Question

If you watch the sky about an hour after the sun sets，you may see some " moving stars”. But they're not real stars. They're man-made satellites. A nd the biggest of all is the International Space Station ( ISS). The ISS is the biggest man-made satellite because scientists want to live on it. Thf'y think that the [>est way to learn moiv about space is to live there.

When humans finish the space station，it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there witli many of the things like at home. There are many lahs for space tests. The ISS is the most expensive space station. People will spend billions of dollars on it.

Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone(跳板)for future space exploration (探索).

"The ISS will help us better understand the human body, the space and the earth. It can help make our life on earth better," said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.

Sixteen countries are part of the program： the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China is not among them, but it helped with some of the experiments. In 2003 ，China sent some rice to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.

When scientists finish the International Space Station, more than 90% of the world's people can see it. So keep looking up, and maybe you'll see it get bigger.

阅读短文，选择最佳选项。

(   ) 1. The ISS is a      

A. building    B. planet

C. country    D. satellite

(   ) 2. The International Space Station will be like a      for space exploration.

A. city    B. school

C. library    D. hospital

(   ) 3. What does the underlined word ^u it" refer to in the passage?

A.  ISS.

B.   Rice.

C.   Program.

D.  China.

(   ) 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.  To build the ISS will cost much money.

B.   To build the ISS can improve our life.

C.   China is not a member of the ISS program.

D.  Few people can see it when scientists finish the ISS.

(   ) 5. What is the best title for this passage?

A.  The ISS: A Flying City in the Sky

B.   Moving Stars

C.   Future Space Exploration

D.  Man-made Satellites

Answer 1

1. D根据第一段第三、四句They're man-made satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station ( ISS).可知ISS 是人造卫星。故选D。

2. A根据第二段第一句...it will be like a city in space.可知它会像一座城市。故选A。

3. B   根据前面some rice可知it指rice。故选B。

4. D   根据最后一段第一句When scientists finish the International Space Station, more than 90% of the world's people can see it.可知大多数人都 能看到。few意为"很少"。故选D。

5. A本文是围绕ISS展开的。故选A。