Question

    If you knew a bottle of water had been recycled from urine (尿), would you drink it? Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) may soon do so. The USNASA (美国宇航局) said it would use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS. The machine will recycle everything from sweat, the water for washing hands and brushing teeth, shower water and even urine, to make drinking water.

It will save NASA millions of dollars each year. The machine will be sent to the ISS in October2022. NASA expects it will recycle about 93% of all water used on the station. Will the water be clean? Scientists say it will be very difficult to make the wastewater clean. But the recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap, scientists say.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(A)误(B)。

1.Astronauts could drink the recycled water from urine last year.

2.The machine used for recycling wastewater will save a lot of money each year.

3.It will be easy to make the wastewater clean at the ISS.

4.The wastewater will not be used after being recycled.

5.Scientists say that the recycled water is as clean as the water from a city tap.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.B

【解析】

美国宇航局表示，这台机器将在国际空间站使用高科技机器回收废水。将回收一切东西，从汗水、洗手和刷牙的水、淋浴水，甚至尿液，以制造饮用水。这将为NASA每年节省数百万美元。这台机器将于2022年10月被送往国际空间站。NASA预计它将回收空间站上使用的所有水的93%。

1.句意：去年，宇航员可以饮用尿液中的再生水。

根据“Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) may soon do so.”可知国际空间站(ISS)的宇航员可能很快就会这样做，与题干内容不符，故选B。

2.句意：回收废水的机器每年将节省很多钱。

根据“It will save NASA millions of dollars each year”可知这将为NASA每年节省数百万美元，与题干内容相符，故选A。

3.句意：使废水在国际空间站上得到净化是很容易的。

根据“Scientists say it will be very difficult to make the wastewater clean”可知科学家们说，废水很难净化，与题干内容不符，故选B。

4.句意：废水回收后不会再使用。

根据“But the recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap, scientists say.”及“to make drinking water.”可知科学家说，再生水比城市自来水要好几千倍，且制造饮用水，可推测出会再次使用，与题干内容不符，故选B。

5.句意：科学家说，循环水和城市自来水一样干净。

根据“But the recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap, scientists say.”可知科学家说，再生水比城市自来水要好几千倍，与题干内容不符，故选B。