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必修第三册 Unit 4 Space Exploration
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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On a hot summer afternoon along the Mandavi River，Shweta Hule wraps her sari around her
ankles and bends to pick wild “weeds” from the river and drop them into a bowl.The plants will
be made into fritters(炸果饼)，to be served at the little restaurant attached to the B&B Hule
manages in the Indian coastal town of Vengurla.
Wild edible(可食用的) plants are common in kitchens here.Hule’s weed is juicy，which is
found in mangrove forests.Harvesting some of the plant is helping conserve the mangroves，a
globally endangered ecosystem of salt-tolerant trees that stop coastal erosion(侵蚀) and absorb
storm damage.
Hule is head of Swamini，a self-help group set up by nine women from a fishing community
in Vengurla who started Mandavi Eco Tourism in 2017.Vengurla is known for its beautiful beaches
and seafood，but the climate crisis has made fishing for a living unsustainable，so people are
trying to find other sources of income.They came up with the idea of running mangrove safaris(观
光游) for tourists in Vengurla’s Mandavi River.
The safaris offer visitors a unique hour-long tour of the mangroves.Food has also become a
key attraction：local spicy coconut curries，with homegrown or wild vegetables.Tourists are
encouraged to go crabbing，and their catch is cooked and served.
Hule only discovered recently that the weed was edible when she met tourists from another
coastal city.She researched these leaves and learned that the salty plant is rich in vitamins.She made
her own version of the fritters，with chickpea flour，and presented it at the wild vegetable
festival.“It was an instant hit.This boosted the confidence to include these fritters in our restaurant
menu，” says Hule.
Swamini’s lodging house also serves vegetarian meals and plates of fish and crab sourced
from the river.“The satisfaction after the visitors enjoy our meal is the real currency.We had guests
from London who were so happy with our food that they took down the recipe.Such people help
our business grow.What more can we want？” says Hule.
1．Which of the following can best describe the example of Shweta Hule?
A．Do as the Romans do. B．Strike while the iron is hot.
C．Kill two birds with one stone. D．Bite off more than you can chew.
2．What does Swamini offer to visitors?
A．Eco-tours and accommodation. B．Fishing guide service.
C．Vegetable growing techniques. D．Hands-on cooking classes.3．Why were Hule’s fritters well-received?
A．They were less expensive. B．They were traditional.
C．They had their own features. D．They got strongly promoted.
4．How did Hule feel about tourists’ obtaining her food recipe?
A．Lost. B．Proud. C．Worried. D．Curious.
B(★)
(2024·广东六校第一次联考)
Booking your next vacation to space with out-of-this-world views could soon be a
reality.Orbital Assembly Corporation announced two new station concepts designed with space
tourism accommodations.One of the stations，called Pioneer，could orbit Earth as early as 2025.
The Gateway Foundation circulated ideas for a space hotel in 2019.The goal of the stations is
to run a space business park that can serve as a home away from home with room for offices and
tourists.Orbital Assembly was founded by the Gateway Foundation team as a way to help make
these dreams come true.
The proposed Pioneer Station can accommodate 28 people.The second station，Voyager，
scheduled to open in 2027，can hold up to 400 people.“The goal has always been to make it
possible for large numbers of people to live，work and thrive in space，” says Orbital
Assembly’s COO Tim Alatorre.
Both stations look like a wheel and will feature artificial gravity that allows guests to move
comfortably on each station.Pioneer features five modules built around the rotating “Gravity
Ring” architecture design.Tourists may still feel some weightlessness but will also be able to drink
out of a cup and won’t have to be tied to a bed to sleep.The gravity works similar to how a
spinning bucket pushes the water out to the sides of the bucket and stays in place，Alatorre
explains.Near the middle of the station，there will be no artificial gravity，but gravity gradually
increases further away from the center.
While the Pioneer Station will be smaller than Voyager，guests can still shower，eat and
drink sitting down in areas with gravity.Each station is furnished like luxury hotels on
Earth.Voyager will feature a restaurant and suites with views of Earth.
A significant barrier to space travel is the cost.However，Orbital Assembly expects tourists to
seek a trek into space as space travel eventually becomes less expensive.“We envision our Pioneer
and Voyager space stations as the ultimate ecotourism destinations.Once people get to space，it
will change their perspective about Earth，” Alatorre says.“Space travel is still at its early
stage，and we’re excited to do our part to push it forward to help improve life on Earth.”
5．What is the goal of the Pioneer and Voyager space stations?
A．To revolutionize space travel.
B．To serve as luxury hotels in space.
C．To offer a unique and immersive experience.D．To enable large-scale living and working in space.
6．What do the Pioneer and Voyager stations have in common?
A．Open time. B．Artificial gravity. C．Suites with views. D．Passenger capacity.
7.What can we learn from paragraph 4?
A．The “Gravity Ring” rotates around the station.
B．The gravity is weak in the central point of the station.
C．The “Gravity Ring” on Pioneer is identical with that on Voyager.
D．The gravity operates like a spinning bucket keeping water inside.
8．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Overcoming the Barrier：Space Tourism Becomes Affordable
B．Space Hotels on the Horizon：Pioneer and Voyager Stations
C．The Future of Space Travel：Pioneer and Voyager Stations
D．Orbital Assembly：Space Tourism Dream Comes True
C(★)
When you think about it，food is an important part of our lives.Family gatherings center
around food and the celebration of major life events and milestones involves food in one way or
another.The same holds true for us here on the Space Station.Food is important and ends up usually
being a topic of discussion for almost every crew.
The food that we have here on ISS has to meet many different requirements.What about
variety? How do you meet all of the peculiarities of the people that you come across，especially
when they are from different cultures? What about the logistics(物流)of getting the right food here
at the right time? So there are a couple of different questions you have to consider when you talk
about food and long-duration space flight.
On the U．S.side we have gone to a standard menu，meaning that every 16 days you start
over with the same menu.To compensate the crews，we are allowed to pick one “preference”
container which consists of our pick of anything on the U．S.menu list.This allows us some variety
in our menu，with the choices up to us.One of the desirable options for any crew is to make sure
that enough tortillas(墨西哥薄饼) get on board.You can do so much with a tortilla; it becomes the
vehicle with which to eat almost anything.
Our food also comes packaged in many ways.But no matter what the form of the food
though，you still have the same problem eating it—you do not want it flying away from you and
making a mess when you open it up.In this case a little bit of extra water is extremely helpful.It
keeps the food kind of sticking together and to the package and to your spoon.Small things do
escape from time to time，but we really try hard to minimize the random flying food problem.That
is enough for now！Next time I will write about how to cook in space.
9．What does the underlined word “peculiarities” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Ambitious targets. B．Similar requests.C．Unusual habits. D．Extreme conditions.
10．What is the author’s purpose in mentioning tortillas?
A．To illustrate the preference container.
B．To give an example of standard menu.
C．To advocate tortillas to the readers.
D．To show the variety of food options.
11．What can be inferred about eating in space?
A．Food packaging is optional.
B．Sufficient water helps transport food.
C．Flying food problem is unavoidable.
D．Eating in space is easier than most imagine.
12．Where is the text most probably taken from?
A．A food magazine. B．An astronaut’s journal.
C．A sci-fi handbook. D．A space history website.
Ⅱ.七选五(★)
The 24-year-old female commander(指挥员) Zhou Chengyu has been a heated topic on Weibo
since the Chinese state media highlighted her as one of the women involved in the successful
launch of the Chang’e 5 lunar probe(月球探测器) on 24 November.Social media users have been
referring to her as a “source of pride” for the country. 1 Several people jokingly reflected
on their own achievements，commenting how far behind in life they were in comparison.
Starting in 2004 ， the Chang’e Programme consists of three
stages：“orbiting”，“landing” and “returning”． 2 In December 2013，the goal of
China’s first soft landing on the lunar surface and ground exploration on the Moon was achieved
by the lander of Chang’e 3 and Yutu lunar rover.Last year，Chang’e 4 probe made the first-ever
soft landing on the far side of the moon.
The Chang’e 5 mission is China’s third successful moon landing in seven years. 3 If it
were successful，China would be the third country to bring lunar samples back to Earth after the
United States and the Soviet Union.
Most Chinese people know the mythological story of Chang’e，the Chinese goddess of the
moon.People can’t hear the word “Chang’e” without picturing romantic images of a moon
goddess. 4 And so pictures of Zhou Chengyu have been all over the state media，with
comments about how she is a “front-line soldier in the field of aerospace” and a “big sister”
that the young Chinese can look up to.
However，the huge amount of interest in the native of Guizhou Province has not appeared to
have had much of an effect on her. 5
A．Her story in particular has inspired the public，considering her young age.
B．She refused repeated requests for interviews in order to focus on her work.C．However，China has been trying to highlight strong female figures in the country.
D．Its aim is to gather lunar rocks and soil to help scientists learn more about the moon.
E．Despite her young age，Zhou is now working at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.
F．For this reason，China’s mission to the moon has been calling for a strong female figure.
G．China completed the “orbiting” stage by launching Chang’e 1 and Chang’e 2 lunar
probes in 2007 and 2010.
