Question

China successfully launched its new heavy-lift carrier rocket（重型运载火箭） Long March V at 8:43 p.m. Beijing time, on Nov. 3, 2016. It is the second launch from the Wenchang Launch Center. The rocket, which looked much “fatter” than other Long March rockets, was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province. About 30 minutes later, it was successfully sent into an orbit（轨道）about 2,000 km above the earth. The major purposes of the task are to check the design and performance of the new rocket and test the rocket's flight program. The successful launch has made China from a major player in space to a major power in space. The successful launch shows that China has become a real space power in the world. The Long March V is a large, two-stage（二级的）rocket and one of China's largest carrier rockets. Its carrying capacity is about 2.5 times that of the present Long March rockets, which is up to 25 tons. The rocket is about 57 metres long. It has eight liquid oxygen rocket engines in four boosters（助推器）, two liquid oxygen engines in the first stage and two small liquid oxygen engines in the second stage. The new rocket is of great meaning as China's space program. With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can send more astronauts to the space station and get prepared for exploring the moon and Mars.

1.The rocket was launched from ________．

A. the Jiuquan Launch Center    B. the Wenchang Launch Center

C. the Taiyuan Launch Center    D. the Xichang Launch Center

2.China launched the rocket in order to ________．

A. check the design and performance of the new rocket

B. repair the rocket's flight program

C. become a real space power in the world

D. explore the moon and Mars

3.The underlined word “capacity” in the fourth paragraph probably means

“________” in Chinese.

A. 人数    B. 时间    C. 长度    D. 能力

4.How long is the rocket?

A. 2.5 meters.    B. 25 meters.    C. 57 meters.    D. 100 meters.

5.Where does the passage probably come from?

A. A travel magazine    B. A science book    C. A news report    D. A picture book

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】2016年11月3日20时43分，我国最大推力新一代运载火箭长征五号，在中国文昌航天发射场点火升空，约30分钟后，载荷组合体与火箭成功分离，进入预定轨道，长征五号运载火箭首次发射任务取得圆满成功。此次发射成功，标志着我国运载火箭实现升级换代，运载能力进入国际先进行列，是由航天大国迈向航天强国的关键一步。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“China successfully launched its new heavy-lift carrier rocket（重型运载火箭） Long March V at 8:43 p.m. Beijing time, on Nov. 3, 2016. It is the second launch from the Wenchang Launch Center.” 可知，火箭是从文昌发射中心发射的。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“The major purposes of the task are to check the design and performance of the new rocket and test the rocket's flight program.”可知，中国发射火箭的目的是检查新火箭的设计和性能，故答案为A。

3.词意猜测题。根据前面的句子“The Long March V is a large, two-stage（二级的）rocket and one of China's largest carrier rockets.” 长征5号火箭是一个大型的两级火箭，是中国最大的运载火箭之一。接下来的句子“Its carrying capacity is about 2.5 times that of the present Long March rockets, which is up to 25 tons.”就是介绍它的运载能力，故答案为D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“The rocket is about 57 metres long.”可知，火箭有57米长，故答案为C。

5.推理判断题。文章介绍了长征五号运载火箭首次发射任务取得圆满成功。有时间，地点，事件，符合新闻报道的格式。A. A travel magazine 旅游杂志；B. A science book科学书籍；C. A news report 新闻报道；D. A picture book图画书。故答案为C。

点睛：词义猜测题是阅读理解中常见的一种题型，所猜测词汇可以是生词，也可以是熟词新义，还可以是人称代词的指代内容。词义猜测题主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力，突出考查对语境的分析和把握能力。常见的猜词法有： (1)利用上下文语境。猜测任何词义都离不开上下文，所以要借助上下文对需要猜测的词或短语进行合乎逻辑的推测。 (2)利用定义或解释性的线索。阅读文章中的有些生词往往在其后会有对该词进行解释说明的短语或句子，利用它们猜词义较容易。 (3)利用文章的逻辑关系答题。如并列、对比、因果、转折关系等。这些逻辑关系往往通过一些相应的词或短语表达出来，如but, or, however, so, because等。 (4)利用构词法知识答题。熟记一些前缀、后缀所表达的意思，不仅可以扩大词汇量，而且帮助我们猜测词义。第3小题的词义猜测题就是利用第1种解题方法。