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1、十五必修十五必修3 Unit 5Canada“The True North”(限时限时35分钟分钟).阅读理解AForyournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworldbutitllcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryho
2、telinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoseeabreathtakingblueplanettheearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Whilespacetourismitselfisntexactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasntbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartoft
3、hepuzzleafterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene(卫生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucantshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?Of course,the reasons behind the hotel
4、 arent just for fun and games.Apparently,space tourism might be able to help the Russians pay for anothermoduletoaddtotheInternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergia is currently building the first such module,which will give scientists alaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconduc
5、ttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,thereslittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallypayforatripintoouterspace.Soifyouverecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyo
6、urname.【文章大意】本文为说明文,主要介绍了未来的太空旅游。1.Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itisquiteaffordable.B.ItwillbebuiltinRussia.C.Itwillofferanamazingview.D.Itcosts$40milliontobuild.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Thereyouwill.theearth”可知,在这个旅馆你可以看到令人惊叹的蓝色星球地球,这一令人惊叹的景色。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”
7、inParagraph2referto?A.Anorbitalsuite.B.Spacetourism.C.Spaceexploration.D.Acreativeidea.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Whilespacetourismitselfisntexactlyanovelidea”及“afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks”可知,puzzle指“太空旅行”,即文中的“spacetourism”或“atriptospace”。3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Hotelguestswontb
8、eabletoseeintospace.B.Visitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.C.SpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.D.Touriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Becauseifyoucant.reallyevenhappen”可知,如果你不能在社交媒体上分享你的太空旅行经历,你就像没来过一样,因此可以推断游客会在网上分享旅行经历。4.ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussia
9、nscientistswith_.A.funandgamesB.financialsupportC.spacecontractorsD.moretimeinspace【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Apparently,spacetourism.InternationalSpaceStation”及“whichwillgive.tests”可知,建立旅馆让人们到太空旅行会给科学家提供经济支持。BLike Marty McFlys banana-powered DeLorean(德罗宁时光机),a futuregenerationofflyingcarscouldtipoverthei
10、deathatallflyingisbadfortheclimate.Firms such as the Rolls Royce,Lilium and Vertical Aerospacehave argued thatflyingcarscouldbeagreenmodeoftransportdespitethelargeamountsofenergytheyneedtogetofftheground.Onestudyintotheenvironmentalimpactofsuchvertical(垂直的)takeoffandlanding(VTOL)vehiclessuggeststhei
11、rbackerscouldberightatleastinsomecircumstances.Gregory Keoleian at the University of Michigan and colleaguesfoundthat VTOLs,iftheyevertook to theskies,would produce6 percentlessemissions than an electric car over a 100-kilometre journey.“The VTOL isparticularlyenergyintensive(集中的)duringtakeoffandlan
12、ding.Theflightphase,however,is much more efficient,and over long distances,makes fully loadedVTOLscompetitivewithgroundbasedvehicles,”saysKeoleian.Flyingcarswouldalsohavetheadvantageofbeingabletoflyinastraightline,bypassingmeanderingroutes.However,dontactimmediately.Thedifferencewasonlyverysmallandt
13、hereareseveralbigcatches.Flyingcarsdontreallyexistyettheyareonlyattheprototype(蓝本)stage.Theprototypesrelyonelectricpowerandactasataxi,butanotherissueisthatthestudyisabitofanapples-for-orangescomparison.The researchers assume that each electric car carries an average of 1.54passengerswhilethepassenge
14、rsanddriversoftheflyingcararethreeandone.ThereasonforthisassumptionisthattheflyingcarwillprovideasharedtaxiservicelikeUberPool,butinfactelectriccarscandothesame.Inaddition,duetotheneedforenergyduringtakeoff,theemissionsfromtheflightbelow35kmwillbemorethanthoseofelectricvehicles.Keoleian and his team
15、 conclude flying cars could have a minor role insustainabletransport.Buteveniftheydoprovetobegreen,theyhavealotofotherhurdlestocrossfirst.【文章大意】本文属于说明文,介绍飞行汽车的优势以及自身的问题。5.WhydofirmsliketheRollsRoyceargueforflyingcars?A.Theyarebanana-powered.B.Theyareenvironmentally-friendly.C.Theyrunfaster.D.Theynee
16、dlessenergytotakeoff.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段第二句可知,像劳斯莱斯这样的公司都认为,飞行汽车可能是一种绿色的交通工具,对环境有好处。6.WhatdoesKeoleiansstudyfindabouttheVTOLvehicles?A.Theyarenearlyperfect.B.Theyareabletoflyinastraightline.C.Theycanwinoutoverlongdistances.D.Theycansave6%energythanelectriccars.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第四句可知,Keoleian认为在飞行期间,VTOL更高效,在长途运输的时候,满载的VTOL更能够与传统的汽车相抗衡,所以C项正确。7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catches”inParagraph3referto?A.Problems.B.Advantages.C.Differences.D.Efforts.【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据后文“Flyingcarsdontreallyexistyettheyar
