(2019·全國卷Ⅱ)Bacteriaareanannoyingproblemforastronauts.Th...

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(2019·全國卷Ⅱ)Bacteria are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms (微生物) from our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem? It's turning to a bunch of high school kids. But not just any kids. It is depending on NASA HUNCH high school classrooms, like the one science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York.

HUNCH is designed to connect high school class­rooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordon's students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they're close to a solution (解決方案). “We don't give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers，” says Florence Gold, a project manager.

“There are no tests，” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades, other than‘Are you working towards your goal？’ Basically, it's ‘I've got to produce this product and then, at the end of the year, present it to NASA.’Engineers come and really do an in­person review, and ... it's not a very nice thing at times. It's a hard business review of your product.”

Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact  (影響) on college admissions and practical life skills. “These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back.  I don't teach.” And that annoying bacteria? Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space.

篇章導讀：本文是一篇説明文，介紹了美國一所中學與NASA合作的聯合科研項目，解決*空間站中的細菌問題。

13．What do we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station?

A．They are hard to get rid of.

B．They lead to air pollution.

C．They appear in different forms.

D．They damage the instruments.

14．What is the purpose of the HUNCH program?

A．To strengthen teacher­student relationships.

B．To sharpen students' communication skills.

C．To allow students to experience zero gravity.

D．To link space technology with school education.

15．What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program?

A．Check their product.                B．Guide project designs.

C．Adjust work schedules.              D．Grade their homework.

16．What is the best title for the text?

A．NASA: The Home of Astronauts

B．Space: The Final Homework Frontier

C．Nature: An Outdoor Classroom

D．HUNCH: A College Admission Reform

【回答】

13.A　推理判斷題。根據第一段第二句可知，來自我們身體的微生物在太空站的表面增長得很快，宇航員每週得花很長時間清理它們，由此斷定太空站裏的細菌很難清除，故*為A。

14.D　細節理解題。根據第二段第一句可知，HUNCH項目的目的是把學校教育與航天技術聯繫在一起，故*為D。

15.A　細節理解題。根據第三段最後兩句可知，NASA工程師親自檢查那些高中學生的產品，故*為A。

16.B　標題判斷題。本文主要介紹了一個項目：把高中的教室教學與太空的研究聯繫起來，使學生們得到NASA工程師們的指導。因此在選標題時既要有太空，還要有學生，選項B將其完美地結合了起來，故*為B。

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