Question

Scientists are very interested in the Universe，and they always want to know more about it. Years ago they knew many things about the moon. They knew how big it is and how far away it is from the earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was to send men to the moon. The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth. A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a rocket(火箭)
How does a rocket fly? There is gas（氣體） in the rocket. When the gas is made very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky. Rockets can fly out into space. Rockets with men in them have been to the moon. Several rockets without men in them have flown to another planet(行星) much farther away than the moon. One day, rockets may be able to go to any place in space.
【小題1】Scientists knew ____________ the moon is.
A: how far    B: how big    C: how old    D: both A and B
【小題2】 The earth is about 384,000 kilometres away from the _____.
A: space    B: universe    C: sun   D: moon
【小題3】A plane cannot fly to the moon because ___________
A: there is no air above 240 kilometers away from the earth.
B: there is no gas in the plane
C: the plane is not strong enough
D: the plane can not fly a long way
【小題4】 The hot gas in the rocket is used for___________
A: keeping the air in the rocket fresh(新鮮的)
B: Keeping the men in the rocket warm
C: making the rocket fly up.
D: cooking food for the men
【小題5】 What is the writer’s attitude(態度) to the universe’s future.
A: Realistic(現實的)         B: Imaginative(幻想的)
C: Confident(有信心的)      D: Sad

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】根據They knew how big it is and how far away it is from the earth.可知選D。
【小題2】根據The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth.可知選D。
【小題3】根據A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth.可知選A。
【小題4】so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky.it指的是the hot gas 故選C。
【小題5】根據One day, rockets may be able to go to any place in space.可知作者相當有信心，故選C。
考點：考查一篇關于航天的科普性短文
點評：通過閱讀本文我們可以知道月亮與地球之間的距離，為什么普通飛機無法飛出地球以及火箭的原理是什么。本文科普性較強，很適合中學生閱讀。