2019-2020学年外研版高中英语创新学案:单元检测(四十七) The Conquest of the Universe
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  or not, is expected to carry out important experiments on board. For Anousheh, this meant working on lower back pains in astronauts and studying tiny life forms that can carry diseases on board the station. Many people might have considered this "working holiday" bad, but Anousheh loved it.

  Anousheh faced many difficulties on board. To wash her hair, for example, she had to put water over her head; however, little bits of water would float away. "The guys liked to make fun of me. They'd ask me to pass the bread and when I handed it to them, rather than floating it, they'd say I'd taken all the fun out of it. After a while, I got used to all this, though, and I felt so at home that in the end it was hard to go back to normality."

  Anousheh is proud to be the first female space tourist and wants to encourage women all over the world. However, she doesn't like the title "space tourist". "I think if my experience is to be compared to an experiment or an experience on Earth, it is probably closer to an adventure to Antarctica or climbing Mount Everest," she explains.

  语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了首位女太空游客阿努什·安萨里的相关故事。

  5.As Anousheh was growing up, ________.

  A.she didn't think she would ever become an astronaut

  B.her interest in space wasn't expected to last

  C.she disagreed with her parents' plans

  D.others tried to discourage her dreams

  解析:选B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的"When I was a child ... greatly interested in science."可推测,阿努什·安萨里对于太空的热爱在父母看来只是一时头脑发热,不会持续太长时间。

  6.The space crew members ________.

  A.often carry diseases onto the space station

  B.can suffer aches and pains

  C.must have a strong background in science

  D.have little time to relax

  解析:选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的"working on lower back pains in astronauts"可知,太空机组成员可能遭受疼痛之苦。

  7.On the space station, ________.

  A.Anousheh did a lot of practice on bread

  B.it seemed impossible for Anousheh to wash with water

  C.Anousheh liked playing games with the other astronauts

D.it took Anousheh some time to get familiar with the conditions