatPurpose.B．ABookonCareerSuccess.C．AnOrganizationforWell﹣being.D．TheStandardofFirefighters'Work.4．WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist，theyoftenaskme：Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers？ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall，insomepeople'smindsIwouldn'tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonline.However，strangelyenough，I'mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.SinceIbeganwritingblogs，Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspapers'circulationbase，andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.Inhersuccessfulblogposttitled"TheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhave"，authorJennySuranestates，"Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers，publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders'heads."Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon'tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll（滚屏）throughtheirTwitterfeed，andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdying，thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything，ithasincreased.Whathasdied，rather，isthewayinwhichinformationisresented.Nowmorethanever，inthisageofinformation，thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppacewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources，ifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim？Maybe.Butthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeople，grimaswell？Definitelynot.（1）AccordingtoParagraph2，theauthorfeels.A．confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB．worriedaboutthefutureofprintC．tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD．embarrassedaboutonlinewriting（2）WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny'sblogpost？A．Twitterisnotverypopular.B．Itishardtomanageonlinejournalism.C．Printstillhasitsadvantages.D．Peoplehavemorechoicestogetinformation.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"grim"inthelastparagraphprobablymean？A．Promising.B．Depressing.C．Unforgiving.D．Encouraging.（4）Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext？A．Toexplorethefutureofjournalism.B．Toanalyzethecauseofprintdecline.C．Toexplainthebrightfutureofajournalist.D．Tointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprint.5．主题语境：人与社会语篇类型：论说文难度：中AnewstudypublishedintheJournalofMarriageandFamilyclaimsthatallthattimeyouspendonparentingjustdoesn'tmatter.Butit'saclaimthat，despitetheenthusiasticandwidespreadcoveragebythemedia，doesnotholdwater.Theresearchsuggeststhatchildren'soutcomes（includingbehaviorproblems，emotionalproblems，andacademicperformance）arebarelyconnectedwiththetimethatparentsspendwiththeirchildren.Theresearchersexaminedthetimediariesof1，600children，lookingatparentingtimeandoutcomeswhenthekidswereaged3to11in1997，andagainin2002，whentheywerebetween8and16.Atimediaryisadetailedreportshowingyouwhereyourtimeisspenteachday.Thisresearchlargelyreflectsthefailureoftheauthorstocorrectlymeasureparentalinput.Itjustlookedattimediariesfromtwoparticulardays﹣oneaweekdayandtheotheraweekendday.Tryingtogetasenseofthetimeyouspendonparentingfromasingleday'sdiaryisabitliketryingtomeasureyourincomefromasingleday.Ifyesterdaywaspayday，youwouldlookrich，butifitwasnot，youwouldbereportedasapoorman.Yougetaclearerpictureonlybylookingatyourincome﹣oryourparentingtime一overamoremeaningfulperiod.Whatyoudidyesterdayshouldnotbetakenasarepresentativeofwhatyoudidlastyear.Thisiswhymosthigh﹣qualitystudiesofparentingtimefocusonhowoftenparentsreadtotheirchildrenandplaywiththem.Asanexhaustedparentwhodoesn'tgetenoughtimetoworkoutandwhohasn'tseenamovieformonths，Iunderstandwhysomanyofusmightseizeonthestudiessuggestingthatweshouldmakemoretimeforourselves.Perhapsweshould.ButIagreewithArielKalil，adevelopmentalpsychologist，onthesuggestionthat"whenparentsspendhigh﹣qualitytimewiththeirchildren，theirchildrenaremorelikelytosucceed".（1）Thestudywasconductedtoexplorethelinkbetween.A．parentingtimeandchildren'soutcomesB．timediariesandchilddevelopmentC．children'shabitsandparents'influenceD．dailyactivitiesandchildren'sproblems（2）HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped？A．Bygivingdescriptions.B．Byanalyzingthecause.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byofferingresearchfindings.（3）Whatmaytheauthoragreeabouthigh﹣qualitystudiesofparentingtime？A．Theycanbecompletedinonemonth.B．Theyadoptsomedifferentapproaches.C．Theyconcentratemainlyonlearningtime.D．Theyarebasedondataoveralongtimeperiod.6．（2020•日照模拟）Theuniverseisexpandingfasterthanitusedto，meaningit'saboutabillionyearsyoungerthanwethought，anewstudybyaNobelPrizewinnersays．AtissueisanumbercalledtheHubbleconstant，acalculationforhowfasttheuniverseisexpanding．Somescientistscallitthemostimportantnumberincosmology，thestudyoftheoriginanddevelopmentoftheuniverse．UsingNASASHubbleSpaceTelescope，IohnsHopkingsUniversityastronomerAdamRiessconcludedinthisweek'sAstrophysicalJournalthatthefigureis9%higherthanthepreviouscalculation，whichwasbasedonstudyingleftoversfromtheBigBang．Thetroubleis，Riessandothersthinkbothcalculationsarecorrect．Confused？That'sOK，soaretheexperts．Theyfindtheconflictsoconfusingthattheyaretalkingaboutcomingupwith"newphysics"，incorporating（合作）perhapssomeyet﹣to﹣be﹣discoveredparticleorothercosmic（宇宙）"fudgefactors"likedarkenergyordarkmatter．"Itslookingmoreandmorelikeweregoingtoneedsomethingnewtoexplainthis，"saidReiss，whowonthe2011Nobelinphysics．NASAastrophysicistJohnMather，anotherNobelwinner，saidthisleavestwoobviousoptions，"1．We'remakingmistakeswecan'tfindyet．2．Naturehassomethingwecan'tfindyet．"Evenwiththediscovery，lifecontinuesonEarththewayitalwayshas．Buttoastrophysiciststryingtogetahandleonourplaceinthisexpandinguniverse，thisisacosmicconcern．Infact，theuniverseisreallymystical（神秘的）．Scientistshavedonelotsofstudyaboutitbutthereisstillmuchtheyhaven'tdiscovered．（1）Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy？A．Theearthisyoungerthanexpected．B．Manyuniversalproblemsarerising．C．Theuniverseisgrowingfasterthanbefore．D．Thefindingisbasedonpastscientists'calculations．（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refertoinParagraph2？A．TheHubbleconstant．B．Thefasterexpandinguniverse．C．Thedevelopmentoftheuniverse．D．Thescientificresearchontheuniverse．（3）HowdotheexpertsrespondtotheconflictofthefindinginParagraph4？A．Theywanttoraiseanewtheory．B．Theywanttoexploredarkmatter．C．Theywanttofurthercalculatethefinding．D．Theywanttomixtogetherbothcalculations．（4）WhatcanweinferfromJohnMather'swords？A．Wecannotfindanythinguseful．B．Astronomersaremakingmanymistakes．C．Weneedtolearnabouttheuniverse．D．Wecannotfindsomethingnewfromnature．7．What'saspacewalk？Anytimeanastronautgetsoutofaspacecraftwhileinspace，itiscalledaspacewalk.Astronautsgoonspacewalksformanyreasons.Forexample，experimentscanbeplacedontheoutsideofaspacecraft.Thisletsscientistslearnhowbeinginspaceaffectsdifferentthings.Bygoingonspacewalks，astronautscanalsofixcertainthingsinsteadofbringingthembacktotheearthtofix.Whenastronautsgoonspacewalks，theywearspacesuitstokeepthemselvessafe.Insidespacesuits，astronautshavetheoxygentheyneedtobreatheandthewatertheyneedtodrink.Tokeeptheastronautsandthespacecraftsafe，theastronautsmustleaveandgobacktothespacecraftthroughaspecialdoor.Whenonaspacewalk，astronautsusesafetytetherstostayclosetotheirspacecraft，whichconnectthespacewalkerswiththespacecraft.Theykeepastronautsfromfloatingawayintospace.AnotherwayastronautsstaysafeduringspacewalksisbywearingaSAFER.SAFERiswornlikeabackpack.Ithelpsanastronautmovearoundinspace.Howdoastronautstrainforspacewalks？Onewayisbygoingforaswim.Floatinginspaceisalotlikefloatinginwater.Astronautspracticespacewalksunderwaterinahugespecialswimmingpool.Foreveryonehourtheywillspendonaspacewalk，astronautsneedtotrainsevenhoursinthepool.Anotherwayastronautspracticeforaspacewalkisbyusingvirtualreality（虚拟现实）.Itlooksandfeelsjustlikeaspacewalk.Today，onlythreecountrieshavefinishedspacewalksindependently.TheyareRussia，theUnitedStatesandChina.ThefirstpersontogoonaspacewalkintheworldwasAlexeiLeonovfromRussia.ZhaiZhigangisthefirstChineseastronauttogoonaspacewalk.TheworldrecordofspacewalksisheldbyRussianastronautAnatolySolovyev.Hehasbeenon16spacewalksandspentmorethan82hoursoutsideinspace.（1）Whatcananastronautdobygoingonaspacewalk？A．Fixdifferentobjects.B．Collectanythinghewants.C．Carryoutanexperiment.D．Studyhowthingschangeinspace.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tethers"inParagraph2probablymean？A．Specialropes.B．Spacesuits.C．Spacecraft.D．Specialbackpacks.（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs？A．Walkinginspaceisaseasyasgoingswimming.B．Avirtualrealityshouldbeusedinaspacewalk.C．Onlythreecountrieshaveevertriedspacewalk.D．Russiakeepstheworldrecordofspacewalks.（4）Whereisthispassagemostlikelyfrom？A．Adiary.B．Amagazine.C．Anovel.D．Aguidebook.8．（2024•白银三模）Untilrecently，gravitationalwavescouldhavebeenthestuffofEinstein'simagination.Beforetheyweredetected，thesewavesinspacetimeexistedonlyinthephysicist'sgeneraltheoryofrelativity，asfarasscientistsknew.Now，researchersareonthehuntformorewaystodetectthewaves."Thestudyofgravitationalwavesisbooming，"saysastrophysicistKaranJaniofVanderbiltUniversityinNashville."Thisisjustremarkable.NofieldIcanthinkofinfundamentalphysicshasseenprogressthisfast."Justaslightcomesinavarietyofwavelengths，sodogravitationalwaves.Differentwavelengthspointtodifferenttypesoforiginsoftheuniverseandrequiredifferentkindsofdetectors.Gravitationalwaveswithwavelengthsofafewthousandkilometers—likethosedetectedbytheUnitedStates，ItalyandJapan—comemostlyfrompairsofblackholes10orsotimesthemassofthesun，orfromcollisionsofdensecosmicblockscalledneutronstars（中子星）.Thesedetectorscouldalsospotwavesfromcertaintypesofexplodingstarsandrapidlymovingneutronstars.Incontrast，hugewavesthatspanlight﹣yearsarethoughttobecreatedbyorbitingpairsofbiggerblackholeswithmassesbillionsoftimesthatofthesun.InJune，scientistsreportedthefirststrongevidenceofthesetypesofwavesbyturningtheentiregalaxy（星系）intoadetector，watchinghowthewavesmakeslightchangestothetimingofregularblinksfromneutronstarsthroughouttheMilkyWay.Physicistsnowhopetodiveintoavast，cosmicoceanofgravitationalwavesofallsortsofsizes.Thesewavescouldrevealnewdetailsaboutthesecretlivesofexoticobjectssuchasblackholesandunknownpartsoftheuniverse.PhysicistJasonHoganofStanfordUniversitythinkstherearestillalotofgapsinthecoverageofwavelengths."Butitmakessensetocoverallthebases.Whoknowswhatelsewemayfind？"hesays.Thesearchforcapturingthefullcomplementoftheuniverse'sgravitationalwavesexactlycouldtakeobservatoriesoutintothemoon，totheatomicareaandelsewhere.（1）WhatdoesKaranJanithinkofthecurrentstudyongravitationalwaves？A.Itisrapidandpioneering.B.Itisslowbutsteadilyincreasing.C.Itisinterruptedduetolimiteddetectors.D.Itisprogressingasfastasanyotherfield.（2）Whatdothedetectedgravitationalwavesmostlyindicate？A.Thecreationofdifferentkindsofdetectors.B.Collisionsofplanetsoutsidethesolarsystem.C.Thepresenceoflightindifferentwavelengths.D.Activitiesinvolvingblackholesandneutronstars.（3）Howdidscientistsmanagetofindhugewaves'evidence？A.Byanalyzingsunlight.B.Bylocatingthenewgalaxy.C.Byusingthewholegalaxyasatool.D.Byobservingthesun'sregularmovement.（4）Whatcanbeinferredaboutthefuturestudyaccordingtothelastparagraph？A.It'llexcludetheatomicfield.B.It'llfocusexactlyonthemappingofthegalaxy.C.It'llrequireprioritizingcertainwavelengthsonthemoon.D.It'llexplorepotentialplacestodetectgravitationalwaves.9．Thefutureofspaceexplorationmaydependonanartformfromthepast；origami（折纸艺术），theancientartofpaperfolding.ResearchersfromWashingtonStateUniversity（WSU）haveusedorigamitopossiblysolvetheproblemofstoringandmovingfueltorocketengines，akeychallengeinspacetravel.They'vedevelopedafoldableplasticfuelbladder（囊）resistanttosupercoldtemperatures，whichcouldbeusedtostoreandpump（输送）fuelinspacecraftofthefuture.TheirfindingshavebeenpublishedinthejournalCryogenics."Folkshavebeentryingtomakebagsforrocketfuelforalongtime，"saidJakeLeachman，oneoftheleadresearchers."Wecurrentlydon'tdolarge，long﹣durationtripsbecausewecan'tstorefuellongenoughinspace."Meanwhile，NASAhasmadefulluseofpaperfoldingtechniquestohelpdetectdistantplanets.TheagencyhasdevelopedStarshade，afoldable，sunflower﹣shapeddevicethathelpsblocklightfromdistantstarsandenablestelescopestoviewdistantplanetsmoreclearlyinspace."Ahugepartofmyjobislookingatsomethingonpaperandasking，"Canweflythis？'"saidMananArya，atechnologistworkingonStarshade.Acolorfulhistoryofspacefoldinginspiredhim，includingsolararraysontheInternationalSpaceStationandexperimentalwingsdesignedforthespaceshuttleprograminthe1980s."OnceIrealizedthisishowyoufoldspacecraftstructures，Ibecameinterestedinorigami.lrealizedIwasgoodatitandenjoyedit.Now，Ifoldconstantly，"headded."Withmostorigami，themagiccomesfromthefolding，"saidRobertSalazar，whohelpeddesigntheStarshadefoldingpattern."Therearesomanypatternstostillbeexplored."（1）Howcouldthefuelbladderhelpinfuturemissionsinthetext？A．TobeusedtoimproveenergyefficiencyB．Toprotectspacecraftfromextremeweather.C．Tomakerocketenginescutenergyconsumption.D．Tohelpsupplyfuelinspacecraft.（2）WhatcanweknowaboutNASA'sStarshade？A．Itcanbeusedtogettelescopesclosertostars.B．Itcanenlargetelescopes'fieldofviewinspace.C．Itcanabsorbastar'slightbeforeitenterstelescopes.D．Itcanhelptelescopesgetclearerpicturesofplanetsinspace.（3）Whereisthistextprobablyfrom？A．Anentertainmentmagazine.B．Atravelbrochure.C．Asciencejournal.D．Anadvertisement.（4）Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．OrigamiInspiresSpaceExploration.B．DevelopmentsinSpacecraft.C．TheArtofPaperFolding.D．NASA'sLatestProjects.10．（2020春•宣城期末）Spaceisthefinalfrontier（前沿）．Sendingrocketsintospacehasbecomealmostcommon．Thedemandforcommunicationssatellitesandspace﹣basedimageservicesisgrowing．Today，spaceeffortscostabout＄200billionayear．Jointeffortsbetweengovernmentsandbusinessesarehelpingtolowercostsandincreaseourunderstandingoftheuniverse．ThebusinessofspacelooksgoodforOrbitalATK，acompanybasedintheUnitedStates．InJanuary，thecompanylauncheditsAntaresrocket．TherocketwascarryingthefirstofeightplannedsupplyshipmentstotheInternationalSpaceStation．OrbitalATKisoneofthetwoAmericancompaniespaidbyNASAtotransportsuppliestothespacestation．AcompanycalledArianespaceisaprivateEuropeanspacebusiness．ClaytonNowryheadstheAmericandivisionofthecompany．Hesaystheincreaseinrocketlaunchesispartlytheresultofincreaseddemandforspace﹣basedtechnologies．Theseincludehigh﹣definition（高清的）broadcastsandsatellitebroadbandservices．Whilethereismoredemandforsatellites，theendofNASA'sSpaceShuttleprogramin2011hashurtthespaceindustry．JaniceStarzykworksatInternationalLaunchServices．SheworksoneducationissuesattheWashingtonSpaceBusinessRoundtable．Shesaid，"It'sapitythattheprogram'sshutdownwasahuge，hugesetoflay﹣offs（下岗人员）intheindustry．"ButevenasNASAreducesitsspending，othercountrieshaveannouncedplanstoexplorespace．InDecember2013，Chinabecamejustthethirdcountrytolandanunmannedspacevehicleonthemoon．Amonthlater，Indiasentitsfirstcommunicationssatellite．（1）Whatmakessendingrocketsintospacebecomeveryusual？A．Moreandmorepeoplewantingtoexplorespace．B．Spacebecominghuman'sfinalhomeanddream．C．Companiesmakingeveryefforttoearn＄200billionayear．D．Increasingneedforcommunicationssatellitesandspace﹣basedimageservices．（2）Whyaregovernmentsandbusinessesworkingtogether？A．Toearnmoremoneyfromspaceprojects．B．Tosendmorerocketsintospaceandusethem．C．Toproducemorecommunicationssatellitesforthepublic．D．Tokeepcostsdownandhelpuslearnmoreabouttheuniverse．（3）WhatdoweknowaboutOrbitalATK？A．It'saprivateEuropeanspacebusiness．B．ItsentitsAntaresrocketinJanuary．C．It'sacompanybasedintheUnitedKingdom．D．It'stheonlyAmericancompanypaidbyNASA．（4）HowmayJaniceStarzykfeelabouttheprogram'sshutdown？A．Hopeful．B．Content．C．Regretful．D．Uninterested．11．（2022•龙凤区校级开学）TheruinsofaMayacityhavebeendiscoveredinGuatemalawiththehelpoftheremotesensingtechniqueLiDAR.ThislostcityenvelopssiteslikeTikal，Holmul，andWitzna，butshowsthatthesefamousareasareasmallpartofthislosturbannetwork.HiddenunderthejunglesoftheMayaBiosphereReservesite，morethan60，000human﹣madefeatures—homes，canals，highways，andmore—havebeenidentifiedinaerialimagescollectedbysomeinternationalresearchersheadedbythePAGUNAMFoundation，aMayaculturalandnaturalheritageorganization.ThosehaveexpertsrethinkingtheoutlinesandcomplexityoftheMayaEmpire.Theseancientpeoplesobviouslycreatedtheseimaginativeculturesbasedontheirknownrelics（遗迹），butthenewresearchhassuggestedthatthesizeofthislostsocietyisfarbeyondwhatexpertsimagined.Thefindingswillbeexploredinaone﹣hourdocumentarycalledLostTreasuresoftheMayaSnakeKings，tobebroadcastontheNationalGeographicChannel.ThisbreakthroughwaspossiblethankstoLiDARsensors，whichcansurveylandsin3Dbybouncingpulsesoffthegroundfromunmannedairvehiclesa