题目内容
Which is sillier: denying we ever went to the moon or trying to convince the true non-believers?
Once upon a time—July 20, 1969, to be specific – two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while. Ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years. The end.
Unfortunately, not quite. A fair number of Americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is a fairy tale. They believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U.S. technology was the “best” in the whole wide world.
Which is the harder thing to do: Send men to the moon or make believe we did? The fact is that the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. You can do it with computers whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as much as, well, a postage stamp. I know you can because we did.
However, last fall NASA considered spending $15,000 on a public-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that Americans had in fact gone to the moon. That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first aired in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax. The show’s creator is a publicity hound (猎狗) who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. Mr. X (as I will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in print) recently followed Buzz Aldrin around and called him “a thief, liar and coward” until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old Mr. X in the face.
Anyway, NASA’s publicity campaign began to slow down. The nonbelievers took the campaign as NASA’s effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round — I mean, that we had gone to the moon — was simply a waste of money. (Actually, the $15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by James E. Oberg, an astronomy writer who, with Aldrin, has contributed to Scientific American.)
If NASA’s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house. Armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, so maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience. Or NASA could just buy Aldrin a commemorate plaque (纪念匾) for his recent touch on the face of Mr. X.
【小题1】We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that some Americans believe _______.
A.moon landings were invented |
B.U.S. technology was the best |
C.moon landing ended successfully |
D.the Mojave Desert was the launching base |
A.NASA’s publicity campaign. | B.The Fox television program. |
C.Buzz Aldrin. | D.James E. Oberg. |
A.proof to hide the truth |
B.stupid and unnecessary |
C.needed to convince the non-believers |
D.important to develop space technology |
A.NASA should not bother with the non-believers. |
B.Armstrong was a very private and determined person. |
C.Armstrong should be as outspoken as Buzz Aldrin. |
D.NASA should send more astronauts to outer space. |
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:本文讲述的是一部分美国人怀疑登陆月球的真实性,NASA为了证明登陆月球的真实性,做出了一些反应和回馈。
【小题1】A 细节题。根据文章第三段最后3行They believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U.S. technology was the “best” in the whole wide world.可知又部分人认为美国人登山月球是假的,是编造出来的谎言。故A正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据文章第四段2,3行That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first aired in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax.可知正是Fox这个电视节目上声称要揭露这个谎言。故B正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段The nonbelievers took the campaign as NASA’s effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round — I mean, that we had gone to the moon — was simply a waste of money.可知the believers认为NASA应该花钱来证明人类曾经到过月球。就好像证明地球是圆的一样。故B正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据本段第一行If NASA’s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house.可知作者认为没有必要这样做,因为这样做的是在浪费金钱,还不如把钱花在另外更值得花的地方。故A正确。
考点:考察新闻报告类短文阅读
点评:本文讲述的是一部分美国人怀疑登陆月球的真实性,NASA为了证明登陆月球的真实性,做出了一些反应和回馈。文章基本上是考查细节题,对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词,然后以此为线索,运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节,找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍,仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别,在准确理解细节的前提下,最后确定最佳答案。
Between their crazy schedules and upside-down circadian(昼夜节律的) rhythms, teens have always been somewhat sleep-deprived(剥夺).Now technology is making it worse.
Teens are not just texting, instant-messaging and surfing Facebook all day; they’re sleeping with their cell phones or laptops, too.Or rather, not sleeping.And doctors and parents, many of whom raised in an era when phones were attached to walls, are concerned.
“So many teens are having sleep issues, and parents aren’t necessarily regulating the use of the electronic devices enough,” says Margie Ryerson, a therapist.“It’s impossible to wind down and relax the body, the mind, the senses and be ready to fall asleep.”
“We all know teens don’t get enough sleep in general,” says San Francisco.“As long as parents allow teens to have these devices in their bedrooms at night, teens will be tempted(诱惑) to use them.”… Teens would socialize 24/7 if they could.
Ryerson calls it the CNN syndrome of teenhood— round-the-clock reports on breaking news about everything, from homework to wardrobe choices to ice-cream cravings.
Sleep deprivation is linked to memory and concentration problems, anxiety and depression, and moodiness.“Many people assume these problems arise directly from adolescence, which is not really true,” he says.“The real issue is sleep deprivation.Late-night texting can certainly make the situation worse.”
“The psychology behind this constant contact is certainly understandable,” Ryerson says.“It comes from wanting to avoid being left out.They won’t be considered important and significant in their peer group, if they don’t know what’s going on.If they’re on top of everything, they belong,” she says.
“What helps, at least for younger kids,” says Ryerson, “is parental involvement.If all of their friends are all able to text into the early hours of the night, it is hard for a middle or high schooler to set the limit themselves.Often they appreciate parents stepping in.”
“As parents, we want our kids to be happy, healthy and responsible,” she says, “and the most necessary requirement for achieving balance is to first take care of ourselves physically — eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep.”
【小题1】According to Ryerson, it seems that ____.
A.it is unnecessary to control teens’ using the electric devices |
B.parents possibly don’t control teens in using the electric devices |
C.there is no need for parents to make use of the electric devices |
D.parents don’t learn enough how to use the electric devices |
A.teens are affected by CNN news reports very much |
B.teens watch news report on CNN around the clock |
C.teens text to tell each other everything possible |
D.teens like the news report on CNN |
A.teens stayed up late to do homework |
B.teens were easily anxious in character |
C.teens didn’t have enough sleep at night |
D.teens were going through a period of growth |
A.To have a sense of being accepted by others. |
B.To keep informed of what is going on in the world. |
C.To spread important news among their group. |
D.To reduce the pressure from parents and schools. |
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas(胰腺). I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which was doctor’s code for preparing to die. It meant to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It meant to make sure everything was buttoned up so that it would be as easy as possible for your family. It meant to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy(活组织检查). I was calm, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This is the closest I’ve been to facing death. No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by the principle — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
【小题1】The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to let the readers __________.
A.be brave when facing a cancer |
B.treasure their lifetime to fulfill their own business |
C.know a sorrowful experience of his won |
D.know how he treasured his family. |
A.He prepared everything in order. | B.He had a biopsy. |
C.His pancreatic cancer can be curable with surgery. | D.His wife helped him. |
A.he was so optimistic that the incurable illness wouldn't bring him down. |
B.he could leave death alone and had enough courage to become what he wanted to. |
C.he was so determined that he wasn't scared at death. |
D.he was such a responsible man that he prepared well before he died. |
A.Gods. | B.The doctors |
C.Heart and intuition | D.Other persons |