The ISS project is a partnership of five - the US, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada.

At the moment, no program for its use nor any money has been put in place to support the platform beyond 2015.  

One of the biggest issues stopping an agreement on station-life extension（延長(zhǎng)期） is the human spaceflight examination ordered by US President Barack Obama.

The Americans are developing a new vision for space exploration, and the rockets and spacecraft they will need to start it. The future of US joining in the ISS is closely tied to the result of the examination.

Mr Dordain, the European Space Agency's (Esa) Director General, said no one partner in the ISS project could alone call an end to the platform. A meeting would be held in Japan later in the year where he hoped the partners could get something clearly going forward. He said it was also necessary the benefits（成效） were increased and the costs were reduced. Increasing the benefits could include finding new uses for the station.

Esa has called for ideas on how to use the ISS as a platform for Earth observation（觀測(cè)站）. Mr Dordain said the agency had received about 20 very good proposals.

On the issue of reducing costs, there were many ideas on the table, he explained.

He also questioned whether it was necessary for the station to have six astronauts at all times. If there were periods when little maintenance（維修） was required or the experiment load was light, could the ISS run on a smaller group of people, he suggested.

Construction of the space station should finish this year. Next month, two components built in Europe - a connecting node and a robotic control room - will be flown to the platform by the US shuttle Endeavour.

Tranquility and the Cupola, as they are known, will complete the non-Russian side of the ISS.

1.Why will America joining in the ISS be tied to the result of the examination?

A．Because America is the greatest power among them

B．Because America provides most of the money

C．Because they need America’s rockets and spacecraft

D．Because Obama ordered the human spaceflight examination

2.According to Mr Dordain, how should they do to reduce costs?

A．To find new uses for the station

B．To make little maintenance

C．To reduce the experiment load

D．To have fewer astronauts sometimes

3.Where do you think you can read this passage?

A．In a story book                         B．In a handbook

C．In an advertisement                     D．In a newspaper

 

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.D 

【解析】

試題分析：這是新聞報(bào)道，報(bào)導(dǎo)了國(guó)際空間站協(xié)議將停止，原因是對(duì)飛船和火箭進(jìn)行檢測(cè)，從而決定是否繼續(xù)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：The Americans are developing a new vision for space exploration, and the rockets and spacecraft they will need to start it.可知他們需要美國(guó)的火箭和飛船。選 C

2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：On the issue of reducing costs, there were many ideas on the table, he explained. He also questioned whether it was necessary for the station to have six astronauts at all times.可知減少宇航員是是減少太空站開銷的方法。選D

3.這是一篇新聞報(bào)道，應(yīng)該是報(bào)紙上的文章。選D 

考點(diǎn)：考查新聞報(bào)道類短文

點(diǎn)評(píng)：這類閱讀理解要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑�(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。

 

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