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色学科网书城■ 品牌书店·知名教辅·正版资源 b.zxxk.com 您身边的互联网+敷辅专家 Module 5 课下主题训练 地球与宇宙奥秘探索 1.阅读理解 China has become the first country to successfully land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon.The unmanned Chang'e-4 probe (has also made the first lunar landing since 2019.It has the task of exploring the side of the moon that never faces the earth.The dark side of the moon is older and has a thicker surface than the visible side.It takes the moon as long to go around on its own axis()as it does for one complete orbit around the Earth. The Chinese probe landed in a huge crater 2,500km in diameter and 13km deep.The crater is one of the oldest parts of the moon and our solar system. Scientists hope to learn more about the geology of the far side of the moon.The craft has two cameras on board which will send images back to earth.It will also attempt to send signals to distant regions of space,something that cannot happen on earth because of too much radio noise. Chang'e-4 also has instruments on board to examine minerals as well as a container with seeds which will try to create a miniature(微型物biosphere(生物圈). Communication with the spacecraft is not easy.Images and other data must be transmitted to a separate satellite because no direct communication with the earth is possible. For China the Chang'e-4 mission is an important achievement,because the country has successfully done something no other nation on earth has.It wants to become a leading power in space exploration and has announced plans to send astronauts to the moon and set up its own space station. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。中国已成为第一个在月球远端成功着陆航天器的国家。 中国宣布计划将宇航员送上月球并建立自己的空间站。 1.Where did the Chang'e-4 probe land? A.On the lunar side facing the earth. B.On the invisible side of the moon. C.In a younger crater on the moon. D.In a previous space station. 解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的第二句和第三句可知，嫦城四号探测器也于 2019年首次登月。它的任务是探索月球永不而对地球的一面。“the side of the moon that never faces the earth'”即是“the invisible side of the moon'”。月球求不而对地球的一而即是在月球看 不见的一面。故选B。 2.Why is t