阅读试题

Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions（使命）often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day's work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station（ISS）. ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email, internet phone and through private video conferences.

While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mission, the family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters. And as from early 2010, the internet became available on the ISS , giving astronauts the chance to do some "web surfing(冲浪)" in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.

Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth. Both the shuttle and the ISS circle the planet several times each day, and every moment offers a new view of the Earth's vast land mass and oceans.

阅读试题

60. What does the word "mimic" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Find　　　　

B. Copy　　　　

C. Change　　　　

D. Lose

61. Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS?

A. The are caring and thoughtful

B. The are impatient and annoyed

C. The are impatient and annoyed.

D. The are excited and curious.

62. In the final paragraph, the author shows that astronauts .

A. get more pleasure in space than on the Earth

B. find living in space a bit boring and tiring

C. regard space life as common

D. love to see the Earth from space

63. The passage mainly discusses how astronauts .

A. work for longer missions in space

B. connect with people on the Earth

C. observe the Earth from space

D. spend their free time in space

参考译文

肩负短期航天使命的宇航员经常要工作很长时间。任务安排得非常紧凑以至于休息时间都要用来完成当日的工作。对于太空站的长期任务而言，这种安排太有必要了。太空站的机组人员通常至少要在太空生活一个季度。他们工作五天，休息两天，尽可能地模拟他们在地球上工作的方式。周末给予机组成员宝贵的休息时间，同时还能做一些家务活。他们可以通过邮件、网络电话以及私人视频会议与家人和朋友交流。

虽然宇航员不能在轨道上打棒球也不能看电影，但是他们依然可以享受相似的活动。在执行使命之前，每一个太空站的机组人员的家人和朋友都会聚在一起，为宇航员收集他们飞到地球上370千米处时可以看的家庭照片、报文、视频及阅读材料。在他们执行使命期间，他们也能收到带有CD、书籍、杂志、照片和信件的关心包裹。并且自2010年初起，太空站就可以使用网络，为宇航员在个人时间里上网冲浪提供了机会。除了这些普通的娱乐带来的放松以外，宇航员也可以简单地享受在太空生活的经历。

许多宇航员说，在太空中最放松的事情之一是透过窗户向外看，凝视宇宙和地球。宇宙飞船每天都在轨道与太空站之间循环几次，每次都能提供一个关于地球上的广袤大陆和海洋的新视野。

答案解析

60. B 考查词义猜测。第一段提到宇航员工作五天，休息两天，再根据画线词后的部分可知，太空中的宇航员在尽可能地"模仿"在地球上的正常生活方式，因此B正确。

61. A 考查推理判断。第二段提到在宇航员执行任务之前，宇航员的家人和朋友就会给他们准备物品，而在宇航员执行任务期间，他们还会收到包裹，由此可知，这些宇航员的家人关心他们，为他们考虑得很周到，因此选A。

62. D 考查推理判断。最后一段提到很多宇航员认为在太空最惬意的事就是透窗户看宇宙和地球，每个瞬间他们看到的地球的陆地与海洋的景色，都不同。由此推断他们喜欢从太空看地地球。

63. D 考查主旨大意。全文介绍宇航员在太空中是如何度过他们的休闲时光的，因此选D。