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单元达标检测卷(四)
本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟。
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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It was the 50th anniversary (周年) of the moon landing last year.Astronomy lovers are not the only ones who are excited about it;publishers are also offering a number of books to mark the event.
Shoot for the Moon
James Donovan
Little, Brown and Co., $30
This retelling of the space race begins with the Soviet Union's Sputnik satellite in 1957 to the historic Apollo 11 program twelve years later. The book offers details about the characters of the spacemen, engineers and others who made the U.S. space program a success.
One Giant Leap
Charles Fishman
Simon & Schuster, $29.99
Getting to the moon required a million hours of work, this book says.Accordingly, the story centers on the engineers, project managers and others who worked long and hard to get the Apollo program off the ground.
Picturing Apollo 11
J.L. Pickering and John Bisney
Univ of Florida, $45
Packed with hundreds of photos (some are published for the first time),this book reads like a photo book of the Apollo 11 program. The photos are moments from spaceman training, as well as the excitement of liftoff, the historic landing and the return home of the three men.
Apollo's Legacy
Roger D.Launius
Smithsonian Books, $27.95
A space historian examines the Apollo program in different ways:as a political machine in the Cold War and an important cultural moment. The book explores different views on the U.S.moon shot project from scientists, politicians, the media and the public during the space race and beyond.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了4本有关人类登月的书籍。
1.What is Shoot for the Moon mainly about?
A.History of the space race.
B.The shoot of two satellites.
C.Cooperation of different countries.
D.Humans' understanding of the moon.
解析:细节理解题。根据Shoot for the Moon部分的“This retelling of the space race begins with...”可知,这本书是关于太空竞赛历史的。
答案:A
2.Whose book shows the Apollo 11 program through pictures?
A.James Donovan's.
B.Char