Question

    It was a day I’d been waiting for. I had seen a few lift-offs(升空)on vision before, but this one was special. It was Apollo 11. The astronauts were headed for the Moon, just to orbit, as Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 had done a few months earlier. This time, people would actually walk on it!

I had a hard time getting through the next three days until Apollo 11 reached the Moon. I was glued to the television. Finally, Sunday morning arrived. After eating dinner, my family gathered in the living room. Our new television offered the best picture of the upcoming events. Luckily, I had read many books on space flight. I was familiar with the technical phrases, being discussed between Mission Control Center and the astronauts.,

Then, we heard the countdown to the undocking（出舱）of the Eagle, the Lunar Module （LM）, from the Columbia, the Command and Service Module. None of us paid much attention to the background chatter. If we had, we would have realized that the descent（降落）was not going well. A loud master alarm kept sounding inside the LM. If it continued, the astronauts would have to stop the descent. But in our excitement, we didn’t realize what was happening. Then we saw that the astronauts had reached the Moon. We all gave a loud cheer when Armstrong said his famous words as the LM touched down: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

Even though I was only eight years old, I sensed the importance of that moment. Looking back at it, I feel a little sad that there has been nothing quite like that since. But we have our sight set on Mars now. To get to Mars, we will need to visit the Moon again. That excites me. I’d love to see another moonwalk. I hope that kids will watch, as I did, the images（影像）of humans on another planet. Perhaps the next moonwalkers will change the lives of those viewers, as Armstrong and Aldrin changed my life 50 years ago.

1.What can we learn about the author when he was young?

A.He liked watching TV B.He was crazy about reading.

C.He wanted to be an astronaut. D.He was interested in space flight.

2.Why did the author ignore the background chatter?

A.He didn’t know the technical phrases. B.He paid his attention to the alarm.

C.He was too excited. D.He was too young.

3.What would be the best title for the text?

A.A magical moment. B.A happy childhood.

C.A return to the Moon. D.A goal of visiting Mars.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文，讲述了作者8岁时观看阿波罗11号成功升入太空、宇航员到达月球的这一激动人心的时刻。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段首句“It was a day I’d been waiting for.” 以及第二段中“I had read many books on space flight.”，作者一直在等待阿波罗11号升空的这一天。在此之前作者还看过很多关于太空飞行的书。由此可以推断，作者对太空飞行很感兴趣。故选D项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段中“But in our excitement, we didn’t realize what was happening.”，在观看电视直播时，因为处于兴奋中，谁也没有注意到那些嘈杂的背景声，没有意识到降落并不是很顺利。故选C项。

3.

主旨大意题。文章叙述了作者小时候观看阿波罗11号成功升入太空、宇航员到达月球的经历。根据文章最后一段首句“Even though I was only eight years old, I sensed the importance of that moment.”，作者感觉到了那一刻的重要性；再根据文章最后一句“…as Armstrong and Aldrin changed my life 50 years ago.”，作者认为50年前阿姆斯特朗和奥尔德林登上月球的这一刻改变了他的生活。因此文章标题应该是“一个神奇的时刻”。故选A项。