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五、完形填空。〔人与自然——宇宙探索〕
Space can be a hard place to live. Astronauts who go there 1 a lot of different stresses, both physically and mentally. Some experiments by NASA can help us 2 more about how to live in space. However, it was not humans, 3 a group of rather unusual animals that took part in these experiments.
NASA 4 5,000 tardigrades, or “water bears(熊虫)”, as well as 128 squid, into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2021. The animals were sent to the International Space Station (ISS), where scientists would 5 them.
But why did scientists 6 these animals? There are a few 7 . Tardigrades are quite small animals that can live in quite 8 environments. Scientists have found them at the bottom of the four 9 and on top of tall mountains. By 10 these animals on the ISS, scientists can see how they live in space.
“One of the things we 11 want to do is understand how tardigrades are living in these environments. What’s more, we can learn something about the skills that they are using and how to 12 them to safeguard astronauts,” said one scientist.
At the same 13 , scientists are using the squid because they have digestive(消化的) and immune systems that are similar 14 those of humans. Studying 15 in space can give us the new ability to understand how spaceflights affect our own bodies.
1. A. suggest
B. experience
C. collect
D. develop
2. A. worry
B. complain
C. think
D. learn
3. A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so
4. A. bought
B. sold
C. sent
D. went
5. A. feed
B. study
C. raise
D. leave
6. A. choose
B. love
C. hate
D. find
7. A. kinds
B. places
C. ways
D. reasons
8. A. excellent
B. wonderful
C. dangerous
D. beautiful
9. A. boats
B. oceans
C. boxes
D. pools
10. A. researching
B. killing
C. walking
D. training
11. A. nearly
B. suddenly
C. heavily
D. really
12. A. ask
B. help
C. use
D. want
13. A. place
B. time
C. word
D. sound
14. A. to
B. at
C. on
D. in
15. A. it
B. him
C. her
D. them
Space can be a hard place to live. Astronauts who go there 1 a lot of different stresses, both physically and mentally. Some experiments by NASA can help us 2 more about how to live in space. However, it was not humans, 3 a group of rather unusual animals that took part in these experiments.
NASA 4 5,000 tardigrades, or “water bears(熊虫)”, as well as 128 squid, into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2021. The animals were sent to the International Space Station (ISS), where scientists would 5 them.
But why did scientists 6 these animals? There are a few 7 . Tardigrades are quite small animals that can live in quite 8 environments. Scientists have found them at the bottom of the four 9 and on top of tall mountains. By 10 these animals on the ISS, scientists can see how they live in space.
“One of the things we 11 want to do is understand how tardigrades are living in these environments. What’s more, we can learn something about the skills that they are using and how to 12 them to safeguard astronauts,” said one scientist.
At the same 13 , scientists are using the squid because they have digestive(消化的) and immune systems that are similar 14 those of humans. Studying 15 in space can give us the new ability to understand how spaceflights affect our own bodies.
1. A. suggest
B. experience
C. collect
D. develop
2. A. worry
B. complain
C. think
D. learn
3. A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so
4. A. bought
B. sold
C. sent
D. went
5. A. feed
B. study
C. raise
D. leave
6. A. choose
B. love
C. hate
D. find
7. A. kinds
B. places
C. ways
D. reasons
8. A. excellent
B. wonderful
C. dangerous
D. beautiful
9. A. boats
B. oceans
C. boxes
D. pools
10. A. researching
B. killing
C. walking
D. training
11. A. nearly
B. suddenly
C. heavily
D. really
12. A. ask
B. help
C. use
D. want
13. A. place
B. time
C. word
D. sound
14. A. to
B. at
C. on
D. in
15. A. it
B. him
C. her
D. them
答案
五、1~5. BDACB 6~10. ADCBA 11~15. DCBAD
