Question

China's first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander early on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.

The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.

    Earlier this morning, engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area and the situation of the probe. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to the moon at 3:10 a.m.. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.

Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the

third country in the world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.

In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Chang'e’s. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.

The rover, 1.5 meters long with its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in height, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more than 300℃ on the moon.

Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源) for three months, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until China’s next probe visits the moon again.

1. Which is the best title for the passage above?

A. The first rover on the moon                  B. The tale of Chang’e

C. The journey to the moon                     D. Yutu explores the moon

2.Which is the correct order of the following events?

a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface.

b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.

c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon.

d. Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.

A. a-b-c-d                     B. c-d-a-b                        C. d-c-a-b                       D. c-a-b-d

3.What does the underlined word width mean in Chinese?

A. 智力                        B. 宽度                 C. 重量                          D. 长度

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013.

B. Yutu is a perfect robot under the control of its own computer.

C. Yutu and Chang’e will return to the earth after the one-year mission.

D. Chang’e-3 is 140 kg in weight.

5.There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?

A. Chang’e-4                  B. Yutu-2                 C. Shenzhou-11              D.Tiangong-2

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要主要介绍了玉兔号和嫦娥三号在太空探测月球的工作过程。主要描述了玉兔和嫦娥三号的基本信息情况。

1.主旨大意题。根据短文内容可知，本文主要就是讲解了玉兔探测月球的事情；故选D。

2.句子排序题。根据时间顺序可以得出事件的顺序。短文第四段Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, 可知嫦娥三号首先在月亮湾着陆；第三段Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to the moon at 3:10 a.m.可知，接下来玉兔号开始缓慢地向月球驶去；第二段第一句The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m可知，到了上午四点三十五分140千克六轮月球车抵达月球；第二段After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other 可知，最后月球车和着陆器会相互拍照以记录相关数据；故答案为C。

3.词义猜测题。根据本句内容可知，月球车的长为1.5米，高为1.1米，由此可推断它的宽度是1米；故由此可猜测width的意思为宽度；故答案为B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第四段making China the third country in the world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.可知，中国式仅次于美俄之后登上月球的；故A正确；根据第六段第一句The rover is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth.可知B项错误；最后一段第一句可知，玉兔的任务周期为三个月，而月球着陆探测器的任务周期是一年，所以C项错误；第二段The 140 kg six-wheeled rover 可知月球车的重量是140千克，而不是嫦娥三号的重量，D项错误；故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段可知，玉兔在完成任务后直至中国下一次的探测任务之前会好好休息可知，下一次的探测任务命名可能是玉兔二号；故选B。

考点：科技类短文阅读。