Question

Chinese space lover Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project.    1.    Another five volunteers are all space . They are three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They will feel what it's like to travel to Mars without leaving the earth. During the whole process (過程), they are locked up for one and a half years under the condition which is similar to the red planet. So the experiment is called Mare-500.

         2.   Although the volunteers won't leave the building, they will feel as if(好像) they are on a real trip to Mars. The most difficult thing is that they will be separated from he people outside.   3.   That will be hard. When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 500-day special life, Charles from France said, "For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air."

     The main task is to study "Man and Environment". It will care about the astronauts' physical

effects and the experience of staying there.  4.   So they will have to make decisions by themselves and then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.

     Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. And people are looking forward to the result of the experiment.

 

A. Everyone will stay and work there alone.

B. For 18 months, they won't see sunsets or sunrises.

C. The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow.

D. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the challenge.

 

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Five space lovers were chosen as volunteers.

B. The Mars-500 test will take place in Paris.

C. The volunteers will face many sorts of difficulties.

D. The Mars-500 test is about a real trip to Mars.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】這篇短文主要介紹了火星—500計劃。其主要內容就是志愿者將在一座與外面隔絕的大樓里面獨自工作和生活十八個月，并將這些數據返回給地球，為人類登陸火星的計劃提供研究數據。

1.聯系前一句，中國的太空愛好者王元被選為火星——500載人航天飛行計劃的志愿者之一。可知選D，他非常高興當選，并愿意接受這個挑戰。

2.聯系下一句，盡管這些志愿者不會離開這座大樓，他們也會感覺好像他們真正的去火星旅行了。可知選C，這個火星—500測試會在莫斯科的一個特殊的大樓里面。

3.聯系前文，最困難的事情是他們會與外面的人分離，及下文那會很困難。可知選B，他們會有十八個月看不到日出和日落。

4.聯系下文，因此他們將不得不靠自己做決定，然后報告給地球……，可知選A，每個人都將在那兒獨自工作和生活。

5.根據短文描述，可知這些志愿者在十八個月內獨自工作和生活，可知他們會遇到很多困難，故選C。