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Section Ⅳ “Developing ideas”的课文习读环节
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.理清文脉结构
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
What is the main idea of the passage？( )
A．The night sky.
B．Development of telescopes.
C．The Hubble Space Telescope.
D．The first Earth based telescope.
文意深度理解
(一)阅读理解
1．What did ancient people use to create a world in the sky？( )
A．Imaginations. B．Their eyes.
C．Bronze statues. D.Archaeological sites.
2. 300 years after the invention of the first telescope, what did we know about the galaxy？( )
A．It was one of billions of stars.
B．It was one of billions of galaxies.
C．It was a huge island of light.
D．It was a world like ours.
3．What the main function of the Hubble Space Telescope？( )
A．Taking pictures of the universe beyond the earth.
B．Working out the age of the universe alone.
C．Discovering new planets with life.
D．Making the universe expanding more and more.
4．What is “Eye of Heaven” used for？( )
A．Building more advanced telescopes.
B．Searching for dark matter.
C．Replacing ordinary telescopes.
D．Exploring the edge of the sky.
5．What can be inferred from the last paragraph？( )
A．There was no need to explore the early universe.
B．We humans have explored the universe for the most part.
C．We have seen stars and galaxies billions of light years away.
D．Larger radio telescopes will do more to help us explore the universe.
(二)阅读表达
1．What dramatically changed our power to investigate and understand space
2．How much do you know about the FAST telescope
|阅|读|技|能|提|升|
本文是一篇说明文。文章按照时间顺序介绍了人类探索太空所使用的望远镜的发展历程，并在最后指出宇宙还有很多的未知领域，探索太空人类只是刚刚起步，因此人类还需要不断地探索，同时也表明人类对未知领域的好奇心和求知欲。阅读时既要通过查找时间关键词把握行文脉络，又要在把握语篇整体结构的前提下，深度理解文章的主题意义。
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Our power to investigate and thus understand space changed dramatically when the first telescope was angled at the night sky, ...
赏析：本句中使用了高级词汇dramatically，表明第一台望远镜的发明彻底改变了人类探索和理解太空的能力。
2. ... giving astronomers — indeed all of us — the first breathtakingly beautiful images of our universe taken from beyond Earth.
赏析：本句中的breathtakingly加强了语气，形象地表达了人们对宇宙中奇妙的景色的感叹之意。
[仿写训练|完成句子]
①Our way of life __________________________ over the last ten years.在过去10年里，我们的生活方式发生了巨大的变化。
②The highland landscape __________________ at any time of year.
高原景色在一年中的任何时候都是美不胜收的。
(二)赏句式之高
1. ... increasing as it did the power of the human eye and enabling us to understand that the universe is far larger than was previously imaginable.
赏析：此处运用了现在分词短语increasing ... and enabling ...作状语，其中又含有that引导的宾语从句，具体解释了第一台望远镜的发明对宇宙探索的影响。
2．The planets were seen to be worlds similar to our own, many of them even having their own moons.
赏析：本句中运用了独立主格结构，言简意赅地介绍了这些行星的情况。
[仿写训练|完成句子]
The network news is equipped with pictures and videos, ______________________.
网络新闻配有图片和视频，使读者能够以生动、直观的方式欣赏新闻。
(三)赏修辞之功
1．Some 300 years later, we learnt that the Milky Way itself was just one galaxy among billions of others, spread across the blackness of space like great islands of light and matter floating in a vast cosmic ocean.
赏析：本句中运用了明喻的修辞手法，将银河系比作漂浮在宇宙汪洋中的一座光与物质组成的大型岛屿，形象地说明了银河系只是无数星系之一。除了介词like, 连词as, as if, as ...as，系动词seem，以及句型A is to B what C is to D等表示“好像”意义的词汇与句式都可以用来构成比喻句。
2．So much of the universe remains unexplored that we are still close to the start of this incredible journey of discovery.
赏析：本句中运用了暗喻的修辞手法，将人类对宇宙的探索比作一段奇幻发现之旅，表明了对宇宙探索的无限向往。
[仿写训练]
①(完成句子) Einstein liked to put a cloak on, _____________________.
爱因斯坦喜欢披着斗篷，就好像刚刚从童话故事中走出来。
②(翻译句子) His laughter was music to my ears.
__________________________________________________________
Section Ⅳ
NO.1 精阅读
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.①unable ②imaginations ③angled ④distances
⑤incredible ⑥search ⑦unexplored
Ⅱ.B
文意深度理解
(一)1～5 ABABD
(二)1.The invention of the first telescope.
2．As the largest and most powerful radio telescope in the world, it will remain a world class telescope for the next 20 to 30 years. The new design idea, combined with the unique location advantage, has pushed the telescope beyond the 100 meter engineering limit, creating a new model for the construction of giant radio telescopes.
NO.2 美表达
(一)①has changed dramatically ②is breathtakingly beautiful
(二)enabling readers to appreciate the news in a lively and visual way
(三)①as if he had just walked out of a fairy tale
②他的笑声就像音乐一样动听。(共52张PPT)
Section Ⅳ
“Developing ideas”的课文习读环节
NO 1
精阅读/提升阅读“理解力”
NO 2
美表达/强化写作“基本功”
NO 3
课时跟踪检测
目 录
No.1 精阅读/提升阅读“理解力”
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.理清文脉结构
unable
imaginations
angled
distances
incredible
search
unexplored
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
What is the main idea of the passage
A．The night sky.
B．Development of telescopes.
C．The Hubble Space Telescope.
D．The first Earth-based telescope.
√
(一)阅读理解
1．What did ancient people use to create a world in the sky
A．Imaginations.
B．Their eyes.
C．Bronze statues.
D．Archaeological sites.
文意深度理解
√
2. 300 years after the invention of the first telescope, what did we know about the galaxy
A．It was one of billions of stars.
B．It was one of billions of galaxies.
C．It was a huge island of light.
D．It was a world like ours.
√
3．What the main function of the Hubble Space Telescope
A．Taking pictures of the universe beyond the earth.
B．Working out the age of the universe alone.
C．Discovering new planets with life.
D．Making the universe expanding more and more.
√
4．What is “Eye of Heaven” used for
A．Building more advanced telescopes.
B．Searching for dark matter.
C．Replacing ordinary telescopes.
D．Exploring the edge of the sky.
√
5．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．There was no need to explore the early universe.
B．We humans have explored the universe for the most part.
C．We have seen stars and galaxies billions of light years away.
D．Larger radio telescopes will do more to help us explore the universe.
√
(二)阅读表达
1．What dramatically changed our power to investigate and understand space
The invention of the first telescope.
2．How much do you know about the FAST telescope
As the largest and most powerful radio telescope in the world, it will remain a world-class telescope for the next 20 to 30 years. The new design idea, combined with the unique location advantage, has pushed the telescope beyond the 100-meter engineering limit, creating a new model for the construction of giant radio telescopes.
阅读技能提升
本文是一篇说明文。文章按照时间顺序介绍了人类探索太空所使用的望远镜的发展历程，并在最后指出宇宙还有很多的未知领域，探索太空人类只是刚刚起步，因此人类还需要不断地探索，同时也表明人类对未知领域的好奇心和求知欲。阅读时既要通过查找时间关键词把握行文脉络，又要在把握语篇整体结构的前提下，深度理解文章的主题意义。
No.2 美表达/强化写作“基本功”
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Our power to investigate and thus understand space changed dramatically when the first telescope was angled at the night sky, ...
赏析：本句中使用了高级词汇dramatically，表明第一台望远镜的发明彻底改变了人类探索和理解太空的能力。
2. ... giving astronomers — indeed all of us — the first breathtakingly beautiful images of our universe taken from beyond Earth.
赏析：本句中的breathtakingly加强了语气，形象地表达了人们对宇宙中奇妙的景色的感叹之意。
仿写训练/完成句子
①Our way of life _______________________ over the last ten years.
在过去10年里，我们的生活方式发生了巨大的变化。
②The highland landscape _________________________ at any time of year.
高原景色在一年中的任何时候都是美不胜收的。
has changed dramatically
is breathtakingly beautiful
(二)赏句式之高
1. ... increasing as it did the power of the human eye and enabling us to understand that the universe is far larger than was previously imaginable.
赏析：此处运用了现在分词短语increasing ... and enabling ...作状语，其中又含有that引导的宾语从句，具体解释了第一台望远镜的发明对宇宙探索的影响。
2．The planets were seen to be worlds similar to our own, many of them even having their own moons.
赏析：本句中运用了独立主格结构，言简意赅地介绍了这些行星的情况。
仿写训练/完成句子
The network news is equipped with pictures and videos, _________________________________________________________.
网络新闻配有图片和视频，使读者能够以生动、直观的方式欣赏新闻。
enabling readers to appreciate the news in a lively and visual way
(三)赏修辞之功
1．Some 300 years later, we learnt that the Milky Way itself was just one galaxy among billions of others, spread across the blackness of space like great islands of light and matter floating in a vast cosmic ocean.
赏析：本句中运用了明喻的修辞手法，将银河系比作漂浮在宇宙汪洋中的一座光与物质组成的大型岛屿，形象地说明了银河系只是无数星系之一。除了介词like, 连词as, as if, as ...as，系动词seem，以及句型A is to B what C is to D等表示“好像”意义的词汇与句式都可以用来构成比喻句。
2．So much of the universe remains unexplored that we are still close to the start of this incredible journey of discovery.
赏析：本句中运用了暗喻的修辞手法，将人类对宇宙的探索比作一段奇幻发现之旅，表明了对宇宙探索的无限向往。
仿写训练
①(完成句子) Einstein liked to put a cloak on, ____________________
_________________.
爱因斯坦喜欢披着斗篷，就好像刚刚从童话故事中走出来。
②(翻译句子) His laughter was music to my ears.
_________________________________________________________________________
as if he had just walked
out of a fairy tale
他的笑声就像音乐一样动听。
No.3 课时跟踪检测
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Katya Echazarreta recently made history as the first Mexican-born American woman and one of the youngest women ever to fly to space — a lifelong dream she was able to accomplish at only 26 years old.
On June 4, 2022, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space and Katya got an opportunity to apply for one of the six seats through a nonprofit organization called Space for Humanity. The previous flights had been all filled to capacity.
The organization's goal is to send passengers to space and allow them to experience the “overview effect”， a phenomenon astronauts have described after looking down at the Earth from the outside. “They recognize that, as humans, our commonalities far outweigh our differences，” Space for Humanity says on its website.
Katya, an electrical engineer originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, was selected for the trip from a pool of 7,000 applicants from more than 100 countries based on her outstanding achievements in the space industry, and this met their requirement — sending “exceptional leaders” to experience. After going through training, she and her five fellow passengers took off from Blue Origin's launch facility in West Texas. The spacecraft took them 62 miles above the Earth's surface, giving them a few minutes of weightlessness before a descent (下降) back to a parachute landing.
“The trip up was the most fascinating experience because a lot of us are used to traveling horizontally. But when you're in a rocket, you're going up vertically (垂直地) and that feels very strange，” Echazarreta said. “Seeing the Earth from the outside, I feel it really puts things into perspective. Everything that we've ever experienced — all of your problems, and all of your obstacles — and everything that feels like the end of the world to us sometimes, are all there. It feels so big to us, and yet it's not, because I just left in a matter of minutes.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了来自美国的Katya及其他人被送入太空的细节和她的感受等。
1．What can we know about Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket
A．It has made history in space exploration.
B．It only provides seats for the young.
C．It helps women to realize their dream.
D．It has flown about 30 passengers to space.
√
解析：细节理解题。由文章第二段“... its fifth group of passengers ... apply for one of the six seats ...The previous flights had been all filled to capacity. ”可知，这是第五批乘客，每次六个座位，之前的航班都已满员。由此可推算出，已经运送了约30名乘客。
2．What does Space for Humanity aim to do
A．Promote the development of space industry.
B．Send technology pioneers to live in space.
C．Let the passengers feel the “overview effect”．
D．Describe the phenomenon astronauts experience.
√
解析：细节理解题。由文章第三段中“The organization's goal ... from the outside.”可知，“人类太空”的目标是让乘客感受到“全景效应”。
3．What may be one of the requirements for the participants
A．Being wise. B．Being young.
C．Being brave. D．Being distinguished.
解析：推理判断题。由文章第四段中的“this met their requirement — sending ‘exceptional leaders’ to experience”可知，参与者的标准之一可能是必须是杰出的人才。
√
4．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．Katya's insight into the space trip.
B．Katya's trip that goes up vertically.
C．All the challenges facing Katya.
D．Katya's explanation for her motivation.
解析：段落大意题。通读最后一段，特别是首尾句可知，最后一段主要讲Katya对太空之旅的见解。
√
B
Orbital structures (轨道结构) are becoming increasingly important for worldwide communications and a new generation of technologies.But scientists are warning that the danger of space debris (碎片) is rapidly increasing.Space debris can include pieces of old rockets, non-operational satellites, lost tools and other items.They present a risk to spaceships，satellites and space stations.
In an effort to reduce the amount of debris orbiting the Earth, a group of economists at the University of Colorado at Boulder proposed a yearly fee, or tax, on satellite operators for their use of an orbital path.The group's study on the subject appeared recently in the publication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Matthew Burgess helped write the study.He said in a statement：“Space is a common resource, but companies aren't accounting for the cost their satellites impose on other operators when they decide whether or not to launch.So we need a policy that lets satellite operators directly factor in the costs their launches impose on other operators.”
Akhil Rao was the lead writer of the study.He said most of the proposed answers to the problem have been based on using technology to clear away the debris.“But，” Burgess said, “removing debris only means that operators will launch more satellites, and an international treaty (条约) calling for a yearly fee or tax would push companies to be more mindful about launching further objects into space.”
Christopher Newman is a professor of space law at Northumbria University in Britain.He said that imposing a space tax could be tricky.Newman noted that such a cost could be seen as a restriction on the free use of space, and that the effort to place a fee on the use of space could easily be slowed by the many details involved.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了太空碎片的危险正在迅速增加，为了减少地球轨道上的碎片数量，有人提出对卫星运营商收取轨道使用费。
5．What worries the scientists according to the passage
A．The high cost of cleaning up space.
B．The increasing risk of space debris.
C．The safety of communication systems.
D．The practical effects of new technologies.
解析：细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知，科学家们担心太空碎片的危险正在迅速增加。
√
6．What was the economists' suggestion
A．Strengthening control over space stations.
B．Allowing companies to use space for free.
C．Charging satellite operators orbital-use fees.
D．Using advanced devices to catch space debris.
解析：细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知，为了减少地球轨道上的碎片数量，经济学家的建议是向卫星运营商收取轨道使用费。
√
7．What is Burgess's attitude towards clearing away the debris
A．Supportive. B．Neutral.
C．Indifferent. D．Negative.
解析：观点态度题。由倒数第二段Burgess所说的话可知，Burgess认为清除碎片只会导致运营商将发射更多卫星，即清除碎片会带来不利影响。由此可得出，Burgess对清理碎片持否定态度。
√
8．What did Newman think of the economists' idea
A．It would lead to an argument.
B．It was well worth considering.
C．It was hard to put into practice.
D．It would eventually be rejected.
√
解析：推理判断题。由最后一段第二、三句可知，Newman说征收太空税可能会很棘手，并且征收太空税的努力也会因许多因素而放缓。由此可得出，他认为向卫星运营商收取轨道使用费的措施很难付诸实践。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
When you look up at the bright stars in the nighttime sky, do you wonder what's out there Of course, your science teachers have taught you that there are stars，planets，and entire galaxies out there.
9 Man has walked on the Moon，but the Moon is fairly close to Earth when you're talking about outer space.How do scientists study the far reaches of the universe Over the course of history，man has developed amazing technology to help us see beyond our own planet into the vastness of our galaxy and even way beyond. 10
11 Using lenses and mirrors to see beyond Earth's borders, telescopes gave scientists their first glimpse of what exists beyond Earth's atmosphere.
What scientists were able to learn with telescopes paved the way for manned space exploration.From trips to the Moon to dozens of manned space shuttle flights, teams of humans were able to travel in space and conduct research on a variety of scientific subjects. 12 The more we learn about outer space，the more we realize how much more there is to explore.This has led scientists to develop even more powerful tools to help them explore the way beyond the places we can go as humans.
For example，the telescope is no longer an Earth-bound instrument. In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into outer space. 13 With many different cameras and types of scientific instruments，it has provided scientists with invaluable data.
A．Who tells us about it
B．But how do we know this
C．Scientists have always been curious.
D．It's a piece of technology that's powered by sunlight.
E．It's a tool for scientists to explore the universe without difficulty.
F．One of the earliest tools for space exploration was the telescope.
G．This technology takes the form of some impressive machines and tools.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家们是如何探索太阳系的以及科学技术手段的发展。
9.选B 上文“your science teachers have taught you that there are stars，planets，and entire galaxies out there”指出，老师已经教过我们有关宇宙的知识。B项“但是我们是怎样知道这些的呢？”承上启下，符合文意。B项中的this指代上文老师教给我们的有关宇宙的知识。
10．选G 上文“Over the course ... even way beyond.”指出，人类已经研发出惊人的技术，可以让我们了解我们的星系，甚至更远的地方。G项“这项技术包括一些令人印象深刻的机器和工具”承接上文，符合文意，且G项中的“technology”与上文一致。
11．选F 下文“Using lenses ... Earth's atmosphere.”指出，望远镜可以让我们了解宇宙。F项“最早的太空探索工具之一是望远镜”引出下文，符合段意，且F项中的“telescope”与下文一致。
12．选C 通过上文“conduct research on a variety of scientific subjects”以及下文“The more we learn about outer space, the more we realize how much more there is to explore.”可知，对于地球之外的外太空，人类一直在研究探索，并且了解得越多，就越想探索更多。C项“科学家们一直都很好奇”指出科学家们探索外太空的原因之一，承上启下，符合文意。
13．选D 通过上文“In 1990，the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into outer space.”及常识可推知，哈勃太空望远镜在外太空中无法使用电，只能依靠太阳能运行。D项“这是一项由阳光提供动力的技术”承接上文，进一步解释了哈勃太空望远镜的工作原理，符合文意。4 / 4
UNIT 6 课时检测(四) “Developing ideas”的课文习读环节
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Katya Echazarreta recently made history as the first Mexican born American woman and one of the youngest women ever to fly to space — a lifelong dream she was able to accomplish at only 26 years old.
On June 4, 2022, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space and Katya got an opportunity to apply for one of the six seats through a nonprofit organization called Space for Humanity. The previous flights had been all filled to capacity.
The organization's goal is to send passengers to space and allow them to experience the “overview effect”， a phenomenon astronauts have described after looking down at the Earth from the outside. “They recognize that, as humans, our commonalities far outweigh our differences，” Space for Humanity says on its website.
Katya, an electrical engineer originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, was selected for the trip from a pool of 7,000 applicants from more than 100 countries based on her outstanding achievements in the space industry, and this met their requirement — sending “exceptional leaders” to experience. After going through training, she and her five fellow passengers took off from Blue Origin's launch facility in West Texas. The spacecraft took them 62 miles above the Earth's surface, giving them a few minutes of weightlessness before a descent (下降) back to a parachute landing.
“The trip up was the most fascinating experience because a lot of us are used to traveling horizontally. But when you're in a rocket, you're going up vertically (垂直地) and that feels very strange，” Echazarreta said. “Seeing the Earth from the outside, I feel it really puts things into perspective. Everything that we've ever experienced — all of your problems, and all of your obstacles — and everything that feels like the end of the world to us sometimes, are all there. It feels so big to us, and yet it's not, because I just left in a matter of minutes.”
1．What can we know about Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket
A．It has made history in space exploration.
B．It only provides seats for the young.
C．It helps women to realize their dream.
D．It has flown about 30 passengers to space.
2．What does Space for Humanity aim to do
A．Promote the development of space industry.
B．Send technology pioneers to live in space.
C．Let the passengers feel the “overview effect”．
D．Describe the phenomenon astronauts experience.
3．What may be one of the requirements for the participants
A．Being wise. B．Being young.
C．Being brave. D.Being distinguished.
4．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．Katya's insight into the space trip.
B．Katya's trip that goes up vertically.
C．All the challenges facing Katya.
D．Katya's explanation for her motivation.
B
Orbital structures (轨道结构) are becoming increasingly important for worldwide communications and a new generation of technologies.But scientists are warning that the danger of space debris (碎片) is rapidly increasing.Space debris can include pieces of old rockets, non operational satellites, lost tools and other items.They present a risk to spaceships，satellites and space stations.
In an effort to reduce the amount of debris orbiting the Earth, a group of economists at the University of Colorado at Boulder proposed a yearly fee, or tax, on satellite operators for their use of an orbital path.The group's study on the subject appeared recently in the publication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Matthew Burgess helped write the study.He said in a statement：“Space is a common resource, but companies aren't accounting for the cost their satellites impose on other operators when they decide whether or not to launch.So we need a policy that lets satellite operators directly factor in the costs their launches impose on other operators.”
Akhil Rao was the lead writer of the study.He said most of the proposed answers to the problem have been based on using technology to clear away the debris.“But，” Burgess said, “removing debris only means that operators will launch more satellites, and an international treaty (条约) calling for a yearly fee or tax would push companies to be more mindful about launching further objects into space.”
Christopher Newman is a professor of space law at Northumbria University in Britain.He said that imposing a space tax could be tricky.Newman noted that such a cost could be seen as a restriction on the free use of space, and that the effort to place a fee on the use of space could easily be slowed by the many details involved.
5．What worries the scientists according to the passage
A．The high cost of cleaning up space.
B．The increasing risk of space debris.
C．The safety of communication systems.
D．The practical effects of new technologies.
6．What was the economists' suggestion
A．Strengthening control over space stations.
B．Allowing companies to use space for free.
C．Charging satellite operators orbital use fees.
D．Using advanced devices to catch space debris.
7．What is Burgess's attitude towards clearing away the debris
A．Supportive. B.Neutral.
C．Indifferent. D.Negative.
8．What did Newman think of the economists' idea
A．It would lead to an argument.
B．It was well worth considering.
C．It was hard to put into practice.
D．It would eventually be rejected.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
When you look up at the bright stars in the nighttime sky, do you wonder what's out there Of course, your science teachers have taught you that there are stars, planets, and entire galaxies out there.
__9__ Man has walked on the Moon，but the Moon is fairly close to Earth when you're talking about outer space.How do scientists study the far reaches of the universe Over the course of history，man has developed amazing technology to help us see beyond our own planet into the vastness of our galaxy and even way beyond.__10__
__11__ Using lenses and mirrors to see beyond Earth's borders, telescopes gave scientists their first glimpse of what exists beyond Earth's atmosphere.
What scientists were able to learn with telescopes paved the way for manned space exploration.From trips to the Moon to dozens of manned space shuttle flights, teams of humans were able to travel in space and conduct research on a variety of scientific subjects.__12__ The more we learn about outer space，the more we realize how much more there is to explore.This has led scientists to develop even more powerful tools to help them explore the way beyond the places we can go as humans.
For example，the telescope is no longer an Earth bound instrument.In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into outer space.__13__ With many different cameras and types of scientific instruments，it has provided scientists with invaluable data.
A．Who tells us about it
B．But how do we know this
C．Scientists have always been curious.
D．It's a piece of technology that's powered by sunlight.
E．It's a tool for scientists to explore the universe without difficulty.
F．One of the earliest tools for space exploration was the telescope.
G．This technology takes the form of some impressive machines and tools.
UNIT 6 课时检测(四)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
[A]
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了来自美国的Katya及其他人被送入太空的细节和她的感受等。
1．选D 细节理解题。由文章第二段“... its fifth group of passengers ... apply for one of the six seats ...The previous flights had been all filled to capacity. ”可知，这是第五批乘客，每次六个座位，之前的航班都已满员。由此可推算出，已经运送了约30名乘客。
2．选C 细节理解题。由文章第三段中“The organization's goal ... from the outside.”可知，“人类太空”的目标是让乘客感受到“全景效应”。
3．选D 推理判断题。由文章第四段中的“this met their requirement — sending ‘exceptional leaders’ to experience”可知，参与者的标准之一可能是必须是杰出的人才。
4．选A 段落大意题。通读最后一段，特别是首尾句可知，最后一段主要讲Katya对太空之旅的见解。
[B]
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了太空碎片的危险正在迅速增加，为了减少地球轨道上的碎片数量，有人提出对卫星运营商收取轨道使用费。
5．选B 细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知，科学家们担心太空碎片的危险正在迅速增加。
6．选C 细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知，为了减少地球轨道上的碎片数量，经济学家的建议是向卫星运营商收取轨道使用费。
7．选D 观点态度题。由倒数第二段Burgess所说的话可知，Burgess认为清除碎片只会导致运营商将发射更多卫星，即清除碎片会带来不利影响。由此可得出，Burgess对清理碎片持否定态度。
8．选C 推理判断题。由最后一段第二、三句可知，Newman说征收太空税可能会很棘手，并且征收太空税的努力也会因许多因素而放缓。由此可得出，他认为向卫星运营商收取轨道使用费的措施很难付诸实践。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家们是如何探索太阳系的以及科学技术手段的发展。9.选B 上文“your science teachers have taught you that there are stars，planets，and entire galaxies out there”指出，老师已经教过我们有关宇宙的知识。B项“但是我们是怎样知道这些的呢？”承上启下，符合文意。B项中的this指代上文老师教给我们的有关宇宙的知识。
10．选G 上文“Over the course ... even way beyond.”指出，人类已经研发出惊人的技术，可以让我们了解我们的星系，甚至更远的地方。G项“这项技术包括一些令人印象深刻的机器和工具”承接上文，符合文意，且G项中的“technology”与上文一致。
11．选F 下文“Using lenses ... Earth's atmosphere.”指出，望远镜可以让我们了解宇宙。F项“最早的太空探索工具之一是望远镜”引出下文，符合段意，且F项中的“telescope”与下文一致。
12．选C 通过上文“conduct research on a variety of scientific subjects”以及下文“The more we learn about outer space, the more we realize how much more there is to explore.”可知，对于地球之外的外太空，人类一直在研究探索，并且了解得越多，就越想探索更多。C项“科学家们一直都很好奇”指出科学家们探索外太空的原因之一，承上启下，符合文意。
13．选D 通过上文“In 1990，the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into outer space.”及常识可推知，哈勃太空望远镜在外太空中无法使用电，只能依靠太阳能运行。D项“这是一项由阳光提供动力的技术”承接上文，进一步解释了哈勃太空望远镜的工作原理，符合文意。
