Question

    Photographic self-portraits have existed for as long as cameras have been in human hands. But what about selfies in space? On Twitter last year, NASA astronaut Edwin Aldrin, who famously became the second man to walk on the moon in July 1969, laid claim to a spaceflight first: taking the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966.

“For me, it needs to be digital to be selfie,” argues Jennifer Levasseur, a director at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. According to Levasseur, the concept of a selfie is directly linked to internet culture. “The thing that makes a selfie is sharing it,” she says.

Still, astronauts have been carrying cameras aboard space vehicles since the 1960s. In 1966, Aldrin used a Hasselblad camera designed specifically for space. Hasselblad also painted the first camera in space a matte(磨砂) black to reduce reflections in the orbiter window. But cameras used in space need to survive extreme conditions, like temperature swings from -149° to 248°F, so Hasselblad painted later model silver.

Astronauts visiting the moon then had to take out the film and leave their camera bodies behind when they returned to Earth, because early space missions were limited by a weight limit on the returned trip. Then a big change in space camera technology came after the space shuttle Columbia broke apart on its return to Earth in 2003, Levasseur notes. “Fear that they’d never be able to bring film back from space and lose all that hard work accelerated the push for digital,” she says.

Today, astronauts also have access to internet and social platforms in space and can post true space selfies made using digital cameras. Similarly, space robots are participating in selfie culture, capturing remote pictures of themselves in space or on other planets and sending them back to Earth.

1.Why do selfies in space need to be digital according to Jennifer Levasseur?

A.Astronauts are fond of studying technology.

B.Astronauts are eager to be famous on the Internet.

C.Astronauts desire to communicate on social platforms.

D.Astronauts want to overcome the fear in space.

2.Why can the Hasselblad camera adjust to the temperature changes in space?

A.It is painted silver.

B.Its matte black gathers light.

C.Its design is special.

D.It can reduce reflection itself.

3.What contributed to the faster development of camera technology in space?

A.The heavy space tasks.

B.A returned space shuttle.

C.A spaceflight crash.

D.The improved film.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.The Origin of Selfies in Space

B.The Brief History of Selfies in Space

C.The Significance of Selfies in Space

D.The Popularity of Selfies in Space

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了太空自拍的历史。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段“For me, it needs to be digital to be selfie,” argues Jennifer Levasseur, a director at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. According to Levasseur, the concept of a selfie is directly linked to internet culture. “The thing that makes a selfie is sharing it,” she says. （“对我来说，自拍必须是数码的，”史密森国家航空航天博物馆的主管Jennifer Levasseur说。Levasseur表示，自拍的概念与网络文化直接相关。“自拍的关键在于分享，”她说。）可推断出Jennifer Levasseur认为太空自拍之所以需要数字化是因为宇航员想与人类的社交平台交流与互动。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But cameras used in space need to survive extreme conditions, like temperature swings from -149° to 248°F, so Hasselblad painted later model silver.”但在太空中使用的相机需要在极端条件下，比如温度从-149°到248°F的波动中还能使用的，所以Hasselblad在后来的模型上涂上了银色。由此可推断出，Hasselblad的摄像机能适应太空气温的变化是因为它被漆成了银色。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段中的Then a big change in space camera technology came after the space shuttle Columbia broke apart on its return to Earth in 2003, Levasseur notes. “Fear that they’d never be able to bring film back from space and lose all that hard work accelerated the push for digital,” she says. 2003年哥伦比亚号航天飞机在返回地球时爆炸解体后，太空摄影技术发生了重大变化。莱瓦瑟说:“担心他们永远无法把胶卷从太空带回来，使所有的辛苦工作没有了，这加速了数字化的发展。”由此可知，是一次太空飞行事故促成了太空摄像技术的快速发展。故选C。

4.

主旨大意题。本文第一段最后一句引入太空自拍的话题后，下文介绍了自拍的起源，以及如今太空自拍的现状。由此可推断出，本文简单介绍了太空自拍的历史。所以最适合这篇文章的题目是“太空自拍的简史”。故选B。