Question

 Astronauts on shorter shuttle(航天飛機) missions(使命)   often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day’s work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station(ISS) . ISS crew members usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on the earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by e-mail，Internet phone or through private video conference.

While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit,there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mission,the family and friends of each ISS crew member put together a collection of family photos,messages，videos and reading materials for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometres above the earth. During the mission,the crew also receive care packages with CDs,books,magazines,photos and letters. And from early 2010，the Internet became available on the ISS,giving astronauts the chance to do some “web surfing(沖浪)   ” in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments,astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.

Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the earth’s vast land mass and oceans.

1. What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

   A. Find.   B. Copy.

   C.  Change.   D. Lose.

2. Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS?

   A. They are caring and thoughtful.

   B.  They are impatient and annoyed.

   C.  They are patient and annoyed.

   D.  They are excited and curious.

3. In the final paragraph,the author shows that astronauts         .

   A. get more pleasure in space than on the earth

   B.  find living in space a bit boring and tiring

   C.  regard space life as common

   D.  love to see the earth from space

4. The passage mainly discusses how astronauts          .

   A. work for longer missions in space

   B.  connect with people on the earth

   C.  observe the earth from space

   D.  spend their free time in space

Answer 1

1. B詞義猜測題。根據第一段“They work five days on and two days off…”可知，這和在地球上的工作時間一致，所以這樣做的目的是盡可能地模仿地球上的正常生活，所以選B.

2. 2. A推理判斷題。根據第二段第二句“Before a mission,the family and friends…”可知，宇航員的家人是體貼的、考慮周到的。

3. 3. D細節理解題。根據第三段“…one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and…”可知，宇航員喜歡在太空看地球。 

4. 4. D主旨大意題。本文主要向我們介紹了宇航員在太空休息時做的事，所以選D 項。