Question

Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon. The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon. They called it “Moonday”, or “Monday”, as we know it today. Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon. Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born. Four and a half centuries later, Leonardo’s idea was realized. Apollo II took three Americans, Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon. The mission (任务) did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would. Numerous essays, articles, and books were written about man’s first moon mission. But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before. In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon. His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission. Verne’s spacecraft also contained three men—two Americans and a Frenchman. The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo II. The launch (发射) site in Verne’s story was also in Florida. The spacecraft in Verne’s story was named the “Columbiad”. The Apollo II command ship was called “Columbia”. His account of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo II was sent into the space.

1.Leonardo da Vinci said that a great machine bird would ________.

A．bring great honor to the moon

B．fly toward the sun

C．explore the heavens

D．take people to the moon

2.Jules Verne wrote his story of a man’s visit to the moon about ________.

A．100 years before the Apollo II mission

B．10 years before the Apollo II mission

C．four and one a half centuries ago

D．100 years ago

3.Verne’s story is very similar to _____.

A．the first U.S. space mission

B．the Apollo II mission

C．Leonardo da Vinci’s story

D．numerous other books on the same subject

4.The underlined word “spacecraft” probably means ________.

A．a kind of rocket                         B．a kind of plane

C．a kind of train                          D．a kind of bus

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了人类对于月亮的研究，介绍了登月活动以及达芬奇以及凡尔纳的作品对于月亮的描述。

1.D 细节题。根据文章4,5行Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born.说明D项正确。

2.A 细节题。根据文章8,9行But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before. French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon.说明Jules Verne的写作是在登月之前100年左右。故A正确。

3.B 细节题。根据文章倒数5,6行His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission.说明B正确。

4.B 推理题。根据本句. Verne’s spacecraft also contained three men—two Americans and a Frenchman.说明这样的机器也能携带人，那么应该是一种和飞机类似的机器。故B正确。

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