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United States President George W. Bush is expected to issue a directive in the next few weeks. It will give the US Air Force a green light for the development of space weapons, US media reported last week.
This would potentially start a new global arms race, some experts have warned.
To keep that from happening, last Wednesday the White House explained that it was not considering putting weapons in space. It said it was making a shift in US space policy to allow for protection of satellites.
But some defense analysts and arms control advocates argue that the policy will pave the way for the US to put both defensive and offensive  weapons in space.
“No one should be fooled,” said Theresa Hitchens, an American weapons expert.
The US is now restricted by a 1996 directive  signed by President Bill Clinton. Plans for space weapons were vetoed by the Clinton cabinet. The directive emphasized the peaceful use of space , in agreement with almost unanimous global opinion.
The US military has placed importance on space and has sent up numberous satellites for troop communications and to provide intelligence and data to guide bombs to their targets.
The US Air Force wants to develop space- based weapons that could strike targets anywhere in the world within 90 minutes of receiving the order to open fire.
These new weapons under development cover a wide range. They include hunter- killer satellites and orbiting weapons. And they use lasers, radio waves, or even dense metal tubes, known as “ Rods from God”, dropped from space to do the damage.
There are many barriers to the setting up of this kind of program, experts say.
First is the coast. It is estimated that the budget may be US数学公式1 trillion .
The technical difficulties of developing reliable space weapons are also a problem.
And, the program will draw strong criticism from around the world. Experts worry about starting a space arms race

  1. 1.

    Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      US Military Plans
    2. B.
      The Global Arms Race
    3. C.
      A Comparison between Two Presidents
    4. D.
      President George W. Bush and the World Peace
  2. 2.

    According to this passage, which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      President George W. Bush supports space weapon development
    2. B.
      The space weapon program will threaten world peace
    3. C.
      Clinton government was poorer than Bush government
    4. D.
      The US space weapon project is very expensive
  3. 3.

    After reading this passage, it can be inferred that “___________ “

    1. A.
      George W. Bush’s directive to be issued will be against global opinions
    2. B.
      The White House is right in explaining that US new space policy aims to protect satellites
    3. C.
      US government has little difficulty in developing new space weapons
    4. D.
      President George W. Bush and Bill Clinton share a lot in common
  4. 4.

    The author’s attitude towards the coming space weapon development is _______

    1. A.
      optimistic
    2. B.
      critical
    3. C.
      excited
    4. D.
      indifferent
ACAB
1.根据第一段It will give the US Air Force a green light for the development of space weapons 这将给美国发展太空武器大开绿灯,及下文描述,可知本文主要描述了美国的军事计划,故选A。
2.通过阅读短文,可知布什总统支持发展空间武器,这个太空武器项目将威胁世界和平,美国这个空间武器项目花费巨大。没有克林顿政府比布什政府穷的描述,故选C。
3.根据And, the program will draw strong criticism from around the world.描述,可知这个指令将引来全球的反对意见。故选A。
4.通过阅读短文可知本文主要介绍了美国的太空武器计划给全球带来的负面影响,可知作者对此是持批评意见的。故选B。
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