题文
The International Space Station,one of the most ambitious space projects ever and a key launching board for exploration of the solar system,turns l0 years old Thursday.On Nov.20,1998,the first part of the space station was launched by the Russians from Kazakhstan.NASA followed up two weeks later with Piece No 2 carried up by a space shuttle.
The space station has grown into a giant outpost(前哨)355 km up,home to three people at any given time—soon to be six

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Thanks to the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour,the space station now has five sleep stations,two baths,two kitchens and two mini—gyms.Ahogether,there are nine rooms,three of which are full scale labs.
The United States has financed the main part of the project,estimated to cost some 100 billion dollars.Fifteen other countries have also contributed,including Russia,Japan,Canada,Brazil anti eleven nations belonging to the European Space Agency.
’Fhe space station has traveled 2.1 billion km,orbited Earth more than 57,300 times,hosted 167 people from 15 countries,and served up more than l 9,000 meals
”The ISS is the largest ever expenmeni in international technological cooperation,’’ said John Logsdon。a historian at the National Air and Space Museum in US.
“1 think it’s a necessary stepping stone to long—term human activities in new Areas of operations,”Logsdon said.The station is“off the planet and it’s the first Step outward—not all end in itself,but a step along the way.’’
小题1:The passage is mainly about .
A the construction of the International Space Station.
B.the history of the International Space Station.
C the tenth anniversary of the International Space Station.
D.the eountries that help establish the International Space Station.
小题2:Piece No 2 of the ISS was put into orbit oil A.Nov.6,1998B.Nov.24,1998C.Dee.8,1998 D.Dec.9,1998小题3:Which of the following is true about Endeav our according to the passage?A.Endeavour is a newly built shuttle.B.Endeavour is part of the space station,C.Endeavour didn’t get close to the space station.D.Endeavour carried a lot of equipment for the apace station.小题4:Which of the following country has not made a contribution to the eonstruction of
the International space station according to the passage?
A.USA. B.Japan. C.Korea.D.Spain. 题型:未知 难度:其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
小题1:主旨大意题。这是一篇新闻报道,新闻报道的中心内容在第一段中就体现出来,故选择C。
小题2:数字计算题。从第二段可知,空间站的第二个组件在Nov.20,1 998之后的两个周由航天飞机送人轨道,1998年的11月份有30天,所以这一天应该是12月8目。
小题3:推理判断题。从第三段我们得知,Endeavour是航天飞机,但是文中没说是新造的,排除A;它不是空间站的一部分,排除B;它到达了空间站,排除C。因为它的到达,国际空间站扩大了,我们可以推知,它带去了空间站所需要的一些设备,故选D。
小题4:细节推理题。从第四段我们可以得知。Korea没有提到,也不属欧空局。
考点
据考高分专家说,试题“ The International S.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念:
要做好这类阅读,平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事,掌握一定背景知识,对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解,还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章,要抓住文章的核心,即文章整体和各段主要在说什么,也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题:
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁,语言鲜活,但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多,长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容,读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉,经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花,文章看完,一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨,同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章,我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式,我们可采取“顺读法”,以便抓关键语句,领会文章主旨;而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式,我们则可以采取“逆读法”,先读试题,再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急,因为你觉得难,其他人也一定是同感。在高考前,我们就要有这种心理准备,高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过,我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读,以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干:
根据英语中五种基本句型结构,把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来,其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干,句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句:
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句,在理解时,如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解,然后把大意拼凑起来,整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句:
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成,句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词,只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系,再把各层分句的意思加以连贯,整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词:
如果一个句子看完,一点句意的感觉也没有,下下策就是抓住句中的关键词,通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。


