Question

【题目】 What do you do when nobody is around to take your picture? You take a selfie (拍照) .But what about selfies in space? On Twitter last year, NASA astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, who famously became the second man to walk on the moon in July 1969, laid claim to a spaceflight first taking the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966.

“For me, it needs to be digital to be selfie,” argues Jennifer Levasseur, who is in charge of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. According to Levasseur, the concept of a selfie is directly linked to Internet culture and human desire to interact on social platforms. “The thing that makes a selfie is sharing it,” she says.

Still, astronauts have been carrying cameras abroad space vehicles since the 1960s ,and they've taken plenty of pictures of themselves along the way. Astronauts had to pull the film magazines out and leave their cameras behind when they returned to Earth because early space missions were restricted by a conservative weight limit on the return trip.

A big change in space camera technology came after sad loss of the space shuttle Columbia who broke apart on its return to Earth in 2003. “Fearing that they would never be able to bring the film back from space and lose all that hard work celebrated the push for digital.” Levasseur says.

Today astronauts can have access to the Internet and social platforms in space and post true based selfies taken by digital cameras. Taking selfies and sharing them on social media is a way that astronauts in space can participate in the same activities people on Earth do every day. The first astronaut selfie that went viral(网红的) on the internet was one by Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide in 2012.

【1】What does Levasseur think of Aldrin's claim?

A.It hardly makes any sense.B.It revolutionizes astronautics.

C.It contradicts public opinions.D.It needs to be further proved.

【2】Why were cameras left in space on early space missions?

A.To lighten the load of the spaceship.

B.To test cameras under extreme conditions.

C.To prepare for the next stage of spaceexploration.

D.To take more pictures in space by remote control.

【3】What advanced space camera technology?

A.The invention of new films

B.The fear of falling behind in the space race

C.The concern about the loss of valuable data

D.The popularity of space selfies on socia media

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.The Exploration of Space.B.The History of Selfies in Space.

C.The Change in Space Camera Technology.D.The Development in Space Technology.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。通过对Levasseur的故事，讲述太空中如何自拍，自拍后如何处理，还有以前太空自拍和现在自拍的异同比较。

【1】

推理判断题。审题得知问的是Levasseur对Aldrin声明的想法是什么。通过此关键信息定位在第一段发现此处没有重要信息可用。因此，继续浏览到第二段末尾：According to Levasseur, the concept of a selfie is directly linked to Internet culture and human desire to interact on social platforms. “The thing that makes a selfie is sharing it,” she says.

根据里瓦索尔的说法，自拍的概念就是直接和网络文化连接，人们都想在社交平台上互动。“自拍的目的就是分享自拍的照片”，她说。再回过头来看Aldrin的说法：laid claim to a spaceflight first taking the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966.声称在1966年在太空执行Gemini十二号任务时拍下了第一张自拍照。然后第二段开始的地方里瓦索尔争论说“对于我而言，自拍是需要数码相机的。”通过以上这几个信息可以得知里瓦索尔认为艾尔德林Aldrin的声明是毫无意义的。而A选项切合题意：It hardly makes any sense.这几乎没有什么意义。故选A。

【2】

细节理解题。通过审题定位关键词信息处即可得知答案。cameras left in space是关键词信息，可以定位在第三段末尾：leave their cameras behind when they returned to Earth because early space missions were restricted by a conservative weight limit on the return trip.在早期执行太空任务时返回地球前把他们的相机留在太空，因为那时在返程中严格限制体重极限。根据此句可以推出答案为A选项：To lighten the load of the spaceship.为了减轻宇宙飞船的装载重量。切合题意，故选A。

【3】

细节理解题。审题得知是什么促进了太空相机技术的发展？可以定位在第四段A big change in space camera technology came after sad loss of the space shuttle Columbia who broke apart on its return to Earth in 2003.在返回地球时痛失太空飞船哥伦比亚号后不久迎来了太空照相技术的大变革。接着说“Fearing that they would never be able to bring the film back from space and lose all that hard work celebrated the push for digital. 担心他们会再也不能够从太空带回那些珍贵的影像资料，失去所有努力的工作成果推动了数码技术的发展。”据此可以推定C选项：The concern about the loss of valuable data担心失去宝贵的数据。这里concern和fearing同义转换，切合题意，故选C。

【4】

主旨大意题。问最佳标题是什么。此类题目往往需要看每一段的首句和尾句连接起来、综合衡量才能得出答案。第一段讲的是1966年人类拍的第一张太空自拍照。第二段讲自拍需要数码技术才能行。第四段讲述的是2003年哥伦比亚号失事后，促进了太空数码照相技术的发展，太空照相技术迎来大变革。最后一段讲现在太空宇航员可以在社交平台和网络上，实时分享太空自拍照。这个里面重复次数最多的是selfie自拍这个关键词。根据以上分析，得知B选项切合题意：The History of Selfies in Space.太空自拍的历史。故选B。