SPACE is a lonely place. Hundreds of thousands of kilometers from home, astronauts have a hard life. It stands to reason that, once in a while, they need to have a good cry. But this is a lot harder than it sounds.
We still know very little about space, and about living in zero gravity. In fact, we are discovering new things every time astronauts take to the skies (and beyond). As The Atlantic reported in January, crying is not all that simple in space. This is because when a person normally cries,  gravity makes their tears move downwards. But in a spacecraft, this is not the case. Here, there is no gravity, which is why we so often see pictures of astronauts floating around. This means that, strangely, when you cry your tears have nowhere to go. As a result, they just stick to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this. “Tears,” as he said, “don’t fall off your eye… they just kind of stay there. ” This can be quite painful. In space, your eyes get very dry, and the added moisture is irritating (氣人的). Sometimes, things get even weirder(更怪異的). The astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic that when tears get big enough, they “break free of the eye and float around”.
No one can be quite sure why we cry. Why should water in our eyes have anything to do with feeling sad? If you stop to think about it, crying is a very strange thing indeed. And now, thanks to the wonders of space, it just got even stranger.
【小題1】The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us that       .

A.living in space is lonely
B.it’s easy to feel sad in space
C.it’s hard to cry in space
D.nobody wants to live in space
【小題2】If astronauts cry in spacecraft, their tears will       .
A.move downwardsB.move upwards
C.go out of the windowD.stick to their eyes
【小題3】Astronauts feel       if tears are always in their eyes.
A.sadB.comfortableC.happyD.uncomfortable
【小題4】What can we learn from the passage?
A.In space our eyes are very wet.
B.Tears will float around if they are big enough in space.
C.People know everything about living in zero gravity.
D.Gravity makes people’s tears move upwards in space.


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析:這篇短文主要介紹了宇航員在太空的經(jīng)歷,對于他們來說,哭也是一件很困難的事.
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段SPACE is a lonely place.及本段描述,可知選A.
【小題2】根據(jù)第二段This means that, strangely, when you cry your tears have nowhere to go. As a result, they just stick to your eyes.描述,可知選D.
【小題3】根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段This can be quite painful.描述,可知選D,不舒服的.
【小題4】根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段The astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic that when tears get big enough, they “break free of the eye and float around”描述,可知選B.
考點(diǎn):關(guān)于太空生活的說明文閱讀
點(diǎn)評:本文淺顯易懂,各個小題都能在文中找到適當(dāng)依據(jù)。只要認(rèn)真閱讀短文,注意前后聯(lián)系,就能順利完成閱讀。文章所設(shè)試題主要考察細(xì)節(jié)查找,做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù),認(rèn)真核查小題和原文的異同。

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