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13．Many adults enjoy a cup of coffee to have extra energy on a sleepy morning，and astronauts are  no exception．But having a drink in space isn't as easy as it is on the earth．You have to come up  with a whole new way to drink，and that's what scientists are trying to do．
"The coffee would be very hard to control in a normal cup，"said physics professor Mark Weislogel．"You'd have to shake the cup toward your face and hope that some of the hot liquid floats toward your mouth．When it comes to guessing what liquids will do in new systems，we are often in the dark．"
     Weislogel believes that creating a big zero-gravity cup would help improve the lives of  astronauts in space，so he and other researchers per formed a series of experiments with liquids on the International Space Station （ISS） to see how they move upwards on surfaces in zero gravity．
     In one of the tests，they placed two surfaces very close together to create a very narrow tunnel．They  wanted to see if liquid would easily flow up the tunnel．In another test，the researchers tried to figure out the best angle to place the narrow tunnel at so that the liquids would travel along the corners．
      The end result is a cup that doesn't look like a normal coffee cup at all．One side of the cup has a very sharp angle and，in zero gravity，the liquid naturally"flows"up that angled side of the cup，right up to the drinker's lips．
      The zero-gravity coffee cup is currently being tested on the ISS by astronaut Don Pettit，who worked with the researchers and helped them invent it．"As you sip  （啜饮），more liquid keeps coming，and you can enjoy your coffee in a weightless environment-clear down to the last drop，"said Pettit，who thinks that future humans on Mars will be using this kind of cup to drink during celebrations!
61．We can learn from Paragraph l thatA．
A．astronauts have difficulty drinking Coffee in space
B．coffee drinks in the morning can make astronauts sleepy
C．astronauts drink coffee in the same way as on the earth
D．scientists have made coffee in zero gravity successfully
62．The underlined sentence in Para.2 may mean"C"
A．rooms in the Space Station lack light
B．scientists can't see anything in the dark
C．scientists know little about it
D．coffee can be drunk in the dark
63．What do we know about Weislogel's cup？D
A．It looks like a very narrow tunnel．
B．Each of its sides has a sharp angle．
C．It is the same as the normal cup we are using．
D．The liquid in it will flow to the drinkers itself．
64．According to Pettit，we can learn the coffee cup isA．
A．practical                              B．weightless
C．shapeless                              D．awkward
65．What is the main idea of the passage？B
A．When humans will drink coffee on Mars．
B．How humans will drink coffee in zero gravity．
C．How experiments lead to unexpected patents．
D．When a normal cup can be used in space．

分析 本文主要介绍了科学家们为了让宇航员在没有重力的太空中喝咖啡而发明的一种新型杯子

解答 ACDAB
61．答案 A推理判断题 根据第一段第二、三句可知，宇航员们在太空喝咖啡有困难，从而引出下面的内容，故选A．
62．答案 C 句意猜测题 根据第一段的You have to come up with a whole new way to drink，and that's what scientists are trying to do和第二段的When it comes to guessing what liquids will do in new systems等可知，在太空中喝咖啡的时候，关于咖啡是怎样流进一个人的口中，这一点还是未知的，故选C．
63．答案 D 细节理解题  结合第五段的One side of the cup has a very sharp angle and，in zero gravity，the liquid naturally"flows"up that angled side of the cup，right up to the drinker's lips可知，科学家们发明的这种杯子可以使咖啡自己流向喝咖啡的人的口中，故选D．
64．答案 A 推理判断题  从倒数第二段的As you sip （啜饮），more liquid keeps coming，and you can enjoy your coffee in a weightless environment-clear down to the last drop可知，他认为这种杯子是非常实用的．
65．答案B 主旨归纳题  本文主要介绍了科学家们为了让宇航员在没有重力的太空中喝咖啡而发明的一种新型杯子，因此选B．

点评 1、要想做好科普英语阅读理解题，同学们就要注意平时多读科普知识类文章，学习科普知识，积累常见的科普词汇，从根本上提高科普英语的阅读能力．
2、要熟悉科普类文章的结构特点．科普类文章一般由标题（Head line），导语（Introduction），背景（Back ground），主体（Main body）和结尾（End）五部分构成．标题是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括，但根据历年的高考情况来看，这类阅读理解材料一般不给标题，而要同学们选择标题．导语一般位于整篇文章的首段．背景交待一个事实的起因．主体则对导语概括的事实进行详细叙述，这一部分命题往往最多，因此，阅读时，同学们要把这部分作为重点．结尾往往也是中心思想的概括，并与导语相呼应，命题者常在此要设计一道推理判断题．　　
3、在进行推理判断时，同学们一定要以阅读材料所提供的科学事实为依据，同时所得出的结论还应符合基本的科普常识．

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It was my mother who always stressed the importance of language．From the time I was born，I was read to．I would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents'voices，whether it was my dad's softly accented，or my mother's clear English．The flow of language was unbroken，and whether in Chinese or English，the stream of communication flowed through our house．
One October morning in sixth grade，after my mother had left to catch the train to the city，I left the house for the bus stop．I was surprised when I saw our car，the door hanging open．As I drew closer，I saw my mother lying on the ground．
In the hospital，it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom．My mother could not remember my name．As the leaves changed colors，it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mother's mind and mouth：her mind was not any less clear，but the words she spoke were not what she meant．
The battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language．Without it，identity does not exist； relationships cannot be formed； stories cannot be told； directions cannot be given，and knowing anything about anyone is impossible．Without language，communication cannot take place．Without language，one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger．The world would pass us by in silence．

41．From where might the author's mom come to AmericaA？
A．China
B．England
C．Russia
D．Canada
42．From the second paragraph，we can knowD．
A．the author was taught to read since she was born
B．the author's father spoke English poorly
C．the author couldn't fall asleep without being read to
D．the author's parents taught her language by talking a lot
43．According to the last two paragraphs，the author's mom was unable toB．
A．think clearly
B．express herself well
C．speak
D．open her mouth
44．The underlined word"stroke"in the 4th paragraph most probably refers toC．
A．an accident
B．a hit
C．an illness        
D．a robbery
45．This passage is mainly aboutB．
A．a strong mother
B．the importance of language
C．a family disaster
D．the significance of teaching language．
3．-How awful it is!Judy has developed a bad cold．
-Everybody is likely to have __      because of the sudden change of the weather．（　　）
A．thoseB．oneC．itD．that

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