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【题目】It just may be the world’s most costly vacuum cleaner ( 吸尘器). The price of CleanSpace One is eleven million dollars. But yet, it has a big job to do. Recently, researchers in Switzerland said they planned to build this new cleaning machine.

CleanSpace One will not be for use in homes or businesses. It will be shot into space to help remove thousands of pieces of space junk floating around up there.

Last year, we reported on the problem of space junk. Over time, many unused spacecraft have hit each other far above the Earth. Big pieces break into thousands of small pieces. Sometimes they fall back into the atmosphere (大气层) and burn up. But when they do not, it creates big problems.

Scientists fear that if something is not done to remove these objects, it may soon become too dangerous to send people and machines into space. There is a large chance that they might hit some of this junk. So that is why the Swiss researchers are developing the new machine.

CleanSpace One is not really a vacuum cleaner. It will not be used to take away space junk. But scientists plan to move it close to an old satellite that is no longer being used. Then a claw-like instrument will catch the satellite, and force it back through the atmosphere. There, the satellite will be destroyed by the heat of friction (摩擦) with the air.

Researchers say that all they need to do is slow down the speed of some of these unwanted objects. Once they begin to move more slowly, they will fall back to the Earth. There is little chance that they will fall through the atmosphere and harm the people or things below.

【1】Space junk is created when .

A. unused spacecraft hit each other

B. people in space throw away rubbish

C. a new spaceship is sent up

D. an old spaceship creates friction with the air

2What’s the danger of space junk?

A. It will pollute space.

B. It will hurt people on the Earth.

C. It will hit a spaceship.

D. It will burn in the atmosphere.

3Unwanted objects will fall back to the Earth when .

A. they are made to move slowly

B. they meet other objects in space

C. they are not used for years

D. they are near the atmosphere

4The passage is most probably a .

A. science research paper B. science fiction story

C. newspaper ad D. science news report

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述是如何销毁未使用的航天飞机和其他漂浮在地球上空的物体—太空垃圾。

【1】A 考查细节理解题。根据第三段提到Over time, many unused spacecraft have hit each other far above the Earth. Big pieces break into thousands of small pieces. Sometimes they fall back into the atmosphere (大气层) and burn up. But when they do not, it creates big problems随着时间的推移,许多未使用的航天飞机在地球上空互相撞击。大型碎片分解成数千块小型碎片。有时他们会回落到大气层中并自燃销毁。但在这个过程中将会造成大问题,故选A项。

【2】C 考查推理判断题。根据第四段提到Scientists fear that if something is not done to remove these objects, it may soon become too dangerous to send people and machines into space. There is a large chance that they might hit some of this junk科学家们担心,如果不消除这些物体,发射载人航天飞机或卫星进入太空将变得十分危险。他们将有很大机会撞击到一些太空垃圾,故选C项。

【3】A 考查细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Once they begin to move more slowly, they will fall back to the Earth. There is little chance that they will fall through the atmosphere and harm the people or things below. 一旦这些东西开始缓慢移动,他们将回落到地球。有很小的几率,他们将降落并穿过大气层,伤害大气层之下的人或物体,故选A项。

【4】D 考查推理判断题。本文讲述的是销毁未使用的航天飞机和其他漂浮在地球上空的物体,因此创造世界上最昂贵的吸尘器,故本文来自科学报道,因此选D项。

考点 :科普类阅读。

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