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阅读理解 Peaceful Use of Space Resources Drives China’s Space Program 　　China’s successful launch of its second manned spacecraft Shenzhou-6 has drawn worldwide applause．It has become the third nation in the world capable of putting men into space． 　　It is widely believed home and abroad that the latest progress made by China will surely improve national cohesiveness(内聚性)and make the country’s 1.3 billion people more confident in their future in terms of social and economic progress． 　　However, some people in and outside China describe China’s manned space program as a prestige project which yields little economic benefit． 　　They argue that billions of US dollars spent on the decade-old space program may be better used for poverty relief and education as millions of Chinese still have a poor living and many children cannot afford basic schooling．However, mankind does need to make use of space resources for sustainable human development． 　　Space technology has become increasingly important for the exploration and peaceful use of space resources due to the shrinking reserve of natural resources on the Earth． 　　Lunar reserve of isotope helium 3 is sufficient for human need for about 10,000 years, which is attractive to the mankind being troubled by high oil prices and limited oil reserve． 　　China has benefited from the dividend of its investment in space sector．Space technology has become an indispensable part of people’s daily life, such as weather forecast, telecommunications, disaster reduction, and resources prospecting． 　　Striving hard to feed its 1．3 billion people and more in the future, China has been developing improved species of crops on the basis of space technology, mostly through recoverable satellites and spacecraft． 　　Information obtained from Shenzhou-3 and Shenzhou-4 in Earth observation has been used for maritime pollution control and desertification control projects, which is useful for China and other parts of the world． 　　China has listed space technology and information technology among the country’s seven high-tech fields in its national high-tech research and development program initiated in 1986． (1) Which point of view may the author NOT agree to? [　　] A． The successful launch is significant to the development of our country． B． The successful launch proves that our space technology is advanced in the world． C． Though the launch is successful, t benefits little in term of economy． D． It’s necessary to explore resources in space． (2) Some people think China’s manned space program yields little economic benefits as they think about the following except ________ [　　] A． there are many poor areas in China lacking supports B． many children can’t go to school because of poverty C． it will delay the progress of economy D． it costs too much on the space program (3) Which supports the idea of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4? [　　] A． Resources are shrinking all over the world． B． There are enough useful resources for human use． C． The mankind is worrying about less and less oil resource． D． All above． (4) What does the underlined word “prestige” perhaps mean in the third paragraph? [　　] A． fame B． success C． failure D． pride

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．A;
解析：

(1)	第四段第一句“billions of US dollars spent on the decade-old space program may be better used for poverty relief and education as millions of Chinese still have a poor living and many children cannot afford basic schooling．”包含了A、B、D三个选项的内容，some people并没有说太空计划会延误经济的发展，所以C符合提问要求。
(2)	第一段的“It has become the third nation in the world capable of putting men into space．”说明B项正确；阅读文章可知在第三段提到some people的观点“…which yields little economic benefit．”不是作者的观点；第二段符合A项叙述的内容；第四段最后一句“However, mankind does need to make use of space resources for sustainable human development．”说明D项正确。所以答案为C。
(3)	第五段“due to the shrinking reserve of natural resources on the Earth．”和第六段“Lunar reserve of isotope helium 3 is sufficient for human need for about 10,000 years, which is attractive to the mankind being troubled by high oil prices and limited oil reserve．”是该题的依据。所以D项正确答案。
(4)	分析该词本句及前后句意义可知，一些人认为中国发射载人飞船仅是为了名誉、声望，而却不能带来什么经济利益。prestige“声望、名誉”。