The 2012 London Olympics had enough problems to worry about. But one more has just been added -- a communications blackout caused by solar storms.
　　After a period of calm within the Sun, scientists have detected the signs of a flesh cycle of sunspots that could peak in 2012, just in time for the arrival of the Olympic torch in London.
　　Now scientists believe that this peak could result in vast solar explosions that could throw billions of tons of charged matter towards the Earth, causing strong solar storms that could jam the telecommunications satellites and interact links sending five Olympic broadcast from London.
　　"The Sun's activity has a strong influence on the Earth. The Olympics could be in the middle of the next solar maximum which could affect the functions of communications satellites," said Professor Richard Harrison, head of space physics at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.
　　At the peak of the cycle, violent outbursts called coronal mass ejections (日冕物質拋射) occur in the Sun's atmosphere, throwing out great quantities of electrically-charged matter. "A coronal mass ejection can carry a billion tons of solar material into space at over a million kilometres per hour. Such events can expose astronauts to a deadly amount, can disable satellites, cause power failures on Earth and disturb communications," Professor Harrison added. The risk is the greatest during a solar maximum when there is the greatest number of sunspots.
　　Next week in America, NASA is scheduled to launch a satellite for monitoring solar activity called the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which will take images of the Sun that are 10 times clearer than the most advanced televisions available.
　　The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory helped to make the high-tech cameras that will capture images of the solar flares (太陽耀斑) and explosions as they occur.
　　Professor Richard Harrison, the lab's director, said that the SDO should be able to provide early warning of a solar flare or explosion big enough to affect satellite communications on Earth "If we have advanced warning, we'll be able to reduce the damage. What you don't want is things switching off for a week with no idea of what's caused the problem," he said.
小題1:The phrase "communications blackout" in paragraph 1 most probably refers to____________ during the 2012 Olympics.
A．the extinguishing of the Olympic torch
B．the collapse of broadcasting systems
C．the transportation breakdown in London
D．the destruction of weather satellites
小題2:According to the passage, scientists are convinced that __________.
A．the sun’s activities have little to do with the earth
B．the London Olympic broadcasting will be possibly influenced by the 2012 peak of sunspots
C．the 2012 Olympic Games are during the solar maximum of throwing out greatest number of sunspots
D．solar explosion will cause strong storms on the earth
小題3:What can be inferred about the solar activity described in the passage?
A．The most fatal matter from the corona falls onto Earth.
B．The solar storm peak occurs in the middle of each cycle.
C．It takes several seconds for the charged matter to reach Earth.
D．The number of sunspots declines after coronal mass ejections.
小題4:According to the passage, NASA will launch a satellite to _________.
A．take images of the solar system
B．provide early warning of thunderstorms
C．keep track of solar activities
D．improve the communications on Earth
小題5:Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．Solar Storms: An Invisible Killer
B．Solar Storms: Earth Environment in Danger
C．Solar Storms: Threatening the Human Race
D．Solar Storms: Human Activities to Be Troubled

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:D
文章談論的正是太陽粒子的變化可能會影響奧運會。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)文章內容可知communications blackout就是指由于太陽粒子的變化會引起奧運會廣播系統(tǒng)的崩潰。
小題2:根據(jù)文章第三段內容可知倫敦奧運會的廣播系統(tǒng)可能會受到太陽粒子變化的影響。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)第五段　At the peak of the cycle, violent outbursts called coronal mass ejections (日冕物質拋射) occur in the Sun's atmosphere,可知是在最高峰的時候出現(xiàn)coronal mass ejections，那么最高峰以后，太陽粒子的數(shù)量會有所減少。
小題4:根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段內容可知C正確。發(fā)射衛(wèi)星是為了記錄太陽系的行動，拍攝照片之類。
小題5:主旨大意題。文章談論的正是太陽粒子的變化可能會影響奧運會。
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