《2025年金考卷名师名题单元双测卷高中英语必修第三册译林版》

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When you look up at the starry sky, what you see may not just be stars, but thousands of pieces of space waste left by humans, which move silently at high speeds. These seemingly tiny fragments (碎片) are becoming invisible killers endangering human space activities.
Since the launch of the first satellite in 1957, humans have sent countless spacecraft into space. The dangers of these high-speed moving space waste should not be ignored. In October 2022, the CryoSat satellite had to make an emergency orbit change to avoid a 3 - centimeter - long rocket fragment.
It should be noted that even a tiny fragment can impale the satellite's shell in a crash, causing equipment failure. What's more frightening is that the new fragments made by crashes will bring a chain reaction, forming the Kessler Syndrome — more and more fragments crash with each other, which may eventually make low Earth orbit a no - fly space and put human future space activities at great risk.
To deal with this problem, many countries have taken action. The United States has invested (投资) 150 million to develop space waste cleaning technology and create safety rules for space activities; the United Kingdom has invested £10 million to support many cleaning projects. Industry teams are also moving forward: ClearSpace received £2.25 million to research how to remove satellites, while Astroscale was awarded £1.7 million to design a servicer that can remove several satellites in a single mission.
In addition to active cleaning, prevention is even more important. Experts call on all countries to stop destroying satellites in technological tests. At present, several countries have supported the US - led ban (禁令) on dangerous satellite test plans. After all, reducing the generation of new waste is more efficient than cleaning up afterwards.
With the development of technologies, more and more satellites will be sent into space. Cleaning up space waste is not a matter for one country, but requires all mankind to work together. Only when all countries join forces can low Earth orbit remain smooth, which helps realize mankind's dream of exploring the universe.
32. Why is CryoSat mentioned?
A. To show the advance in satellites.
B. To prove the danger of space waste.
C. To tell the flight path of satellites.
D. To stress the need for more satellites.
33. What does the underlined word "impale" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Replace. B. Touch. C. Escape. D. Destroy.
34. How does paragraph 4 show the action taken by countries?
A. By listing figures. B. By quoting some research.
C. By making a comparison. D. By showing cause and effect.
35. What can be inferred about addressing space waste?
A. Tech development is important.
B. Rules should be established early.
C. United global efforts are necessary.
D. Space exploration must be unaffected.

答案： 32. B　细节理解题。根据第二段的“The dangers of these high-speed moving space waste should not be ignored”可知,这些高速移动的太空垃圾的危险不应该被忽视,接着文章用CryoSat的例子证明这一点,故提及CryoSat是为了证明太空垃圾的危险。
33. D　词义猜测题。根据第三段的“the satellite’s shell in a crash, causing equipment failure”可知,微小的碎片碰撞了卫星外壳后会导致设备故障,故impale的意义与D项(破坏)接近。impale意为“刺穿”。
34. A　推理判断题。根据第四段的“The United States has invested(投资) 150 million... £10 million”可知,本段是通过列数字的手法来体现各国为解决太空垃圾问题所采取的行动的。
35. C　推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Cleaning up space waste is not a matter for one country... Only when all countries join forces can low Earth orbit remain smooth”可知,太空垃圾的清理需要人类的共同努力。