The next great land area that man hopes to control is the moon. In size it is nearly equal to the area of North and South America. However, it presents a hostile (不友好的) environment. Temperatures range +120 to -150 degrees Centigrade. There is no air, and no water.

Today there is considerable scientific speculation (思索) about living on the moon. When man will begin life on the moon surface is still not determined. But experts believe that settlement will take place in three steps. First, there will be increasing periods of exploration with temporary shelters. These periods will be followed by longer stays with housing under the surface of the moon and daily necessities brought by the settlers themselves from the earth. Finally, settlements that are self-supporting will be founded.

The main job of the early settlers will be to stay alive. They will have to plant crops under huge domes (圓頂屋) to produce food and oxygen and find water sources. After this is done, the settlers will have time to explore the possibilities of commercial (商業(yè)的) development and to make discoveries important to science. The characteristics of the moon that make it bad for human staying alive may make it ideal for certain kinds of manufacturing . Operations requiring a vacuum (真空) or extreme cold are examples. Therefore, industrial diamonds might be produced on the moon.

1.The area of the moon is _________.

A. about the same as that of North and South America

B. larger than that of North and South America

C. hardly equal to that of North and South America

D. far smaller than that of North and South America

2.To stay alive on the moon, first of all the early settlers must be able to ______.

A. get enough food, oxygen and water

B. develop commerce

C. make discoveries important

D. explore the possibilities of industrial development

3.Though the environment on the moon is bad for human staying alive, it is very good for ________.

A. all kinds of manufactured goods

B. commercial development

C. making such things as industrial diamonds

D. medical operations

1.A

2.A

3.C

【解析】

試題分析:這篇文章主要講了月球的面積和北美和南美的面積一樣大。要想在月球生活,早期的居民必須能夠得到足夠的食物,氧氣和水。盡管月球的環(huán)境對人類的生存不利,但是對于制造鉆石工業(yè)是非常有利的。

1. A細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)In size it is nearly equal to the area of North and South America.可知月球的面積和北美和南美的面積一樣大。

2. main job of the early settlers will be to stay alive. They will have to plant crops under huge domes (圓頂屋) to produce food and oxygen and find water sources.可知要想在月球生活,早期的居民必須能夠得到足夠的食物,氧氣和水。

3.

考點(diǎn):考查日常生活類閱讀

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